Shabbat Services ** Summer 2010

Weekly Friday Night Services

The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS) invites you to Brian Besser's inaugural Shabbat service as our new Rabbi on Friday, July 2nd, at 6 p.m. We will mark this joyous occasion and kick off the summer high season with songs, spirit, and celebration.

Throughout the Summer 2010, JCOGS will be holding Shabbat services at 6 p.m. every Friday (from July 2nd, Independence Day Weekend, through September 3rd, Labor Day Weekend).
Services are approx. 1 hour. Please join us.

Poetry Reading by Peggy Sapphire

Thursday July 8 at 7pm Well known Vermont poet Peggy Sapphire will return to read and discuss her latest book of poetry. We will serve refreshments and Peggy will bring copies of her book for sale and signing.
rsvp Carole 253-7408

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Speaker – Anti-Defamation League

Tuesday, July 13 7:30 pm

Derrek Shulman is the Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League in New England. As the ADL Regional Director, Derrek in five states is responsible for running the premier 97 year-old organization charged with confronting and counter-acting anti-Semitism, bias, and hate, while also promoting civil rights and social justice. He will speak briefly about the ADL and focus remarks on anti-Semitism.

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Tisha B’Av Commemoration, Monday, July 19, 8 PM

Annual evocative candlelight chanting of the Book of Lamentations.

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Mashgiach Training, Thursday, July 22, 5-7 PM

As a growing community with a beautiful building and kitchen, we ought to make our facility widely available for functions and celebrations of all kinds. Our late dear friend Zal Stern, as well as Larry Dunn, implemented a plan of hashgachah, supervision, for the kitchen. Larry and I are eager to train more JCOGS members to become mashgichim, so that our kitchen, our building, and our community can fulfill their potential. The training is easy, we’ll do a little learning so that the presentation won’t be dry and boring, we’ll actually use the kitchen to make dinner for ourselves, and you will be doing an important service (i.e. mitzvah) for all of us.

Please contact Rabbi Brian: brian.besser@gmail.com, or Larry: ldunnvt@gmail.com, with your availability. Thanks!

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JCOGS Evening Bookclub ** Thursday July 22 at 7pm

We will discuss the book “Kastner's Train" by Anna Porter, a fascinating story about a Hungarian Jew who saved thousands of Jews during the holocaust through his friendship with Nazi SS officers. He suffered the maligning of his name and his death at the hands of a murderer who killed him as a collaborator. Nelly and Roberto Fischer will facilitate the discussion and prepare refreshments for us to enjoy. If you cannot read the book you are invited anyway to learn about this interesting story and enjoy the company of our bookclub members!
RSVP to Carole at 253-7408

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LOVE, LONGING AND LIGHT:

Illuminating The Song Of Songs And The Psalms

A slide discussion by Debra Band

Tuesday, July 27 at 7:30 PM

This illustrious artist will present an energetic and exciting program exploring the themes of human and divine love suffusing the beloved texts which she has illuminated. Her books, “The Song of Songs: The Honeybee in the Garden" and "I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms" and her paintings have toured museums and galleries across the United States and Canada. Click on Debra Band’s website to learn more about her extensive and beautiful works: http://dbandart.com/about/exhibits-and-lectures/

This is a not to be missed event. The evening will begin at 7:30 pm with coffee and refreshments and there will be a $5 charge per person for the program.
RSVP to Carole 253-7408 or the JCOGS office 253-1800
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ISRAELI SCOUTS FRIENDSHIP CARAVAN

Sunday, August 1 * 5:30 PM

JCOGS * 1189 Cape Cod Rd. Stowe
On Sunday evening, August 1, at 5:30 p.m., the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe welcomes
Tzofim (Israeli Scouts) Friendship Caravan. Ten 17-year-old teens will entertain with interactive songs, dances and stories of the Land of Israel in an energetic and exciting performance. The Israeli Scout movement is both non-political and non-sectarian.

The entire community is welcome, and suitable for folks ages 1 to 100! Bring the kids, the grandkids, the parents and yourself.
Dinner will be served under the "big top” following the show.
Dinner and show is only $10 per adult and $5 per child (12 and under). Make your reservation today by sending a check to:
JCOGS, P.O. Box 253, Stowe, VT 05672.
For further information e-mail: srosenbloom5@yahoo.com
or call 802-253-1800
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NEARLY NEW SALE

When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 Time: 10:00am – 3:00 pm Where: JCOGS building: Cape Cod Rd.

Exceptional values such as clothing, small appliances, jewelry, crafts, furniture, dishes, artwork, pet supplies etc.

Who needs EBAY when you have JCOGS?

JCOGS is now accepting donated new or gently used items in great condition for this outdoor, under the tent sales event.
Items should be able to sell for a minimum of $5.00.
Volunteers needed for the preparation of this sale and on the day of the event!
For those who have nothing to donate, please consider a small donation to help us cover our expenses or perhaps buy a nice item that you can donate to the sale.
For more info: please contact Suzan @ sfeibus1@gmail.com (don’t forget the 1 after Feibus)
Or call 407 324-4655 ext 4

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Planning an Event?
The JCOGS building is available for weddings, bar/bat mitzvah receptions, private parties, etc. For more information and pricing please contact:
Stephanie Justine at sjustineb@yahoo.com or call the JCOGS office 802 253-1800