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You're invited to Ruach haMaqom's first Birthday Party!
Please join us for a very special Shabbas!
An exciting year has passed, and it's time to celebrate!!!
Bring your friends! Bring your kids! Bring your parents
Friday Evening, August 11
5-6 pm: Sip & shmooze with schnapps and herring,
including wine and other non-alcoholic choices, too.
Games for kids (outdoors, we hope!)
6-6:30: We will have a special shortened Kabbalat Shabbat
6:30-7:30: Enjoy an EPIC vegetarian/dairy pot luck
(provided by all of you!)
7:30-9:00: Music and general merriment will follow
Ruach haMaqom
168 Archibald St
Burlington,
VT
05401
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AUGUST 11
Cantor Buckner's Installation
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Friday, August 11 at
5:45 PM -
9:30 PM
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5:45 - The evening begins with wine and hors d'oeuvres.
6:30 - Musical Shabbat Service and Cantor Buckner's Installation
7:30 - Communal Shabbat Dinner featuring delicious fare catered by Sheri Baker (an amazing local chef!).
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Champlain Shalhomies Beach Day
Sunday AUG
13
Jewish? 20-30 something?? Join us!
Are you as sick of all this rain as we are?! Then come join our group for young professional Jews and their friends/partnersfor a beach day!
We'll be getting the grill going at Leddy Beach at 1pm, so come on down and bring your beach towel! We'll have kosher franks & all the fixings, but feel free to bring anything else you'd like to throw on the grill. BYOB.
In case of rain... we have a back-up plan to thwart Mother Nature herself.
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Leddy Park Beach
Burlington, Vermont 05408
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https://m.facebook.com/events/
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Israeli Folk Dancing at Ohavi Zedek!
Burlington
All of our dances are on Sunday evenings, 7:30-9:30
We ask for a $2 donation, after the first visit which is free.
We ask that participants bring clean shoes.
Beginners are asked to arrive at 7:30. Dances become more advanced in the second hour.
No partner necessary!
August 6
August 13
September 10
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Each summer KlezKanada's Laurentian Retreat draws people from around the world. On the shores of a calm lake, nestled amongst the beautiful Laurentian mountains, participants celebrate the tradition, innovation, and continuity of Jewish/Yiddish culture. Intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and international, KlezKanada's Laurentian Retreat has grown into one of the leading Jewish cultural events in the world. KlezKanada features an all-star faculty, world-class concerts, and a KlezKabaret that will keep you singing and dancing late into the night! PLUS...Films and classes on Jewish history, culture, Yiddish language, and literature, workshops for instrumentalists, singers, dancers, and visual artists of all levels, creative programs for the whole family, and so much more!
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6:30 PM, Thursday, August 3 - "The Attack" [R]
Colonial Theatre, Main Street, Bethlehem, NH
The White Mountain Jewish Film Festival presents "The Attack" starring Ali Suliman and Reymonde Amsallem in a taut thriller that explores the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Complimentary ticket-holder reception hosted by Jack Karp and Judith Felsen begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., guest speaker Professor Dov Waxman, expert on Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Israeli foreign policy, will introduce the film. Film begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $9 BHC Members, $10 General Admission. For more details please visit http://www.bethlehemsynagogue.org/white-mountain-jewish-film-festival/
6:30 PM, Thursday, August 17 - "The Debt" [R]
Colonial Theatre, Main Street, Bethlehem, NH
The White Mountain Jewish Film Festival hosts this film starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington, and Tom Wilkinson. In this suspense film, three Mossad agents must revisit the pivotal event that shaped their lives and careers. The tension builds in and across two different time periods with startling action and surprising revelations as the film races to the finish. Complimentary ticket-holder reception hosted by Tom and Robin Greenlaw begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., guest speaker Professor Larry Lowenthal introduces the film. Lowenthal teaches courses on anti-Semitism and Jewish-American culture at Northeastern University. Film begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $9 BHC Members, $10 General Admission. For more details please visit http://www.bethlehemsynagogue.org/white-mountain-jewish-film-festival/
6:30 PM, Thursday, August 31 - "I'm Not Rappaport" [PG-13]
Colonial Theatre, Main Street, Bethlehem, NH
The White Mountain Jewish Film Festival closes the 2017 season with a delightful comedy starring Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis in a film written and directed by Herb Gardner.
