About Us
Beth Jacob Synagogue has welcomed Jews in central Vermont for more than a century. Today roughly 110 families from all over our region are members. We are an inclusive congregation: we welcome young, old, newcomers, oldtimers, singles, families, and LGBTQ individuals. Our community is unaffiliated with any formal Jewish movement and includes people who are observant and those who are just rediscovering their Jewish heritage. We offer activities for people of all ages, including holiday celebrations, musical performances, films, book discussions, speakers, meditation, and social action. Beth Jacob is a lay-led congregation with spirtiual leadership provided by members of our congregation, rabbis in our community, and occasional visiting rabbis. We provide weekly Shabbat services (either Friday or Saturday) led by members of our community in a variety of styles. We also run a Sunday morning Hebrew School and a monthly teen youth group. Everything happens in our new, light-filled building in a residential neighborhood in Montpelier.
Use the menus on this site to explore our community further.
Tue, January 19 2021
6 Shevat 5781
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 19 , 2021
Tuesday, Jan 19th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Friday ,
JanJanuary 22 , 2021
Friday, Jan 22nd 5:30p to 6:00p
Join leader Matt Levin to welcome Shabbat with a Secular Humanist service. This participatory service in English embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines the celebration of Jewish culture, values, traditions, and identity with an adherence to humanistic values and ideas. -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 24 , 2021
Sunday, Jan 24th 4:00p to 5:30p
Join teacher Randi Hacker on Zoom for a fun 6 week series on Sunday afternoons to learn Yiddish. All levels welcome. zayt mir dervayleh gezunt. Please register below to receive the zoom invitation. -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 24 , 2021
Sunday, Jan 24th 5:30p to 6:30p
Join local author and award-winning war reporter, Jack Fairweather for a book talk on his highly acclaimed book, "The Volunteer" which follows one man, an underground army and the secret mission to destroy Auschwitz. -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 26 , 2021
Tuesday, Jan 26th 11:00a to 12:00p
Join us on Zoom for a chance to chat and do a NYT crossword puzzle together.