11th Annual Shavuot on the Mountain
Join our multi-generational hike (or drive) to the Mountain Chapel on Mt. Mansfield to prepare for Shavuot, the holiday of first fruits and receiving the Torah. On the hike, enjoy community, contemplation, and the beauty of nature and Vermont’s first blooming wildflowers. Once at the Mountain Chapel, we’ll share in song, a community Torah reading, crafts, and a bikkurim (first fruits) parade.
Details:
10am For the hike, meet promptly outside the Mansfield Lodge at Stowe Mountain Resort.
11:15am If driving (not hiking), meet at the free Toll Road parking lot to be paired for carpooling up the chapel.
Hike is 1.5 miles each way. For those that are active hikers this is a moderate hike (steep at times); For those that do not engage in regular vigorous exercise this is a strenuous hike. Families and kids of all ages have done this hike annually.
Prepare to be on the mountain for about 4 hours.
Event will run rain or shine!
If driving, it is important to let us know you are planning to do so, as there are limited spaces available, so carpooling is encouraged.
What to bring: filled water bottles, backpack, bug repellant, rain gear, hat, sunscreen, snacks
We will provide: fun and reflective programming along the way, community building, songs, Shavuot teachings, smiles, fruit, chocolate, and blintzes made by the JCOGS teens with Amy Rosenthal
Co-sponsored by: Jewish Communities of VT, Beth Jacob, and Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS).