Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Rosh Hashanah Day 1. Click the image to see the opportunities to celebrate in community all around Vermont.
Rosh Hashanah For Tots with Joanie Leeds
Led by award-winning Jewish children’s musician Joanie Leeds, bringing her joyful music, energy, and warmth to our Rosh Hashanah celebration. Joanie will help our youngest community members—and the grown-ups who love them—sing, move, participate, and experience the joy of the Jewish New Year together.
Rosh Hashanah in the Field
Join Living Tree Alliance for a soulful, earth-aligned, musical outdoor prayer ceremony, guided by Rabbi Lee Moore and cellist Aaron Fried.
Children welcome!
Kids will join with adults for the first part of the service, and then participate in a celebration of the earth’s birthday just for kids.
Rosh Hashanah by the Lake
Join award-winning Jewish children’s musician Joanie Leeds for Rosh Hashanah by the Lake at ECHO on the Burlington waterfront Sunday Sept 13th 4:00-5:00pm
Come sing together, hear the shofar, enjoy apples and honey, and welcome a sweet new year with community.
Whether Rosh Hashanah is an annual tradition for your family or you’re experiencing it for the first time, you’re warmly invited to celebrate with us.
sponsored in part by JCVT and PJ Library in VT
Shofar in the Park
If you aren’t able to make it to Rosh Hashana services, we still want you to get a chance to hear the shofar! Join Chabad of Stowe at Hope Davey Memorial Park in Waterbury Center anytime from 5:00-5:45 for some apples dipped in honey, honey cake, and of course a chance to size up Rabbi Simon’s shofar-blowing chops.
Sunset Family Prayer & Song Service
Join a PJ Library family at their home in Southern Vermont for a special interactive, musical Selichot service. Selichot means “forgiveness” and refers to special prayers said in the days leading up to the High Holidays, inviting us to reflect on the past year, seek forgiveness, and consider how we want to grow.
RSVP for address: PJlibrary@jcvt.org
Sukkot on the Farm
Join us for our 13th annual Sukkot on the Farm, a weekend harvest festival celebrating the holiday and the abundance of the season beneath our beautifully crafted sukkah.
Sukkot on the Farm weaves together Jewish tradition, regenerative agriculture, music, and hands-on learning in one of Vermont's most beautiful seasons. Whether you're deeply rooted in Jewish tradition or simply curious about earth-based celebration, you'll find a welcoming, multigenerational community—from toddlers to elders—and meaningful ways to connect.
Camp overnight, or just come for the day. This year we’re also offering a dedicated teen program. Click the link for details and registration: https://www.livingtreealliance.com/events/sukkot-on-the-farm
Live Music Performance with Lewis Franco!
Join beloved musical artist Lewis Franco for a joyful, all-ages celebration of Jewish music! We’ll sing along to favorite Hebrew, Ladino, and Jewish-American tunes! Bring the kids, parents and grandparents for classic songs!
Beyond Discontent: Two Special Events for Courageous Learning and Engagement Across Political Divides
Building Positive Relationships Especially for the Jewish Community
sponsored in part by JCVT
The German Army and the Holocaust - UVM Miller Symposium
The Tenth Miller Symposium: The German Army and the Holocaust.
Conveners:
Alan E. Steinweis, University of Vermont and Edward B. Westermann, Texas A&M University, San Antonio
9:00-9:15 AM: Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9:15-10:30 AM: Waitman Wade Beorn, Northumbria University
A Climate of Cruelty: How the Wehrmacht Became a Genocidal Army
10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon: Doris Bergen, University of Toronto
A Priest with a Nazi Collar: Christian Chaplains in the Wehrmacht
1:30-2:45 PM: Maris Rowe-McCulloch, University of Regina
The German Military Occupation of Rostov and the Holocaust
3:00-4:15 PM: Harry Merritt, Rhode Island College
A Continuum from Mass Murder to Regular Combat: Non-German Auxiliaries of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS during the Holocaust
4:30-5:45 PM: Valerie Hébert, Lakehead University
Myth, Memory, and Justice: Confronting the Wehrmacht High Command at Nuremberg
5:45-6:30 PM: Thomas Kühne, Clark University
The Wehrmacht between War and Genocide: Concluding Remarks
The Vessel: a Queer Jewish Supernatural Tale
This enhanced staged reading is a new work by Shawn Paper, a member of JCVT’s Havurah Initiative.
