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Jewish Heritage Night
Aug
5

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.

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Tu B'Av Shabbat Retreat
Aug
8

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.

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July 4th at Israel Congregation
Jul
4

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.

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PJ Library In Vermont 18th Birthday Party
Jun
29

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!

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Tu Bishvat: a Celebration for the Trees
Feb
14

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. 

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JCOGS MITZVAH DAY
Jan
20

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:

  1. 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.)

  2. 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

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Chanukah Bonfire & Community Sing
Dec
29

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.

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Chanukah Party
Dec
16

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).


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Sukkot On The Farm
Sep
29
to Oct 1

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.

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Campout Retreat
Jul
28
to Jul 30

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.

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Young Family Chavurah
Jun
25

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.

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Community Work Day
Jun
25

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.

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Passover Paloozza!
Apr
9

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.

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