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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mah Jong

Lessons from dance instructor Susanna Stein

7-7:30 in East Coast Swing and 8:30-9 in Line Dance

Optional donations welcome

Waltz!

Salsa!

At Shir Shalom

Here Comes the Sun Summer Fundraiser 2024

Saturday, July 20, 2024 • 14 Tammuz 5784

5:00 PM - 8:30 PMVINS

Come and enjoy a beautiful summer evening with old friends and new ones!

Please RSVP by July 1, 2024

Register

 Rabbi Barbara Penzner will lead Friday evening services followed​ by a community Shabbat dinner catered by the popular​ Yalla's Mideastern restaurant in Brattleboro.  After dinner,  Rabbi Barbara will lead a discussion, Prophetic Wisdom for Thriving in Turbulent Times

Rabbi Barbara Penzner has been the spiritual leader of Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Boston, for 28 years. While Rabbi Penzner continues to serve HBT as rabbi emerita, she has just been appointed the Interim CEO of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. 
She loves leading services and teaching all ages. Rabbi Penzner creates a joyful service of singing and poetry to engage people of every level of Jewish knowledge. She and her husband Brian Rosman are looking forward to welcoming Shabbat with Congregation Beth El.
This event is made available by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Palestinian writer/director Elia Suleiman's exquisite semi-biographical drama recounts the creation of the Israeli state from 1948 to the present.

Arab-Israeli screenwriter Sayed Kashua has curated this film for the course he is teaching this summer on "The Politics of Israel and Palestine," and will introduce the film.

Bring family and friends to the Israel Congregation lawn with your picnic supplies! No entry fee! Food! Music! Fireworks!

Susannah Heschel 
Dartmouth College Professor
and Renowned Scholar  

“Antisemitism as a cultural code:
what’s new in the scholarship?”

Antisemitism is not new, but the scholarship analyzing its varied manifestations is young and underdeveloped. Professor Heschel will discuss debates among scholars about the nature and purpose of antisemitism and suggest new approaches, drawing from theories of emotions, gender, sexuality, and temporality to better understand antisemitic motivations and impact.

Brown Bag
Lunch & Learn
Saturday, June 29 at 11:30 am
Join us in-person or via Zoom

From Nazi Germany to Main Street: 
Finding Refuge in Hanover

Dena Rueb Romero will discuss her book All for You: A World War II Family Memoir of Love, Separation, and Loss. This memoir tells how her father came to Hanover from a small German village in 1939. A penniless refugee, he struggled to find footing in a new culture and language while seeking to reunite with his fiancée in England and save his family. The story reminds us what it means to leave your homeland and the impact that experience has on the next generation

Silver Lake: Live Shabbat Worship with Rabbi Ilene Haigh. Barry and Tory Milstone are Board hosts.

Friday, June 21, 2024 • 15 Sivan 5784

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Rising Song Workshop with Joey Weisenberg brought to you by Havurah House, Temple Sinai & Ohavi Zedek

VISIT THE LANDING PAGE FOR THIS EVENT

WHEN? Wednesday, June 5 at 7pm

WHERE? Havurah House in Middlebury VT

WHAT? Hands on workshop with Joey Weisenberg

The workshop also serves as a gateway to Weisenberg's acclaimed Master Classes in Jewish Song and Prayer, a comprehensive video library gleaned from decades of leadership in the field of Jewish music. Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Study from 18 online courses covering diverse topics from nigun (spiritual melodies) and nusach(traditional prayer chants) to composition & instruments

• Deepen their musical knowledge and practice at their own pace

• Connect with a vibrant online community of fellow learners

Subscribing members of Joey's Master Classes can attend the Rising Song Workshop for free. 

When you subscribe to the class (just $18/month cancelable anytime) you unlock access to this amazing workshop!

Eat like a Sabra! Explore Israel while tantilizing your taste buds with samples of the delicious flavors of falafel, Israeli salad, hummus, tabbouli, burekas and more...

Join Moving Traditions for a virtual panel and discussion by teens, for teens.

This event will feature speakers with diverse backgrounds talking about the rise of antisemitism since October 7th and its specific impact on adolescents.

This event is free but pre-registration is required to receive the Zoom link prior to the event.

Click here to register.

Yom Ha’atzmaut
Independence Day 
A Taste of Culture & Community

Mon., May 13, 6 to 7 pm
Join us in-person or via Zoom

Join together in a moment of unity during these challenging times of war in Israel and Gaza. Our sample Middle Eastern nosh menu will include pita bread, hummus, tehina short shakes, Israeli salad, watermelon/feta, halvah and more. Listen to some streamed Israeli music, schmooze, sing songs, and share stories and reflections. 

Bring along a nosh to share or just join in for a taste of culture. There's a Hebrew expression: "Al ta'am v'rai'ach ayn mitvakayach/About taste and smell, there's just no arguing."

KOL HA'EMEk & DARTMOUTH HILLEL

A STAR WARS-THEMED

HAVDALAH STORYTIME

WHAT: MARK THE END OF SHABBAT WITH DARTMOUTH STUDENTS READING TO JEWISH CHILDREN AGES 3-8

• ENJOY MILK AND COOKIES!

• SING HAVDALAH MUSIC & LIGHT CANDLES (LIGHT SABERS)

WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, AT 5:30-6:30 PM

WHERE: ROTH CENTER LOUNGE (DOWNSTAIRS ON THE BIG RED COUCHES!)

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

Meet Michelle Weinfeld, Author of From Generation to Generation

Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, but Michelle Weinfeld's grandfather survived. From Generation to Generation explores the intersection of values, history, and identity. It answers

questions such as:

How are we influenced by the generations that came before us?

How do we embrace religion and culture in a secular society?

What is necessary for self acceptance?

Come hear Michelle tell her family story!

Havurah of Addison County annual Passover Seder

email for details sarit@havurahofaddisoncounty.ccsend.com