Ohavi Zedek Synagogue

Minyan (Online Evening)
2026-05-10 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-11 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-12 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-13 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-14 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-17 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-18 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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

Kulanu event: Antisemitism across the Political Spectrum
2026-05-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Antisemitism is a prejudice that waxes and wanes, and today is embedded in both left-wing and right-wing political views. Biases can cause a person to ignore or trivialize expressions of prejudice that align with their own political identity. This program explores how common antisemitic stereotypes (tropes) get used across the political spectrum, and how to counter them.
We’ll gather Monday, May 11th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Ohavi Zedek.
Please register if you plan to attend.

Mah Jongg Beginner Class - Tuesday
2026-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Join our beginner Mah Jongg class, taught by Lynda Siegel.
Tuesdays, 5pm – 7pm: 5/5, 5/12, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9
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 Here!

Midweek Mah Jongg
2026-05-13 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-05-20 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

Mah Jongg Beginner Class - Wednesday
2026-05-13 13:30 - 15:30 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Join our beginner Mah Jongg class, taught by Lynda Siegel.
Wednesdays, 1:30pm – 3:30pm: 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
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 Here!

Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
2026-05-13 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

Discover a New Side of Israel: The Past, Present and Future of Israeli Conservation (at Temple Sinai)
2026-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Sinai, 500 Swift Street, south burlington, 05403, United States
Join Jay Shofet, seasoned activist and member of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), as he paints a vibrant picture of Israel as seasonal sanctuary for millions of birds, and explains how this migration fly route serves as a keystone for global environmental resilience. We will explore Israel’s transformation from technological innovator to global environmental trailblazer, and explore the question of: How is a tiny global diversity hotspot rebounding after war and wildfires, and how can nature heal a traumatized nation? You’ll learn about pioneering efforts to restore Israel’s lost swamps, challenge myths about the century-long journey of Israeli tree-planting and how Israel is becoming a green beacon to the world.
In person at Temple Sinai and on Zoom: REGISTER HERE

Full Circle Preschool Pot Luck
2026-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Ohavi Zedek Social Hall, 188 N. Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401

Religious / Spiritual Committee Meeting
2026-05-14 19:30 - 21:00 | VT

OZ Book Club - Goyhood by Reuven Fenton
2026-05-14 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The OZ Monthly Book Club meets monthly and welcomes adult readers. Book selections are determined by the group, with topics that are related to Jewish themes and concepts. Join these casual discussions about the book.

Goyhood by Reuven Fenton
Funny, poignant, and revelatory while plumbing the emotional depths of the relationship between estranged brothers, Goyhood examines what happens when one becomes unmoored from a comfortable, spiritual existence and must decide whether coincidence is in fact destiny.
When Mayer (née Marty) Belkin fled small town Georgia for Brooklyn nearly thirty years ago, he thought he’d left his wasted youth behind. Now he’s a Talmud scholar married into one of the greatest rabbinical families in the world – a dirt poor country boy reinvented in the image of God.
But his mother’s untimely death brings a shocking Mayer and his ne’er-do-well twin brother David aren’t, in fact, Jewish. Traumatized and spiritually bereft, Mayer’s only recourse is to convert to Judaism. But the earliest date he can get is a week from now. What are two estranged brothers to do in the interim?
So begins the Belkins’ Rumspringa through America’s Deep South with Mom’s ashes in tow, plus two an insightful Instagram influencer named Charlayne Valentine and Popeye, a one-eyed dog. As the crew gets tangled up in a series of increasingly surreal adventures, Mayer grapples with a God who betrayed him and an emotionally withdrawn wife in Brooklyn who has yet to learn her husband is a counterfeit Jew.

Yom Yerushalayim
2026-05-15 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
On 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 of incomparable historical and cultural significance.
It has become customary to observe the twenty-eighth of Iyyar as Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). There is no fixed liturgy for this day, nor are there any specific home or communal rituals that have evolved. It is merely an opportunity to reflect on the sanctity of Jerusalem and to honor the men and women of the Israel Defense Forces who participated in its liberation. It is also appropriate to remember those who fell in the battle for the city, both in 1948 and then again in 1967.

Zimrat Yerushalayim: Songs of Jerusalem
2026-05-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Join us for a spirited, instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat celebrating Yom Yerushalayim. Together, we’ll weave the psalms and poetry of Friday evening prayer with beloved songs of Israel — ancient melodies alongside modern favorites. Led by Cantor Jessica Silverberg, with teachings from Rabbi Ariel Ya’akov Dunat, this joyful and uplifting service welcomes all to sing and celebrate together.

Torah Study
2026-05-16 08:30 - 09:15 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Join us on Saturday mornings to examine midrash and medieval commentators and Hassidic text to uncover the many layers of meaning in the torah together. Participants are encouraged to bring their own torah commentaries to share.

Shabbat Morning Services
2026-05-16 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.

A Sojourn through the Siddur
2026-05-16 12:45 | Ohavi Zedek Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Let’s take a sojourn through the siddur!
Together, we will take our time, going page by page to better understand our prayers, their meaning, structure, theology, choreography, and any questions you can think of. All are welcome to participate, with all texts being available in translation and no background knowledge necessary!
Saturdays, at 12:45 PM following kiddish in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary.

Sunday Shacharit
2026-05-17 08:45 - 09:30 | 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.

Jewish Journeys Learning
2026-05-17 09:15 - 11:45 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States

Full Circle's May Clean-Up
2026-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Ohavi Zedek Outside

Cub Scout Pack 118
2026-05-17 12:00 - 13:30 | OZHS Classroom 5 + 6, 188 North Prospect St, Burlington, VT
Scouts at OZ has launched!
Families with children in grades K-5 are invited to join. Meetings are generally once a month, with many activities in the works.
Learn more / sign up here.

Israeli Dancing - Drop In
2026-05-17 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: Monthly Workshop
2026-05-18 18:00 - 19:30 | VT
Vermont Jewish Poets is a monthly poetry workshop open to any Vermont poet identifying as Jewish. We meet the 3rd Monday 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.

OZ Board of Directors Meeting
2026-05-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Monthly meeting of OZ’s Board of Directors. Meetings are planned to run from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month.
Meetings are held in person and on Zoom. When possible meetings include a small group meal prior to the start time.
All OZ members are welcome to attend open portions of the meetings. Meetings may include ‘executive sessions’ limited to board members.
Agendas will be added the week prior to the meeting.
