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 for Jewish children ages birth to 6 years

For information contact Melissa Herman

In partnership with PJ Library in Vermont

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

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.

Join the celebration of Chanukah at the Vermont Statehouse

Music and dancing with Lewis Franco & the Missing Cats, crafts, and dreidel games! Fun for all ages! Potluck: bring your favorite latke, spread or vegetarian dish of choice!

This event is FREE but food donation items appreciated for the food pantry!

Please RSVP

Join Temple Sinai for a Young Families Hanukkah Party! This festive holiday program is designed to engage young children and their families. Snacks and social time are included!

Join us to celebrate Hanukkah!

Email Aimee Hutton at aimee.hutton@templesinaivt.org for more information.

Register Here

Contact Alison Hill for more information.

Shabbat services aimed at families with children ages 5-16

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

Shabbat morning for Tots, birth - 5 years old

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 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

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

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. 

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!

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire are inviting you to enjoy a baseball game to celebrate Jewish Heritage Night on Tuesday August 5th 2025 at Delta Dental Stadium. The Fisher Cats will be facing the Reading Fightin Phils, the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Gates will open at 5:35 pm and the first pitch will be at 6:35 pm. This will be the first Jewish Heritage Night that the Fisher Cats have hosted since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

🎉 PJ Library in Vermont’s 18th Birthday Party! 🎉

📅 Date: Sunday, June 29

🕐 Time: 1:00–3:00 PM

📍 Location: Manchester, Vermont (exact location provided upon RSVP)

Come celebrate 18 years of PJ Library in Vermont with a fun-filled afternoon for all ages!

🎭 Entertainment:

• Bookworm and the Barefoot Books puppet show

  by Anna Sobel of Talking Hands Theater

🎨 Activities Include:

• Craft your own puppet & bookmark

• PJ Library book walk

• Cupcake decorating

• Interactive adventures

• Yummy snacks!

📲 RSVP Required — click to register and receive the event location.

🧁 Fun, friends, and festive activities await—don’t miss it!

Everyone is invited to participate in Mitzvah Mania!

Please sign up for one of 12 different mitzvah projects with folks of all ages by contacting Melissa Herman

Suitable for people ages 4-94.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Mitzvah projects will include making food for local soup kitchens, preparing soup kitchen garden for planting, Jewish cemetery cleanup, performing music for and playing games with nursing home residents, etc. 

Young families join Rabbi David and Beth in the JCOGS Mitzvah Garden for our final gathering of the year.  We'll dance and sing and hear the classic story, Eliezer and the Gezer, about a stubborn carrot and then plant carrots to eat  next year.  Followed by a lite nosh.

For kiddos birth to 6 years old and their grown ups.
With thanks to PJ Library in Vermont for partnering on this event.

Cafe & Play in the Children's Village from 9 - 11 am. From 9 - 10 am it's Open Play, and for the next 3 weeks we are offering Spring Gardening from 10 - 11 am! (It's a drop-in/by donation for Open Play, and the gardening program is $5.)