Kol Nidrei
Wednesday, Oct 1st 6:45pm to 8:45pm
In Person and Online
6:45 p.m. Kol Nidrei Service: The height of the year, as we pray for forgiveness and renewal. Yom Kippur Day
Thursday, October 2, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Music, services, Yizkor, family programming, learning, walk, yoga, and break-the-fast
10:00 a.m. Morning services include music, prayer, powerful words of Torah, and a community Torah reading.
10:30-11:15 a.m. Parents and young children as well as youth, birth to 10 years old, Yom Kippur storytelling and activities on the JCOGS lower level. IN PERSON ONLY
12:45 p.m. Yizkor Memorial Service: Remembering those beloved who have passed away.
1:30 p.m. Learning session with Rabbi David
2:30 p.m. Walk together on the rec path.
Yom Kippur Afternoon
Thursday, October 2
4:30 PM - 8:00 PMIn Person and OnlineEdit Event Info
4:30 p.m. Minchah Afternoon Services, with youth retelling the dramatic story of Jonah and the whale.
5:45 p.m. Ne’ilah Service: The gates close with these final, intimate prayers. Come hear the final shofar blast. Havdalah at 7:11 p.m. to break-the-fast.
Rabbi David and Alison host a Musical Shabbat Service + Potluck
Friday, October 3, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us at Rabbi David and Alison's home for a short service and some brief reflections on these Days of Awe/Yamim Noraim, followed by a vegetarian/pescetarian potluck (no peanuts or lentils, please). For all-ages. RSVP for the Zoom link or for directions. Please note: there will be no services at the JCOGS building.
6pm Arrival and Nosh
6:15-7pm Service, in person and online
7-8:30pm Potluck
Taco Truck & Sukkah-Raising
Sunday, October 5, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
All hands on deck for all-you-can-eat tacos and to help build and decorate the sukkah
Pizza in the Hut at Rabbi David & Alison’s Sukkah
Wednesday, October 8, 4:15pm - 6:00pm
Please register to receive directions
Join JCOGS members and the wider community in Rabbi David and Alison’s home sukkah. Feel free to bring any friends along and a vegetarian side dish to share. Please RSVP for directions.
Marom Band Sukkot Musical Shabbat with Rabbi David + D’var Torah/Sermon by JCOGS member Judi Tischler + Oneg in the Sukkah
Friday, October 10, 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Come for the music, stay for the food, and get ready to shake the lulav! Sukkot on the Farm Festival @ Living Tree Alliance
Saturday, October 11, 4:00pm - 12:00pm Next Day
Living Tree Alliance
Co-sponsored by JCOGS, Rabbi David leads an afternoon meditation and evening havdalah at this tenth annual earth-based celebration of the harvest, which brings people together in fall’s majestic beauty with music, conversation, and story. Activities for all ages. Stay tuned at https://livingtreealliance.com/sukkot-on-the-farm-2025/.
Youth Simchat Torah Party + Learning
Wednesday, October 15, 4:15pm - 6:00pm
JCOGS
Drop your kids off for a ruckus Torah party and some fun learning, or parents can join the festivities with us.Yizkor Memorial Service + October 7 commemoration
Friday, October 17, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
In Person and Online
The October 7 massacre took place on the holiday of Simchat Torah in Israel, and is commemorated in Israel on the days that follow the holiday. As we mark the two year anniversary, we will gather for a traditional Yizkor memorial service for the final days of the fall holidays, marking the lives lost on October 7, while also acknowledging the painful present situation. Further, we will gather in memory of all those beloved family and friends who have passed away. (Note that October 7 this year falls on one of the main chag/holy days of Sukkot.)
Marom Band Musical Simchat Torah Shabbat + Oneg
Friday, October 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
In Person and Online
Moving from mourning to joy, we will celebrate Shabbat and the concluding holidays of the fall season, as we dance with the Torahs, and unroll the whole scroll to see the sacred words up close. Oneg to follow.
The Incredible Nefesh Mountain band comes back to JCOGS and Stowe for some post-holiday joy!
Friday, October 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Experience a “taste of Nefesh Mountain” at Shabbat services at JCOGS as the lead band members Doni and Eric join Rabbi David as his special guests. Join us for an uplifting musical service to welcome in Shabbat in community, followed by a delicious Oneg. |
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