Aging Nat Moyer, a talker, philosopher, and troublemaker and his companion, Midge Carter, the super of an apartment house, sit in the park and spin tales as they face the realities of aging, treatment of the elderly, and problems of adult children. Complimentary ticket-holder reception hosted by Mia Jacobson begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., guest speaker Lawrence Bush introduces the film. Bush is the editor of Jewish Currents Magazine and author of many books for children and adults.
Tickets: $9 BHC Members, $10 General Admission. For more details please visit http://www.bethlehemsynagogue.org/white-mountain-jewish-film-festival/
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Thursday, July 20, 7:00 pm in association with
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Calling All Gardeners!
Bennington gardeners and those who love nature and working outside.
The Cemetery Committee is looking for a few volunteers for our Beautification Work Crew. The tree and hydrangeas we planted in our lovely meditation garden in the cemetery are flourishing. But so are the weeds. Our small garden, not the perimeter hedge which is trimmed by professionals, could use some loving care: light trimming, weeding and edging three times a year: This year the dates are Sundays July 2, August 13 and Oct 21 from 9-11.
If you are interested in helping please call the synagogue office ( 442-9645) to leave your name and which date(s) you're available, or email Lora Block lblock@sover.net Or, you can just show up, but if you sign up someone can contact you for a raindate if needed.
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Hadassah Book Group
TITLE-Daring To Drive by Manal Al-Sharif. 304pp., Pub. by Simon & Schuster in 2017.
SYNOPSIS-A ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women's right to drive.
DATE-August 14th
TIME-7:30
HOST-Gladwyn Leiman
The Sara Frank Chapter of Hadassah book group in Burlington, VT and environs, meets monthly to discuss fiction and non fiction books. Meetings are informal and held at each others' homes the second Monday of the month. All are welcome to join for interesting discussions, tasty snacks, and socializing. Please contact the host to let her know you plan to attend.
For more information contact either Rebecca Sherlock (rs@rebeccasherlock.com) or the specified host below. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
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Holocaust Memorial Exhibit
The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS) Holocaust memorial exhibit "From Generation to Generation ...We Are Here!" has been extended into the summer. The exhibit highlights a very special collection of photos, narratives and documents belonging to JCOGS members or their families. Through extensive personal interviews and a sharing of family heirlooms from that time, members offer testimony of their families' lives before, during and after WWII. For information on exhibit hours, or to be a sponsor, please contact curators Debora Steinerman or Marcie Scudder via JCOGS at 802-253-1800.
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Aug 9, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT
Expand your culinary expertise, experience the pleasure of harvesting your own organic fruits and veggies, unpack the complexities of our global food system, and connect to our ancient food tradition. The Kids' Food Conference, specially designed for young foodies, makes it perfect for the whole family!
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Happy Hour with Rabbi Boraz
The dates for August will be August 8 and August 15
5:00 pm at the Roth Center
We hope you can join us!
It's an event on Tuesdays at 5 pm -- an open hour to come sit and schmooze for an hour over snacks, perhaps a little wine -- something we're calling shaah simchah (happy hour). Hope to see you there.
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Finally you have the opportunity to cook up that favorite brisket recipe and compete for 1st place in Beth El Synagogue's newest, yummiest fundraiser.
This even is open to the public to both compete and eat on August 13th at the South Church in St. Johnsbury.
To Eat:
To enjoy some delicious brisket, just show up with $10 per adult or $5 per child on August 13th at 5:30 pm. Bring some extra dollars to vote for your favorite brisket. This event will be held at the South Church, 1052 Main street in St Johnsbury.
To Compete:
To enter a brisket, there is a $15 entrance fee for those wanting to compete. The Brisket must be a minimum of 4 lbs and only beef is allowed. Because this is a Jewish fundraiser, no dairy or pork is allowed in the recipe. Please register online or by mail no later than August 8th and bring your brisket on August 13th hot and
ready to serve b
etween
4:30 - 5:00 pm.
This is a friendly competition, with the judges giving points on appearance, tenderness, taste. This fun event will be selling brisket plates to the public, and allow for the crowd to weigh in by buying 'votes' for their favorite brisket they want to see win. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes.
or mail a check to P.O. Box 568 St Johnsbury.
