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margin-right: 8px"><!--mstheme--><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#3B4291"><font size="4">Welcome to Havurah: The Addison County Jewish Congregation, located in Middlebury, Vermont. </font><!--mstheme--></font></h4> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px"><font size="2">As the only Jewish congregation in the rural 80-mile stretch between Rutland and South Burlington, Vermont, Havurah provides the diverse Jewish population in and around Addison County with opportunities for Jewish education, traditional and spiritual engagement, and organized tzedakah efforts. Because our community comprises a rich diversity of Jewish backgrounds and education, our volunteer-driven, lay-led congregation creates Jewish experiences that are both traditional and unique. </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px"><font size="2"> Havurah s leadership structure relies on the full participation of members. Our current list of activities includes: </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Regular Shabbat evening and morning services </font> </p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" High Holiday prayer services </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Weekly Hebrew School, beginning in 1st grade through Bar or Bat Mitzvah</font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Adult learning opportunities such as monthly Jewish Learning Group; beginner  prayer book Hebrew study; various Continuing Jewish Education events; and Jewish book discussion group </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Post-B nei Mitzvah youth activities through the Burlington Young Judea chapter </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Festival &amp; holiday observances including Sukkot, Chanukah &amp; Purim celebrations, and an annual Community Passover Seder </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Social Action/Tikkun Olam &amp; Tzedakah projects and fundraising </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Interfaith community activities </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Monthly newsletter </font></p> <p style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 3px"> <font size="2">" Community email listserv (affectionately known as  oymail )</font></p> &nbsp;<!--mstheme--></font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN=3 background="http://addisoncountyhavurah.org/images/BlueWhite_07.gif" width="760" height="38" style="background-image: url('http://addisoncountyhavurah.org/images/BlueWhite_07.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><!--mstheme--><font face="Verdana"> <!--webbot bot="Include" U-Include="includes/copyright.htm" TAG="BODY" startspan --> <p align="center" style="margin-top: 18"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana" color="#FFFFFF">© 2006 The Havurah of Addison County.&nbsp; All Rights Reserved. </font></b></p> <!--webbot bot="Include" i-checksum="41157" endspan --><!--mstheme--></font></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><!--mstheme--><font face="Verdana"> <IMG SRC="http://addisoncountyhavurah.org/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=191 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""><!--mstheme--></font></TD> <TD><!--mstheme--><font face="Verdana"> <IMG SRC="http://addisoncountyhavurah.org/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=4 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""><!--mstheme--></font></TD> <TD><!--mstheme--><font face="Verdana"> <IMG SRC="http://addisoncountyhavurah.org/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=565 HEIGHT=1 ALT=""><!--mstheme--></font></TD> </TR> </TABLE><!--mstheme--><font face="Verdana"> <!-- End ImageReady Slices --> <!--mstheme--></font></BODY> </HTML>