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July 21, 2016 ~15th of Tamuz
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Boston Globe Article: In Vt., a Jewish community rises like the mountains
STOWE, Vt. - Rabbi David B. Fainsilber is clucking like a chicken. Kids are cracking up, adults can't help smiling. His sermon this Shabbat is a riff on an old Hasidic story about a prince who infuriated his father at mealtimes by sitting under the table, pretending to be a chicken.
Then a wise teacher crawled under the table and clucked to the child in greeting. The prince, he suggested, could be a boy and still hold onto his inner chicken.
"The best teachers come to students, rather than waiting for children to come to them," Fainsilber concludes. And, he adds, "We can still be elementary school teachers, Vermonters, skiers, farmers, artists, business people, while also being Jewish."
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Shabbat Morning Services &
Bar Mitzvah of Adam Sausville
Saturday, July 23, 10AM
Havurah of Addison County
This week's torah portion is Balak and tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who wants the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites. However, each time Balaam tries to curse them only blessings come out. It also tells of the exchange between Balaam and his donkey, who God grants the gift of speech.
Please park in the church lot on Seminary or in town.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, including new members and those who have not previously attended our regular services. Hebrew school students and parents are especially encouraged to attend.
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STOWE'S FIRST ANNUAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Next Film:
Nobody Was Interested, Nobody Asked
Wednesday, August 10, 7 p.m.
With special guest, filmmaker Deena Dlusy-Apel and Max Beer, and a reception featuring Eastern European Jewish pastries!
Upcoming Films:
Raise the Roof - August 24
Find More Information About The Festival and JCOGS
HERE
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 Israeli Folk Dancing
July 28; August 11 & 25. Rutland Jewish Center.
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Volunteer Opportunity with Beth El Synagogue
Opportunity for compassionate and open-hearted people to help at Kingdom Community Services' Food Shelf in St. Johnsbury. Greeting and meeting with customers, sorting and stocking food items, filling food orders. Training and support available. Treating customers with dignity and respect and maintaining confidentiality required. A few hours per week, late mornings--afternoons, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Ellie Dole, FS Manager, 751-8581 or
elliedole@charter.net
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Rutland Meals Challenge!
Now until Oct. 31st!
Bring your empty cans and bottles to:
Olivia's Market
Bottle Return Center
199 Stratton Road, Rutland, VT
Instead of taking change, ask the clerk to add your returns to the account for: Good Shepard
The money added to this account will go towards the next Rutland Meals Challenge food packaging event!
For more info: vtmealschallenge.wordpress.com
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RJC Theater Afternoon
Playwright Theresa Rebeck is a young shooting star in the theater world. This is her contemporary retelling of a classic. Set in the world of the hyper-rich Hamptons, it follows the story of a good-hearted heiress who has become prey to the attentions of an amoral party boy. Can love emerge in a world where love means nothing?
Let us know if you are interested in car-pooling.
*Payments must be made by 3:00 p.m., Friday, July 22.*
We accept VISA, Discover and MasterCard as well as checks.
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 White Mountain Film Festival
Reception 6:30 PM,
Guest speaker Rick Winston, film historian, 7 p.m.
Film "Crimes and Misdemeanors" [PG-13] 7:30 p.m.
This Woody Allen film mixes drama and comedy in a morality tale of two love affairs. Starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Martin Landau, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston. Open to the public. Tickets: Colonial and BHC Members $9, General Admission $10. The White Mountain Jewish Film Festival is funded in part by the Gretchen Beinecke Charitable Trust and the Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation. For more details check
www.bethlehemsynagogue.org
or contact Dorothy Goldstone at
dorothygoldstone@gmail.com
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Coming Through the Rye
Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 pm
Woodstock Town Hall Theatre
Reception: 6:30 pm in Theatre Lobby
 Post-screening discussion to follow screening with Director James Steven Sadwith and Academy Award Winning Actor Chris Cooper
Tickets:
$9 Adults | $8 Seniors & Kids (Ages 12 & under) | $7 Pentangle Members
Presented by Pentangle Arts and Norman Williams Public Library as part of Bookstock 2016, Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 yr. old Jamie Schwartz, who is not the most popular kid at his all boys' boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye and has adapted the book as a play. After a series of increasingly hostile altercations with the boys at school Jamie runs away to search for J.D. Salinger. On his way he picks up Deedee Gorlin, a quirky townie. Their odyssey to find Salinger becomes a journey of sexual awakening, the discovery of love and of the meaning of one's life. Run Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
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The refugee crisis and rise of the European far right
Israel Congregation of Manchester Sunday, August 7 at 11am
Mark Weitzman, Director of Government Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its chief representative to the United Nations, will speak on the rise of the European far right. This phenomenon is impacting the current refugee crisis and exacerbating hate crimes abroad.