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JEWISH FOOD FAIR AT OHAVI ZEDEK - MARK YOUR CALENDAR! SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 11 AM - 3 PM
We're reviving an old event with a few new twists (if we have your help)!
* FOOD preparation, featuring Eastern European, Sephardic and Israeli dishes,
is under the expert guidance of Ducky Donath and Jeff Potash
* The SHUK will be open for business
* A couple of MURAL viewings and talks can be arranged
In addition, we'd like to host some ancillary events and activities
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN!
Some suggestions:
CRAFTS TABLES, BAKE SALE, BOOK SALE , MUSIC
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
(Crafts, Games, Face painting, etc.)
Can you help in any of these areas? Have other thoughts?
Please contact Judy Hershberg at 863-4214
and watch for further details as they develop.
This could be a great fundraiser for our synagogue if all of us play a part!
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Literature Lovers
Sunday, August 27
The Land of the Armadillos
by Helen Maryles Shankman.
"A radiant debut of linked stories from a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, set in a German occupied town in Poland where tales of myth and folklore meet the real-life monsters of the Nazi invasion. "
Upper Valley Jewish Community Hanover NH
Literature Lovers usually meet at 7:00 pm the last Sunday of the Month, unless otherwise noted. For location or more information, please contact Susan Cohen at
sncohen037@gmail.com or (603) 643-3611.
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Sun. Aug, 13...Gleaning Party...Intervale Center...9:00 AM
Come get outside, build community, engage in Jewish ethics and food justice, and get your hands dirty harvesting (gleaning) food at the Intervale Center! This is a great opportunity to get to know other Jewish folks in a context of doing tzedakah (justice) work out in the world-- come join us!
Here are the instructions that each volunteer should follow to sign-up for the event:
Visit:
www.vtfoodbank.volunteerhub.com
Login (and Skip to Step 5) OR Create an account
Enter your Join Code: 0813
Fill out our Volunteer Application
Find: Ohavi Zedek Glean on Sunday, August 13th and sign-up!
TO RSVP and with any questions, contact
grace@ohavizedek.org or call 802-864-0218 ext 25.
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SOUNDS IN THE SANCTUARY CONCERT SERIES, Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Strawberry Hill, NH
Fridays, 5 p.m.
5 PM, Friday, August 11 - Amit Peled, cello, and Elizabeth Borowsky, piano
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem, NH
Pianist Amit Peled and Elizabeth Borowsky present "The Journey to My Jewishness" through music by Bloch, Bruch, Zahavi, Bach, and Popper. Peled, acclaimed as a musician of profound artistry, brings the music to life on the cello of Pablo Casals, a Goffriller, ca. 1733. This famed instrument was presented to him personally by the widow of Maestro Casals. Borowsky's vibrant performances have been received enthusiastically by audiences throughout Europe and the USA. A composer, educator, recording artist, and speaker, Borowsky was awarded the Acte Preable Prize for Outstanding Interpretation of Chopin's Music. A light reception follows the performance. Tickets at the door: $12 BHC Members, $15 General Admission.
5 PM, Friday, August 25 - Richard Kogan, piano
Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem, NH
Richard Kogan, pianist and psychiatrist presents "West Side Story: The Mind and Music of Leonard Bernstein" in a 90-minute lecture concert. Kogan is renowned for his lectures and recitals that explore the role of music in healing and in the influence of psychological factors on the creative output of well-known composers. Between Bernstein anecdotes and analysis, Kogan plays thrilling renditions of Bernstein's most beloved works, including "New York, New York" and a rousing medley of "West Side Story" classics. A light reception follows the performance. Tickets at the door: $12 BHC Members, $15 General Admission.
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Bagels and Study
With Rabbi Haigh
Sunday, August 6th
Note: Special times this week
10:00 am A Taste of Hebrew, come and learn to decode the sacred texts
11:00 am Refreshments
11:30 am Buber Study
Come this summer and study The Way of Man by Martin Buber. Rabbi Haigh and Lois Fein will lead a discussion
and consider
Buber's wisdom.
An open mind and your life experience are the only prerequisites. Though ongoing, you can attend individual sessions.
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Lectures on the Dartmouth Campus
Monday, August 14, 2017, 4:30 pm
Filene Auditorium/Moore Hall
Title: He will discuss the philosophy of race.
