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Shavuot On The Mountain
Join our multigenerational hike (or drive) to the Mountain Chapel on Mt. Mansfield to prepare for Shavuot. On the hike, enjoy community, contemplation, and the beauty of Vermont’s first blooming wildflowers. At the Mountain Chapel, we’ll share in song, a community Torah reading, crafts, blintzes, and a parade of bikkurim (first fruits). Registration
Jewish Communities of Vermont is pleased to announce that Beth Weintraub Liberman will be the new Executive Director
Jewish Communities of Vermont is pleased to announce that Beth Weintraub Liberman will be the new executive director beginning July 1, 2025. She has worked closely with Rabbi Tobie Weisman, the current director of JCVT for many years. As Rabbi Tobie retires, JCVT is thrilled to welcome Beth.
Currently the director of education at Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS), Beth brings decades of experience in community engagement and nonprofit leadership to the role. She has been involved with JCVT as a partner since 2016 creating numerous community wide events and PJ library programs for children, adults, and teens across north central VT and NH. She is excited to get on the road this summer and fall to make connections with folks in southern Vermont and throughout the state.
We are excited for this new chapter as Beth leads Jewish Vermont into the future. We invite you to make a donation of any amount to celebrate this auspicious moment.
Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazek-be strong, be strong, and let us be strengthened.
B’vrachah-with blessing,
Susan Leff, Acting President
On behalf of the JCVT Board
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PJ Library
PJ Library in Vermont is a program of Jewish Communities of Vermont.
We provide Jewish children's books to families across Vermont each month.
PROFILES OF JEWISH LIFE
I think rural Jews have a unique perspective. We don’t take Yiddishkeit for granted. Jewish communities are diverse and spread out, which means that community-building requires time, acceptance, and love.
Jewish Communities of Vermont Blog
“When we think of Vermont we don’t immediately think of Jewish life. Living here as a Jew, it can be easy to feel distant and disconnected from Jewish community, particularly if you don’t live near a town with a synagogue. JCVT, under the inspired leadership of Susan Leff, has worked tirelessly and effectively to bring our people together from the four corners of Vermont to make connections, build community, and support Jewish life in the Green Mountains.”
Among tightly interwoven threads that form Judaism’s cultural fabric are religion and politics. They’re inseparable parts of our way of life. Jewish religious identity ispolitical in character.