An award winning author and compelling speaker, Weitzman is a globally recognized expert and scholar of international relations, antisemitism, extremism, and digital hate.
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he public is invited to this special event at no charge, although free will donations will be appreciated. For information about future programming or membership, please contact Lisa at 802-362-4578.
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| Weekly Torah Study at Beth Jacob Synagogue
Wednesdays at 7pm
Throughout the summer Rabbi Eliyahu Junik of Chabad will be teaching a Torah study session
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| Jewish Learning Institute Class: 'Strength and Struggle'
Repeats every week every Wednesday 6 times starting July 20 at 7pm
Lessons in Character from the Stories of Our Prophets.
A new six-session course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute.
$65 (includes textbook)
$85 couples
College students free of charge
Class taught by Rabbi Yitzchok Raskin at Chabad
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Heavenly Hiking Adventure Registration Still Open!
Ages 9 - 90 August 11-14; Groton State Forest, Vt (sliding scale $300-400)
Venture together through glacier honed landscape of hills and lakes to explore the his/herstory of Vermont while sharing ancient & modern Jewish practices. Register here or contact Yaffa for more information: yepeth@gmail.com
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PJ Library in Vermont invites you to climb onboard!
Any family with children 6 months through eight years old is eligible to receive a monthly gift of an age-appropriate
Jewish book or music CD sent right to their home.
PJ Library in Vermont is a gift to families raising Jewish children. Individuals in the Jewish community throughout Vermont and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation sponsor this monthly gift as a way of welcoming families to the Jewish community.
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MANCHESTER COMMUNITY JEWISH DAY CAMP
first week in August. M-F, 9AM - 3PM. Age range is 4-10.
Depending on the weather, the kids will spend a couple of days at ICM for cooking projects and other indoor activities (and using ICM's outdoor space as well), and 2 or 3 days at Earth Sky Time farm. It will be an Israel-themed week. Activities will include an archeological dig, Israeli folk dancing, mini Macabiah games, Israeli cooking, Hebrew language and songs, group games, arts and crafts, learning about Jewish history through Israel, agriculture and the environment, and more. The leader will be Rachel Raz, who is the head of childhood education at Hebrew College in Boston.
We are very fortunate to have her. Her assistant leader will be her college-age daughter Dahlia, who is a musician and visual artist, with extensive experience teaching children. Our local teen helpers (so far) will be Emet Koffman and Evan Kozierok
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A Jewish Survival Camp Like No Other!
Experiential Educational camping designed to build skill sets which will grow with your son's development.
For boys ages 11-17.
www.pioneerscamp.org
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HEBREW MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASS FOR CHILDREN 18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS
Monday August 1st and Friday August 5th from 9:15am to 10:00 am, at ICM in Manchester
We are fortunate to have Nili Riemer in our area this summer. Cost is $10 per child for each class. PLEASE EMAIL NINA WUGMEISTER at NINAWUG@GMAIL.COM IF INTERESTED.
Nili, born in Israel, holds a Master of Music degree from the State University of New York-Binghamton and is a graduate of the dual-degree program at New England Conservatory of Music and Tufts University, where she earned a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in International Relations. Nili has a 4 1/2 year old and a 2 year old.
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| WAJC, Congregation Shir Shalom
1680 W. Woodstock Rd. (Rt 4) Woodstock
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Congregation Beth El Bennington
107 Adams Street, Bennington, VT,
05201
10 am - 12 pm Saturday Morning Service:
July 23: Lance Wang and Andrea Kolbe
July 30: Torah Discussion with Paul Stitelman
August 6: Lance Wang and Andrea Kolbe
August13: Nancy Thompson
August 20: Open
August 27: Torah Discussion with Paul Stitelman
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| Temple Sinai
500 Swift St., So Burlington
For the months of July and August, all Friday evening Shabbat Services (including Folk Services) will be held at 6:00pm. A Pre-Oneg will be held before each service beginning at 5:30pm. No Oneg will follow services during the summer months.
Upcoming Pre-Onegs:
July 22 | Harriet Grunvald
July 29 | Susan Leff
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| Havurah of Addison County
56 N Pleasant Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
All Friday Evening services begin at 6:15pm and all Saturday morning services begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Havdalah Potluck!
