Miri Leshem-Pelly will be visiting Temple Sinai to teach children and their families about the amazing beauty and diversity of Israel's flora and fauna. Her new book, A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell follows a girl’s hikes through the diverse nature sites of Israel.

Join us as Miri shares her creative process, reads her new book, and teaches us about the natural wonders of Israel

Vermont Jewish Poets is offering a monthly poetry workshop open to any Vermont poet identifying as Jewish. We will meet the 3rd Monday of each month beginning October 21, 2024, from 6-7:30 on Zoom. Join a welcoming space where we give and receive constructive feedback on poems-in-progress. Register here to receive a link to our workshop meeting.

Community Shabbat!

We invite you to join us for a lively community Shabbat with Oneg led by our Burlington rabbis. All UVM students and community members are welcome to celebrate Shabbat with us.

This event is free, and we're excited to bring the greater-Burlington and UVM Jewish communities together in a joyous Shabbat. Please RSVP here so we can plan accordingly. Thank you!

Questions? Email Michala@uvmhillel.org

Join us for a special Family Shabbat Celebration!

Friday, November 15th

5:30 pm - Meet & Greet Pre-neg

6:00 Shabbat Service begins

7:00 pm Kiddush and Pot Luck Dinner

On November 14th, 2024 The Lost Mural Project and Ohavi Zedek will host a concert featuring saxophonist Marty Fogel and his quintet, Thread of Blue, including Tom Cleary on piano, Dan Silverman on trombone, Jeremy Hill on bass and Geoff Bernstein on drums. The program, co-sponsored by The Lost Mural Project, will include improvisational jazz music emanating from Jewish sources: liturgical melodies, original pieces inspired by religious text, Eastern European tunes and original arrangements of songs by American Jewish composers Jerry Bock, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Kurt Weill.

The performance begins at 7:30 pm.  Proceeds benefit The Lost Mural Project and Full Circle Preschool.

We are excited to invite you to our Annual Northern Nosh Jewish Food Festival! 

Northern Nosh Food Festival
Sunday, November 10th at 11:15 AM
At Ohavi Zedek, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington VT 05401
Traditional Jewish foods, music, kids activities, and more! 

Nosh entry ticket pricing:

• Adults (Age 13+): Entry cost is $10 and includes 3 food vouchers.  (If you wait to buy a ticket onsite, you will only get 2 food tickets per entry.)

• Youth (Age 5 to 12): Entry costs $5 and includes 1 food voucher.

• Age 4 and under: Free entry, no food vouchers included 

Different dishes at the event will cost 1, 2 or 3 food vouchers.  Your tickets will be available at will call.

Michael Braunold will be joining us from Israel via Zoom to share his family story, particularly his parents' rescue via the kindertransport program just weeks after Kristallnacht. Having spent years doing research, Michael has an impressive knowledge of the Holocaust, especially the significance of Kristallnacht, the kindertransport program and settlement thereafter in England.

Lunch will be provided following the presentation.

Please join us on November 10th!

To request a Zoom link email cbevtoffice@gmail.com

Joana Genova, violin and Willis Delony, piano perform Sonatas No. 1 and No. 3 by Stephen Dankner; selections from Porgy and Bess by Gershwin, arr. by Heifetz; Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Brock, arr. by John Williams and a premiere of a new jazz piece by Willis Delony.

General admission Adults $15 at the door, kids free

All are welcome to an evening of 'quiz the clergy' with Pastor Dan Haugh of Stowe Community Church, Father Rick Swanson of St. John's Episcopal Church, and Rabbi David Fainsilber of Jewish Community of Greater Stowe.

Dr. Khalil Shikaki, prominent Palestinian researcher and pollster, explores the support of Hamas among Palestinians.

10/30/2024

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Haldeman Hall 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)

Sponsored by: Dickey Center, Jewish Studies Program, Middle Eastern Studies (MES) Program

Intended Audience(s): Public

Categories: Dartmouth Dialogues

How much support does Hamas have among Palestinians? Opinion polls give mixed signals, so how do we make sense of these polls? How do we explain the level of support Hamas has, including in Gaza, despite October 7 attacks, the ensuing war and the death and destruction this brought on Palestinians? To answer these - and other - questions, The Middle East Initiative and Dartmouth Dialogues is hosting Dr. Khalil Shikaki, prominent Palestinian researcher and pollster. Ben Valentino, Dartmouth Professor of Government, will be moderating the discussion. 

