Minyan (Online)
ZoomOhavi 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.... Read More
Lunch and Learn: Preserving & Sharing Yiddish Literature & Culture: The Role of the Yiddish Book Center
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesZvi Jankelowitz, the Yiddish Book Center’s Director of Institutional Advancement, will share with us highlights of “Yiddish: A Global Culture,” the Center’s new permanent exhibition, and explain how the Center is at the forefront of technological advances, ensuring the accessibility of Yiddish books to Yiddish and non-Yiddish readers. Zvi will share clips from the Wexler... Read More
Minyan (Online)
ZoomOhavi 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.... Read More
OZ Book Club
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesSunday, January 21 2024 at 12:15 pm The Unfinished Corner by Dani Colman Jewish mythology has it that when God created the universe, one corner of it was left unfinished. Opinion is divided on why, but everyone agrees that the Unfinished Corner is a dangerous place full of monsters. Twelve-year-old Miriam neither knows nor cares... Read More
Volunteer Cooking in the OZ Kitchen (G’maCh Cooking)
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin volunteers in the kitchen to prepare food for the newly revitalized G’MaCh* freezer! Sign Up Here The freezer will be chock full of 3 seasonal vegan or vegetarian soups as well as Jeff’s delicious mac & cheese. The freezer is available to anyone in the OZ community: use it to kickstart a meal... Read More
Kabbalat Shabbat
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesJoin Rabbi Aaron for a joyful, instrumental Friday Night service. Join in-person or on Zoom (link below). Joining by Zoom? Please make your full first and last name viewable on Zoom, so we know who you are and can admit you.
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Ohavi Zedek - Samuelson Saiger SanctuaryJoin Rabbi Aaron 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. Torah Study Source Material
Shabbat Morning Services & Kiddush in memory of Bea Samuelson
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesOur Shabbat morning service is traditional egalitarian with new melodies and kavannot (spiritual intentions) introduced and incorporated. Services will be followed by a kiddush in memory of Bea Samuelson, sponsored by George Saiger Following services, we often host a Kiddush – a lunch donated by synagogue members or b mitzvah families, where all are welcome.... Read More
NADAV- Purim Circus
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesWe All Were At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah with Rabbi Tuchman
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesRabbi Lauren Tuchman Rabbi Lauren Tuchman is a sought after speaker, spiritual leader and educator. Ordained by The Jewish Theological Seminary in 2018, she is, as far as she is aware, the first blind woman in the world to enter the rabbinate. Read more about Rabbi Tuchman here. In this one-hour program, Rabbi Tuchman will... Read More
A Taste of VT Jewish Writers
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesA celebration of the diversity of local Jewish book authors FEATURING FICTION: Judy Alexander, Joy Cohen, David Schein, Gail Marlene Schwartz POETRY: Judith Chalmer, Madeline May Kunin, Laura Budofsky Wisniewski NON-FICTION: Bruce Chalmer, Shanna Ratner, Alan Rubel, Michael Strauss Hear featured writers Buy their books Schmooze and nosh RSVP
Hineini (HERE I AM) Jewish Healing Meditation Sits
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesIt may feel challenging for us to turn to Torah and prayer as we experience such turbulent emotions, but it’s the very presence of those emotions that make community and the three pillars of the world – Torah, Avodah (prayerful service), and acts of loving-kindness – more important than ever. Mindfulness meditation is the practice... Read More
Minyan (Online)
ZoomOhavi 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.... Read More
Israeli Dancing – 2024 Monthly Drop In
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United StatesIsraeli 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... Read More