Grade level shabbats services are attended by Religious School students and their families. During the service students lead prayers they have learned in class. Join us for this special Shabbat and Simchat Torah Service. Dance with the Torah and help us roll it back to the beginning! And then schmooze with Religious School families at the oneg after services. All are welcome!

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SIMCHAT TORAH

Featuring Ida Mae Specker on Fiddle with guest Rabbi Lee Moore

Israel Congregation Hebrew School

Wednesday, October 23

Simchat Torah

in person and via Zoom!

5:30 pm Celebrate Simchat Torah- Get ready to dance, sing, and celebratel Join us for a lively

Simchat Torah celebration featuring the incredible Ida Mae Specker, a masterful fiddle player whose music is sure to fill the room with joy. Bring your dancing shoes, your friends, and your family, as we come together to celebrate the completion of the Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new one. Our Hebrew School students will be participating in the service.

Immediately following Sukkot, we observe Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, a fun-filled day during which we celebrate the completion of the annual reading of the Torah and affirm Torah as one of the pillars on which we build our lives.

As part of the celebration, the Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and carried or danced around the synagogue seven times. during the Torah service, the concluding section of the fifth book of the Torah D'varm (Deuteronomy), is read, and immediately following, the opening section of Genesis, or B'reishit, is read. This practice represents the cyclical nature of the relationship between the Jewish people and the reading of the Torah.

Please join Rabbis Aaron Philmus, Jan Salzman, and Cantor Jessica Silverberg for the first night of Selichot, an evening of learning and music to kick-off the High Holiday season. Composed by the greatest paytanimand medieval poets, these ancient prayers direct our hearts and minds towards the process of teshuvah(repentance).

Usher in the holiday of Torah with an evening of study and discussion. Join us for fascinating presentations that tackle some of the most relevant and hot-button topics.

Join us Tuesday June 11th 6:30-9pm for brief Mincha (afternoon) and Festival Maariv (evening) services, followed by a workshop with Kulanu where we will study classic definitions of antisemitism. In chevrutah pairs and through group discussion we will explore the Torah’s perspective on this oldest form of hatred and consider how we might build alliances with non-Jews. After that we will take a break for some cheesecake and then conclude the evening with some chanting of niggunim (wordless melodies) and learning with Rabbi Aaron about the mystical origins of Shavuot rituals.

Come celebrate Shavuot and the promise of a land of milk and honey with a scoop of ice cream from the Lake Champlain Chocolates Ice Cream Truck! Join us for one or both events!

Live Shavuot Service with Rabbi Ilene Haigh Blessing new babies & 12th graders

Tuesday, June 11 6 pm

Join us as we celebrate the blessing of the "first Fruits" and bless all of our children. Please bring the first cuttings from your garden and a dairy treat for oneg.

In the Sanctuary and on Zoom. Click here to join.

6:45 PM, Session 1, Patti Frankel: The Story of Ruth: What can we learn from this story about the tension between longing and belonging, and being outside vs inside?

1. 7:45 PM, Session 2, Heather Brubaker: Exploring the Book of Ruth Through Modern Poetry

2. 8:30 PM, Maariv (evening prayer service) for Shavuot

1. 30-9:15 PM, Session 3, Rabbi Amita: Revelation: What Happened at Mount Sinai? We will look at the source text (Torah) and some commentaries, followed by a meditation in which we will imagine (remember!) ourselves there, in that timeless moment.

2. 30-10 PM, Meditative Gonging Session with Stephan Brandstatter

Please bring a dairy dish or dessert to share.

Join us June 9, three days before Shavuot, as we hike to the Mountain Chapel on Mt. Mansfield to prepare for this holiday of first fruits and receiving the Torah! 

We’ll gather at the Stowe Mountain Resort, then make our way up the mountain, finding the first fruits of Vermont (spring wildflowers like trout lilies and trilium) and enjoying community, contemplation, and the beauty of nature. At the Mountain Chapel, we’ll share in a bikkurim (first fruits) parade and songs in the chapel with Rabbi David and JCOGS educators. Seeking musicians to help support the parade with joy.

When: June 9, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Meet outside the Mansfield Lodge at Stowe Mountain Resort 

Details: 

• Hike is 1.5 miles each way, and is moderate but accessible for kids and families.

• Prepare to be on the mountain for about 3 hours.

• Event will run rain or shine!

• What to bring: filled water bottles, backpack, bug repellant, rain gear, hat, sunscreen, snacks

• We will provide: fun and reflective programming along the way, community building, songs, Shavuot teachings, smiles, fruit, and chocolate.

We are grateful for our co-sponsors: Jewish Communities of VT and Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS).  

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Minyan802 - Lag Baomer Havdalah & Smores

LAG BAOMER COMMUNITY FESTIVAL & BBQ DINNER

Sunday. May 26th. 2024 • 300 pm

TOUCH A TRUCK MITZVAH PARADE, ARCHERY, BLOW-UP SPORTS GAMES,

CRAFTS & MORE!

Yom Ha'Atzma'ut (Israeli Independence Day) Program
Friday, May 17, 6:00 pm
Service—Live and Virtual
Potluck Dinner and Discussion—Live Only

Join Yom Ha'Atzma'ut Shabbat Service

Come celebrate Israel's Independence with a festive dinner and joyous music in this event co-sponsored by Ohavi Zedek and Temple Sinai. There is a $15 fee per family for food. Please register using the link below.

Click here to register

Second Seder 2024

Tues., April 23 at 6 pm

Thanks to a high level of interest in celebrating Passover together, we are pleased to offer "matchmaking" for the first Seder at individual homes on April 22 and a community-led second Seder at the Roth Center on April 23.

And please remember that for the community Seder,

your check is your reservation!

2nd Night Passover Seder

Thank you all for your responses to the Temple Sinai Seder. A reminder that a Passover Seder is on Tuesday April 23rd in the Weisbein Social Hall at Temple Sinai.

We will be sending out a sign-up for dishes to bring to the Seder when it gets closer (April 11th).

Chicken will be provided by Temple Sinai as our main meal. 

Reminders:

1) Everyone should bring their own wine (for the blessings and to drink), juice , or other beverage. Also - please bring one box of Matzah per family.

2) We are asking for each family to donate $10 for clean-up.

3) Seder plates will not be provided - please let us know if you will bring your plate and the components.

Why is JCOGS’s 2nd night Passover seder different from other nights?  

Rabbi David Returns from Sabbatical!

JOIN US TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 5:30pm-7:30pm

 Register by Thursday, April 11th

Early bird pricing ($36) ends Tuesday, April 2nd

Adults $45 | Children 11-18 $18 | Under 11 Free

 A fully catered, interactive, participatory, musical seder co-led by Rabbi David and Rabbinic Intern Emmanuel Cantor.  With childminding and plenty of seder resources for our children!  Everyone is invited!

Havurah of Addison County annual Passover Seder

email for details sarit@havurahofaddisoncounty.ccsend.com

Enjoy a meaningful and interactive family friendly Seder in a warm and inviting atmosphere! Delicious Passover Cuisine, 4 cups of Wine (or Grape Juice), Songs and lots of traditional Matzah!