High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
This service is for children ages 6-11 and their grown-ups. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside, weather-dependent. After the program, our whole community will come together in the OZ main sanctuary for a short portion of the service. Please see our full High Holy Day program summary here. and our... Read More
OZ’s Rosh Hashanah by the Lake 2024 – At Hula Lakeside
Hula on Lakeside 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, United StatesRegister Here Join us for a joyful Rosh Hashanah experience at a new location this year (inside Hula overlooking the beautiful Burlington waterfront)! Enjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear the shofar sound, dip apples in honey, and more in a warm, joyful setting! This event is co-led by OZ’s clergy, including our new Cantor... Read More
Tashlich 2024
Hula on Lakeside 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, United StatesTraditional Tashlich Service of symbolically casting our sins into the water. We will provide pebbles for a more eco-friendly option. This short program will take place at the Surf Club Beach at Hula on Lakeside Ave. It will take place right at the end for our Rosh Hashanah By The Lake event inside Hula. Attend... Read More
Rosh Hashana 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!... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Tot Service
This service is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside, weather-dependent and in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary in the... Read More
Erev Shabbat Shavuah
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us to welcome Shabbat and the New Year with our Erev Shabbat Shavuah service! Our Digital Mahzor Prayer Book will be available soon. Links to our Zoom and Livestream... Read More
Shabbat Shavuah Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesReverse Tashlich
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for our OZ-led community waterway cleanup at Burlington’s Barge Canal. This event is appropriate for people ages 10 and up, and will include group clean up activities facilitated... Read More
Kid’s Torah Processional Lineup
All children (and parents with their babies!) are invited to join us for the Torah processional leading up to the singing of Kol Nidre. Everyone will have a chance to... 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! Zoom Links and our digital Mahzor... Read More
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! Our Digital Mahzor prayer book will be available soon. Online access and our Digital Mahzor prayer book will be available to those who register for High Holidays on our website (click High Holidays at the top of the page). All attendees are... Read More
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. Rain location is inside.
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.
Teen Break on Yom Kippur – Led by Noa Urbaitel
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis "teen break" discussion was scheduled to take place during on or around the Yizkor portion of the service. Location: the upstairs classroom. Many of us have felt the sting of hurtful social media posts. Misinformation and lies on personal and public platforms affect us deeply. During Yom Kippur our attention is drawn to the... Read More
Yom Kippur 2024 | 5785 – “Reflections of Being Jewish Today” – Afternoon Discussion With Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel
OZ Yurt 188 North Prospect St, Burlington, VTThis is our second year gathering in the yurt, will be led by Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel. The topic will be “Reflection on being Jewish today.”