Saturday, July 30 - 6:30pm, at the home of Emily Joselson and Alan Hewat 23 South Street, Middlebury
It's been a beautiful Vermont summer thus far! Come enjoy a chance to connect with the Havurah Community as we gather together next weekend for a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share and feel free to bring your family and friends! RSVP to hheddirector@gmail.com
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| Havurah Keruv
Our members offer Shabbat Services on the second Friday of each month, followed by a Pot Luck dinner of non-meat options. Services are held at 6:30 PM, at locations to be posted at least one week prior to the event.
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| Ahavath Gerim Synagogue
168 Archibald Street, Burlington, VT
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| Ohavi Zedek
188 N Prospect St. Burlington
July 22 - Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 6pm -7pm
July 23 - Torah Study with Rabbi Amy from 8:30-9:00am
Shabbat Morning Services from 9:00 - 11:30am
Vegetarian potluck following Friday night services on JULY 22, will be at the home of Rabbi Amy.
Tish B'av Service:
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Please join us for the evening service and recitation of Lamentations,
and an engaging text study, exploring the historical and contemporary
meaning of Jewish pain and suffering, with visiting Cantor Heather
Batchelor leading our singing and the chanting of Lamentations/Aichah on Saturday evening, August 13, at 8:00 pm.
Cantor Heather will also be here to co-lead our Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat on August 12. You won't want to miss the singing! Service at 6:00 pm
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| The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS)
1189 Cape Cod Rd., Stowe
Friday, July 22 - 6 p.m. - Musical Shabbat service
Join us in the sweet, restoring presence of Shabbat. Musical, dynamic and participatory, these services will revive your neshama yeteira, that extra soul that we receive every Shabbat. Added to our usual guitar, other instruments will
punctuate
this service.
Saturday, July 23, 10.a.m. Torah Study
All are invited to participate in this lively and meaningful discussion group as we look deeply into the age-old source of our tradition's wisdom.
Saturday, July 29, 6pm Deepening Prayer Service
Do you often feel lost during services? Do you have questions about the meaning and experience of prayer? Please join us for this special service where we will explore some of the historical background and linguistic meaning of our liturgy, as well as a focus on the meaning of prayer itself.
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Your seat at the table awaits!
RSVP now!
We are very excited to introduce our first Community Dine-Around on July 30. This event is about gathering our community, deepening our conversations and enjoying wonderful cuisine, together.
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| Rutland Jewish Center
96 Grove St., Rutland adjkfalkdsjf
Saturday, July 23 - 9:45am
Friday, August 5
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-8:00 p.m.: Service to Welcome the Sabbath, led by members.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
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at 6:00 PM FOR SHABBAT UNBOUND and BBQ on LAKE BOMOSEEN. 'DAHG,' FROM TEMPLE SINAI!
This is a pot luck event, though Kosher hot dogs, burgers and chicken are being generously donated. Therefore, all other food must be pareve.
No dairy or meat!
(Kosher fish is okay. Mayonnaise is not dairy.) Because of shopping constraints, RSVP's are required by Friday, August 5. (There will not be enough food for you if you "forget" to RSVP!)
Please make your reservations directly with Shelley and Harvey Zara as they are coordinating the food and other needed items.
802-773-7685 House, 845-341-8001 Harvey or 845-341-8000 Shelley. Thank you to everyone in advance for your help.
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| Chabad of Vermont
57 S Williams St., Burlington
Shabbat Services every Saturday at 10am
Weekday Shacharit Minyanim - Monday and Thursday mornings at 7:00am
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Israel Congregation of Manchester (ICM)
6025 Main St. (Rt 7) Manchester
Friday, July 22
5:45 pm - Shabbat Shalom. Join us to welcome Shabbat. Pre-neg wine and cheese and snacks.
6:30 pm - Family Shabbat: new time for Family Shabbat will always be 6:30 pm. The service will last forty-five minutes using Gates of Prayer for Young People and Rabbi Novak will share a story instead of a D'var Torah. All are welcome!
7:15 pm - Our Communal Shabbat Dinner is open to all. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.
Saturday, July 23
Parashat Balak
9:00 am - Shabbat Morning "Come as You Are." Bagels, conversation, Torah study.
Friday, July 29
- Cantor Jeff visits and helps celebrate Gert's 30th Anniversary of Service to ICM on Friday.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a special dish.
