Week of Events
High Holiday Food Drive
Each year our community comes together for a food drive to help those in need. 2024 marks our fourth annual drive, which will take place October 2nd through October 12th. The 2023 drive produced over 1,000 pounds of food donated to Feeding Chittenden! Help collect food for Feeding Champlain Valley. Recycled plastic and cloth bags... Read More
Sunday, October 6, 2024
- October 6, 2024 -Reverse Tashlich
Reverse Tashlich
Join 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
Monday, October 7, 2024
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
No events on this day.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
No events on this day.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
No events on this day.
Friday, October 11, 2024
- October 11, 2024 -Kid’s Torah Processional Lineup
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 see our Torah scrolls in all their finery and greet our congregants as they walk up the aisle to the bima. All are welcome to... Read More
Saturday, October 12, 2024
- October 12, 2024 -Yom Kippur Morning Service
- October 12, 2024 -Yom Kippur Youth Service
- October 12, 2024 -Yom Kippur Tot Service
- October 12, 2024 -Teen Break on Yom Kippur – Led by Noa Urbaitel
- October 12, 2024 -Yom Kippur Afternoon Services, Havdalah and Break Fast
- October 12, 2024 -Yom Kippur 2024 | 5785 – “Reflections of Being Jewish Today” – Afternoon Discussion With Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel
Yom Kippur Morning Service
This 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 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 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.
Teen Break on Yom Kippur – Led by Noa Urbaitel
This "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 Afternoon Services, Havdalah and Break Fast
3pm-4pm – Discussion 4:05 - Mincha & Ne’ilah 7:00- Havdalah 7:15 - Break the Fast Our 3pm discussion will be led by Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont's Hillel. The topic will be "Reflection on being Jewish today." Location will be in the Yurt (weather permitting). Mincha will include the reading of the Book of Jonah. Ne’ilah is our... Read More
Yom Kippur 2024 | 5785 – “Reflections of Being Jewish Today” – Afternoon Discussion With Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel
This 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.”