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.

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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

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Purim Celebration and Shpiel at Shir Shalom Everyone Welcome Potluck- bring a dish to share

Purim is Coming!

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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 – 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

Purim Celebration!

Purim is coming soon! Join us Monday, March 2nd at 6:00 PM for Chabad of Stowe's Purim party!

There will be an aminated reading of the megillah led by Rabbi Simon and punctuated by our loudest Haman booing. Then we'll partake in a Purim feast fit for royalty. On Purim the goal is to be as joyful as possible and with games, crafts, drinks, costumes, and music, our party will be rocking. There will be delicious Hamantaschen that bring you back to childhood and a Mishloach Manot station so you can make a Purim gift for a friend. Let's turn our worlds upside down for an evening- in the best way possible!

This event is free to attend. Please RSVP at sara@chabadofstowe.com

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!

For more information, please contact Aimee Hutton.

Tot shabbat for Jewish children ages birth to 6 years

For information contact Melissa Herman

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

Tot Shabbat is a Shabbat service designed to engage young children and their families. Snacks and social time will follow the service.

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

Shir Chadash - a Purim Puppet Shpiel

Puppeteer Anna Sobel performing a Purim Puppet Shpiel

You are invited to attend UVJC’s first Valentine’s day Social

Music by Jazz Duo Eric Bronstein with Chris Billiau

Havdalah to start us off.
A variety of wines and non-alcoholic beverages will be served
Hot and Cold appetizers
Valentine’s Day themed sweets

Special Note: Calling All Parents!

Complimentary Childcare is provided.
No need to make dinner – Kids will enjoy cheese pizza
and apple juice after havdallah.

The holiday of Tu BiShvat—the time when, in Jewish tradition, the trees become another year older—falls halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Join us to honor this moment of renewal and consider how we can live in deeper reciprocity with the natural world while we explore the land at Living Tree.

Due to extreme cold in the weather forecast, we’ll be primarily gathering indoors.

• 2–3 p.m.: Outdoor winter fun (optional). For those who love the cold: sledding and skiing in the field! Melanie will be at the sledding hill, and Sephirah will guide a ski loop for anyone who wants to get their winter adventure in first.

• 3 p.m.: Indoor Tu BiShvat journey at the Common House.

  Come in from the cold for an experiential journey through the four worlds of the Tu BiShvat seder. We'll connect to environmental stewardship, the trees, and our local landscape through story, song, seasonal fruits, and reflection. We'll end with a sound bath, and then step outside for a little tree time before gathering around the fire with hot chocolate, hemlock tea, and birthday cake for the trees

  We’re thrilled to be joined by special guest Shamu Sadeh, lead educator and director of the Adamah Fellowship program at Isabella Freedman.

• What to bring (if participating in outdoor fun):

• Warm layers for outdoor activities

• Sleds, skis, or snowshoes (if you have them)

• Snowshoes available for rent at Clearwater Sports

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

Join Living Tree Alliance and Moretown Library for a joyful midwinter gathering honoring the trees and the deep roots that sustain us through the cold season. Perfect for families with children ages 2–5, this celebration brings together song, craft-making, and connection to the natural world.

Tu BiShvat is a Jewish holiday known as the birthday of the trees. This celebration of trees, seasons, and our connection to the earth is open to families of all faiths and backgrounds who value nature and want to share that wonder with their children.

Family Shabbat followed by lunch open to everyone and aimed at families with elementary school children.

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

Family & Friends Service with Beth Jacob!

Join Rabbi David in song as our JCOGS and Beth Jacob families and Hebrew Schools come together at Beth Jacob Synagogue (10 Harrison Ave, Montpelier). Lite kiddush brunch to follow!

Register here

Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Haigh at Shir Shalom

Enjoy a Tu B'Shvat seder, lead by Rabbi Michael Cohen and the students of our Hebrew School. Celebratory and ritual fruits that represent the holiday will be served as we sing, pray and hear readings from our students.

Join Beth Jacob for a Tu B'Shvat Seder led by Rabbi Shana Margolin at 2:00pm. Registration is encouraged.

All About Grains

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!

The first global virtual gathering of Jewish grandparents in partnership with JCVT

Last day to register: January 19, 2026
KEYNOTE: What Parents Want Grandparents to Know About Raising Kids Today

Clinical psychologist and social media megastar Dr. Becky Kennedy shares essential insights on navigating modern family dynamics – bridging the gap between generations with empathy and understanding.

10 Expert Sessions

Topics that matter most — from long-distance grandparenting to navigating interfaith families to keeping Jewish traditions alive. You choose what interests you.

Small-Group Conversations

Ensuring the virtual feels personal by getting to know the people who share your interests (20–24 max); opportunity to stay connected after the event.

Access to Recordings

Option to view recordings of the sessions you were not able to attend. 

Sessions and Schedule

Join JCOGS & PJ Library in VT for a Tu b'Shvat themed morning with a magical puppet show by puppeteer Anna Sobel, an interactive storytime, music, crafts, and snacks. The puppet show, "Fairies of the Season", explores the changing of our world each calendar year. Every season has unique qualities: the trees look different, different kinds of plants are growing, and people wear and do different things. In this show, set on a handmade dress that twirls as the year turns, each season has its own fairy that takes care of changing the natural world accordingly. Family-friendly, all are welcome!

Join the folks from Beth Jacob Synagogue for a nature snowshoe walk on one of the many trails at North Branch Nature Center. Learn about native animals of the area, learn back tracking skills, and enjoy the immersion in nature during this Tu B'Shvat season.

*This is a snowshoe trail, not a walking trail. The use of shoes is prohibited on these trails.

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

Tikkun Olam Tot Shabbat with Tu Beshvat songs and stories,open to everyone, aimed at families with kids ages birth - 6 years.

A joint program of UVJC and Shir Shalom in partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

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!