
Events


Jewish Heritage Night
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.

Tu B'Av Shabbat Retreat
Tu B’Av Shabbaton: Celebrate community, nature, and love!
Join us for a transformative weekend celebrating Tu B’Av (the Jewish holiday of love) with a special Shabbaton on the Living Tree farm.
What to Expect
Friday evening. Experience a warm, family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat featuring traditional songs and prayers as we welcome the Sabbath together. This special evening will also serve as the culminating celebration of Valley Teva Camp, where campers will share the sparkles and gems from their week in nature.
Saturday morning. Deepen your spiritual practice through:
Uplifting communal singing
Guided meditation and contemplative practices
Meaningful Torah study and discussion
Prayer in community
Children’s programming
Experience includes
Friday evening: Community potluck dinner (Living Tree provides challah, farm-grown salad, and simple pasta for kids—guests bring vegetarian dishes to share)
Saturday: Breakfast and farm-fresh lunch provided by Living Tree
Beautiful Vermont farm setting for reflection and connection
Jewish wisdom teachings brought to life
Opportunities for both solitude and community
Family-friendly environment welcoming all ages
Optional camping under the stars in the Living Tree field
Our formal program ends after lunch on Shabbat, but you’re invited stay the day and enjoy our hiking trails and private Mad River swimming spot! You’re also welcome to camp an extra night.

July 4th at Israel Congregation
Come one, come all! Everyone is invited to the lawn of Israel Congregation.
Bring your own dairy picnic, drinks, chairs, and blankets.
Don't miss the Taconic Young Artists perform Americana Music!
Bid on amazing delectables in our fabulous baked goods auction!
Special holiday Shabbat service to follow at 7:30 pm.Come one, come all! Everyone is invited to the lawn of Israel Congregation.
Bring your own dairy picnic, drinks, chairs, and blankets.

PJ Library In Vermont 18th Birthday Party
🎉 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:
🎨 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!

Young Families Concert: Wayne Potash
The Temple Sinai Young Families Program…
presents Wayne Potash!
Designed for ages 0-6, but all are welcome!

Family Purim Party
Carnivale-inspired puppets get folks up and moving with games, parades, rhythm, and dance, while smaller hand puppet versions of the characters handle the story of Queen Esther.

Tu Bishvat: a Celebration for the Trees
Celebrate the deep beauty of mid-winter with Living Tree Alliance as we gather to honor the holiday of Tu BiShvat, the birthday of the trees. With programs for all ages, we’ll build our relationship with the earth and with each other.
Program includes:
4:30 p.m. Sledding down the big hill
5 p.m.: two programs offered in the field at dusk
Family Outdoor Tree Celebration with games and observations
Adult Contemplative Sunset Tree Connection with prayer, song, and reflection
6 p.m.: Shabbat candle lighting & tree poetry at the Common House, followed by dinner and deepening our commitments as earth stewards as part of the birthday for the trees and mini Tu BiShvat seder.
A few more details:
Be sure to dress warmly for outdoor activities from 4:30–6 p.m.
Bring sleds, skis, and snowshoes for outdoor fun on the property.
Soup, salad and challah will be provided for dinner. You are welcome to bring a vegetarian side dish to share.
Please join us!
Tu BiShvat falls approximately halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. As the trees become another year older, this holiday invites us to consider the ways we can live in reciprocity with Mother Nature.

JCOGS MITZVAH DAY
Honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through service, community, and care.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Join us for an afternoon of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) from 12:30-4:30pm, followed by community soup meal from 4:30-6pm. Projects for all ages!
Activities include:
• Cooking and baking for local shelters
• Donating, sorting and delivering winter gear to local agencies
• Creating Tikkun Olam T-shirts
• Visiting or calling JCOGS members through our Chesed Circle of Care
• Helping with the community soup meal ( or just attending!)
• Volunteering at the UCC Morrisville Church warming shelter
• Supporting other JCOGS initiatives
Whether you’re in Stowe or contributing remotely, there’s a way for everyone to get involved.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/gugrQa5wVZSebBf46
Explore all opportunities to engaging in Tikkun Olam with JCOGS this Mitzvah Day!
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Mitzvah Day – What You Can Bring!
If you're coming to Mitzvah Day, here’s how you can help:
Bring a T-Shirt to Create Tikkun Olam T-Shirts!
(T-shirts will also be available for sale. Proceeds go to our Tikkun Olam Fund for future projects.)Bring Donations by 2:30 PM (or bring them in advance)!
We’re collecting:Winter gear
Gently used men’s & women’s pants
Winter boots & snow pants (all sizes)
Sneakers & hiking boots
Gently used bath towels, washcloths, & hand towels
Thank you for your generosity and support!
Learn more here