🍎Joanie Leeds Rosh Hashanah Celebration for kids at JCOGS!
Kids! Young families! Join Grammy Award-winning children's musician Joanie Leeds for a joyful Rosh Hashanah celebration on Saturday, September 12, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at JCOGS in Stowe. Children will enjoy an hour of music, movement, and holiday activities.
sponsored in part by JCVT and PJ Library in VT
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown. Click the image to see the opportunities to celebrate in community all around Vermont.
Reverse Tashlich waterway cleanup
Reverse Tashlich 2026 is part of a global Jewish movement bringing communities together to care for our environment and help prevent trash from entering our waterways.
This event is appropriate for ages 10 and up and will include group cleanup activities, with support from community members involved with the Burlington Parks Commission.
Orchard Tot Shabbat
Bring your apple picking fingers to Tot Shabbat at Patch Family Orchard on Saturday Sept 5 at 10:30 am! Sing some Rosh Hashana songs, eat some cider donuts, read some new year’s stories, and pick apples.
Tot Shabbat at Temple Sinai
Welcome to the first Tot Shabbat of the year! We will have a fun and song-filled service and then lots of yummy snacks. Once everyone has a full belly, we will have some toys out to play with alongside our new friends. Hope you can come!
Book Discussion PROTOCALS: AN ERASURE by Daniela Naomi Molnar
Book Discussion
PROTOCALS: AN ERASURE
by Daniela Naomi Molnar
Thursday, September 3rd @ 7:00pm
Phoenix Bookstore
Rutland VT
Please join the Rutland Jewish Center for a discussion of Daniela Naomi Molnar's book Protocals: An Erasure, a finalist for the National Jewish Book award.
An exploration of power, memory, belief, and the dangers and possibilities of language.
PROTOCOLS: An Erasure transforms the world’s most influential antisemitic document, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, into an erasure poem exploring questions of power, history, and language. By redacting words from the original document, the book-length poem breathes space into a text dense with hatred, excavating new meanings and questions. It asks what forms power can take other than oppression and control and how language, weaponized and eroded, can be a tool for healing. And it calls for unity and human connection at a time of polarization and fear.
Accompanying the poem, a lyric essay excavates my deep personal connection to the source text, weaving personal and collective history by traversing former concentration camps, immigrant communities in New York City, and remote desert wildernesses.
Protocals: An Erasure is available for purchase at Phoenix Bookstore in Rutland Vermont and online.
For more information please contact the RJC.
Friends of the Arava Institute 30th Anniversary Concert
The concert features music from Joana Genova and Ariel Rudiakov of Taconic Music. A reception will follow the concert.
For tickets ($30) and sponsorships :
https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=aravainstitute&id=74
Since 1996 the Arava Institute has brought together Palestinians, Jordanians, Israelis and participants from around the world at its campus on Kibbutz Ketura in Israel. As it marks its 30th year, Friends of the Arava Institute celebrate this work and invite you to help ensure it continues.
As the students, faculty, and staff come from diverse backgrounds the afternoon with feature diverse musicians and music styles. Featuring performances with inclide: Maxine Linehan, Joana Genova & Ariel Rudiakov of Taconic Music, Rev. Bill Borror, Cantor Scott Buckner, and more.
There will also be remarks from Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, Executive Director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and Arava Institute Alumni.
For more information contact Rabbi Michael Cohen, Director of Community Relations for the Friends of the Arava Institute: rabbimichael@friendsofarava.org
Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha: Identity, Critical Care, and the Pursuit of Peace
Local facilitator Jen Daniels invites you to hear Dr. Abu Fraiha share her experience as a Palestinian citizen of Israel, navigating the complicated relationship between the multiple layers of her identity. She will also describe her medical work as a critical care physician working at the largest hospital in Israel’s Negev region in October, 2023. In addition to her work healing individuals, Dr. Abu Fraiha will discuss her work to heal the broader society as a peace activist in many different organizations.
