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Author Illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly- Temple Sinai
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PJ Library! Family Events!
PJ Library! Family Events!
This is the home for family friendly events! Updated weekly
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“I grew up culturally Jewish, but have never really practiced actively, so I was super excited to get PJ Library for my daughter when she was born to help keep that thread alive.
When Nora was about two and a half, one evening she just said, "Why are we a Jewish Family?" Well, clearly PJ Library Books did their work! I don't think she ever would have identified as Jewish without those monthly books!
Starting then, we committed to deepening our practice and now, five years later, we observe Shabbat every Friday and Havdalah every Saturday and are proud members of the Jewish Farmer Network.
PS My answer to her question at the time was, "Because we don't believe that one human being, no matter how amazing, can save all of humanity. We are all called upon to do good in the world every single day to make the world a better place. Many faiths believe this, but we happen to believe it in a Jewish way and call it Tikkun Olam." Ricky Klein
Sign up for PJ Library
A gift of Jewish storybooks delivered each month from JCVT and generous donors in the Vermont Jewish community and beyond.
PJ Library sends curated, award-winning storybooks and activities for kids from birth through age 12.
The program sparks meaningful conversation and provides opportunities to explore and celebrate Jewish life together.
PJ Library in vermont
PJ LIBRARY CELEBRATES 50 MILLION BOOKS
PJ Library in Vermont, now in our seventeenth year, is a program of Jewish Communities of Vermont. We partner with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation to send a gift of monthly Jewish children's books to families across Vermont.
PJ Library Collaborates with local synagogues for family programs across the state. We have partnered with Temple Sinai, Ohavi Zedek, Havurah of Addison County, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, Beth Jacob Synagogue, Shir Shalom, Kol HaEmek, Chabad of Vermont and Rutland Jewish Center, Israel Congregation Manchester, Beth El Bennington and Congregation Beth El St. Johnsbury.
We know that something magical happens when parents sit down together to read with their children. PJ Library shares Jewish stories that can help your family talk together about values and traditions that are important to you. Your children are constantly learning about the world around them through the stories they hear. PJ Library books can bring Jewish ideas and inspiration for you and your children to share together.
We also offer ways for families to meet each other through in-person and virtual family gatherings led by PJ Parent Connectors and other leaders in the community. We offer monthly Shabbat and holiday gatherings, gardening opportunities, meet-ups in different locations throughout Vermont and more!
Families raising kids from birth through 12 years old with Judaism as part of their lives, are welcome to sign up. PJ Library welcomes all Jewish families, whatever your background, knowledge, family make-up, or observance may be.
When your child is 8.5 years old, they are eligible for the next chapter of PJ Library called, “PJ Our Way.” Like PJ Library of Vermont, PJ Our Way is a monthly gift from many supporters throughout Vermont and beyond. Through PJ Our Way, children 9-12 are able to choose their own books each month, write reviews, make videos and are eligible to apply to be part of the PJ Our Way design team. Since it is a separate program, parents need to enroll their children by going to www.pjourway.org.
PJ Library in Vermont is made possible by donations from people like you including parents, grandparents and community members and through partnering with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. For books alone, our cost per child is $40/year. Pay it forward to help another family become part of the Jewish story in Vermont!
For more information, contact our PJ Library of Vermont Director of Community Engagement, Zack Brooks : zack@jcvt.org
Kids Events!
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Kids Events
Ohavi Zedek Family High Holiday Programs
Scroll down this page for information about Tamim Academy!
That's right! It's time to sign your child(ren) up for Hebrew School. We have been hard at work on some exciting changes and are thrilled to once again gather for fun hands-on learning at Havurah House.
Classes will begin on Monday, September 23. A full updated school calendar will be sent out with our Welcome Materials for the new school year.
Save the Date: Meet the Teacher / Hebrew School Kick Off Event Sunday, Sept. 15
Lots more details will be coming out over the next month about new staff, in depth projects, Hebrew initiatives and innovative new experiential learning. Looking forward to gathering with you in the fall!
Please fill out your registration form by August 1. Reminder, membership is required to enroll in Hebrew School.
We hope you will join us for an exciting year ahead! Questions? Contact Director of Education, Sarit Katzew.
Author Illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly
Author Illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly_ will be visiting uPJc 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.
Author Illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly
Author Illustrator Miri Leshem-Pelly will be visiting BAJC 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.
Hebrew School Shabbat
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
Israel Congregation Hebrew School Simchat Torah
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.
PJ at the Playground
Join PJ Library and Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation for an afternoon of fun at a public playground! We invite families with young children to meet other families, join us for a story and craft, and enjoy a snack together. Free event! Registration requested.
Shir Shalom Shavuot Service
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.
Shabbat Hop at the Roth Center
Shabbat Hop at the Roth Center with Alane Sabel from JFNH
Tot Shabbat
Join us ages 0-7 and your favorite adult for a fun time of music, movement songs and stories.
Hebrew School Shabbat
Friday evening Shabbat services will begin at 6:00 pm.
Our pre-neg begins at 5:30 pm and our pot luck dinner immediately follows services. All dishes contributed should be either dairy and/or vegetarian, no meat.
