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Lunch and Learn 2024/2025

Lunch and Learn // Bridges of Hope: Learning about Mental Health // Dec. 19, 2024

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

One in 5 U.S. adults experiences a mental illness each year, but many of us know little about mental health conditions. Without meaning to, we may contribute to misconceptions. Some common myths are that mental illnesses are a result of personal weakness or poor upbringing – they aren’t! Learn about how NAMI Vermont is combatting... Read More

Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron 2024

Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron

Ohavi Zedek - Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary
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Join Rabbi Aaron on Saturday mornings to examine midrash and medieval commentators and Hassidic text to uncover the many layers of meaning in the torah together. Participants are encouraged to bring their own torah commentaries to share. Torah Study Source Material    

OZ Book Club – The Whisper Sister

Zoom
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The OZ Monthly Book Club meets monthly and welcomes adult readers. Book selections are determined by the group, with topics that are related to Jewish themes and concepts. Join these... Read More

Lunch and Learn 2024/2025

Lunch and Learn // Volunteering to Stop Human Trafficking in Vietnam // Jan. 16, 2025

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States

Tight up against the Chinese border in northern Vietnam is a mountainous, tribal area from which, almost daily, Hmong girls are tricked, drugged, kidnapped and smuggled deep inside China. There, they’re sold into coercive marriages and domestic, agricultural or sexual slavery. Disoriented, most lack the language, means and skills to escape. Most disappear forever. Long-time OZ member Sue Schein will describe how she worked with partners to design and launch workshops aimed at interrupting this practice, by teaching girls how to…

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