The event is free and open to the public; It will be livestreamed and recorded.

Please click here to register for the webinar.  

Friday, October 25

• 6:30 pm - Shabbat Worship/Simchat Torah Celebration. To join services on Zoom, click here to join.

SIMCHAT TORAH

Featuring Ida Mae Specker on Fiddle with guest Rabbi Lee Moore

Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor Services
Thursday, October 24, 5:00 pm
Live and Virtual

Simchat Torah Service
Thursday, October 24, 6:00 pm
Live and Virtual

For more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the RJC Office or Rabbi Shemtov.

Calling all PJ and PJ Our Way Families! 

Families will be given the simple guidelines of how to create a Sukkah. We will then use our innate creativity and ingenuity to construct a very fun, easy small sukkah. We will provide the natural materials for the Sukkot and you can add materials you find in nature. Afterwards, you and your kids can take it home and enjoy it for the rest of the Sukkot holiday! We will also learn why Sukkot is called the Festival of Joy, shake the lulav, hear a story, dance and sing songs. A light vegetarian lunch will be provided for eating in the Sukkah.

Admission is free, however, donations are greatly appreciated. Donations can be made ahead of time using this link or at the door during the event.

Joe Alpar, well-known musician and Bennington College professor*, along with his ensemble, will treat you to lively Jewish music from the Middle East, Balkans, Eastern Europe and more. Their music will lift your spirits, gladden your heart, and coax you out of your seat and onto the dance floor!

Come and celebrate Saturday night of Sukkot with Havdalah, food and dancing.

This event is a collaboration between Brattleboro Area Jewish Community and Congregation Beth El of Bennington, supported by a Covenant Grant from Jewish Communities of Vermont.

* More information on Joe Alpar.

OCTOBER 7 MEMORIAL

IN PERSON 

6:00 PM NH STATE HOUSE

October 7, 2024

An Evening of Remembrance & Hope
The First Anniversary of October 7

6:00 p.m. – Community Service at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue with Cantor Jessica Silverberg, Rabbi David Edleson, Rabbi David Fainsilber, Rabbi Eliyahu Junik, and Rabbi Aaron Philmus
6:45 p.m. – Silent Walk to UVM
7:30 p.m. – Vigil with the UVM Hillel community near the Howe Library

Amid ongoing heartache and loss, we come together to honor, remember, and find hope. We are proud to unite with Shalom Alliance, Hillel, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS), Temple Sinai, Chabad, Ohavi Zedek, and Jewish Communities of Vermont (JCVT) to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7 as one community.

This evening will be a time for reflection and healing. Soulful music will uplift us, and the voices of our speakers will inspire us. We will join in solidarity to mourn, honor survivors and heroes, and fill one another with strength and hope for the future we will build together.

RSVP

Remembering October 7th: A Statewide Memorial Service of Hope and Healing

Led by Rabbi Lee Moore and Cellist Aaron Fried

Join us for an inspiring, land-based, musical outdoor prayer ceremony! 

Greet the new year with a radical Jewish prayer experience in nature that weaves together traditional melodies with eco-poetics. At Living Tree’s fifth annual Rosh Hashanah celebration, we’ll tap into our roots as we soar with song—all while surrounded by the stunning peak foliage of the Mad River Valley.

When: October 4, 10 am–12:30 pm, with vegetarian potluck lunch to follow
Where: All activities held under the pavilion in the Living Tree meadow (rain or shine)

96 Living Tree Lane, Moretown, VT 

Suggested donation: $36–$360

Children welcome!

• Youth will join with adults for the first part of the service, where our woods, sandbox, and tree house provide a child’s wonderland within sight of our open-air pavilion.

• Partway through the program, kids under age 8 will be able to join our youth program, celebrating the earth’s birthday with interactive story and song—and snacks, of course!

• We’ll come back together for the awakening Shofar service.