Lecturer: George Yancy, Emory University
BIO: He works primarily in the areas of critical philosophy of race, critical whiteness studies, and philosophy of the Black experience. He is particularly interested in the formation of African-American philosophical thought as articulated within the social and historical space of anti-Black racism, African-American agency, and questions of identity formation. His current work focuses on the theme of whiteness and how it constitutes a site of embedded social reality and a site of deep and enduring opacity, which is related to what he has theorized as white ambush. He is interested in the ways in which whiteness as an embodied phenomenon is a reality underwritten by historical forces and practices. Yancy is also interested in ways to engage philosophy dynamically, to practice frank speech or courageous speech, within and outside the classroom. Yancy's publications are varied and extensive. He has authored, edited, and co-edited numerous books, articles, and chapters. His work has been quoted worldwide, including in Turkey, Australia, South Africa, and Sweden. He is known for his powerful and influential conversations with philosophers on race at The Stone, New York Times. Yancy is also "Philosophy of Race" Book Series Editor at Lexington Books.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth
Carol A. Bean-Carmody
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Academic Assistant
Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, and Russian
Reed Hall, Room 201
Hanover, NH 03755
603-646-3394
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Lunch and Learn
"
In His Image"
Shabbat, August 26, directly following services at 11:30 am
Maggie Duford, former Education Director at UVJC Hebrew School will be visiting the Upper Valley.
A resident of Haifa, Israel for 14 months, Maggie and has been involved for the last year in a critically important project, serving 125 severely mentally challenged children and young adults from the region and volunteers as its art teacher.
Maggie will share thoughts on "Gan HaYeled, "(The Child's Garden) founded in 1977 as a 501c, and partially funded by the State of Israel. Gan HaYeled quietly goes about its sacred work, serving Moslems, Christians and Jews who have Autism, Down Syndrome as well as those having a wide range of mental and physical impairments. Gan provides opportunities to not only develop independence with necessary tools to function in a complex and modern society, it also offers variety in experience with visual arts, music, ceramics, theater and more.
Maggie will share stories and pictures with us of this cherished community she has discovered in Haifa.
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Temple Sinai
Adult Education
Wednesday Mornings, 11 am - 12 pm
Topic: Jewish History
History of the Jews Class
Wednesday Morning Adult Education
Temple Sinai
The Wednesday Morning Adult Education Class is reading
The Jews of Spain: A History of the Sephardic Experience
, by Jane S. Gerber, . This weekly group meets from 11:00am-Noon to read and discuss Jewish History books. It is recommended that you purchase the book (click here), if you plan to participate in the class. The class is free open to everyone.
Torah Study
Saturday Mornings | 9:00am
Please join us for this time of study each week. The study will meet throughout the summer, and will be led by Bruce Hicken and other lay members of the congregation. All are welcome to join in this time of discussion and study.
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A Scream in the Night: White Racism as Anti - theological
George Yancy, Emory University
Monday, August 14, 2017, 4:30 pm
Filene Auditorium/Moore Hall
Dartmouth College Hanover NH
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Description: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel argues that the prophetic voice is a scream in the night. Yancy takes this to imply that the prophetic voice forces us to listen, to hear, to open ourselves up to courageous speech, and to speak courageously. How ought that scream sound today, especially given our current historical moment, a moment that is far from a "post-racial" America? He will argue that white racism is anti-theological and that it is important that white people engage their whiteness as both a site of privilege and power in order to confront contemporary forms of racism. He will show how whiteness is relational, and thereby how it oppresses and denigrates Black bodies, stressing Heschel's powerful point that all are responsible. This raises the issue of white responsibility when it comes to racism. He will also engage Heschel's work by arguing that racism is, as he might say, "a cancer of the soul." His objective is to speak to the importance of Heschel's prophetic voice regarding race, and demonstrate its implications for our contemporary moment.
