Beth Jacob Synagogue

Join us for a FREE 6-week, 'Parenting Through a Jewish Lens' series. Anyone who is raising Jewish children in Vermont is welcome to attend and feel free to come to just one or to them all! Please contact R. Tobie Weisman, rebtobie@jcvt.org, if you would like to attend or to request childcare. Brought to you by Jewish Communities of Vermont through a generous grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and co-sponsored by Beth Jacob Synagogue. This is a non-denominational class created by Hebrew College in Boston using ancient and modern texts on 6 topics. 9/8: Joyful Parenting 9/15: Infusing our Lives w/Meaning 9/22: Peace in Our Homes 10/27: Reclaiming Shabbat - A day to Reconnect and Recharge 11/3: Parenting Through Loss 11/10: Raising a Mensch!

What happened in Vermont when the anti-Communist fear known as the "Red Scare" swept the country? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Rick Winston, author of the recently published "Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarty Era," explores some forgotten history as we see how a small, rural "rock-ribbed Republican" state with a historically libertarian streak handled the hysteria of the time. There were several fascinating stories in the Green Mountains, including a high-profile academic firing, a conservative senator who helped take down Joseph McCarthy, controversies involving left-leaning summer residents, and some veteran newspaper editors who spoke out against McCarthy's tactics. The talk will include a vegetarian potluck, please feel free to bring a vegetarian or dairy only dish to share if you are able. A Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by Beth Jacob Synagogue.

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. Led by Matt Levin.