Come celebrate Shavuot and the promise of a land of milk and honey with a creemee from the Vermont Maple Creemee Company Truck! There will be several flavors of creemee plus toppings. Dairy free and gluten free options will be available.

Join us for one or both events!

Please join us for this important event.  We will begin with Introductory remarks by Rabbi David Edleson and Rabbi Aaron Philmus.  Then we will explore museum exhibits provided by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel.  There will be docents available to answer questions as you walk through the following exhibits:
Heroism and Resistance: Rescue by Jews during the Holocaust
Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust
"They Say There is a Land" Longings for Eretz Israel During the Holocaust

By reservation only, please RSVP.
The seder is in-person only.

Reserve Your Ticket for the Community Seder

Ruach HaMaqom Presents
Community Passover Seder: A Journey to Freedom
Led by Rabbi Lee Moore

Reserve your spot!

Join Our Earth-Conscious Vegetarian Potluck Seder!

Experience a soul-stirring ritual where ancient wisdom meets song, story, and joy. Guided by Rabbi Lee we’ll explore dimensions of liberation and reinvigorate our commitments to end oppression.  We'll use "The Promise of the Land" Haggadah by Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, weaving together the themes of freedom and ecological connection.

Eco-Conscious Potluck Contributions (Vegetarian Only)
Please bring a dish based on the first letter of your last name:

 A-J: Bring a main dish
 K-O: Bring a dessert
 P-Z: Bring an appetizer

Earth-Honoring Dietary Guidelines:

• Strictly vegetarian (milk, eggs, cheese allowed)

• NO chametz: wheat, rye, barley, oats, or spelt

• Gluten-free options welcomed

• Locally-sourced and organic ingredients encouraged

• Consider bringing your own reusable plates, cups, and utensils

• Bring an ingredients list to place beside your dish

As we invite liberation from narrow places, we call in the Divine presence in all Creation. Bring family, friends, and open hearts to journey through the Red Sea together and beyond, traversing our ancient freedom songs along with contemporary visions for wholeness and justice.

RSVP by April 5th

Questions?: [contact@ruachhamaqom.org]

Happening Sunday, April 6th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Chabad of Burlington! RSVP at www.chabadvt.org/juda

Celebrate the joyous Purim holiday with the entire family with a day filled with fun, laughter, and community spirit! Here’s what we have planned for this amazing day:

10:15 – 10:30 AM:
We’ll kick things off with a delightful Preschool Storytime with Clergy, where little ones can hear the Purim story come to life in an interactive and engaging way.

10:30 – 11:00 AM:
Join us for the Megillah Reading and Costume Parade! Everyone is encouraged to dress up in your favorite costumes as we read the Megillah together and parade through the celebration.

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM:
The fun continues with our Purim Carnival! There’s something for everyone, with games, crafts, prizes, bouncy castle, and more! Be sure to check out all the activities, including:

Mishloach Manot Making to share with friends and family
Delicious Hamantaschen to enjoy
Fun Face Painting to get into the spirit of the day
A fabulous Raffle with great prizes!

We’re so glad you’re here to celebrate with us—let’s make this Purim one to remember!
Suggested Donation – $18/Family

Click Here to Register for the Celebration

Join us in celebrating Purim and Cantorial Soloist Mark Leopold!

Set to music from Man of La Mancha, this original and ambitious show is a must see.

Long-time Cantorial Soloist Mark Leopold celebrates his retirement by donning the silly king’s crown—his first time ever in the role. Bring your groggers and cheer on our talented community as we transport you to a Persia set in seventeenth-century Spain for music and merriment and where the impossible dreams come true!

The Purimspiel starts at 6:00 and has a runtime of about one hour. It will be streamed on Zoom.

Note: In accordance with Ketuvim, some characters in the Purimspiel will portray excessive drinking. That aside, the show is family friendly.

Purim Party

The Purim party begins immediately following our performance and will have family-friendly activities and sweet treats. Costumes optional but encouraged.

Register Here

There will be a Tot Shabbat service in the sanctuary starting at 9:30 am. Then we will move into the social hall for crafts, toys, face painting, and a photo booth. 

Costumes are encouraged!