BIO: George Yancy is professor of philosophy at Emory University. He received his Ph.D. (with distinction) in philosophy from Duquesne University where he was the first McAnulty Fellow. He received his first M.A. in philosophy from Yale University and his second M.A. in Africana Studies from NYU, where he received the prestigious McCracken Fellowship. He received his BA (cum laude) in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. His work focuses primarily in the areas of critical philosophy of race, critical whiteness studies, and philosophy of the black experience. He has authored many academic articles and book chapters. He has authored, edited, or co-edited over 18 books, which include Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect; Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Manifestations of Racial Dynamics; Look, A White! Philosophical Essays on Whiteness; and, Critical Perspectives on bell hooks. The first edition of Black Bodies, White Gazes received an honorable mention from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights and three of his edited books have received CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Awards. Yancy's work has been cited nationally and internationally in places like Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, and Australia. He is editor of the Philosophy of Race Book Series at Lexington Books, and is known for his influential interviews and controversial articles on the subject of race at The Stone (The New York Times). In 2016, he co-edited a new book entitled, Our Black Sons Matter, and the second edition of Black Bodies, White Gazes was recently released. This year, his book, On Race: 34 Conversations in a Time of Crisis, will be published by Oxford University Press, and his authored book, Dear White America will be published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Free and open to the public!
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth, Office of the Provost, Philosophy Department, Masters of Liberal Arts Studies, English Department, African and African American Studies, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center, Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities, Religion Department.
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CHANT GROUP
Our group meets once monthly to chant in the style of Rabbi Shefa Gold. For more information please contact group leader
Rebecca Gould.
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Jewish Yoga, Contemplative Practice, and Torah Study
Begin your Shabbas morning with gentle, Jewish-inspired Yoga and meditation, followed by an hour of an engaging conversation about this week's Torah portion. Contemplative practice is at 9:00; Torah study begins at 10:00. Pick one, or join them together for a full, soulful Shabbat
morning. All are welcome!
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Women's Torah Study
Tuesdays at 2:00pm - Ruach HaMaqom
At Ahavath Gerim Synagogue in Burlington
Please join us for a lively conversation of the weekly Torah portion, led by Rabbi Jan Salzman. Women of all ages and faith traditions are invited to learn, debate, consider, and engage with this ancient text. If you have any questions about this weekly event, please contact Rabbi Jan.
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Kesher Olam (Connecting the World)
New Jewish Summer Camps in Montpelier and Manchester!
Where: Beth Jacob Synagogue and Israel Congregation of Manchester
When:
Montpelier, Week of July 24-July 28. 9-3.
Manchester:
Week of July 31-Aug 4, 9-3.
Details:
Israeli food, arts and crafts, games, singing, Israeli folk dancing, a mock kibbutz, and a PJ Library program on one of the days. We will spend lots of time outside. We have terrific camp leaders lined up! Cost is $200 per child, $180 for siblings. There is some financial aid available.
ALSO: Hebrew song and movement program for kids 3 and under on Tuesday and Thursday morning in Manchester.
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Havdalah Book Club
 Celebrate the beginning of the week with other bookworms at the Havdalah Book Club! The book club for kids, ages 9-11, will meet once a month on a Saturday night (starting July 8) from 6:30-8:30 pm to discuss a book from PJ Library Our Way and engage in different book-related activities. The overall goal is to encourage kids to discuss and enjoy different kinds of literature. If interested, please contact Marina Shpaner at kraskava@gmail.com
for more information.
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Wed., Aug. 23...Meet Up...Fletcher Free Library...10:30 - 11:45 AM
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue and PJ Library invite you to:
New Year, New Friends!
Make a new friend or meet up with an old one!
Fletcher Free Library, Pickering Room, Burlington.
Singing, games, crafts, stories and snack for kids ages 4-9.
Bring your friends! Membership not required.
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PJ Library in Vermont invites you to climb onboard!
PJ Library in Vermont brings you a new program called
PJ Our Way, a monthly gift of books for 9-11 year olds.
Join PJ Our Way, the newest chapter of PJ Library for kids ages 9-11.
Choose a free book every month, share reviews, watch videos, and answer polls in an online space just for kids! Get in on the fun at
pjourway.org
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.
Tell your friends and neighbors!
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Registration of OZHS 2017-18 is Open!
Please take a moment to register for Hebrew School now so we can have plenty of time to plan for your children's Jewish education experience.
ohavizedek.org
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2017-2018 Religious School
Registration is now open for Temple Sinai's Religious School for the 2017-2018 school year. Please click below to register your child online TODAY!
*** REGISTRATION DEADLINE ***
~ AUGUST 31 ~
info@templesinaivt.org
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Registration is now OPEN for 2017-18!
