Brattleboro Area Jewish Community

Antiques appraisal day benefits Abenaki project

BRATTLEBORO- The Brattleboro Area Jewish Community (Congregation Shir HeHarim) will be producing its sixth annual Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Day on Sunday, June 4. The event is from 12 to 5:30 pm at 118 Elliot Street.
Five specialists, Kit Barry, Charles Suss, Stephan...

The Yamma Ensemble. Photo by Zohar Ron

Contemporary Hebrew and Jewish music

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts and the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community present an evening of global Hebrew and Jewish music with Yamma Ensemble on Friday, September 16, at 7:30 pm at 15 Kimball Hill Road.
Yamma Ensemble, Israel’s leading delicate world music ensemble will present original...

Brattleboro Area Jewish Community releases commnity cookbook

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir HeHarim, announces the release of their community cookbook, titled “Song of the Mountains, Vol. 2, Favorite Family Recipes, Past & Present.” The theme is about family and the memories which are brought to mind by the foods...

Rabbi Amita Jarmon reading the Torah

Rabbi Amita Jarmon welcomed

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Area Jewish Community welcomes a new rabbi to their congregation and to the Brattleboro area. Rabbi Amita Jarmon began as spiritual leader of the Jewish community on Wednesday, December 1.
Rabbi Jarmon grew up in Amherst, MA, and feels that she is “coming home...

BAJC to celebrate 5782 High Holidays virtually

BRATTLEBORO - At sundown on Monday, September 6, Jewish people in Vermont and all over the world will welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year of 5782. Rosh Hashanah begins a sacred period known as the Days of Awe, culminating 10 days later on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Laura Berkowitz,...

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