Events
BUILDING RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF ANTISEMITISM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. SUSANNAH HESCHEL
FOLLOWED BY WORKSHOPS
Susannah Heschel is the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and chair of the Jewish Studies Program and a faculty member of the Religion Department.
Prof. Heschel and her Dartmouth colleagues from Israel, Lebanon, and Egypt, have been widely commended for their swift and academically rigorous response to the Israel-Gaza crisis that exploded on October 7, 2023. The forums they led, on October 9 and 12, while other campuses were in turmoil, drew huge audiences of students and members of the general public who wanted to understand what was happening. “We have friendship, and we have trust,” Dr. Heschel said of the panel of experts, “and when this happened, we knew we had to do something.”
Breakout Session:
Yoga- Laurie Greenberg
Creating Art as a Process of Exploration and Discovery- Kathy Parsonnet
Dialogue Circle - what is the intersection between growing resilience regarding antisemitism and collective trauma?- Pam Steiner
Israeli Dancing- Diane Roston
Healing Circle- Gene Kadish
The Poetry of Resilience and Resistance “in the midst of life” —in the Face of Antisemitism - Doris Ferlerger & Beth Kanell
Equanimity through Chant - Peggy Kasden & Shari Borzekowski
Community Interfaith Dialogue- Rev. Amy Spagna, Rev. Leon Dunkley, Rev. Jonathan Hauze,
Symposium Sponsored By :
Shir Shalom VT & Upper Valley Jewish Community/Kol Ha'Emek Learning will be as part of our combined responsibility under the auspices of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, The Gravitz Family Shir Shalom VT and the Roth Center.
With support from JCVT and Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
Purim Palooza
Costumes Encouraged! Fun For All Ages! Free!
Donations Appreciated
Music & Dancing
Hamantaschen & Refreshments
Craft Projects
Juggling Workshop & More!
BAJC Community Seder
This year’s Seder will again be catered by Chef Gretchen Hardy from The Porch with a bit of help from some of us. Below is the registration / reservation form, the Shalom Cloud payment link and a Sign Up Genius link for items not provided by The Porch – such as Charoset, Gefilte fish, karpas, maror, desserts, hard boiled eggs, horse radish. Due to the caterer’s increased supply chain costs our costs have gone up. Based on an estimate of 65 participants, the actual cost per person including security and space rental is $68.00 but we are only asking $35 for adults. The net difference (> $2000) will be partially covered by BAJC’s Pesach budget ($1000). We hope to make up the remainder with a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, but there is no guarantee. If you’d like to contribute more than $35, BAJC will be grateful.
Online registration and payment information at this link.
Or register & pay via snail mail as described below. You need not sign up for a specific entree. As was the case last year, everyone may have some of each dish.
Service with Rabbi Rena Blumenthal
Rena Blumenthal is a free-lance rabbi and first-time author.
From 2003 - 2014, she worked at Vassar College as Assistant Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and Adviser to Jewish students. She is a 2003 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Prior to rabbinical school, Rena worked as a psychologist for fifteen years in New York City and Jerusalem.
Those who attended Rabbi Rena's service last year appreciated her warm and inspiring service. We look forward to another wonderful Shabbat with Rabbi Rena.
Please join us on Saturday!