SAVE THE DATE: JUDA Family Welcome Day - Tuesday, September 19th 2017 at 3:30 p.m
Give your child the JUDA experience...
A hands on approach to Judaism - bringing life into learning!
Some of this years newest programs and events include
JUDA Outdoors ....Kids Takeover Shabbat...Lets Chalk Kindness..Chocolate Gelt Factory...
JUDA Family trip to Montreal Matzah Bakery....Aleph Champ....and more!
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The first classroom day of Hebrew School will be Sunday September 17th, starting at 10 am. We will open with an assembly for the parents, teachers, and students where we will discuss learning goals and community goals for the year. Please come promptly and expect to stay until 10:30. Students will stay until noon, as usual.
This year, we are continuing with online Hebrew School Registration. To register your child or children for the 5778 school year, click here. Please complete the registration by Friday, August 18th.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at school@uvjc.org or by phone at 603-646-3887.
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Register For Hebrew School
Registration forms should be returned with your payment by September 1
. Please submit your forms even if you cannot make a full payment at this time. Cost is never prohibitive at Havurah and anyone experiencing financial concerns should be in touch with Ken Wolpin.
In order to enroll in our Hebrew School program you must be a Havurah member. Please complete the Membership form along with your School Registration Form.
Havurah of Addison County, 56 N Pleasant Street,PO Box 823, Middlebury, VT 05753
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Weekly Babies + Toddlers Playgroup
Weekly Babies + Toddlers Playgroup
recurring Thursdays at 9:30-10:30 am in the Ohavi Zedek social hall in Burlington
Tons of toys, free play, parent chat, and challah snack.
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NADAV? What is NADAV? Read on!
The Nadav Teen Internship program pairs teens with community mentors to work in a number of different areas at the synagogue, creating an opportunity to do real work that matters while building Jewish identity and connection to other teens.
Teens are guided by mentors in their assigned internship and give two hours of their time each week at the synagogue.
Teen Participants AND Mentors are needed! Please be in touch with Naomi at
naomi@ohavizedek.org for more info!
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1680 W. Woodstock Rd. (Rt 4) Woodstock
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Shir Shalom Camping Trip at Silver Lake in Barnard, VT
August 4-6th
Kabbalat Shabbat, Morning Worship, Kayaking, Yoga, Singing, and Havdalah
Please let us know
if you intend to camp with us as we need to reserve enough camp sites
contact: office@shirshalomvt.org
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107 Adams Street, Bennington, VT, 05201
Parashat Vaetchanan
Deuteronomy.3.23 - 7.11
Saturday, August 5, 10:00 am - Noonish
Torah Discussion with Peter Rubin
http://cbevermont.org
Our new Rabbi, Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein will lead the community in our Shabbat morning service Saturday, August 12 (10 a.m. to noon) followed by a community Kiddush.
Quote from Belle Rita Novak from the Springfield (MA) Jewish Community Center
"You are so fortunate to be getting Micah Becker-Klein as your new rabbi. He was at our JCC in Springfield for a couple of years, and due to lack of funding, they had to let him go.
He was terrific. I still miss having him here."
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500 Swift St., So Burlington
From June-August, Friday Services are at 6 PM.
Relax into Shabbat at our Pre-Oneg at 5:45 PM.
Just a friendly reminder that we are now on our Summer Shabbat Schedule. All service in the months of June, July, and August will begin at 6:00pm. Also, please note that a Pre-Oneg will be held prior to each service. The Pre-Oneg will begin around 5:45pm, so plan to arrive early and enjoy this time of socializing.
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56 N Pleasant Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
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Havurah Keruv
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Ahavath Gerim Synagogue
168 Archibald Street, Burlington, VT
Our next service will be 8/5/17 starting at 9:15am. Our parshah will be Va'Etchanan, the second reading from the book of Deuteronomy/Devarim.
We are into the Haftarot of Consolation, meaning we will be reading Isaiah for seven weeks.
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Shabbat Morning Services
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Our Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service is "havurah-like". All present are encouraged to participate in joyous and meaningful liturgical songs as we welcome Shabbat.
Families and children are encouraged to attend, as are their parents. Friday evening services begin at 6:00 PM and are typically held in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary (the small sanctuary).
