Hanukkah Story Time with PJ Library in Vermont
This week's story time at MCL will feature an interactive Hanukkah story & Hanukkah themed activities!
Appropriate for ages 1-4..
Contact Alison Hill for more information.
All Ages Chanukah Party
Join Ohavi Zedek for our annual, all ages Chanukah Party!
Enjoy: Delicious Latkes and Sufganiot (donuts), Music & Sing-Along, Raffle, Dreidel, Games, Crafts, Gift Shop, Face Painting, & More!
https://ohavizedek.org/event/chanukah2025/
Congregational Hanukkah Party
Congregational Hanukkah party, open to everyone, all ages
Chanukah Party
Join us for a Potluck with latkes, children's games and
live music by the RJC Klezmer Band!
For more information please contact office@rutlandjewishcenter.org
Community Lighting of JCOGS Big Outdoor Menorah + Sufganiyot/donuts
We’ll gather together outdoors to light the first candle of Hanukkah with song and intention followed by noshing and shmoozing indoors. Open to all.
Family Hanukkah Party & Iron Chef
Come celebrate the Festival of Lights with the famous JCOGS Iron Chef Competition! Enter with an amazing dish prepared with the secret ingredient* or come hungry and vote. Fantastic prizes from local businesses. Bring your family menorah as we light up the dark together. Dreidel games, latkes, and song.
Hanukkah 🕎 Party
Brattleboro Area Jewish Community (BAJC) invites you to join us as we celebrate the festival of Hanukkah.
This joyous celebration will feature
Klezmer music & dancing with A Glezele Tey
menorah lighting
latke contest
traditional treats & refreshments
PJ Library book nook for kids and families!
Donation of $10-$20 per adult will be accepted at the door. (Larger donations appreciated!)
Additional donations of $5 per child will be most welcome!
A Glezele Tey (Yiddish for “a little glass of tea”) invites you into their living room for a little glass of tea from the samovar, bringing audiences into an intimate and enthralling world of klezmer, Yiddish folk song, and tkhines (traditional Ashkenazi prayers centering the experiences of women, trans, and gender non-conforming people, set to new melodies). Drawing from old recordings and contemporary culture rooted in the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, A Glezele Tey’s music is an act of deep care—rooted in community gathering, lineage, and ritual. We raise our collective voices to move through grief, inspire action, and build a frayer velt (a freer world). A Glezele Tey is comprised of acclaimed klezmer musicians and composers Ariel Shapiro, Rachel Leader, and Richie Barshay. For more information on this group go here.
Mad River Valley Hanukkah on Ice in Waterbury
Come skate with JCOGS at Waterbury Ice for a celebration with our Mad River neighbor
Latkes & Light
Join CBE for Latkes and Lights and Shabbat to celebrate the last night of Chanukah. Bring your menorahs and candles and your favorite latkes to share. Fun for the whole family.
Tot Shabbat
Tot shabbat for Jewish children ages birth to 6 years
For information contact Melissa Herman
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.
Temple Sinai Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat is a Shabbat service designed to engage young children and their families. Snacks and social time will follow the service.
Contact Aimee Hutton at aimee.hutton@templesinaivt.org for more details
Temple Sinai 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!
Simchat Torah Celebration
Join Temple Sinai in rolling back the Torah! There will be parading, dancing and singing as we joyously celebrate Simchat Torah. This event is open to everyone of all ages.
The entire Temple Community is Welcome!
The Schedule:
5:00pm Oneg with snacks for everyone; kids and adults alike!
Sukkot Family Presstival
Sukkot Family Presstival - Sunday October 12, 10am
Join us for a morning of apple pressing and Sukkot festivities!
