You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe via Zoom on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 10:00 –– Welcome and call to order 10:05 –– Rabbinic address 10:15 –– Approval of minutes of June 23, 2019 meeting, election of board members 10:20 –– Effects of Covid-19 shutdowns on our operations, school, and plans 10:40 –– Presentation of Quarter 1 2021 operating budget 10:50 –– Other business, if any
If you need support logging into the online platform for our meeting, Zoom, please contact jcogs@jcogs.org.
We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions at the meeting. Please join us as we keep the pathways of communication and the voice of our community strong. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, June 14.
Sincerely, The Executive Committee: Emily Rosenbaum, Ron Feinstein, Lynne Gedanken, Candace Elmquist, and Sarah Ibson Join via zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86584539577
We stand in solidarity with our Episcopal and other Christian friends across Vermont and beyond in this moment. Please read this message from the Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, Rt. Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown.
Ways to Care for Yourself and Others
The Vermont Family Network has assembled a plethora of resources for families and caregivers of students with disabilities, on IEPs, and who have health needs. Please visit their Covid-19 page for information.
There is a parent support line for parents experiencing stress: 802-735-0115 (M-F, 3-9PM). All calls are confidential.
A support group for fathers will happen each Tuesday night in June from 5-6 PM. Contact Rob Cary for more information.
Housing The state and local organizations are working to provide supports for finding stable, sustainable housing solutions for people. They continue to seek new and existing landlords to partner with their efforts to encourage sustainable housing solutions. Contact Sherry Marcelino for more information or to help: SherryM@lamoille.org
Thursday, June 4, 12-1 PM Vigil for Racial Justice The Vigil for Racial Justice is a peaceful, community-wide gathering to make visible the injustices perpetrated by white people against people of color in the United States. It is an event to name these injustices by inviting community members to line Main Street in Stowe, holding signs of support for black and brown people throughout the United States and our region. This vigil is an opportunity for white people to take a stand against the economic, cultural, social, and personal gains at the expense of people of color. Click here for important details as to social distancing restrictions. ...................................................
Mazel Tov to our Bar Mitzvah! Saturday, June 6, 10 AM Samson's bar mitzvah Samson has been a student of JCOGS since he moved to Vermont four years ago. He is currently in the seventh grade at Stowe Middle School. Samson’s favorite subjects are science and geography. Outside of school, he loves to play football, baseball, SCUBA dive, and ski. He also has a great computer mind, is an avid creator of minecraft, and plays video games with his friends. He is a great older brother to Reuben and Solomon and often competes with them in many sports. Samson has a deep connection to the Jewish faith and community through his relationship with his great grandparents, who were Holocaust Survivors. The family is traditionally Jewish and celebrates all Jewish holidays, and Samson has been an active reading participant from the Megilah, Hagadah, and prayer book. Samson is devoted to his Bar Mitzvah studies under the direction of Amy Rosenthal and his Parsha and Haftorah, Naso, has a special meaning for him. As we learn in the Haftarah prophets reading associated with his Torah portion, Samson (Shimshon) was born and God blessed him and envisioned him as a lifetime of commitment to the Jewish people. Basically, it was the birth of a Superhero, and that is what Samson has become. A Mazel Tov to Samson as he prepares to become a Bar Mitzvah. RSVP here to join via zoom. ................................................
Saturday, June 6, 9 PM Havdalah Join in Havdalah with Rabbi David and family. Set yourself up before havdalah with a glass of wine or grape juice, some sweet smelling spices, and a havdalah candle (here’s how to make one or to buy one), and follow along with the prayers here. Join via zoom here. ....................................................
June 7-9: "The Samuel Project" Brought to you by this year's virtual Stowe Jewish Film Festival, The Samuel Project will be available to view from home from June 7-9 at no cost. Art helps bridge a generational and historic divide as a talented teen helps his grandfather relate his traumatic war-time experience through an animation project. Please register for the film in advance HERE. Preview the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0mSzGkDZ-8 ....................................................
Saturday, June 13, 9:30 AM Kinderlach & Gesher Calling all grandparents, aunts and uncles! Our kinder/children invite you to a tea party on Zoom for special elder(s). Join Rabbi David and young families for a sweet Shabbat morning of song and smiles. Click here for the Zoom link. ....................................................
Sunday, June 28, 7 PM Laugh Your Tuchus Off: a community-building, fundraising, rolicking good time. Featuring the hilarious Joel Chasnoff and local comedians. See a little more about Joel Chasnoff with a clip of his comedy here. Donations always appreciated. Register nowhere so that you will get the link. We want our whole community there. Donate your talent as an auction item. Items can either be for use now, virtual, or for when it is safer to come together. Everyone at JCOGS has a talent that is of value to someone else. If we all offer our gifts and we all bid on each other’s items, we can begin making up for lost fundraising. Let us know what your talent to donate is, email debby.sherman@jcogs.org. ....................................................
Click here for details about the discounted fuel rates available for JCOGS members only. The deadline to sign up has been extended to the end of July. ....................................................
Yahrzeits
Bella Reiter Burton S. Rubin Charlotte Israel Elsie Wolkowitz Eva Andrews Leonard Pass Lotte Klein Roselle Abramowitz Louis Zamvil Harry Fainsilber