Our Shabbat morning service is traditional egalitarian with new melodies and kavannot (spiritual intentions) periodically introduced and incorporated. During the 2016-2017/5777 year, our bar/bat mitzvah and holiday services will feature guest cantor, Cantor Heather Batchelor.
Fri., Aug 4..Shabbat By The Shore..North Beach...5-6:30 PM
Get to know some new Jewish friends and spend time at the beach & celebrate Shabbat! Swimming, games, music, candle making, kiddush & vegetarian Potluck* For families, with babies, toddlers & kids....bring friends!
Membership not required to attend. Questions? emailnaomi@ohavizedek.org or call 864 0218.
*Please bring a vegetarian dish to share if you are staying for dinner!
RAIN LOCATION WILL BE OHAVI ZEDEK SYNAGOGUE!
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Fri., Aug. 11....Kabbalat Shabbat Service at the Lake...Community Sailing Center...6-8:00 PM
Located at the Community Sailing Center on 234 Penny Ln, Burlington.
(Free Parking in front of sailing center)
Veggie Pot Luck following Services-Please bring a dish to share.
Come for a spectacular welcome to Shabbat Vermont-style on the water!
For more info contact Naomi Barell, 864.0218 or Judy Danzig, 881.3961.
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Sat., Aug. 12...Guest Speaker at OZ...9:00 AM
Barbara Kavadias, Ex. Director of the Masorti Foundation will be at OZ to talk to the community on Shabbat to share the work of the Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel.
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This Shabbat:
Friday, August 4 - 6 p.m.
Come early and stay late! Every Shabbat you are invited to join us for a glass of wine at 5:30 p.m. before services; and stay afterward for our enhanced oneg.
Deepening Prayer Shabbat
Friday, August 11, at 6 p.m.
 Do you often feel lost during services? Do you have questions about the meaning and experience of prayer? During these services, we look in depth at one prayer in our Friday night tradition and have a meaningful conversation on its themes. We also explore some of the historical background and linguistic meaning of our liturgy, as well as focus on the meaning of prayer itself.
Torah Study
Saturday, August 12, 10 a.m.
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.
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96 Grove Street Rutand
http://rutlandjewishcenter.orgjewishcenter.org
Shabbat Services August 5th 9:45
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Chabad of Vermont
Shabbat on Saturdays 10:00am followed by a kiddush buffet
Shabbat for Sprouts: Saturdays 11:30-12:30
57 South Williams Street, Burlington
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6025 Main St. (Rt 7) Manchester
Friday, June 30 5:45 pm
Friday Evening Shabbat Services
, 6:30 pm
Preneg at 5:45 pm; services are followed by a Communal Shabbat Dinner
Saturday Morning Shabbat: Come as You Are
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10:00 am
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Beth Jacob Synagogue
Kabalat Shabbat August 4th 7:00pm
10 Harrison Avenue | P.O. Box 1133 | Montpelier, Vermont 05601 | 802-229-9429
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Congregation Ruach HaMaqom
05 Archibald St., Burlington, VT 05401
802-356-1668 168 Archibald St Burlington
rabbijan@ruachhamaqom.org
SAVE THE DATE! August 11th and 12th mark our One Year Anniversary, and we are planning a PARTY! We'll have a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday the 11th, and plans are still in the works for Saturday the 12th. We are so blessed to be part of this emergent community in this part of the Old North End, formerly known as "Little Jerusalem". Thank you for being part of Little Jerusalem version 2.0.
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Upper Valley Jewish Community
5 Occom Ridge, Hanover, NH 03755
Eastman Shabbat Service
Friday, August 4 at 7 pm
Rabbi Boraz will lead Shabbat service at Eastman.
Please contact Sue Berg for more information.
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Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation
Aug 5 - FULL SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE and TORAH READING 9:30-11:30 - Shabbat of Comfort (Nachamu) Parashat Ve'etchanan
Join us for a full Saturday Morning service with reading of Torah and the chanting of Haftarah from Isaiah for this special Shabbat of Comfort. If you would like to read Torah, just let Rabbi Edleson know and he will make you a recording for preparation. 5-7 PM ZINGEN! YIDDISH SING-A-LONG You don't need to know Yiddish to appreciate its rich culture and sound, and to learn to sing some beloved songs. Members of the BHC family will share their memories and teach us to sing some of their favorite songs from growing up with Yiddish in their lives.
