“Whispers from the Past” is a free concert that interweaves music composed during the Holocaust with ancestral Jewish melodies—a program that transcends a time of sorrow with the human desire for hope.

Performing is Temple Trio, a string trio consisting of violin, viola and cello.

Besides music of composers who perished in the camps such as Viktor Ullmann, Gideon Klein and Hans Krasa, there will be music of two composers who lived through the Holocaust, as well as some Yiddish songs.

Temple Trio are players of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (Laura Markowitz, violin; Ana Ruesink, viola; and John Dunlop, cello). Berta Frank will host the event.

When: 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Saturday, April 15, 2023

Where: Middlebury Havurah 56 North Pleasant Street Middlebury, VT, 05753

RSVP to HHEdDirector@gmail.com to help plan our set up needs.

When January 21, 2024, 3:30-5:00pm

Where Havurah House

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Thursday, January 27th 6:00-7:30pm in Bristol

Please join us for this important Memorial event, organized by Havurah community member teens Eliza & Emma Doucet, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

6:00-6:30pm Educational Opportunities for Ages 9 and up
Holley Hall, Bristol Recreational Dept. 1 South Street

6:45-7:30pm Candle Lighting Ceremony & Vigil
Bristol Town Green

Childcare will be provided. Please dress warmly for outdoor portions of the event.
Masking required for all participants.

This event is supported by the Vermont Holocaust Memorial.

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On Sunday, September 19, we will put up the sukkah behind Havurah House, and your help is most appreciated. We will meet at Havurah House at 5pm. 

It should go up quickly if we have at least 4 to 6 volunteers working together. 

Hardcore construction skills are NOT required!  

It helps just to have people hold walls in place while others do the attaching. 

We will have some ladders and drills (but please feel free to bring your own). 

A pair of work or gardening gloves is recommended.

Not a builder? That’s OK. You can help out in other ways like making/bringing some decorations (corn, gourds and mini pumpkins) or cheering on our builders from the sidelines.

Adults and kids alike can assist at our decoration station. Come help make paper chains and other crafts to hang in and to beautify our sukkah. 

Construction will be followed by a bring-you-own-picnic style dinner where everyone will eat in family/individual groups at separate tables or on picnic blankets spread out in the back at Havurah. Bring something delicious to eat and enjoy an evening connecting with Havurahniks as we usher in the festival holiday.

Please RSVP by Sept. 17th so we can plan our set up needs!

Please plan to park offsite so the lot is open for construction and picnic!

Tu B’shevat is celebrated this year beginning at sundown on Wednesday, January 27 and ending at sundown on Thursday, January 28. 

*Check back for ideas on fun ways to celebrate, holiday foods and rituals to try, and an array of at-home resources. 

Learn more about the holiday by watching this video from MyJewishLearning: 

Friday, December 11 at 5:30pm on Zoom

Sarit will be joined by guest musician David Perolman (as well as some additional talent!) for a selection of Chanukah music. We will be sharing a mix of tunes, from traditional favorites, to children’s classics and even some new interpretations of the holiday music. All ages welcome!

We will be lighting Chanukah candles together towards the beginning of the program and then be lighting Shabbat Candles (with Kiddush and Motzi) to close out the evening. If you need assistance sourcing Chanukah candles please contact Sarit.

Please RSVP to HHEdDirector@gmail.com for connection info.

With health concerns at the forefront we aren’t gathering in the traditional way this year. However, we hope to have friendly faces from both Havurah, Dave’s community in Rhode Island as well as friends and relatives from far afield who wish to welcome Chanukah and Shabbat together with music and loving community.

Come spread some light with us!!!

Havurah House will transform into a lovely, sparkling venue, with music, wine and delicious food. This event will provide us with an opportunity to socialize, visit with old friends, make new ones, and just get to know each other better, all while helping to support Havurah.

*If you are not able to attend please consider donating the cost of an admission ticket (or any amount you are able!).

Pay online via PayPal

…or send a check via USPS:

Havurah
PO Box 823
56 North Pleasant Street
Middlebury, Vermont 05753

With generous support from our members, friends, and the broader community, we are within reach of our Capital Campaign fundraising goal.

Before the year ends, please make a donation to help Havurah reach its goal to maintain our historic home.

Or send a payment by check:

PO Box 823
56 North Pleasant Street
Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Thank you for your support. With warm regards for the new year and to a long and happy future for Havurah in Addison County.

Sacred Text Burial and Talk by Torah Scribe Kevin Hale

Thursday, September 27

4:45pm at The Knoll (formally the College Organic Farm), Route 125

What happens to sacred texts when it has reached the end of its useful life?

Come find out how some traditions retire their sacred texts as we are led in a Jewish version of this ceremony by visiting Torah scribe Rabbi Kevin Hale, and in a multi-faith ceremony by the Middlebury College Chaplains.

The Havurah library will be contributing some texts in need of sacred burial.

After the texts are buried you are invited to remain at The Knoll to hear from Rabbi Hale about the work of a scribe and how sacred texts are handled in the Jewish tradition.

In the event of rain, the burial will still take place at the Knoll, but the talk will be in
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 219 from 5:30-6:00 pm.

Please dress for the weather.

Co-sponsored by Special Collections and Archives, Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, Department of Religion, and Jewish Studies.