Raise the Roof to End Homelessness Support this annual fundraiser for the Lamoille Community House Click picture below to purchase tickets.
Yom Hazikaron - Israel’s Memorial Day and Yom Haatzmaut - Israeli Independence Day will be honored April 29-May 1 this year. On the Gregorian calendar, May 14, 1948, Israel became a state and we will celebrate with an Israeli -Themed Musical Shabbat on Friday, May 16th.
HIGHLIGHT
Caring for Ourselves While We Care About the World: Towards Individual and Communal JCOGS Action (via Zoom) Tuesday, May 6, 5:45-7:00pm The Omer: Counting and Spiritual Development Are you ready to make a difference, both within yourself and in the world around you? Join us for a transformative monthly series that blends self-care, spiritual exploration, and community action. Whether you attend one session or the entire series, we welcome your ideas and energy. This is a chance to reflect, grow, and act—individually and together—towards making a positive difference.
SAVE THE DATE
Be Aware Security Awareness Training- Security Is In Our Hands Thursday, May 8, 5-6pm In Person and Online Combined Jewish Philanthropies' (CJP) Communal Security Initiative (CSI) supports a thriving Jewish community by providing professional security advice, trainings, and support to over 350 Jewish organizations in New England. JCOGS leadership is actively partnering with CSI to enhance security for our community. All JCOGS members are urged to join this important presentation. Presented by CJP's Communal Security Initiative, Mark Atlee Regional Security Advisor.
Our JCOGS community joins together to mark the end of the year for JCOGS' Olam Chesed Programs and to celebrate the contributions of Beth Liberman, Director of Education.
COMMUNITY
Calling All Shabbat Supper Stars! 🌟🍇🧀 A huge thank you to everyone who has hosted our winter Onegs—your soups, sweets, and good vibes have made Friday nights at JCOGS warm and wonderful! Hosting is easy and fun—bring a dinner nosh, set the table, and help us celebrate the sweetness of Shabbat together. Stay to wrap it up. New to hosting? We’ll walk you through it, or host with a buddy to make it even easier. Sign up HERE to host an Oneg. 📩 Questions or want to co-host? Contact Olivia at olivia.easdale@jcogs.org.
Sometimes, a little magic happens.
Bill Eisner, JCOGS member and harpist for High Holy Day and Shabbat services, spent Passover on Maryland’s Assateague Island—where he got a magical surprise visit from the island’s wild ponies.
Vermont Stage Company performs the play “Triangle” May 4, 1pm at Temple Sinai, Burlington Vermont Stage Company performs "Triangle" a play about immigrants who worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory leading up to its infamous 1911 fire.This will be followed by a companion performance focusing on the Jewish story behind the story. Click HEREfor tickets.The Vermont Stage Company performed "Anne Frank, And Then, They Came For Me" at JCOGS last year for Yom HaShoah.
Prom Swap Support for Civic Standard in Hardwick Collection Through May 16 JCOGS is collecting clean, new, or gently used dresses and suits to help make prom accessible to all. Drop off during JCOGS office hours and Shabbat Services.
THANK YOU
Rabbi David and family for the Fried Matzah Oneg
Amy Wenger, Deb Black, Mich Kabay, Debra Ann Pinsof-Depillis, Gabe, and Roo for helping with the Oneg
Alan Salzman for reinforcing our kitchen cabinetry.
Marcie Scudder and Edee Simon for sharing moving stories about their families during the Holocaust
Patti Rubin, Dian Williams, Lynn Altadonna, Kathy Miller, and James Charkalis for their readings at the Yom Hashoah Memorial Service
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Yahrzeits
Monday Delmar L. Craft Elaine Falender Priscilla Friedman
Tuesday Miles Robert Stirber Abraham Bailey Julius Goldstein
Thursday Gerald Good Jacob Levine Elaine Gedanken
Friday Albert "Jack" Burleson
Shabbat Sarah Goldstein Emanuel Siegal Millicent T. Jacobs Irving Berson
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