Saturday, July 30
- Cantor Jeff and Rabbi Novak will be holding a Shabbat morning service. 9:00 am
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Beth El Synagogue
1097 Hospital Drive, St. Johnsbury, Vt . 05819
July 22nd
Services: Rick cuba
Oneg: Paul and Mandy Lane
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| Brattleboro Area Jewish Community (BAJC)
151 Greenleaf St. Brattleboro
July 30th at 6 pm ~ Yizkor Service ~
Jem C's bar
mitzvah at West Village Meeting House
August 6th at 10 am ~ Shabbat Services
August 26th at 6pm ~ community Shabbat Dinner
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| Beth Jacob Synagogue in Montpelier
10 Harrison Avenue | P.O. Box 1133 | Montpelier, Vermont 05601 | 802-229-9429
We have Friday night services services nearly every week at 7:00 p.m. Check the calendar for specifics.
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| Ruach Hamaqom
205 Archibald St., Burlington, VT 05401
Kabbalat Shabbat services take place on 2nd and 4th Fridays.
August 12 and 26:
Kabblat Shabbat service will be led by Rabbi Jan Salzman
at the historic Ahavath Gerim Synagoge, the red brick Synagogue, 168 Archibald St
. If you can, remember to bring something a dairy-vegetarian pot luck dinner will follow the service. 6:00-7:15pm
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
RUACH HAMAQOM
New Congregation in Burlington's Old North End!
Translated as 'Spirit of the Place', Ruach haMaqom is a new Jewish congregation located in the historical synagogue of Ahavat Gerim in Burlington's Old North End, welcoming Jews and individuals from a wide variety of spiritual identification. We create a space for the many facets of engaged Jewish practice, including innovative liturgical experience that might include contemplative chanting, movement, and joyful song; creative life-cycle events, including Bar/Bat Mitzva and weddings; thoughtful life-long learning opportunities with great teachers; interfaith dialogue; and a welcoming place for the greater community to gather and celebrate learning, joyous occasions, and furthering social change.
Rabbi Jan Salzman is the spiritual leader of Ruach haMaqom. She served the past 6 years as the Assistant Rabbi and Cantor at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, Vermont. Ruach haMaqom is identified as post-denominational and is affiliated with ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, which is a worldwide effort to fully embrace a contemporary egalitarian Judaism as a profound spiritual practice and social transformer, reaching beyond religious boundaries and institutional structures.
www.RuachhaMaqom.org Rabbijan@ruachhamaqom.org 802.356.1668
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 Sounds in the Sanctuary
The highly successful Sounds in the Sanctuary Concert Series proudly hosts five outstanding performances in Bethlehem this summer by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation:
39 Strawberry Hill Rd, Bethlehem, NH 03574
Friday, July 22 - Richard Kogan, pianist and psychiatrist - "The Mind and Music of Ludwig van Beethoven" in a special 90-minute program.
Friday, August 19
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Pianist Alon Goldstein - Bach, Schubert, Wagner, Liszt, and Debussy program
Friday, September 3 -
Victoria Cole, soprano, with Sergey Marchukov, piano - Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev
A reception with the artists, hosted by Martin Kessel and Gail Robinson follows each exciting performance. Sounds in the Sanctuary events are open to the public. Tickets at the door: BHC Members $12, General Admission $15. Season Passes: BHC Members $50, General Admission $65. To order season passes in advance, please contact Eileen Regen at e.sregen@roadrunner.com. For general information please contact Martin Kessel at martink1937@gmail.com
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 Hadassah's Annual Luncheon
Sunday, August 21st
12:30 PM at Temple Sinai
Honoring Joe and Cathy Frank
Detective Jeffrey Beerworth will explore the nature of crime and justice in his book
Historic Crimes and Justice in Burlington, Vermont
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Living Tree Alliance
An exciting oppurtunity is available in New England!!! Our eco-village, Living Tree Alliance - situated on 93-acres in Moretown, Vermont - is a community that is creating a new model for Jewish living. Living Tree Alliance is comprised of three interwoven programs including: a residential community, a working lands program, and an enrichment program. The residential community is building a co-housing development of 7 residences and a community center, where we host regular earth-based Jewish celebrations.
We are seeking residents to join us in building this vision! For more information check out our website
www.livingtreealliance.com and then contact us at jcomecovillage@gmail.com
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Jewish Communities of Vermont Board
President: Judith Frangos, North Bennington
Vice President: Ted Molnar, Rutland
Treasurer: Jim Grossman, South Burlington
Shelly Gartner, Rutland
Stan Reisman, Manchester,
Leone Bushkin, Woodstock
Jill Minkoff, St Johnsbury
Office Staff
Susan Leff, Executive Director
Rabbi Tobie Weisman, PJ Library in Vermont Program Director
Rebecca Friedlander, Intern
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