Rutland Jewish Center

Cemetery Headstone Cleaning and Repair
Sunday, June 4, 2023
8 am—12 noon
Volunteers Needed

After the Fire, the headstones need to be cleaned. Please volunteer to help us clean and reset some footstones. Jennie Gartner has volunteered to organize the food and refreshments for the workers that day. Please let her know how you can help. We also need lots of shovels, pry bars, scrubbers, topsoil, pry bars, and more. Donations gladly accepted.

Please contact Mj Hochberg for more information and to sign up to help us out so I know how many volunteers we will have that day.

Lecture by Dr. Shalom Goldman
"Knocking on Heaven's Door: Bob Dylan and the Bible"
Tuesday, June 6, 7:00 pm

Please come to the RJC to hear Dr. Shalom Goldman's lecture entitled "Knocking on Heaven's Door: Bob Dylan and the Bible." Dr. Goldman is a professor of religion at Middlebury College, a popular opinion writer on US-Israeli affairs, and a librettist of Philip Glass's opera Akhnaten. For more information on books Dr. Goldman has written, please click here.

Hike to Deers Leap Mountain
Thursday, June 8 @ 11 am

The spring RJC hike will be on Deer Leap Mountain, one of the classic central Vermont trails. The trail has a vertical gain of 750 feet, and there are a few short sections that are a bit more "interesting," and with an awesome view at the top.

Park and meet at the trailhead located at the east end of the Long Trail Inn on Route 4, Killington, VT. Please bring water, lunch, or a snack, as the hike takes approximately 50 minutes each way.

For more information and to RSVP, please get in touch with Harvey Zara,

International Folk Dancing w/Judy
Sunday, June 11, 2023
1—3 pm

Please join us for dancing at the RJC. Come and dance, or you can enjoy sitting and watching the dancing. Please bring clean, dry shoes for dancing.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Judy.

Interfaith/Community Pride Worship Service
Friday, June 16
Volunteers Needed

Trinity Church is looking for volunteers to help create an Interfaith/Community Pride Worship Service, which will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 85 West Street, Rutland, VT, on Friday, June 16, in conjunction with the first Rutland County Pride Festival (Saturday, June 17).

The service will consist of songs, readings, and stories. This will be a good progressive step to benefit
all our growth toward being more visibly inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community. If interested, please contact Rabbi Shemtov.

Prep and Serve Breakfast
Monday, June 26, 8:30 — 11:30 am

This is a recurring commitment of the RJC every month, and we are proud to be joining the Companions in Wholeness ministry at the United Methodist Church, Rutland, VT, in preparing and serving breakfast for those in need.

To participate in this endeavor, please sign up for the month that works for you by clicking here. This will lead you to the "RJC Sign up-Methodist Church Meal Prep" sheet. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Judy Stern.

General Membership Meeting
Sunday, June 25 @ 10 am

If you have any questions or concerns you would like addressed, please contact President Barry Cohen prior to the meeting. This meeting will be electing new officers.