Brattleboro Area Jewish Community Congregation Shir Heharim

Brattleboro Area Jewish Community Congregation Shir Heharim Shir Heharim (BAJC) fosters Jewish pride and identity by participating together in religious, spiritual, educational, social and cultural experiences.

We welcome anyone interested in participating and learning. Welcome to Brattleboro Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Heharim. We are a Reform congregation located in Brattleboro, Vermont. In Hebrew, “Shir Heharim” means Song of the Mountains, symbolic of our commitment to practice and celebrate Judaism with creativity. Who are we? We are newly-weds and empty-nesters, toddlers and elders, do

ubters and the devout. We are teachers and students. We are the non-Jewish partners and the newcomers to Judaism; we're those revisiting the comfort of our childhood rituals and those searching for something that might have been missing since then. We welcome our guests and celebrate our simchas, we visit our sick and we mourn with our bereaved, we stand with the State of Israel and we care for our planet. We are more than a synagogue, we’re a community. Brattleboro Area Jewish Community...

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SHEMOT SHELAH KIRTAN SHABBATFriday, June 5, at 6 PM All Souls Church, 32 South StreetBrattleboro Shemot Shelah is a Jew...
06/02/2026

SHEMOT SHELAH KIRTAN SHABBAT
Friday, June 5, at 6 PM
All Souls Church, 32 South Street
Brattleboro

Shemot Shelah is a Jewish kirtan band offering Hebrew call-and-response chanting with feminine and non-binary names for the Divine. Call-and-response chants allow for anyone to participate, regardless of background or familiarity with Hebrew. Chant sheets are prepared in advance with Hebrew, transliterated Hebrew, and English translations to ensure that all feel empowered to sing.

There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is necessary at this link: https://forms.gle/eEMrA1BES1eEGPoW7

Thank you to everyone who came out last night in support of the "Jews Demand: ICE OUT!" rally.
05/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out last night in support of the "Jews Demand: ICE OUT!" rally.

Thursday, April 30; 5:30-6:30 PMPliny Park, Main & High Streets, Brattleboro, VermontOn April 30, Jews around the countr...
04/24/2026

Thursday, April 30; 5:30-6:30 PM
Pliny Park, Main & High Streets, Brattleboro, Vermont

On April 30, Jews around the country will gather to demand ICE OUT. We stand with immigrants and reject ICE brutality and violence. We want ICE out of our schools and workplaces, out of our parks and streets, out of our places of worship, and out of communities everywhere. Grounded in our sacred teachings, we will make the moral case that this system is both a failure of policy and of conscience, and that it does not have to be this way.

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/dd6sX2qenQWjuuUb7

SHABBAT SHALOMParasha Yitro; Shemot (Exodus) 18:1-20:22When Moses tells the people at Mt. Sinai that YHVH will speak to ...
02/06/2026

SHABBAT SHALOM
Parasha Yitro; Shemot (Exodus) 18:1-20:22

When Moses tells the people at Mt. Sinai that YHVH will speak to them and tell them how they should act, the people respond "We will do and we will hear." The order is important and has prompted endless interpretations. Don't you need to hear what you are supposed to do before you can actually do it? What do you think this seemingly out of order statement might mean?

BAJC is a warm, welcoming congregation fostering Jewish pride and identity in rural Vermont. For more information on our services and events, see our website at bajcvermont.org or email [email protected].

HAG SAMEACH Tu B'Shvat is the "Jewish New Year of the Trees," and began at sundown on Sunday, February 1. This holiday m...
02/01/2026

HAG SAMEACH
Tu B'Shvat is the "Jewish New Year of the Trees," and began at sundown on Sunday, February 1. This holiday marks the time in Israel when almond trees begin to bud at the end of the winter season. Many Jewish familes and communities celebrate with a special seder designed by students of Isaac Luria in the town of Sefat in the 16th century.

According to Lurianic Kabbalah all physical forms–including human beings–hide within them a spark of the Divine Presence. This is similar to some kinds of fruits or nuts, which hide within them seeds of new life and potential growth. On Tu B'Shvat, the Kabbalists would eat certain fruits associated with the land of Israel as a symbolic way of releasing these divine sparks.

SHABBAT SHALOMShabbat Shira, or the "Sabbath of Song," is the Shabbat during which Parashat Beshalach is read, featuring...
01/30/2026

SHABBAT SHALOM
Shabbat Shira, or the "Sabbath of Song," is the Shabbat during which Parashat Beshalach is read, featuring the Shirat HaYam (Song of the Sea) that Miriam and the Israelites sang after crossing the Red Sea. It is a celebration marked by special musical, melodic, and joyful synagogue services, often including the Song of Deborah in the Haftarah.

BAJC is a warm, welcoming congregation fostering Jewish pride and identity in rural Vermont. For more information on our services and events, see our website at bajcvermont.org or email [email protected].

SHABBAT SHALOMParashat Bo; Exodus 10:1-13:16BAJC is a warm, welcoming congregation fostering Jewish pride and identity ...
01/23/2026

SHABBAT SHALOM
Parashat Bo; Exodus 10:1-13:16

BAJC is a warm, welcoming congregation fostering Jewish pride and identity in rural Vermont. For more information on our services and events, see our website at bajcvermont.org or email [email protected].

Wall painting showing Hebrews leaving Egypt, Dura Europos synagogue, 3rd c. CE

Chodesh Tov! A good month....The Jewish month of Shevat began on Sunday night when the new moon appeared, a tiny sliver ...
01/16/2026

Chodesh Tov! A good month....

The Jewish month of Shevat began on Sunday night when the new moon appeared, a tiny sliver in the night sky. The word “chodesh” comes from the root chadash, which means new.

Traditionally each New Moon is announced in the synagogue on the Shabbat prior to the beginning of the month. This shabbat is known as Shabbat Mevarekhim ("the Sabbath of the Blessing"), as special blessings are included.

The moon’s cycle of waxing and waning is a powerful symbol of renewal, reminding us that every loss can contain the possibility of growth and renewal. May we all experience blessings in this coming month.

Picture is of the almost new moon in Zichron Ya'akov.

Thank you to all of our talented BAJC members who provided entertainment at our Cabaret last Friday evening. Thank you t...
01/14/2026

Thank you to all of our talented BAJC members who provided entertainment at our Cabaret last Friday evening. Thank you to the appreciative audience and everyone who helped organize and produce the event.

Pictures by Stephan Brandstatter.

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151 Greenleaf Street
Brattleboro, VT
05301

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(802) 257-1959

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