Havurah of Addison County annual Passover Seder

email for details sarit@havurahofaddisoncounty.ccsend.com

UVJC Tot Shabbat Pesach

The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel

A Documentary Screening and Discussion

This film combines archive footage -much of which has never before been shown - with Ertel's

own brave telling of his extraordinary odyssey. A true story so bold, brave, and beautiful, it will restore your faith that humanity can survive even the darkest days.

Filmmaker Joseph Cahn will join us live on screen for Q & A following the screening.

Suggested donation - $10.00

Reservations recommended.

Email cbevtoffice@gmail.com to reserve a seat.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00-7:00 PM
Dinner 7:00-7:30 PM
TEDx Talks 7:30-9:00 PM

Members and friends of BAJC share a brief talk on a subject they are passionate about.

Contact Rabbi Amita if you would like to share yours!

Come celebrate Purim at Israel Congregation!

Sunday, March 24th, 5:00 pm

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

Celebrate Purim and early spring in the sugarbush!

See an old-school sugar operation that the Crowley Family runs at Living Tree and share in the joy of fresh sap and syrup and the coming of spring. We’ll parade to wake up Mother Earth and honor the Jewish festival of Purim, and we’ll also celebrate with the traditional Purim customs of creating gifts for others and performing skits (in the sugarbush—Living Tree-style). Hibernation season is over, so lets celebrate! People of all faiths are welcome.

• Come in costume, if you’d like!

• Be prepared to walk down a muddy path to the sugar house.

• Bring cash or check to purchase fresh maple syrup to bring home or gift to someone.

Admission based on sliding-scale donation: $8–$25 per person or $18–$54 per family suggested. Funds support community programming and outdoor education.

BUTTERFLY JAZZ QUARTET

Joe LoMonaco, Amanda Bernhard, Cathy Martin, James Daggs plus

Stephanie Abrams

Award Winning Mime,

Contortionist and Director

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:

• Traditional hamantaschen

• Hamantaschen from store-bought sugar cookie dough

• Dairy-free hamantaschen

• Gluten-free hamantaschen

• Melissa’s favorite hamantaschen

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.

UVJC Tot Shabbat L’dor Vador theme

1:00 pm • Sunday, Jan. 28
CBE Social Hall
 

A panel discussion with friends in Israel will take place on Zoom with Rabbis Michael Cohen and Osnat Eldar, Dr. Shai Golan, and Ms. Clare King Lassman. They will share their understanding of the war situation and its effect on Israeli life.  These presenters will join us from Israel via Zoom.  Lance Wang will serve as moderator for this panel discussion.  Time for audience questions and comments will follow.

About the speakers.

• Rabbi Osnat Eldar, a Reform rabbi, serves Kehilat Salaam Yaakov in Zikhron Ya'akov and is a leader in progressive social activism there.

• Rabbi Michael Cohen (whom we know well!) is a Reconstructionist rabbi on the faculty of Bennington College and the Arava Institute, whose focus on environmental activism serves as a bridge between Jewish and Palestinian (and other Arab) cultures

• Dr. Shai Golan practices Chinese medicine in Zikhron Yaakov and, as a member of Physicians for Human Rights, has volunteered with a mobile clinic in the West Bank

• Ms. Clare King Lassman is a fundraiser and development specialist for the Givat Haviva School and works with the Akko Arab-Jewish Community Centre, both of these organizations building bridges across the Jewish-Arab divide in Israel

In the Land of Israel-Palestine, the almond trees are blossoming. Whether or not you have ever participated in a Tu B’Shvat Seder before, please join us in celebrating this fun, tasty, multi-layered holiday. Tree foods, challah and grape juice provided with the support of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s Rekindle Shabbat grant. The seder itself consists of foods that grow on trees. Feel free to bring other foods to supplement. As is true of the Passover seder, there is an order to the Tu B’Shvat Seder, although it is more flexible than the Pesach order. The Tu B’Shvat seder was created by Kabbalists in 16th century Tsfat (aka Safed) in Northern Israel — the same mystics who created the Kabbalat Shabbat service.

You are also invited to bring tree-related poems and songs.

If you are able to help with set up for this seder, (preferably by coming at 9:30, before Shabbat Shira services begin), please contact ravamita@bajcvermont.org.

TU B'SHVAT SEDER BY ZOOM

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 7:30 PM

"TU b'SHVAT is the most important Jewish holiday we could be celebrating at this time."

-Rabbi Kirshbaum

email for link bethlehemshul@gmail.com

Tot Shabbat!

Start 2024 with good friends and a tasty brunch at the Roth Center. Count on fresh Montreal bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon, cheese blintzes, mimosas or orange juice, coffee, and other treats.

Please reserve seats by December 28 by contacting Beth Kanell.

We are collecting for our neighbors in need. Please bring new hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves.

5 pm: It’s a latke and pizza party! Bring a plate of latkes or sweets to share. We will provide pizza.

5:15 pm: Kids' Hanukkah adventure with games, crafts, and stories!

6:30 pm: Community Candle Lighting – Bring your own menorah and candles and share in the beauty of our menorahs lit together in the Shul. This will be followed by our outdoor Hanukkah menorah lighting Services and candle lighting.

Come gather with friends and family for an evening of tradition and fun!

Activities are inside and out, so please dress accordingly for the celebration. 

Family Hanukkah Party
Saturday, December 9, 6:00 pm
Live Only

Please join us for our Family Hanukkah Party at the RJC. Festivities will include a dairy potluck dinner (latkes will be provided), games for kids and adults, live Klezmer music, and the lighting of that night's Hanukkah candles. Please bring menorahs and a dairy dish (no meat!) to share (including a list of ingredients for those with dietary restrictions).

No RSVPs are required. Please get in touch with Judy if you have any questions.

The donation box for the Magen David Adom for Israel fundraiser through the JDS will be available at the party for anyone wishing to contribute to this worthy cause.

Join Kol Ha E’mek: UPVC, Shir Shalom & PJ Library in Hanukkah fun for everyone!

Comedian in the Gallery - Rabbi Bob Alper (December 3) 

Following the resounding success last year of sharing dinner and a musical performance by Yamma Ensemble at Next Stage, we will gather again for another wonderful evening of community and uplifting music. We will share a third Shabbat meal (Se'udah Shlishit) at 5 PM, catered by Yalla Vermont.

The meal will be followed by Havdalah and an outstanding musical performance by Lerner & Moguilevsky in Concert at 7:30 PM. Cesar Lerner and Marcello Moguilevsky have been creating their unique musical fusion of klezmer, tango, jazz, and South American folk music for over 40 years.

More information and tickets here.

Please RSVP for dinner to ravamita@bajcvermont.org by Tuesday evening, Nov 28, so that we know how much food to order. Dinner is funded by the Covenant Foundation via JCVT (Jewish Communities of Vermont). There is no charge for the meal. Donations are appreciated.

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