High Holidays 2025
Events
Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
Burlington Friends Meeting 173 N Prospect St, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service is for children ages 6-12 and their grown-ups. Service will be held inside, across the street from OZ at the Burlington Friends Meeting. After the program, our whole... Read More
Rosh Hashanah by the Lake 2025 – at Echo
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center 1 College St, Burlington, VT, United StatesEnjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear the shofar sound, dip apples in honey, and more in a warm, joyful setting! Jewish? Adjacent? Curious? Join us for this day of Awe-some! This friendly event is suitable for those ages 0 to 118. Register Here
Tashlich 2025
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center 1 College St, Burlington, VT, United StatesTraditional Tashlich Service of symbolically casting our sins into the water. We will provide pebbles for a more eco-friendly option. It will take place right at the end of our... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for our Day 2 Rosh Hashanah Shacharit Service. All are welcome to this relaxed continuation of our Rosh Hashanah prayers and celebration of renewal and a sweet New Year! Register for the High Holidays here.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Tot Service
Ohavi Zedek Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups. Service will be held inside.
Erev Shabbat Shuvah
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us to welcome Shabbat and the New Year with our Erev Shabbat Shuvah service! Register for the High Holidays here.
Shabbat Shuvah Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesRegister for the High Holidays here.
Reverse Tashlich Waterway Cleanup
Join us for our 4th OZ-led community waterway cleanup at Burlington’s Barge Canal. About Reverse Tashlich: This program is a recent add-on to the Jewish traditional Tashlich, an annual ritual in which some Jewish people throw crumbs of bread into a body of water during the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The physical act of tossing crumbs... Read More
Kol Nidre Services
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesChildren’s line up begins at 5:15! Those who carry torahs may arrive at 5pm. Congregants are invited to be inside by 5:30. Watch the Torah processional, hear the beautiful melody of the Kol Nidre prayer, and begin the sacred work of renewal on this holiest day of the year! Register for the High Holidays here.
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service will include the Shacharit, Torah reading and Musaf. Yizkor will not be before 10:30 AM! Online access and our Digital Mahzor prayer book will be available to those who register for the High Holidays. All attendees are asked to register for this on our High Holidays registration page.
Yom Kippur Morning Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service will include the Shacharit, Torah reading and Musaf. Yizkor will not be before 10:30 AM! Online access and our Digital Mahzor prayer book will be available to those who register for the High Holidays. All attendees are asked to register for this on our High Holidays registration page.
Yom Kippur Tot Service
Ohavi Zedek Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service is for children ages 0-6 and their grown-ups. Service will be held inside.
Yom Kippur Youth Service
Burlington Friends Meeting 173 N Prospect St, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis service is for children ages 6-11 and their grown-ups. Service will be held inside, across the street from OZ at the Burlington Friends Meeting.
“Reflections of Being Jewish Today” – Afternoon Discussion With Matt Vogel
OZ YurtThis is our third year gathering in the yurt and will again be led by Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel. The topic will be “Reflection on being Jewish today" and continue the intergenerational conversation and reflection from last year. All are welcome to listen, learn, and engage.
Yom Kippur Afternoon Services, Havdalah and Break the Fast
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesDiscussion Mincha & Ne’ilah Havdalah Break the Fast Mincha will include the reading of the Book of Jonah. Ne’ilah is our final chance to make our prayers for the beginning of the year. Havdalah will be musical, kid-friendly, and brief. Online access and our digital Mahzor prayer book will be available to those who register for the High... Read More