-Apple and leaf printing
-Make your own lulav
-Sukkah building with blocks and loose parts
-Cider pressing (bring your own cup/jug)
-Bagel brunch at 11:45am
Hosted by Jewish Journeys and Full Circle Preschool
Sukkot on the Farm
Join us for our 12th annual Sukkot on the Farm festival—a joyful weekend celebrating the fall harvest with song, learning, delicious food, and community connection under our creatively designed temporary dwelling, the sukkah.
When & where: Oct. 11, 2 p.m.–Oct. 12, 2 p.m.Living Tree Alliance, Moretown, VT
Weekend highlights:
Saturday afternoon: Kirtan with Anna Sobel and meditation with Rabbi David Fainsilber (of Jewish Communities of Greater Stowe)
Saturday evening: “Stone soup” dinner with veggies from the harvest and bread from Red Hen Baking Co., followed by songs and teachings in the sukkah
Saturday night: Live concert in the barn featuring Avi Salloway & Friends
Sunday morning: Children's puppet show with Anna Sobel, family nature walk with lulav making, and hands-on workshops (plant identification, basket weaving, sheep to yarn, fermentation)
Sunday midday: Hoshana Rabbah dance and song circle—a musical earth-based ritual that's accessible to all, followed by sandwich-bar lunch
Theme: Community sustainability—supporting each other with resiliency in these changing times
Camping and limited indoor accommodations available for the weekend—select a lodging add-on when you register. Some pre-festival events begin Friday evening, with the full festival starting Saturday afternoon.
Come experience the abundance of autumn, connect with old and new friends, and celebrate ancient traditions in the beauty of the Living Tree farm!
Sliding-Scale Pricing
We believe in making Sukkot on the Farm accessible to all who want to celebrate with us. The true cost per person is about $100, which covers meals (Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast and lunch), programming, facilities, and fair compensation for our teachers and musicians.
Rosh Hashanah in the Field 5786
Embodied prayer, joyous singing & nature connection
Join Living Tree Alliance for an inspiring, land-based, musical outdoor prayer ceremony, led by Rabbi Lee Moore and cellist Aaron Fried! We’ll greet the new year with a radical Jewish prayer experience in nature that weaves together traditional melodies with eco-poetics. At Living Tree’s fifth annual Rosh Hashanah celebration, we’ll tap into our roots as we soar with song—all while surrounded by the stunning peak foliage of the Mad River Valley.
When: Sept. 24, 10 am–12:30 pm, with vegetarian potluck lunch to follow
Rosh Hashanah by the Lake 2025 with Ohavi Zedek
Enjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear the shofar sound, dip apples in honey, and more in a warm, joyful setting!
Jewish? Adjacent? Curious? Join OZ for this day of Awe-some! This friendly event is suitable for those ages 0 to 118.
Passover at the Wonderfeet Kid's Museum
Come celebrate the High Holidays and Sukkot with the Rutland Jewish Center and PJ Library at the Wonderfeet Kids' Museum! Enjoy crafts, music, books and refreshments. We will also be serving Apples and Honey on the street! We look forward to seeing you there.
Orchard Tot Shabbat
Orchard Tot Shabbat is co-hosted by UVJC/Kol Ha’Emek & Shir Shalom Woodstock
Age 0-6, all ages welcome
Lewis Franco Live Music Sing Along
Join Beth Jacob welcoming back beloved artist Lewis Franco to sing your favorite Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and Jewish-American tunes! Beth Jacob welcomes members of all ages to join us for some Jewish music to prepare for the upcoming new year. Bring the kids, bring your friends, and bring your grandparents for some classic songs!
Religious School Open House
Come learn about the Religious School and our Young Families Program!
Looking for a welcoming Jewish community for your family? Come see why so many families are joining Temple Sinai!
New Families Open House:
Sunday, August 24th
12:00–2:00 PM
Meet our community, tour our Religious School classrooms, and connect with current families who are excited to share their experience. Little ones are welcome — we’ll have teens ready to play while parents mingle, eat lunch, and ask questions.
Start your child’s Jewish journey with us — we can’t wait to meet you!
