Jazz, Wine and Nosh
Sat, April 1 at 7:30 pm
Join us in-person
Roth Center

The evening of April 1, we will celebrate Havdalah then enjoy our time together with live jazz performed by guitarist Rafael Flores and bassist Bill Craig. We'll have the chance to sample a fine Kosher for Passover red wine and a white wine, too. We'll also have non-alcoholic drink options and light refreshments.

Come for Havdalah at 7:30 pm, then join us for jazz, wine, and refreshments around 8 pm We hope to see you there! 

RSVPs are welcome to office@uvjc.org.

Inaugural Dayenu Circle Meeting
Sunday, April 2, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
In-person at the Roth Center

Come find out what the UVJC's newest group is all about!

At this meeting, we'll get to know one another, find out more about how our chapter of the national Dayenu organization will work, share ideas about sustainability, explore options for local and national climate action, learn and get inspired, and kick off a series of exciting April Earth Month activities. 

Feel free to BYO vegetarian dinner for yourself and/or dish to share with others!

If you are interested in participating but can't join for this first meeting, email dayenu@uvjc.org so we can add you to our communications moving forward.

The Dayenu Circle is led by Talia Manning and is supported by the UVJC Social Action Committee.

Passover Morning Services
10 am to 12 pm
Led by Rabbi Mark
Join us in-person or via Zoom
 
Thurs, April 6 - Passover Day 1
Frid, April 7 - Passover Day 2
Thurs, April 13 - Passover Day 8
& Yizkor/Memorial Prayers

Second Seder via Zoom
Thursday, April 6, at 6 pm
Join us via Zoom

While we understand that you may have many options for Zoom seders, please consider joining our community seder for the Second Night of Passover. Rabbi Mark and the Melamut family will lead from their dining room. The link is HERE as well as in the Weekly Update on our website. Please rsvp to Chris and indicate if you’d like to participate or lead a reading. The seder will last about an hour.

Our congregational survey indicated some support for an in-person, catered First Night Seder. As we are seeing in much of our programming, reluctance to gather indoors with a crowd remains. We understand that each person and family have the freedom to make their own choices. As our caterer required a minimum of 50 meals (at $45 per meal), we have decided to wait until next year to gather in-person for the community seder. If you’d like to be a part of next year’s “seder team” to help organize, please let Chris know.

We will look forward to next year as we say,
“Next year in the Roth Center!”

 

Congratulations to Steve Bachner, who was honored by an article in the Haven's newsletter for his work as a volunteer cook for more than six years. "Chef Steve" works with  a tight-knit group of volunteers to prepare lunch on Tuesdays.

The link to the article is HERE.

Please submit good news about community members to the UVJC office or Roberta Berner.

Confronting the Climate Crisis
& Cultivating Spiritual Courage
Sunday, April 16, 2 pm to 5 pm
In-person at the Roth Center

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!  
More details coming soon.

This highly experiential workshop will be led by visiting Rabbi Laura Bellows from the Dayenu organization, during which participants will be guided on a journey of teachings, stories, and music; an understanding of the overwhelming existential threat to our planet; will cultivate a sense of hope; and move into courageous action.  

We hope you will join us for this educational, meaningful, and inspiring event!

The Dayenu Circle is led by Talia Manning and is supported by the UVJC Social Action Committee.

Proverbs Class
"Let wisdom enter into your heart"
Tues, April 18, 1:30 pm
Join us via Zoom

NO class April 4 or 11

Email Rabbi Mark if you are
interested in joining.

Literature Lovers
Sunday, April 30 at 7 pm


Atomic Anna
by Rachel Barenbaum


Please contact office@uvjc.org 
for the Zoom link and location.
 
We welcome new participants.

March 16 - March 26
Bonus Weeks
March 27- April 16

A Multi-Access Festival Featuring Both In-Theater and Virtual Screenings!

Please click here for pricing and more information.

Upper Valley Jewish
Genealogy Society
Lecture Series

April 23, 1 pm - 4:30 pm (in-person at the Roth Center): One-half day Jewish Genealogy Workshop: Best Practices, Identifying ancestral surnames and towns, Using vital records, Major websites for Jewish genealogy research, and, Basics of DNA testing. RSVP at thefarb14@gmail.com  

A History of Jewish Life in Vermont

Read or listen to this 5 chapter article which discusses 
Vermont’s Jewish history stretching back hundreds of years.

Please click here to read or listen!

Sponsor a Kiddush
 

Sharing our joys, sorrow, memories and hopes is a very Jewish act. Sponsoring a Shabbat kiddush promotes and strengthens this tradition of communal sharing. Even a small-scale Kiddush can honor an event or a memory.

Sign up here to provide food for a specific date, or email Chris to sponsor via a donation. Questions? Email UVJC Kiddush Coordinator Yoni Neirman

 

For many years a group of UVJC members have provided community dinners at Listen in White River Junction for less fortunate members of the Upper Valley. The food is provided and we cook and serve it to the guests  We are looking for more volunteers.

Can you help? please contact Judy Oxman.

Office Hours with Rabbi Mark
 

Please email Rabbi Mark to set up an appointment to chat by phone or Zoom, or to meet up for coffee or a stroll around Occom Pond.

Sign-up for Hixon House
UVJC Dinner Team 
Third Monday of Each Month 2023

 Enjoy cooking?  Join the Social Action Committee to help prepare a monthly Monday night dinner at the Haven’s Hixon House. Try it once, and more, if you wish! For more information see below for contact details.
 
For more information please click here. Please email Alice Berliner with any questions.

Torah Reading

 If you would like to read Torah either in-person or virtually during a Shabbat service, email Rabbi Mark.

Saturday, April 1
Saturday, April 8
Saturday, April 15