 Tashlich

All participants are welcome to join us for a Tashlich ceremony in the afternoon, 2:30–4 pm. We’ll walk down to Living Tree’s private beach on the Mad River and together enact this High Holy Days ritual of casting away/releasing what no longer serves us.

REGISTER

Rosh Hashana Park Bash

On the first day of Rosh Hashana, Thursday, October 3rd, join us at Hope Davey Memorial Park in Waterbury Center for a Rosh Hashana Park Bash and Shofar sounding. We'll be gathering at 5:00, but timing is fluid- feel free to drop by any time until 5:45. We can keep blowing the shofar! There will be sweet Rosh Hashana treats for all, activities for the kids, and apples and honey for dipping. Representing the themes of renewal and rejuvenation, the call of the shofar ushers us into the new year and  recenters our connection with G‑d. 

Are you living a life that you love guided by your values and your soul’s wisdom?

In Judaism, during the month of Elul, we are called upon to prepare for the High Holidays through a process called Cheshbon HaNefesh, an Accounting of the Soul. We are encouraged to do a personal inventory or self-assessment of the different aspects of our life and ascertain what areas we feel good about, where we are missing the mark and what we would like to change.

Rabbi Yafa Chase, a Spiritual Life Coach, will be leading a workshop to help us do our own inner work to personally prepare for the New Year. She will guide participants through self-assessment and intention setting exercises and share Jewish wisdom that can support us in creating a life that is guided by the wisdom of our tradition and our soul.

Click here to access the Zoom link. 

Whether you are speaking at a town hall meeting, on campus, or shooting a video for social media, you have to know how to grab your audience's attention in the first 30 seconds and then concisely talk about Israel in a way that is engaging and resonates with your audience.

In our workshop on Sunday, we will learn techniques in presentation skills and crafting messages for various audiences in talking about Israel.

We will see some of the top influencers, spokespeople and content creators in the field for sources of information and inspiration.

And, of course, this will be hands on. Some of the participants will try their speaking skills in filmed simulations.

Linda Lovitch is a media consultant in Israel with decades of experience working with Israel's spokespersons and diplomats.

She truly knows how to talk to the toughest of crowds.

JOIN US IN THE FRESH SEPTEMBER AIR FOR A SUNDAY MORNING OF BAGELS, SCHMEAR, AND A SIDE OF TEFILLIN WRAPPING FOR THE GUYS. THE KIDS WILL GET TO CREATE A ROSH HASHANA CRAFT AND THEIR OWN SHANA TOVA CARDS FOR FRIENDS. WE'LL BLOW THE SHOFAR AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE MONTH OF ELUL AND ENJOY PLENTY OF ROSH HASHANA SWEET TREATS, PRETTY VIEWS, AND GOOD COMPANY

Chai Lights: Confronting Antisemitism in Schools

September 22 @ 9:15 am - 10:45 am

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This Sunday morning discussion will be led by OZ’s Kulanu workgroup, who will provide details of some recent school incidents and advice for talking to kids about antisemitism.

Led by Scott Silverstein and others in OZ Kulanu group.

Meet informally for bagels and coffee at 9:15 am, with the program starting at 9:30 am

A BAJC initiative in collaboration with All Souls Church in West Brattleboro, welcoming the interfaith community and the general public. Event will be held at All Souls Church, West Brattleboro.

Four Women of Vision are arriving from Israel to the United States ready to share our hearts’ vision in sacred space with you. We invite you to be part of our tribe, to pray, to dream, to lead the way out of the fire of war into leadership and responsibility. What can we do? We can meet you, share our stories and our process, create rituals, sing, dance and learn together. We can talk with your community, facilitate workshops using theater and art, perform in song, dance and storytelling. Join us in visioning a new way together.

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Join us for a special evening performance with Zoë Keating, consisting of roughly an hour of performance and a short discussion.  Guests will have the option of purchasing tickets for a pre-event reception with Zoë.

Proceeds from the evening will support Full Circle Preschool.

About The Artist

Zoë Keating is an Emmy nominated composer and cellist known for her innovative use of technology in live performance. She blends classical training with electronic manipulation, creating hauntingly beautiful and intricate soundscapes. Her solo cello pieces have garnered critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase