If you need our help or support in any way, PLEASE let us help. Email jcogs@jcogs.org, include your phone number, and someone will call you very soon. Scroll down for upcoming virtual events.
Ways to Help
Be Kind, Be Strong, Be Amazing. Donate Blood
Red Cross Blood Drive at JCOGS Thursday, May 14, from 12-5 PM Thousands of blood drives have been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for blood is constant – patients need your help. In order to support social distancing, appointments are now required, click here to sign up. Thank you for your support! ....................................................
Help us by taking care of yourself
Health care providers and emergency service personnel continue to serve community health needs. During the COVID-19 crisis, please remember that ignoring your health could result in fatal circumstances. Keep regular appointments with your doctor, and if you need emergency services call 911. Those without primary care physicians should call the Community Health Team at 802-888-6017. ....................................................
Mental health resources in Lamoille and beyond:
Lamoille County Mental Health Services crisis hotline number (nights & weekends): 802-888-8888. Daytime number: 802-888-5026.
24/7 statewide mental health hotline: Text VT to 741741.
As always, 211 is the number to call for help locating a mental health professional.
Friday, May 1, 5:30 PM Schmooze; 6 PM Musical Shabbat services with Rabbi David and Rabbi Nico This Friday, Rabbi Nico Socolovsky will add melodies from Israel to our service in honor of Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day. A friend and colleague of Rabbi David, the two kindred spirits met while Rabbi David was studying in Haifa. They are now both fourth cohort fellows of the Clergy Leadership Incubator. Read about Rabbi Nico here. Join via zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/98120687974. ....................................................
Saturday, May 2, 7:30 PM Stowe Weekend of Hope Interfaith Virtual Candlelight Service The Greater Stowe Interfaith Coalition, including JCOGS, sponsors the Stowe Weekend of Hope Interfaith Candlelight Service and will again this year. Please join us for this interfaith service which is one of the most poignant elements of the weekend. Through singing, sharing, and memorial candle lighting, those gathered will honor cancer survivors and remember those lost to cancer. We will share havdalah as part of this event. Click here to connect via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81942944293 ....................................................
Saturday, May 9, 9:30 AM Kinderlach & Gesher Shabbat morning programs for parents and extended family with children birth to seven years old. All are welcome. Join us for movement and singing celebrating Love! with Miss Andrea of Musical Munchkins. Click here for the online program link. ....................................................
Thursday, May 14, 12-5 PM Red Cross Blood Drive at JCOGS Thousands of blood drives have been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for blood is constant – patients need your help. In order to support social distancing, appointments are now required, click here to sign up. ....................................................
Events sponsored by other area organizations
Free Zoom Webinar: Grow a Home Garden Series April 29 – May 20; Wednesdays 3-4 pm EST Join us on Zoom here — password GARDEN Are you interested in growing your own food and not sure where to start? Build your resiliency with skills for survival during uncertain times. These interactive workshops are designed to offer practical know-how while integrating universal Jewish values and ancient wisdom teachings/ stories. We help you bring it alive in your own home. Offered by LTA’s educators Sephirah Oshkello, Melanie Kessler, and Elliot Cluba April 29 – Starting Seeds In Pots May 6 – Creating a Garden Space and Planting May 13 – Planting with children & linking tradition May 20 – Add Wild Foods to your Repertoire Join us on Zoom here — password GARDEN ....................................................
“Rescuers in the time of COVID-19” Vermont Student 2020 Essay Competition Vermont Holocaust Memorial invites Vermont students to honor an individual or group they may know or have encountered in their community, by sharing a story of modern day “rescue.” This may be a doctor, house of worship, nurse, grocery clerk, shopper, postman, neighbor, friend, organization, parent, delivery person – or others. Ordinary people CAN DO extraordinary things. This is the only way people survived during the Holocaust, and the way people will survive this current crisis. ....................................................
Yahrzeits
Sarah Goldstein Emanuel Siegal Samuel Savage Linda Dubowsky Shirley Levine Jacob Schneps
