Community Events
Shabbat in the Park with Temple Sinai – Oakledge Park Burlington
Oakledge Park Upper Pavilion 11 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT, United StatesEveryone welcome! We are excited to again welcome the Temple Sinai community to this jointly-led special summer service in the park! Please bring chairs and/or blankets and a vegetarian dish or nosh of your choice*! Event held at Oakledge Park Burlington, Upper Pavilion 6 pm service 7 pm vegetarian pot luck* *We know some days... Read More
Learning Sessions/Conversations About Movie Event
ZoomZoom conversations with survivors, Righteous Gentiles, and the Writer/Director of The Conscience of a City at 12 p.m. est. Another session will be held at 3 p.m. est. Please see the Zoom link below. The Zoom login for this event can be found in the latest weekly email from OZ. If you are unable to... Read More
Tisha B’Av National Commemoration Ceremony
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for a National Commemoration Ceremony at 8 p.m on Zoom. Please see the Zoom link below. The Zoom login for this event can be found in the latest weekly email from OZ. If you are unable to find it, please contact [email protected].
Annual Bike Ride & Leddy Park Beach Bites Meet Up
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOur community is invited to meet up and hang out at Leddy Park's Beach Bites where we'll spend an evening by the lake, in the picnic area at Leddy next to the arena, enjoing the sunset and the beach with delicious dinner (food trucks), drinks, live musical entertainment, and kids’ activities. Like last year, those... Read More
Life Drawing at OZ
OZ Yurt 188 North Prospect St, Burlington, VTOZ member and artist, Michael Strauss, is hosting a guided Life Drawing session in the yurt! This event will take place July 25th and August 15th, 1:00-3:00 pm. Note: July... Read More
Elders Heart to Heart Conversation
Online - see details in event descriptionThis one hour conversation continues monthly on zoom. We are a gathering of grandparents and elders. We share and reflect on what is important to us about grandparenting, parenting and... Read More
Yo Pro Backyard Shabbat Gathering
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOur next young professional / young adult gathering is a backyard Friday evening shabbat meetup up at a group member's home in Burlington. We'll have some Shabbat blessing, maybe a few songs and hanging out. This event will be light and peer lead. OZ will provide a light meal and beverages. Participation is free and... Read More
ChaiLights
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis fall, OZ will be serving bagels, coffee and tea, with fun/social group experiences for adults! Beginning September 11th, ten weekly ChaiLights gatherings will give you a chance to learn a little, taste a little, share a little, maybe even schvitz (sweat!) a little while connecting with others. Each gathering will start off with food... Read More
Fall Welcome [Welcome Back] Openhouse at OZ
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOur fall kick off includes welcoming of new visitors, members who have joined OZ in recent years and a kick off of the school year. Enjoy delicious food. Attend a casual guided tour of OZ's spaces by long time members (and a few historians). Connect with old and future friends! ➼ OZ Open House (tour... Read More
ChaiLights
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis fall, OZ will be serving bagels, coffee and tea, with fun/social group experiences for adults! Beginning September 11th, ten weekly ChaiLights gatherings will give you a chance to learn a little, taste a little, share a little, maybe even schvitz (sweat!) a little while connecting with others. Each gathering will start off with food... Read More
Pride Parade March
Hood Plant 185 King Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOZ's annual group march in Burlington's Pride Parade. Our group marchers will meet up at the Hood Plan Hood Plant area at 185 King Street starting at 11am, prior to the noon march. This year the festival village will be at Waterfront Park (not Battery Park!) Please dress up, bring noise makers, signs and musical... Read More
Elders Heart to Heart Conversation
Online - see details in event descriptionThis one hour conversation continues monthly on zoom. We are a gathering of grandparents and elders. We share and reflect on what is important to us about grandparenting, parenting and aging, and are comforted by each other’s listening. If you would like to join, please register here. You will receive a zoom link from the... Read More
Vermont Pride Seder
Ohavi Zedek Social Hall 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VTPride Seder is a ritual that chronicles the liberation of LGBTQ+ people, much like the Passover Seder, which retells the story of the liberation of the Jewish people. See 2023 Event Info Join a diverse gathering of Vermont LGBTQ+ Jews, Jew-adjacent folks and Allies to celebrate our coming out of bondage with songs, prayers, and... Read More
ChaiLights – Group Action Day: Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery
Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery 316 Patchen Rd, South Burlington, VTOctober 2, we will meet at the Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery at 319 Patchen Road at 10:15 am. We will do some light clean up work with other volunteers from the community, and learn about Vermont Jewish history. This event will be hosted by Shimmy Cohen, who has cared for OZ cemeteries for years, and... Read More
Reverse Tashlich Waterway Clean Up
Dealer.com Parking Lot 1 Howard St, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin our inagural Burlington Reverse Tashlich, where we will be cleaning the Pine Street Barge Canal. What's a Reverse Tashlich?! Well, in the traditional Tashlich, we symbolicaly 'cast our sins' - throwing crumbs of bread into a body of water as part of the Rosh Hashanah riturals. In a 'Reverse Tashlich', we join 240+ other... Read More
