Musical Shabbat - IN PERSON + ONLINE: Join us for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg.
Have you noticed a shift in Friday night service each time we get to the Barechu prayer? Throughout the month of January, members of our Ritual Team (1/6 Aron Temkin, 1/13 Willa Bruckner, 1/20 Susan Bauchner, 1/27 Nat Bacon) will share some insights into this pivotal prayer. - Friday, January 13 6:00pm-7:30pm
Interfaith Concert & Reception to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy: Join the Greater Stowe Interfaith Coalition in community as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with a reception and concert program on Sunday, January 15 at 6 p.m. at the Stowe Village Inn on Mountain Road. All proceeds will be in support of the Lamoille Community House 365 Campaign. "Darkness cannot drive our darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Light and love will always be the greater power over darkness and light. - Sunday, January 15 6:00pm-9:00pm
Mah Jongg - All Levels: Join us for Mah Jongg. All levels are welcomed, game cards and sets will be available. Instructors will be available to demonstrate and explain how the game is played - Tuesday, January 17 2:00pm-4:00pm
Get to know your Rabbi: A Hot Evening with our Spicy Scholar: Who is Rabbi David? : Let’s find out the man, the myth, the legend as we literally put him on the hot seat. Join our interviewer Matt Yoskowitz as he questions Rabbi David about his life with hot questions, as they both consume increasingly hotter sauces. Come schmooze with friends. Dessert & Coffee. - Thursday, January 19 7:00pm-9:00pm
Musical Shabbat - IN PERSON + ONLINE: Join us for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg.
Have you noticed a shift in Friday night service each time we get to the Barechu prayer? Throughout the month of January, members of our Ritual Team (1/6 Aron Temkin, 1/13 Willa Bruckner, 1/20 Susan Bauchner, 1/27 Nat Bacon) will share some insights into this pivotal prayer. - Friday, January 20 6:00pm-7:30pm
Kinderlach & Gesher young families explore the Jewish value of chesed: Join Rabbi David, Beth, and special friends at JCOGS for a sweet Shabbat morning of singing, dancing, and story as we learn about a central value of Judaism, chesed: caring for one another. Bring your favorite stuffie to meet Shabbasaurus, the Shabbat dinosaur, and Tzipi, the curious bird! - Saturday, January 21 10:00am-11:30am
Mah Jongg - All Levels: Join us for Mah Jongg. All levels are welcomed, game cards and sets will be available. Instructors will be available to demonstrate and explain how the game is played - Tuesday, January 24 2:00pm-4:00pm
Musical Shabbat - IN PERSON + ONLINE: Join us for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg.
Have you noticed a shift in Friday night service each time we get to the Barechu prayer? Throughout the month of January, members of our Ritual Team (1/6 Aron Temkin, 1/13 Willa Bruckner, 1/20 Susan Bauchner, 1/27 Nat Bacon) will share some insights into this pivotal prayer. - Friday, January 27 6:00pm-7:30pm
Holocaust Survivor’s Memoir Book Reading + Reception IN PERSON + ONLINE: JCOGS invites our members and the public to convene for the United Nations-designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor and remember Holocaust survivor Erika Hecht as well as the other survivors and victims of the Holocaust, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Copies of Erika Hecht’s haunting, moving memoir will be available for free to participants, as well as during JCOGS office hours (M, W, Th 10-3, F 12-5) and during upcoming events and services.
- Saturday, January 28 5:30pm-7:30pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism - ONLINE ONLY - for those pre-registered: Together with long-time JCOGS member Barbara Segal, Rabbi David is pleased to announce our second online cohort of Shalom Hartman Institute limmud/learning at JCOGS. This year’s focus will be on the Ethics curriculum drawn from the Hartman cutting-edge Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism. - Monday, January 30 5:45pm-7:30pm
Mah Jongg - All Levels: Join us for Mah Jongg. All levels are welcomed, game cards and sets will be available. Instructors will be available to demonstrate and explain how the game is played - Tuesday, January 31 2:00pm-4:00pm
Musical Shabbat - IN PERSON + ONLINE: Join us for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg. - Friday, February 3 6:00pm-7:30pm
Community Shabbat Morning Torah Service at Beth Jacob Synagogue : Rabbi David hosts community Shabbat from the bimah at Beth Jacob Synagogue in Montpelier. - Saturday, February 4 10:00am-12:00pm
From Isaiah to Jeremiah: How Jerusalem Became So Important to the Jewish People ONLINE ONLY. : Step back with Daniel Ehrlich, Keshet's Educational Director, 2,500 - 3,000 years to the days of King David and the First Temple. This is a 45 - 60 minute learning session combining pre-recorded video guiding in the Old City of Jerusalem, music, Powerpoint with maps, texts and timelines with live narration and teaching followed by Q&A. - Sunday, February 12 12:00pm-1:00pm
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism - ONLINE ONLY - for those pre-registered: Together with long-time JCOGS member Barbara Segal, Rabbi David is pleased to announce our second online cohort of Shalom Hartman Institute limmud/learning at JCOGS. This year’s focus will be on the Ethics curriculum drawn from the Hartman cutting-edge Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism. - Monday, February 13 5:45pm-7:30pm