Sounds In The Sanctuary
Our 13th season promises to be memorable! Enjoy the returning favorites and new artists, and join us for a special bonus event at the Colonial Theatre featuring jazz clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen.
CBE film presentation: The Road Between Us
When retired General Noam Tibon learned that his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren were trapped in their home near the Gaza border during the Hamas attack of October 7, he and his wife set out on a desperate race from Tel Aviv to save them. Their extraordinary journey of courage, determination, and love unfolds in this gripping, award-winning documentary.
HIGH HOLIDAY CHALLAH WORKSHOP WITH MELISSA
Melissa will share her recipe with members and friends of the Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation as we go step by step through the ~4 hour long process. We will plan to make round loaves that you can freeze at home and use for the upcoming holidays. A braided loaf is also an option.
The Teachings of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks with Rabbi Ilene Haigh
Summer Learning Opportunity
This summer the Shir Shalom community is invited to join Rabbi Haigh in an exploration of the thinking of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. ז׳׳ל , Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, whose teachings are deeply inspiring and offer us hope and wisdom in these divided times.
Mah Jongg Tournament
Click! Bam! Come to Brattleboro and try your luck
$25, Lunch provided
This event is co-sponsored by the Senior Center & Brattleboro Area Jewish Community.
The top three winners will receive gift certificates & art donated by local artists
contact jcvt@jcvt.org for registration information
L'Chaim Summer Camp Shabbaton 2026
Join L’chaim Collective for their first weekend-long Shabbaton! You won't want to miss this joyful all ages weekend of swimming, singing, noshing, creating, schvitzing, schmoozing, kibitzing, star-gazing.
Noah’s Wine vs. Pharaoh’s Beer
Come meet Biblical and Talmudic botanist Dr. Jon Greenberg to learn about the forgotten meanings of foods and drinks while enjoying beer, wine, fruit, pastries, and other familiar foods with deep Biblical significance.
Daniel Kahn in Concert
The Lost Mural Project is thrilled to present the great Yiddish singer/songwriter Daniel Kahn, with his musical brother violinist Jake Shulman-Ment in a concert at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue. Supertitles will be provided for translation during the performance.
Rock Shabbat with Dahg
Bring your rock 'n' roll soul to Rock Shabbat with Dahg! Temple Sinai's house rock band plays a mix of contemporary Jewish popular and liturgical music and great rock songs, all within the context of a typical Kabbalat worship service. Now live on stage at Temple Sinai or streaming on Zoom!
Sounds In The Sanctuary
Our 13th season promises to be memorable! Enjoy the returning favorites and new artists, and join us for a special bonus event at the Colonial Theatre featuring jazz clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen.
Melacha U'Veracha
A 5-DAY EARTH-SKILLS GATHERING ROOTED IN JEWISH TRADITION
Melacha U'Vracha seeks to create resilient, pluralistic Jewish communities where we reclaim our ancestors’ skills, deepen our relationship with the Earth, and grow capacity with one another through tending the sacred with our hands and hearts.
Read more about the gathering here.
Dylan and Friends: Poets, Protests & Prophets
Dylan and Friends: Poets, Protest & Prophets
Concert with Andris Berry and Bill Borror
This program is brought to Israel Congregation with the support of the Mindy Bloom Cultural Affairs Fund.
Dinner at Windfall Orchard with Havurah of Addison
Join Havurah on Saturday, August 8 from 6-9pm at Windfall Orchard for a special evening. Enjoy cocktail hour with wine, beer, cider and NA options along with an opportunity to explore the grounds. Then we will share a family style multi-course meal (no pork/shellfish, vegetarian options included).
To reserve your seat(s) at the table click here. Limited capacity
*Special* Havdalah Potluck in Celebration of Catherine Bock
Come for singing and celebrating Catherine Bock!
Catherine has been L'Chaim's beloved liaison at the Quaker Meetinghouse for the last two years, and we are grateful for her warmth and clarity and helping us come to feel so welcome in this space. Catherine is moving to the West Coast in the fall to be closer to family, and we want a chance to honor her properly. In addition, she is turning 78 on Monday, 8/10/26. So this will be a going-away/birthday mash-up!
