High Holy Days
Yom Kippur Afternoon, Evening, Havdalah Services & Break Fast
3pm-4pm - Discussion led by Rabbi Suzanne Griffel 5:00- Mincha & Ne’ilah 7:30- Havdalah 7:45- Break the Fast Discussion will be led by a visiting rabbi. Mincha will include the reading of the Book of Jonah. Ne'ilah is our final chance to make our prayers for the beginning of the year. Havdalah will be musical, kid-friendly, and brief. Please click here to... Read More
Erev Shabbat Sukkot
Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat and kick off Sukkot.
Shabbat Sukkot Day 1
Join us for Shabbat Sukkot morning services, including Shacharit, Hallel, Torah service, and Musaf. No lulav today because it is Shabbat.
Sukkot Day 2
Join us for Sukkot morning services, including Shacharit, Hallel, Torah service, and Musaf. Lulav today! Some parts of the service will take place outdoors.
Erev Shabbat Shemini Atzeret
Join us in welcoming Shabbat and Shemini Atzeret, which is the closing festival of the High Holiday.
Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor
Morning Shabbat service, includes Shacharit, Torah reading, Yizkor, Musaf, and a prayer for dew. Shemini Atzeret (שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת—"Eighth Assembly") is the holiday celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel, and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the Land, usually coinciding with late September or early October. It directly... Read More
Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah & Sammi Kornstein’s Bat Mitzvah
Join us for OZ’s Simchat Torah service and the Bat Mitzvah of Sammi Kornstein, with dinner following services. 4:30 PM- Hors d'oeuvres 5:30- Ma'ariv evening service 6:00- Hakafot (Dancing and live music!) 7:15- Torah service 8:15- Dinner (please RSVP) This event is open and free to all. To attend the meal, please RSVP here by September 29th:... Read More
Simchat Torah
Morning service includes Shacharit, Hallel, Hakafot (dancing with the Torah), Torah reading, Musaf.
Selichot
Please join Rabbis Aaron Philmus, Jan Salzman, and Cantor Jessica Silverberg for the first night of Selichot, an evening of learning and music to kick-off the High Holiday season. Composed by the greatest paytanim and medieval poets, these ancient prayers direct our hearts and minds towards the process of teshuvah (repentance). Read more about Selichot.
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 to the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary. After the program, our whole community will come together in the OZ main sanctuary for a short portion of the... Read More
Tashlich 2024
Hula on Lakeside 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, United StatesTraditional 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 Beach at Hula on Lakeside Ave. It will take place right at the end for our Rosh Hashanah By The Lake event inside Hula. Attend... Read More
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 event of rain.
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
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.
Simchat Torah Service & Celebration With Hakafot (Dancing and live music!)
Join us for OZ’s Simchat Torah service and celebration. Tentative schedule: 6:00 Jewish Journeys Hebrew School Consecration followed by Ice Cream for kids in the Social Hall 6:30- Ma'ariv evening service 7:00- Hakafot (Dancing and live music!) 8:15- Torah service About Simchat Torah: Simchat Torah, or “Rejoicing with the Torah,” marks when we finish reading the... Read More
