Ohavi Zedek Synagogue

Pesach Day VIII Morning Service with Yizkor followed by Kiddush
2025-04-20 09:15 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States

Vermont Jewish Poets: Monthly Workshop
2025-04-21 18:00 - 19:30
Vermont Jewish Poets is a monthly poetry workshop open to any Vermont poet identifying as Jewish. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6pm-7:30pm on Zoom. Join a welcoming space where we give and receive constructive feedback on poems-in-progress. Please register here.

Minyan (Online Evening)
2025-04-21 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-22 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-24 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-27 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-28 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-29 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-30 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-01 19:00 - 19:30 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Ohavi Zedek offers regular minyan services to meet the worship needs of our community and especially to aid those members of our community who are reciting Kaddish in memory of a recently deceased loved one or on a Yahrzeit. Services are held Sunday-Thursday evenings at 7:00 on Zoom. Ohavi Zedek’s minyan is traditional and egalitarian. Mincha and Maariv are recited at evening services when the services begin before dark, only Ma’ariv is recited once we reach the point in the year when services start after dark. We also hold Sunday Shacharit at 8:45 AM in person and on Zoom.
If you are planning to attend a service to recite Kaddish please fill out this form to let us know so we can make sure there is a minyan present.
Click here to access the Weekday Siddur Lev Shalem used during our evening Minyan services.
Zoom link is below under the heading ‘Website’.
Please make your full first and last name viewable on Zoom, so we know who you are and can admit you.
Resources:
When Should I Say Kaddish for Yahrzeit?
The Mourner’s Kaddish: A Memorial Prayer in Praise of God by My Jewish Learning

Can We Talk & Listen About Israel?
2025-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Are you nervous about sharing your views and beliefs about Israel?
Do you want to be able to safely say to others at Ohavi Zedek how you feel?
…So do we!
YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ONGOING SERIES
OF FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ISRAEL.

REGISTER HERE

The goal is to engage and learn from each other honestly, respectfully, and with curiosity in order to better understand each other. This is not about changing anyone’s mind or coming to agreement.
We know members of Ohavi Zedek hold diverse views – and we welcome them! Sharing will help us enhance our trust, learning and community here at OZ.
In person at Ohavi Zedek, open to all OZ adult members – you don’t have to be Jewish.
Hosted by Adult Education at Ohavi Zedek

Midweek Mah Jongg
2025-04-23 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-04-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Stop by every Wednesday from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM for Mah Jongg
Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes

Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
2025-04-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Evening midweek Mah Jongg from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Please RSVP to lyndasiegel2@gmail.com for availability
Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Event at Temple Sinai
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Sinai, 500 Swift Street, south burlington, 05403, United States
Please join us for this important event. We will begin with Introductory remarks by Rabbi David Edleson and Rabbi Aaron Philmus. Then we will explore museum exhibits provided by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel. There will be docents available to answer questions as you walk through the following exhibits:
Heroism and Resistance: Rescue by Jews during the Holocaust
Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust
“They Say There is a Land” Longings for Eretz Israel During the Holocaust
We will then conclude with a Yom Hashoah service led by Rabbi David Edleson, Rabbi Aaron Philmus and Cantor Jessica Silverberg.
PLEASE REGISTER – as we need to know how many people are coming.

Lunch and Learn // The Music of Terezin // Apr. 24, 2025
2025-04-24 12:00 - 13:15 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
In this talk with music, composer, writer, and pianist Michael Schachter will explore his forthcoming music-theatrical project based on the history of the Terezín Ghetto, a WWII concentration camp outside Prague where the Jewish inmates resisted the Nazis through musical, dramatic, and artistic expression. In particular, he’ll focus on the musical activities of Eric Vogel, a trumpeter who founded a jazz band in Terezín called the Ghetto Swingers, and Rafael Schächter, a pianist and conductor who led the inmates in performances of such monumental works as Verdi’s Requiem.
Note: this Lunch & Learn talk was videotaped by CCTV / Town Meeting TV and can be viewed on their website.

Photo of Michael Schachter speaking at the April 24, 2025 OZ Lunch & Learn.
Sponsors of this Talk:
Thanks to OZ Members Michael & Leah Rosenthal for generously sponsoring Michael Schachter’s talk. For details on sponsoring a Lunch & Learn talk, see the registration page for any talk, or contact OZ Program & Engagement Manager Evan Rose at: 802-864-0218 for details.
About OZ’s Lunch and Learns:
Speakers cover a wide range of topics. A delicious lunch will be offered, which is served promptly at NOON. The talks begin at about 12:15pm and end no later than 1:15pm (including some time for Q&A).
Suggested cash contribution of $10 for food can be paid on the registration form or collected at the event — but feel free to give more or less. Please also consider being a sponsor of one or more Lunch & Learn talks. Information on this is on Lunch & Learn talk registration pages, or contact OZ Program & Engagement Manager Evan Rose at: 802-864-0218 (and select option 1 to reach Evan).
Please Register Here to Help Us Plan
2024-2025 Series of Lunch and Learn Talks:

Thursday, September 26, 2024: A Storytelling Lunch Hour. Readings by Lenny Levine & David Schein
Thursday, November 21, 2024: The Challenges Facing Caregivers. A talk by caregiver and author Alan Rubel.
Thursday, December 19, 2024: Bridges of Hope: Learning about Mental Health. A presentation by staff & volunteers with NAMI-Vermont
Thursday, January 16, 2025: Volunteering to Stop Human Trafficking in Vietnam. A talk by OZ member Sue Schein
Thursday, February 20, 2025: Jewish Life & Antisemitism in Today’s Germany. A talk by UVM Professor of History & Holocaust Studies Alan Steinweis
Thursday, March 20, 2025: Artists & the Holocaust: Documentation, Memory, Elegy. A visual presentation by former UVM Fleming Museum Director Janie Cohen
Thursday, April 24, 2025: The Music of Terezin. A talk, with music, by composer Michael Schachter
Thursday, May 15, 2025: Last Messages from the Dying. An exploration with End of Life Doula Sarah Villanueva

Download Our Lunch & Learn Brochure with Details on Each Talk

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Mah Jongg Beginner Class | 2-4pm
2025-04-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Join our beginner Mah Jongg class, taught by Lynda Siegel.
In this five week class, students will learn the basics of American Mah Jongg. Upon completion, students will be able to play on their own or at OZ’s drop-in games.
Register Now!

Mah Jongg Beginner Class | 5-7pm
2025-04-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401

Shabbat Chai
2025-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Join us for Shabbat Chai, a vibrant and musical celebration of Shabbat that is open to everyone in our community. Led by Rabbi Aaron Philmus, Cantor Jessica Silverberg, and talented guest musicians, this special evening will be filled with festive prayers, live music, and a sense of togetherness as we welcome in the holy day. “Chai” means life, and this service embodies the life and spirit of our community, with melodies and song that lift the soul and bring us closer to one another. The content, messaging and overall length is appropriate for individuals and family members of all ages.
After the service, enjoy a delicious Shabbat dinner. Come be a part of the life of our community—Shabbat Chai is a night you won’t want to miss!
6:00 – 7:15 pm Services
7:15 – 8:30 pm Dinner
All are welcome. If you will stay for the meal, please register in advance.
RSVP for Shabbat Chai
Joining by Zoom? Please make your full first and last name are viewable so we know who you are and can admit you.

Shabbat Morning Services
2025-04-26 09:15 - 11:45 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Our Shabbat morning service is traditional egalitarian with new melodies and kavannot (spiritual intentions) introduced and incorporated.
Following services, we often host a Kiddush – a lunch donated by synagogue members or b mitzvah families, where all are welcome. Saturday morning services begin at 9:15 AM.

Bread For Peace - April 2025
2025-04-27 12:00 - 18:00 | Ohavi Zedek Kitchen, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
A fundraiser for humanitarian aid in Israel and Palestine. A partnership between communities, volunteers bake and sell bread in the community kitchens to benefit these medical relief organizations:
United Hatzalah: first responders in Israel
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: medical care for children in Gaza and West Bank
Our goal is to partner with a diverse groups of interfaith congregations on this project. This date will include Ohavi Zedek and Burlington Friends Meeting, as well as other invited local congregations. If your house of worship church, synagogue or mosque is interested in participating, please contact us.
Bread (challah, pita, gluten-free oat) will be baked in the OZ kitchen on April 27th from 12pm – 6pm and available for pick-up in the evening or the following day in Burlington or Richmond. Volunteers are also needed on April 27th during the following time slots: Noon – 1:30pm, 1:30pm – 3pm, and 3pm – 5pm.

Purchase Bread / Sign Up to Volunteer Here

OZ Singing Circle
2025-04-27 13:00 - 14:15 | Ohavi Zedek Main Sanctuary
Come Sing with Us! We’re a group of people who want to join together in a circle and connect by singing Niggunim (wordless melodies), chants and prayers. No concerts, no auditions, no judgement. We will smile and sing together.
Contact Gigi / Judy if you’d like to chat.

Israeli Dancing - Drop In
2025-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Israeli folkdance is a joyous folk art form that is easy to start and difficult to stop. It draws from many cultures and expresses itself in dances that range in complexity and speed. See this article for more information.
Join hosts Adele, Lani and Mitch and a friendly friendly group of people that gathers periodically on Zoom or in person to enjoy the folkdances of Israel!
We mostly dance around a circle so no partner is required. We have a large repertoire of beginner-friendly dances. New dancers are encouraged to come at the beginning of the session to benefit from instruction. Please wear shoes with clean soles.
This program is free with an optional donation.
Register Here
Because of ongoing concerns about covid and other circulating viruses, the group would greatly appreciate attendees wearing a high quality mask such as N95 or KN95.

Vermont Jewish Poets: Reading Series
2025-04-28 19:30 - 21:30
Vermont Jewish Poets is offering a four-part online reading series. In our first year members of the Vermont Jewish Poets group will read to an audience made up of other members of the Vermont Jewish Poets group only. It’s our intention to create opportunities for us to get to know each other through our work before we create any public events. To become a reader, please use the registration form. You can also register to attend only if you prefer to listen and not read. For questions, please fill out the registration form and add your note on the last question.

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Yom hazikoron
2025-04-30 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States

Yom Haatzmaot
2025-05-01 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States

Revolution trial
2025-05-01 08:00 - 09:00 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
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