Join JCOGS as we march together in the Vermont LGBTQ Pride Parade in Burlington. Meet up with other JCOGS members by 12:15pm at the Hood Plant parking lot (on King Street, between Church St. and S. Winooski). The Pride Parade kicks off at 12:30pm at the south end of Church Street and ends at Waterfront Park where the festival is held. The Pride Festival is one big party in Waterfront Park following the parade. Family-friendly festivities continue at Battery Park. Contact: Shoshana Frieden, s.k.frieden@gmail.com. Come celebrate diversity and pride!
Enrollment is open for our Olam Chesed Education Center, with programs from birth to teens. Join the first classes of the year: Mitzvah meets September 10, Olam Chesed @ Beth Jacob meets September 13, Olam Chesed @ JCOGS meets September 14, and Kinderlach and Gesher meets September 17. Olam Chesed High Holy Day family learning experience takes place on September 28.
JCOGS ♥ VOLUNTEERS
Bobbi Rood for helping get the scoop out for the Mitzvah cohort.
COMMUNITY
The Mitzvah Fund: care for the pets of Vermont veterans, low-income seniors, and unhoused neighbors.
One animal per household per year
Surgical or dentistry care, exams, vaccinations, necessary diagnostics, and radiographs.
Michael Arnowitt Piano Concert: Lively, colorful, and evocative piano music by Bach, Debussy, Lutoslawski, Ligeti, and the Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva - Sunday, September 11 3:00pm-5:00pm
Musical Shabbat - IN PERSON + ONLINE: Join us in the tent for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg. - Friday, September 16 6:00pm-7:00pm
Kinderlach & Gesher young families celebrate the High Holy Days: Join Rabbi David, Beth, and special friends under the big tent at JCOGS for the first Kinderlach & Gesher of the year! Together we’ll learn to sing, dance, & taste something sweet in celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 5783. - Saturday, September 17 10:00am-11:30am
