Events for the Week: May 16. 2012
Friday, May 18: New Board Installation Shabbat Service and Dinner - Join us at 5:45 pm for a reception before services. Services begin at 6:30 pm and a bountiful dinner will follow!
Tuesdays at 10:30 am and Wednesdays at 7:00 pm : Adult Education; Four (More) Core Questions About Judaism. 
May is our month to staff the Community Food Cupboard. Join us on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in May. Please contact Judy Hirschberg at 802-297-2356 or rhirsch578@aol.com.
June 14, 4 pm, at Burr & Burton Academy
Israel Congregation of Manchester and Green Mountain Academy present a screening of
Why Cook?
With take-out counters, microwave meals and other conveniences more plentiful than ever, Mark Bittman asks, “Why cook?” in his new book How to Cook Everything: The Basics.
Mark Bittman’s books inlcude the best-selling How to Cook Everything series and Food Matters. He was The New York Times “Minimalist” columnist for 13 years and now writes for the magazine and op-ed page.Ruth Reichl is editorial adviser to gilttaste.com and a judge on Top Chef Masters. She is the former editor in chief of Gourmet and an author of many books, most recently, For You Mom, Finally.
Tickets are $10 each.
Thank you to all the congregations and families who participated in our annual Interfaith Seder at ICM and Matzah Baking! at Oliver & Bonnie Levis Earth Sky Time Community Farm. Click here for photos….
LIFELONG LEARNINGFour (More) Core Questions About Judaism
Tuesday Mornings in May at 10:30 am and
Wednesday Evenings in May at 7:00 pm
Join Rabbi Novak and others in wrestling with these questions:
Week 1 - If we are the “Chosen People” what are we chosen for?
Week 2 - The Israel Question: What can (should) we say?
Week 3 - What’s so bad about tasting "forbidden fruit”?: How Judaism Sees the Eating of the Tree of Knowledge as a Profoundly Human Act.
Week 4 - Is personal prayer an acceptable Jewish practice?
Browse our Shofar newsletters - new and archived….May | June Shofar online now
Join ICM’s New Musical Group 
ICM's new musical group is looking for people who like to sing (or always thought that they should sing) and those who play instruments (especially piano, flute, and guitar) to join us as we bring our musical offerings to services. Contact Joanne at 297-9460 or at vtbecks@gmail.com. Joanne warmly welcomes and enthusiastically encourages congregants to participate -- whether you can sing, hum, play a kazoo, or have any sense of rhythm: this group is open to all.
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An integral part of Jewish life
in Vermont for over 90 years,
Israel Congregation of Manchester
provides weekly Shabbat and holiday services,
religious school, life cycle events,
and social, cultural, and educational programming
in a warm and welcoming environment.
friday evening shabbat service | 6:30 pm
followed by community dinner or oneg
shabbat morning services | 9:30 am
802. 362. 4578
po box 1050 | 6025 main street
manchester center, vermont 05255
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