39 Strawberry Hill St, Bethlehem, NH
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PJ Library in Vermont Connects Jewish Families to Celebrate Jewish Life
Grants will strengthen social connections and increase opportunities for Jewish experiences and learning across the United States and Canada
Burlington and Montpelier, VT
- Montpelier and Burlington area families raising Jewish children will now have more opportunities to participate in Jewish life, thanks to a grant recently awarded by PJ Library
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the flagship program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, which partners with local communities throughout the world to bring a monthly gift of stories and songs to families raising Jewish children.
PJ Library in Vermont
, a program of Jewish Communities of Vermont, just received $15,000 to launch Sing, Shmooze and Celebrate: PJ Family Adventures which will offer monthly holiday programs as well as monthly playgroups for parents and children for families raising Jewish children in both Burlington and Montpelier.
The winning initiatives are designed to build social connections among families and engage them in Jewish life, programming, or learning. They range from public space holiday programs to ongoing neighborhood meet-ups to Shabbat-themed workshops and dinners. The goal of Sing, Shmooze and Celebrate: PJ Family Adventures, is for parents and children to form lasting friendships, learn more about their Jewish heritage and make decisions about how to bring Jewish values and traditions into their family's life.
"PJ Library in Vermont
is honored to receive this grant, and thrilled to be part of the global PJ Library community reaching more than 125,000 families," said Rabbi Tobie Weisman, Program Director of PJ Library in Vermont.
The 12 winning grant proposals were chosen through a competitive process open to organizations implementing PJ Library across North America. A survey of 800 participants in last year's grant-funded projects showed:
- 85% of families connected socially during the programs
- 64% of families followed up with the social connections afterward
- 76% of families sought out or attended other Jewish programs
- 99% would recommend the programs to friends
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PJ Library's impact goes well beyond the more than 170,000 books we send out each month across the United States and Canada," said Judi Wisch, director of community engagement for PJ Library. "We have worked closely with our local partners for years to help advance Jewish family engagement, and now we are able to add financial support to help ensure the success of great initiatives."
Part of a five-year strategy to expand Jewish engagement in North America, these grants are funded through the PJ Library Alliance. Partners in the Alliance are the Azrieli Foundation; Carl and Joann Bianco; William Davidson Foundation; Jim Joseph Foundation; William and Audrey Farber Philanthropic Fund; Diane and Guilford Glazer/ Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles; the Marcus Foundation, Inc.; Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation; Susser Family Trust; Walter, Arnee, Sarah, and Aaron Winshall; and two anonymous partners.
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JCOGS members will be marching in the
Vermont LGBTQ Pride Parade in Burlington
on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
The parade starts at 12 p.m. at the south end of Church St.,
and ends at the Battery Park Pride festival, which includes a
performance stage, vendors, etc.
Marchers who wish to purchase Jewish-themed Pride t-shirts can find some terrific ones here. JCOGS' participation in Vermont Pride Festival is another way for our community to express the Jewish values of Simhah- Joy- and Tzelem Elohim (we are all created) in the image of G-d, while having a fun day in community.
For more information, please contact Shoshana Frieden at
s.k.frieden@gmail.com.
All are welcome to join this free and fun event!
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Educators Wanted!
Congregation Shir Shalom (Woodstock Jewish Community Center), Woodstock Vermont has openings for teachers in our Jewish Sunday School. We're looking for enthusiastic educators - knowledge of Hebrew is not required. The School meets
on Sundays from 9:30-12:00 and is in session from approximately Labor Day to Memorial Day.
Teachers are paid $20.00 per hour and work from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.. For more information, please contact Shirley Gramling, office@shirshalomvt.org
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Piano Player Needed!
Can you play the piano? There will be more instrumentation on Friday night services and we would love to have the OZ piano played along with the other instruments. Please be in touch with Kochava at kochava@ohavizedek.org if you would like to offer your talents.
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Couch needed for OZ library!
We are on a mission to make the library more welcoming and comfortable. Are you looking to get rid of a gently used but in good condition couch? Please be in touch with the OZ office if you do.
www.ohavizedek.org
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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
Rabbi Tobie Weisman, PJ Library in Vermont Program Director
Chandar Hall, Intern
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