June 2, 2025

The Jews have always been the canary in the coal mine, sounding the alarm when danger is in the air. The canary’s sacrifice warns others of poison before it spreads. Sometimes that warning comes as a chirp, a whisper, a song. Sometimes it comes as a scream.

On October 7, 2023, the canary died.

And in its place rose a phoenix from the ashes—screaming, burning, refusing to be silent.

The Jewish people are an ethnoreligious minority who have survived 3,500 years of persecution, libel, pogroms, exile, and genocide. We are subject-matter experts in human survival. Yet our warnings are often dismissed—until it’s too late.

May 27, 2025

In moments of crisis, history judges leaders not by their rhetoric, but by their response. Today, Vermont lawmakers are facing a defining moment — a moral crossroads where their decisions will profoundly impact the safety and well-being of Jewish people in Vermont.

As the war in Israel and Gaza continues and antisemitic violence surges worldwide under the guise of “Free, Free Palestine,” Jewish communities worldwide, including Vermont, are seeking safety and solidarity…

May 22, 2025

We, the undersigned Vermont Jewish organizations, are united in grief and outrage over the tragic murder of two young Jewish Israelis, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, in Washington, DC. This senseless act of violence has reverberated through our communities in Vermont and across the country, filling us with sorrow, fear, and righteous anger.

May 12, 2025

In the days after Passover, the story still lingers. We have just finished retelling our journey from bondage to freedom, not just as a historical account but as a call to conscience. The Exodus narrative is not a seasonal ritual. It is a perennial mandate. It teaches us that liberation is not handed down from power. It is demanded by those who refuse to be silent.

At the heart of the story is a moral clarity: to protect the vulnerable, to confront injustice, and to build a society rooted in fairness, law, and human dignity.

May 6, 2025

The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism across the country, including and especially, here in Vermont.

We know that many people in our community are passionate about political issues, including those related to Israel and Palestine….