8th Night of Hanukkah Party
Hanukkah Party Everyone Welcome 8th Night!!!! Bring Latkes and Menorahs

Chanukah Bonfire & Community Sing
We'll gather at Living Tree for an intergenerational celebration including:
Community crafts and games for all ages—you don't want to miss the infamous Maccabee fort, human dreidel contest, and gelt stacking!
A special music performance for the little ones with Miss Andrea of Musical Munchkins
Menorah lighting—feel free to bring your own!
Chanukah storytelling
Cozy potluck dinner—Latkes and Soup will be provided - bring a vegetarian dish to share
Seasonal song circle around the bonfire with Musicians Avi Salloway and Emma Back.
Co-sponsored by Jewish Communities of Vermont, PJ Library VT and Living Tree Alliance
Pay-what-you-can donation ($18–$56 per family suggested). No one turned away for inability to pay.Donations for this event will be split between LTA's end-of-year fundraising goals and the Good Samaritan homeless warming shelter in Montpelier.



Family Hanukkah Glow Party and Concert with Joanie Leeds
Kids of all ages come celebrate Hanukkah with the catchy pop tunes of Grammy winner Joanie Leeds! Latkes, dreidels, and lots of Hanukkah fun as we light the second candle together.
This is event is free and open to all thanks to JCVT and a generous grant from the Covenant Foundation.

Chanukah Party
COME CELEBRATE AT OUR CHANUKAH PARTY
Live klezmer music, latkes & jelly donuts, dreidel games and crafts
to help get us ready for the holiday!
JOIN US AT HAVURAH HOUSE
To help us plan our set up needs please RSVPand let us know what you can bring! (You are most welcome to attend without bringing anything but like all Havurah events this is a community effort with lots of ways to lend a hand).

Hanukkah Fun at the Johnson Jubilee
Come play dreidel, sing Hanukkah songs, and make art for the Festival of Lights. We're excited to be part of this wonderful community tradition in downtown Johnson.



Sukkot On The Farm
Celebrate the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot at the Living Tree Alliance as we come together for a weekend filled with song, learning, nature, community, delicious food, and fun. Our festival is geared for all ages, so bring your family and friends! Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere under the shelter of our creatively designed temporary dwelling, the sukkah. Whether you come for the traditions, the teachings, or the farm fun, you’ll find a weekend of inspired conversations, playful activity, and joy.



Campout Retreat
Enjoy the beauty of connecting with the earth, your food, and rest as a form of cultural revitalization. There will be time to explore the woods and river and immerse in the beauty of summer in Vermont, with family-friendly programming as well as contemplative time for adults; time to get your hands in the soil and to interact with the farm animals.

Young Family Chavurah
Young Family Chavurah - A Mitzvah (A Good Deed)
Sunday, June 25, 4:00-5:30 pm
Live Only
Please join us at the RJC for our next Young Family Chavurah - A Mitzvah (A Good Deed).
Rabbi will teach why a mitzvah is an important part of our Jewish culture. The children will paint rocks for our front garden with the intent to brighten someone's day!
Please contact Marla Cohen with any questions.

Community Work Day
Work and Play on the Farm with us!
Join us for meaningful day of work—growing and harvesting food for the Mad River food pantry and community programs, caring for farm animals, and enhancing Living Tree’s event and field trip grounds—while we build connections with our community, the earth, ourselves, and our spirits. All are welcome!
Upcoming dates:
June 25, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Featuring field games!
July 16, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. In addition to farm work, we’ll be building a yurt!
Aug. 20, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. With a live band!
Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.


Mothers Day On The Farm
We’ll start the morning with song and movement under the tent with Miss Andrea from Musical Munchkins.
Then, we’ll have fun on the farm






Passover Paloozza!
For our next Sunday family program, we're joined by puppeteer Anna Sobel for a Passover puppet show, plus crafts, games, matzoh, and macaroons. If you're a regular at our Sunday events, welcome back! If you're a family looking for more Jewish engagement, feel free to stop in and enjoy. We would love to meet you.