Jewish Holidays
Events
Chanukah Candle Lighting – Outside
OZ outdoors 188 North Prospect St, Burlington, VTPlease join us in person or live on Facebook as we light the menorah together!
Purim
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesPurim is one of the most celebratory holidays in the Jewish calendar. On this holiday we read the book of Esther, Megillat Esther, celebrate with food, gifts, and constumes. When is Purim in 2026? It begins on Monday evening, March 2nd, through Tuesday night, March 3rd, on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar.... Read More
Megillah Reading and Purim Celebration – 2026
Ohavi Zedek Social Hall 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VTJoin us for a joyous Purim celebration! We'll begin with the weekday Maariv evening service, followed by the reading of the Megillah. Afterward, we'll transition into a lively celebration with food, schmoozing, and dancing for those who feel like it. 🎭Costumes encouraged; we will have an informal competition! Come ready to enjoy a hearty lentil... Read More
Purim Celebration 2026
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesCelebrate the joyous Purim holiday with the entire family with a day filled with fun, laughter, and community spirit! Here’s what we have planned for this amazing day: 10:30am - 11am: Megila reading and costume parade 11am - 12:30pm: Party, music, lunch, games, bouncy castle, raffle Suggested donation (for party and not Megila reading): $18/family,... Read More
Pesach
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThe holiday of Passover (Pesach) is a celebration! Passover, one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the Jewish calendar commemorates the exodus from Egypt, the journey toward redemption, and our personal paths as we move toward freedom. Celebrated with the Passover Seder, an organized meal, we tell the story of the exodus, the trials... Read More
Community Passover Seder: Flavors of the Diaspora
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesReserve Your Seat The Passover Seder is one of those nights that so many of us carry in our hearts — the familiar melodies that rise around the table each year, the recipes that taste better than ever this one time a year, the feeling of a table stretched just a little longer to make... Read More
Yom HaShoah
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesYom HaShoah is the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day. Yom HaShoah, observed on the 27th of the month of Nisan, memorializes those murdered by the Nazis and those who resisted their efforts at genocide.
Yom HaZikkaron
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThe day before Yom Haatzma’ut is called Yom HaZikkaron, Memorial Day, and is dedicated to the memory of all those who have died in defense of the State of Israel since 1948 and of the Jewish yishuv in pre-State days.
Yom Haatzma’ut
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesThe State of Israel was proclaimed on the fifth of Iyyar, 5708, corresponding to May 14, 1948, and this day is celebrated as Israel Independence Day, also popularly known by its Hebrew name, Yom Haatzma’ut.
Yom HaAtzmaut at Temple Sinai
Temple Sinai 500 Swift Street, south burlington, United StatesCome celebrate Israel's Independence Day with Ohavi Zedek and Temple Sinai. Join together for a short service and Ma'agal, circle of singing of prayer. To attend virtually, please use this Zoom link.
Lag Ba’Omer
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesLag Ba’Omer is the thirty-third day of the Omer, which in Hebrew letters is lamed-gimmel. Believed to be the day on which the plague that afflicted Rabbi Akiva’s students ceased, Lag Ba’Omer is a day of respite from the sadness of the Counting of the Omer. It is common for communities to host bonfires and... Read More
Yom Yerushalayim
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOn the twenty-eighth day of Iyyar in 1967, the IDF entered the Old City of Jerusalem, which Jordan had occupied since the War of Independence in 1948. Among other things, this meant that the Western Wall (the kotel), the last surviving remnant of the Temple, was again in Jewish hands, as were many other sites... Read More
Shavuot
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesShavuot, one of the three pilgrimage festival holidays, celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and the harvest of First Fruits, Yom haBikkurim. Observed on the 6 and 7th days of the month of Sivan, Shavuot is a holiday commemorating a number of events simultaneously. In addition to the giving of the Torah,... Read More
Tikkun Leil Shavuot – An Evening Of Jewish Community, Culture, & Learning
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for our annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a special evening of learning, connection, reflection, and celebration of Shavuot—the holiday that commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. This ancient tradition invites us to stay up late in communal study and explore ideas that connect us to our heritage, to each other, and... Read More
Shavuot Morning Services
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin us for a festive Shavuot morning service as we celebrate together in song, prayer, and community. We’ll lift our voices in hallel, stand once more at the foot of Mount Sinai through the Torah reading of the giving of the Ten Commandments, and gather in the spirit of connection and joy.