We'll make sure to sing out Shabbat with the Havdalah blessings. Bring a potluck dish and a question for Catherine.
The Stowe Jewish Film Festival Presents: Ethan Bloom
Thirteen-year old Ethan Bloom finds himself on a messy and hilarious spiritual journey in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy. Ethan is determined to convert to Catholicism while his recently widowed Father wants him to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah. What is really going on here?
Tickets: $15 per person
https://www.jcogs.org/event/the-stowe-jewish-film-festival-presents-ethan-bloom.html
Sounds In The Sanctuary
Our 13th season promises to be memorable! Enjoy the returning favorites and new artists, and join us for a special bonus event at the Colonial Theatre featuring jazz clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen.
Shabbat on the Farm
There's nothing quite like welcoming Shabbat outdoors in the summertime. As the sun sets over the mountains, candles are lit, blessings are shared, kids run in the grass, and friends old and new gather around a homemade meal.
Living Tree Alliance invites you to Shabbat on the Farm, our annual celebration of Jewish community, regenerative agriculture, and the rhythms of the natural world. This year, we'll be slow-roasting a lamb raised on our own pastures throughout the day Friday, to serve as the centerpiece of our farm-to-table Shabbat feast (with hearty vegetarian options too) followed by a lively Kabbalat Shabbat in our outdoor pavilion, with kids welcome to play in our adjacent adventure playground while teen counselors keep an eye on things.
Option to camp overnight and stay through a relaxed Shabbat morning gathering and community potluck lunch before heading home—a good way to slow down and celebrate Shabbat and summer together in Vermont.
Sounds In The Sanctuary
Our 13th season promises to be memorable! Enjoy the returning favorites and new artists, and join us for a special bonus event at the Colonial Theatre featuring jazz clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen.
Stowe Jewish Film Festival: "Once Upon My Mother"
Set in France and spanning five decades, it tells the true story of Esther Perez, a fierce, devoted Moroccan-Jewish immigrant mother. When her newborn son, Roland, is diagnosed with a clubfoot and given a bleak prognosis in 1963, she relentlessly fights the medical system, refusing to let her son’s physical disability limit his future.
Buy tickets here
VT Jewish Community trip to S Africa - Informational meeting on Zoom
Vermont statewide Jewish community service trip to South Africa hosted by Ohavi Zedek in January 2027.
Join friends from across Vermont to engage in meaningful service, build relationships, and experience Jewish life through a unique social justice lens. Meet the Jewish community, eat Kosher food and celebrate Shabbat!
Led by Naomi Barell, Director of Youth Education and a certified tour guide, in partnership with
Justifi, an international tour company that creates trips designed to strengthen Jewish identity through Tikkun Olam adventure
Informational meeting on Sunday, July 26th, 10 - 11AM with Brian Schneider, Justifi COO
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81614687089?pwd=f7XeKrJGFvaAuRM8ApsmOTNRBjKrEY.1
Meeting ID: 816 1468 7089
Passcode: Africa
The Teachings of Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks with Rabbi Ilene Haigh
Summer Learning Opportunity
This summer the Shir Shalom community is invited to join Rabbi Haigh in an exploration of the thinking of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. ז׳׳ל . Rabbi Sacks was described by King Charles III as “a light unto this nation” and by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as “an intellectual giant.” Rabbi Sacks has also been a deeply spiritual voice in our own Shir Shalom weekly Torah study.
In his final book, Morality, Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times (2020), Rabbi Sacks, the author of dozens of books expanded on his thoughts as outlined in Not In God’s Name (2025) and The Dignity of Difference, How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations (2002). We will use these three brilliant books as the basis for our learning. An Orthodox Rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, his teaching and his voice are cautionary, deeply inspiring and offer us hope and wisdom in these divided times. Please join us at the temple at 11:00 am three Monday mornings this summer. This learning will be repeated after the high holidays on Sunday mornings for the Hebrew School Community and those unable to attend during the week.
We hope that you will join this learning
Monday mornings June 22, July 20 and August 24
11:00 am at Shir Shalom
Out of state guests will be welcome to join on Zoom.
Together we will consider the wisdom of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.
For a full biography, click the button below.