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2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
1 event,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
5 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
Midweek Mah Jongg
Midweek Mah Jongg
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
20s/30s – Wine and Cheese in the Yurt
20s/30s – Wine and Cheese in the Yurt
Join our 20s & 30s Group for wine, cheese & Rosh Hashanah classics like apples and honey! Feel free to join us for Erev Rosh Hashanah services following the event!... Read More
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
Join us to welcome in the New Year with our Erev Rosh Hashanah service! This service will include Ma’ariv. Our digital Mahzor prayer book and zoom link will be emailed... Read More
7 events,
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Services
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Services
Welcome the New Year and celebrate Shabbat with our Rosh Hashanah morning service. This service will include the Shacharit, Torah reading and Musaf. Zoom Links and our digital Mahzor prayer book will be... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Tot Service
Rosh Hashanah Tot Service
This service is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside. In the event of rain we will move inside... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
Rosh Hashanah Youth Service
This service is for children ages 6-11 and their grown-ups. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside, weather-dependent. After the program, our whole community will come... Read More
OZ’s Rosh Hashanah by the Lake 2024 – At Hula Lakeside
OZ’s Rosh Hashanah by the Lake 2024 – At Hula Lakeside
Register Here Join us for a joyful Rosh Hashanah experience at a new location this year (inside Hula overlooking the beautiful Burlington waterfront)! Enjoy Jewish stories, skits and songs, hear... Read More
Tashlich 2024
Tashlich 2024
Traditional Tashlich Service of symbolically casting our sins into the water. We will provide pebbles for a more eco-friendly option. This short program will take place at the Surf Club... Read More
4 events,
Rosh Hashana Day 2 Services
Rosh Hashana Day 2 Services
Join us for our Day 2 Rosh Hashanah Shacharit Service. All are welcome to this relaxed continuation of our Rosh Hashanah prayers and celebration of renewal and a sweet New Year!... Read More
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Tot Service
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Tot Service
This service is for children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups. Please bring a blanket or chair. Service will be held outside, weather-dependent and in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary in the... Read More
Erev Shabbat Shavuah
Erev Shabbat Shavuah
Join us to welcome Shabbat and the New Year with our Erev Shabbat Shavuah service! Our Digital Mahzor Prayer Book will be available soon. Links to our Zoom and Livestream... Read More
3 events,
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Join 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
4 events,
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
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
3 events,
An Evening of Remembrance & Hope
An Evening of Remembrance & Hope
Amid ongoing heartache and devastation, we’re proud to partner with Shalom Alliance, Hillel, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS), Temple Sinai, Chabad, and Jewish Communities of Vermont (JCVT) to commemorate... Read More
No Minyan (Online) – cancelled due to Oct 7 event
No Minyan (Online) – cancelled due to Oct 7 event
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... Read More
2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
4 events,
Midweek Mah Jongg
Midweek Mah Jongg
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
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening midweek Mah Jongg from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Please RSVP to [email protected] for availability Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
3 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
OZ Book Club
OZ Book Club
Sunday, 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
7 events,
Yom Kippur Morning Service
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... Read More
Yom Kippur Tot Service
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.
Yom Kippur Youth Service
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.
Teen Break on Yom Kippur – Led by Noa Urbaitel
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... Read More
Yom Kippur 2024 | 5785 – “Reflections of Being Jewish Today” – Afternoon Discussion With Matt Vogel, Executive Director of University of Vermont Hillel
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... Read More
4 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
1 event,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
2 events,
OZ Board of Directors Meeting
OZ Board of Directors Meeting
Monthly meeting of OZ's Board of Directors. 2024 meetings are planned to run from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in... Read More
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
3 events,
Midweek Mah Jongg
Midweek Mah Jongg
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
Erev (Eve of) Sukkot Services
Erev (Eve of) Sukkot Services
We will be hosting our 6pm Sukkot Eve service (a short Maʿariv service), followed by a gathering in the sukkah at 6:45 pm.
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening midweek Mah Jongg from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Please RSVP to [email protected] for availability Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes
3 events,
Sukkot Day 2 Services
Sukkot Day 2 Services
Join us for Sukkot morning services, including Shacharit, Hallel, Torah service, and Musaf. Lulav today! Some parts of the service will take place outdoors. After the services, all are invited to take part... Read More
Sukkot Potluck in the Sukkah 2024 | 5785
Sukkot Potluck in the Sukkah 2024 | 5785
Join in a potluck lunch in OZ's Sukkah on both days of Sukkot. All are welcome!!
Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join 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... Read More
3 events,
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Join 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
Shabbat Morning Services
Website / Zoom Link : Click Here Our Shabbat morning service is traditional egalitarian with new melodies and kavannot (spiritual intentions) introduced and incorporated. Following services, we often host a Kiddush... Read More
3 events,
Community Closet Clothing Swap For Preschool Age Families
Full Circle Preschool and OZ are hosting an bi-annual Community Closet clothing swap for community members. Oct 21-23 2024 May 12-16 2025 Please drop off gently used kids clothing treasures in the Full Circle office in the days before the event. Then, stop in the social hall to pick out items for your little one(s).... Read More
Vermont Jewish Poets: Monthly Workshop
Vermont Jewish Poets: Monthly Workshop
Vermont Jewish Poets is offering a monthly poetry workshop open to any Vermont poet identifying as Jewish. We will meet the 3rd Monday of each month beginning October 21, 2024, from... Read More
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
5 events,
Midweek Mah Jongg
Midweek Mah Jongg
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
Erev Shemini Atzeret Service
Erev Shemini Atzeret Service
Join us in welcoming Shemini Atzeret, which is the closing festival of the High Holiday.
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening midweek Mah Jongg from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Please RSVP to [email protected] for availability Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes
2 events,
Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah
Morning service includes Shacharit, Hallel, Hakafot (dancing with the Torah), Torah reading, Musaf. The kiddush after this service is sponsored by Michael and Leah Rosenthal in honor of Michael's Grandmother Isabelle Gichner.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join 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.
2 events,
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Join 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 10.26.24
Shabbat Morning Services 10.26.24
Website / Zoom Link : Click Here 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. Our morning service... Read More
2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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.... Read More
2 events,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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.... Read More
Vermont Jewish Poets: Reading Series
Vermont Jewish Poets: Reading Series
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... Read More
1 event,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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.... Read More
4 events,
Midweek Mah Jongg
Midweek Mah Jongg
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
The Parents Circle’s virtual launch of Listening from the Heart
The Parents Circle’s virtual launch of Listening from the Heart
Amidst the grim reality in Israel and Palestine, we invite you to join The Parent's Circle* for a glimmer of hope on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 2:00 PM Eastern for the virtual launch of Listening from the Heart . Over the last year, scores of North American universities, communities, and workplaces have reached out to us... Read More
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening Midweek Mah Jongg
Evening midweek Mah Jongg from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Please RSVP to [email protected] for availability Additionally, fill out this interest form to be notified for upcoming classes
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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.... Read More
1 event,
Minyan (Online)
Minyan (Online)
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... Read More
2 events,
Kabbalat Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join 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... Read More
3 events,
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Torah Study with Rabbi Aaron
Join 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... Read More
Shabbat Morning Services
Shabbat Morning Services
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... Read More