Star Wars Themed Havdalah
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
Community Purim Celebration
Come celebrate Purim at Israel Congregation!
Sunday, March 24th, 5:00 pm
A Celebration of Purim
A Celebration of Purim
11 am • Sunday, March 24
Megillah Reading • Purim Schpiel • Catered lunch
Costumes Encouraged
Thursday is the cutoff date to RSVP. Call the office at 802-442-9645 or email cbevtoffice@gmail.com
UVJC Purim Party
UVJC Purim Party
Saturday, March 23, 6 pm to 8 pm
RSVP by March 20
Zoom for the Megillah reading,
which will begin at 7:30 pm
Happy Purim!
It's time to celebrate together with the entire community.
This event promises to be fun for all ages.
Get dressed up in your favorite costume or just grab a funny hat or accessory.
Here's what we're planning:
-Disco party and music
-Vashti's Vine Bar and Mordechai's Mocktails
[including: Long Island Vash-tea, Mordechai's Mojito, Esther's Persia-Politain
-Pizza, salads and hamantaschen
-Purim Pinata and games for the kids
-Havdallah
-Dramatic reading in Hebrew/English of the "whole megillah"
RSVP by March 20 so that we'll know how much pizza to order.
Please sign up to bring a salad and/or a batch of hamantaschen.
Here are a few recipes:
And, bring along a box or many boxes of mac n cheese.
These will serve as our groggers and then be donated to the Haven to fulfill the Purim mitzvah of feeding those in need.
Looking forward to celebrating and having some Purim fun together.
Annual PJ Library in Vermont Update
We are excited to share with you our
accomplishments this year. In 2022, Jewish Communities of Vermont, implementing partner for PJ Library in
Vermont, received a Signature Covenant Grant for a total of $150,000 for up to three years, to work on building
and expanding the Jewish community in Vermont for statewide community building programs for all ages. We just
received the grant for the second year.
Covenant Grant
Through the Covenant Grant, in 2022, JCVT awarded Mini grants to 13 synagogues and Jewish organizations to
bring the Jewish community together to celebrate Jewish cultural and communal events. We also co-sponsored
Jewish music concerts and a film festival. We know that in all the programs offered, many individuals and families
who attended were not members of synagogues or affiliated with the Jewish community.
We were very excited that so many Jewish organizations wanted to provide Jewish gatherings to the Jewish
community, especially to unaffiliated Jewish families and adults. There are so many Jews who want to be
connected to Jewish life but need a way to find their way in. We offered four regional events and many local
events as a doorway into being connected to the Jewish community.
At the largest regional gathering, Northern Nosh, we offered a Hanukkah puppet show, a children’s concert, and
an intergenerational songwriting workshop, all with well-known Jewish artists, including and Anna Sobel, Joanie
Leeds and Jon Gailmor. Popular and beloved puppeteer Anna Sobel also brought the audience into the puppet’s
world at two other regional events.
PJ Library in Vermont
PJ Library in Vermont is now a well-known and well-liked program. We send monthly books for over 600 kids in
Vermont ages 0-12. PJ Library families are encouraged to invite other families to do something Jewish together
through Get Together Grants, where they are reimbursed up to $100 for food. However, there are still many
people who don’t know about PJ Library and are very interested in enrolling once they know. We had a PJ Library
table at four regional events which was a great way to promote the program. Monthly Zoom and in-person
Shabbat and Holiday programs for families for families are very popular at Temple Sinai in Burlington. We also co-
sponsored many PJ Library programs with other synagogues throughout the state. During Hanukkah, PJ Library in
Vermont cosponsored a public Menorah lighting at the State Capital where attendees were invited inside the
Statehouse to hear the Governor read a PJ Library story to children, to sing Hanukkah songs with a local Jewish
musician and enjoy local cider, hot latkes and donuts. At the regional gatherings and Hanukkah party, PJ Library
books were given out to all.
Harold Grinspoon Grant for Family Education
Through the Parenting Education Grant, state-wide parenting classes and family programs on Zoom and in person
are currently being offered using traditional and modern sources for topics including Feeding the Family, Teaching
our Children about Tzedakah and Encouraging Gratitude. Outdoor Family programs that have been offered at the
Living Tree Alliance Jewish Moshav included Tu B’Shvat and Shugar and Shmooze. Upcoming programs will be
Mother’s Day on the Farm and Shavuot on the Mountain. A week-long Jewish children’s overnight camp will be
offered this summer at Living Tree Alliance, co-sponsored by PJ Library in Vermont. PJ Library families can apply
for a grant for this camp and any overnight Jewish summer camp.
PJ Library Collaborations with local synagogues for family programs across the state have included Temple Sinai,
Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, Beth Jacob, Shir Shalom, Chabad of Vermont and Rutland Jewish Center
Tamim academy
Tamim academy
Vermont’s first and only Jewish day school is located in the heart of Burlington. Guided by leading educators and enriched by the spirit of community, Tamim Academy prepared students for purposeful lives by empowering them with a positive self- concept, a passion for learning and eternal Jewish values.
More information is at: www.tamimvt.org