PJOW Author Event with Dayna Lorentz
Temple Sinai, PJ Library in Vermont & Flying Pig Bookstore present PJ Our Way author event with Dayna Lorentz
In this heartfelt animal friendship story, a troubled young boy befriends a wayward coyote after a forest fire changes both of their lives.
Purchase a book or bring your own
Get your book signed
Hear some of Wayward Creatures read by Dayna
Learn about her writing process AND how she integrated Jewish themes into her book.
Discover how you might bring Judaism into a story
Tot Shabbat Potluck Dinner and Services
Shabbat Dinner for Young Families on May 15th at 5:30pm. Temple Sinai will provide pizza, challah, and drinks. Please consider bringing a (vegetarian) side dish to share.
We will light candles, bless the challah and juice and eat together. We will also have a few fun Shabbat songs and toys to play with while adults finish up their own dinners.
If your child can stay up late enough, please join us for a Kabbalat Shabbat service starting at 6:30pm
Contact Aimee Hutton at aimee.hutton@templesinaivt.org for more details
Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat on May 16, at the Roth Center (10:30-11:30), suitable for families with children ages birth to 6 years
Shavuot on the Farm
Celebrate Shavuot—the festival of first fruits and the giving of Torah—with a special weekend at Living Tree Alliance.
60th Anniversary Torah March Reenactment
Join Temple Sinai in re-enacting the march of our Torah from our temporary home at Faith Methodist on Dorset St to our permanent home at 500 Swift St.
Join us for a special service and oneg at 500 Swift St to follow.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Shavuot
Join us in person or on Zoom as we celebrate the blessing of the “first fruits” and our youngest Shir Shalom members. Please bring the first cuttings from your garden. In keeping with the holiday and the tradition of eating dairy on Shavuot, please bring something to share.
Shavuot On The Mountain
Come celebrate Shavuot and Shabbat with joy, fresh air, and community connection! Our 12th annual multigenerational pilgrimage hike to the Mountain Chapel on Mt. Mansfield is one of Living Tree Alliance’s most cherished traditions. Together we’ll take in Vermont’s springtime beauty, share meaningful moments, and welcome the holiday with music and creativity.
Statewide Summit
Join Jewish Communities of Vermont (JCVT) for the 2026 Statewide Summit, a statewide gathering bringing people together from across Vermont for a day of learning, creativity, and connection in Jewish community. Set against the beauty of Stowe, this Summit welcomes participants of all ages and backgrounds for a vibrant Sunday experience grounded in Jewish culture, ideas, and relationship.
Shir Shalom and UVJC Tot Shabbat
Intercongregational Achreyut Tot Shabbat with stories and songs about taking responsibility
Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat is a Shabbat service designed to engage young children and their families. Snacks and social time will follow the service. This service will be special for Passover!
Young Families Playgroup
The Temple Sinai Young Families Program…
offers a monthly playgroup during the school year. Children are invited to bring push toys or ride on toys to use in our big social hall. We will also have toys available to play with.
Designed for ages 0-6, but all are welcome!
Community Passover Seder
Delicious chicken soup and matzo balls by Shir Shalomers will be provided.
Please bring a 3-quart pot and ladle (labeled) to serve the soup at each table.
In addition please bring a prepared and plated dish for 10 (main courses encouraged) for the Pot Luck dinner. Reminder: no shellfish, no pork, no pasta products.
Please bring non perishable/properly dated food for the Woodstock/Reading Food Shelf.
If you are hosting a first-night seder on Wednesday, April 1 and have room at your table, please consider welcoming someone in our community who may not have a place to go this year.
If you’re able and willing to include an extra guest (or more), please email office@shirshalomvt.org.
Seder at Israel Congregation
Passover is one of the most important Jewish festivals of the year, and its high point is the seder. Experiencing this wonderful Jewish meal and interactive “happening” is to live through all the varied themes of the Passover festival.
Community Passover Seder: Flavors of the Diaspora
From North to West: Classic Ohavi Zedek featuring Ashkenazi-inspired dishes drawn from recipes shared by members of our own community — food with memory folded into it: w. Brisket or Salmon
Community Passover Seder
Join the Kol Ha’Emek community for a rousing retelling
of the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
Pareve Dinner and 4 cups of wine included
$25/adult (16 or older)
$5/child under 16-year-old
$60/family (1-2 adults, and their under 16-year-old children)
Please email Monte to reserve your seats
no later than Friday, March 27, 2026.
After that date all seats are $30 per adult and $10 per child.
Passover Community Seder
Kosher-for-Passover vegetarian or dairy dishes are welcome! Matzoh ball soup will be provided. Regular and gluten-free matzoh will be available.
Sugar and Schmooze
See an old-school sugar operation, sample fresh syrup, and enjoy music, food, crafts and and a community pageant to welcome the coming of spring
All are welcome! Please register
Shoresh
Join JCOGS for our monthly Shoresh gatherig at JCOGS! Join us for singing/movement with Rabbi David, followed by a hands-on activity, ending with blessings over challah/grape juice followed by a lite nosh.
Tot Shabbat/Passover Celebration
Tot Shabbat is a Shabbat service designed to engage young children and their families. Snacks and social time will follow the service. This service will be special for Passover!
Campapalooza
Campapalooza is where families meet the people who make camp magic happen!
Anne Frank: A History for Today
“Anne Frank: A History for Today” is a student peer-led exhibit appearing in three Vermont schools this year.
Young Families Purim Party
Come to a special Young Families Purim Party! Snacks will be provided.
Costumes are encouraged but not required!
Please sign up here so Aimee knows how many Purim baskets to have. If you forget to sign up, please come anyway! We will have extras.
Purim Celebration 2026
10:30am – 11am: Megila reading and costume parade
11am -12:30pm: Party, music, lunch, games, bouncy castle, raffle
Suggested donation (for party and not Megila reading): $18/family, $5/adult, $3/child
Purim Celebration
Purim Celebration and Shpiel at Shir Shalom Everyone Welcome Potluck- bring a dish to share
Annual Purim Party
Join Beth Jacob Synagogue for our annual Purim Party! Come to enjoy Hebrew, Yiddish, and klezmer music, make crafts with the kids, and enjoy an English/Hebrew hybrid reading of the megillah!
This year will be a potluck-style dinner. Bring your favorite veggie or dairy dish to share!
Beverages and hamantaschen will be served. Registration is encouraged
In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont
Purim at the Circus
Purim at the Circus – Community Celebration!
🎭 3:30 PM – Megillah Reading
🎪 4:00 PM – Carnival Fair for all ages!
🍽 4:30 PM – Dinner Opens
✨ 5:00 PM – Marko the Magician