Please register by clicking on the button below so that we will know how many Purim baskets (Mishloach Manot) to make!

Contact Aimee Hutton for questions and more information.

Register for Young Families Purim Party

Join us for a joyous Purim celebration! We’ll begin with the weekday Maariv evening service, followed by the reading of the Megillah. Afterward, we’ll transition into a lively celebration with food, schmoozing, and dancing for those who feel like it.

We’ll celebrate the mitzvah of eating together and, of course, indulge in some delicious hamantaschen. A hearty lentil stew, quinoa salad, and dessert will be served.

As part of the Purim tradition, we will be collecting Matanot L’Evyonim (gifts for those in need). Please bring a donation—either food or a financial contribution—to benefit the South Burlington Food Shelf.

Come in costume or check out our costume bin (think Mardi Gras). Hope to see you there!

https://www.templesinaivt.org/events/tubshvatattheciderlab2025

Kids Tu B'Shvat Treehouse Adventure!

Save the Date: Sunday, February 9th from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Chabad of Burlington

RSVP HERE

Ruach HaMaqom and Ohavi Zedek join together in this celebration of Winter’s darkness and the light of hope kindled by the menorah’s flames. We’ll share in the most ancient of Jewish—human!—spiritual technologies: song and story.

BYOM – Bring Your Own Menorah: we will light them together.

Kava tea and sufganiyot/donuts will be served. Bring a story, a song and some snacks!

Join us for the 1st night of Hanukkah to light our Menorahs (bring yours from home) and eat Chinese Food!

Grand Menorah lighting UVM green, corner of S. Prospect & Main

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

Join us to celebrate Hanukkah!

Join us for our annual Chanukah Party!

Including delicious food, fun games, songs, a candle lighting, raffles and crafts.

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• Food – latkes, salad, doughnuts

• Music with Brass Balagan / 11:30 – 12:00 pm

• Sing Along and Menorah Lighting with Cantor Silverberg / 12 – 12:30 pm

• Toy/Game Raffle

• Chocolate Fountain

• Photo Booth

• Family Gift Swap

• Crafts

• Dreidel

• Preschool Activities

• Chanukah Gift Shop

Suggested Donation: $18 per family or $5 per individual, $3 per child.

Grade level shabbats services are attended by Religious School students and their families. During the service students lead prayers they have learned in class. Join us for this special Shabbat and Simchat Torah Service. Dance with the Torah and help us roll it back to the beginning! And then schmooze with Religious School families at the oneg after services. All are welcome!

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Join us for a joyful Rosh Hashanah experience at a new location this year (inside Hula overlooking the beautiful Burlington waterfront)!

Enjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear the shofar sound, dip apples in honey, and more in a warm, joyful setting! This event is co-led by OZ’s clergy, including our new Cantor Jessica Silverberg and  Rabbi Aaron Philmus, as well as a host of talented volunteer community members/story tellers.  (We need your help- interested contact us!)

Jewish? Adjacent? Curious?  Join us for this day of Awe-some! This friendly event is suitable for those ages 0 to 118.  Everyone is welcome! Questions?  Contact us.

All of OZ’s high holiday programs can be seen here.

This event will be followed by an outdoor lakeside Tashlich. We will provide pebbles for an eco-friendly option!

Register Here

Join our 20s & 30s Group for wine, cheese & Rosh Hashanah classics like apples and honey!

Feel free to join us for Erev Rosh Hashanah services following the event!

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Please join Rabbis Aaron Philmus, Jan Salzman, and Cantor Jessica Silverberg for the first night of Selichot, an evening of learning and music to kick-off the High Holiday season. Composed by the greatest paytanimand medieval poets, these ancient prayers direct our hearts and minds towards the process of teshuvah(repentance).

Tisha B’av Evening Services

This year, our day commemorating the destruction of the Temple seems particularly relevant given the events of October 7 and the war that followed.  To honor this day, we will combine traditional chants and prayers with a study of some of the powerful Israeli poetry written since October 7 on the themes of loss and destruction.   Come chant, be together, and hold the loss and grief of those events last fall.   

In-person ONLY.

Usher in the holiday of Torah with an evening of study and discussion. Join us for fascinating presentations that tackle some of the most relevant and hot-button topics.