High Holy Days
Yom Kippur Tot Service
This service is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups on OZ's front lawn. Please bring a blanket or chair.
Yom Kippur Youth Service
This service is for children ages 6-11 and their grown-ups at the Quaker Meeting House across from OZ. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside, weather-dependent.
Yom Kippur Afternoon Discussion: Holiness Every Day
OZ Yurt 188 North Prospect St, Burlington, VTHoliness Every Day: Carrying the Lessons of Yom Kippur Into the Rest of the Year During the afternoon service of Yom Kippur, after we have been fasting and praying for close to 20 hours, we read from the “Holiness code“ in Leviticus 19. Instead of further expounding on themes of sin and atonement, it gives... Read More
Yom Kippur Afternoon, Evening, Havdalah Services & Break Fast
3pm-4pm - Discussion led by Rabbi Suzanne Griffel 5:00- Mincha & Ne’ilah 7:30- Havdalah 7:45- Break the Fast Discussion will be led by a visiting rabbi. 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. Please click here to... Read More
Erev Shabbat Sukkot
Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat and kick off Sukkot.
Shabbat Sukkot Day 1
Join us for Shabbat Sukkot morning services, including Shacharit, Hallel, Torah service, and Musaf. No lulav today because it is Shabbat.
Sukkot Day 2
Join us for Sukkot morning services, including Shacharit, Hallel, Torah service, and Musaf. Lulav today! Some parts of the service will take place outdoors.
Erev Shabbat Shemini Atzeret
Join us in welcoming Shabbat and Shemini Atzeret, which is the closing festival of the High Holiday.
Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor
Morning Shabbat service, includes Shacharit, Torah reading, Yizkor, Musaf, and a prayer for dew. Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת—"Eighth Assembly") is the holiday celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel, and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the Land, usually coinciding with late September or early October. It directly... Read More
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah & Sammi Kornstein’s Bat Mitzvah
Join us for OZ’s Simchat Torah service and the Bat Mitzvah of Sammi Kornstein, with dinner following services. 4:30 PM- Hors d'oeuvres 5:30- Ma'ariv evening service 6:00- Hakafot (Dancing and live music!) 7:15- Torah service 8:15- Dinner (please RSVP) This event is open and free to all. To attend the meal, please RSVP here by September 29th:... Read More
Simchat Torah
Morning service includes Shacharit, Hallel, Hakafot (dancing with the Torah), Torah reading, Musaf.
OZHS Simchat Torah Consecration
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us to officially welcome all of our new Hebrew School students to the synagogue community and recognize our Kitah Zayin kids! Dance with the torahs and ice cream for all!
Erev Rosh Hashana Services
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us to welcome in the New Year with our Erev Rosh Hashanah service! This service will include Ma’ariv. Our digital Mahzor prayer book will be available soon. Our Zoom... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Services
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesWelcome the New Year and celebrate Shabbat with our Rosh Hashanah morning service. This service will include the Shacharit, Torah reading and Musaf. Link for Digital Mahzor Prayer Book coming soon Link for... Read More
Rosh Hashana by the Lake
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for a joyful Rosh Hashanah experience at the ECHO Center on the Burlington waterfront! Enjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear the shofar sound, dip apples in honey, and more! This event is co-led by OZ’s clergy, including our new rabbi, Rabbi Aaron Philmus, and talented community members/story... Read More
