Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center

Your Jewish home on the Island

The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is the home of Jewish spiritual, cultural, intellectual, and artistic life on Martha’s Vineyard.

We are a welcoming and progressive Jewish congregation supporting one another as we learn, question and grow in the richness of Jewish tradition, Torah, and Mitzvot.  We strive to apply values of justice, as described by the Prophets, to local and global issues alike.

We seek to promote Jewish and universal values of compassion and human dignity for all.

Meditation

Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond
Tue, Jan 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Letters from the Rabbi

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A Letter from the Rabbi – November 8, 2024

In memory of Vivian Silver, z"l
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A Letter from the Rabbi – September 6, 2024

In memory of Vivian Silver, z"l
Tisha B'Av

Tisha B’Av

For me the holiday was never about the Temples themselves. It was always about communal grief. And there were times in Jewish history, from the Crusades to the Expulsion from Spain and to the holocaust, when Tisha B’Av spoke directly to our people’s grief and trauma.

News

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Vineyard Gazette Article: Hanukkah Lights the Way to Love and Justice

On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Vineyard Gazette published an article by Rabbi Broitman, "Hanukkah Lights the Way to Love and Justice." Read it here.
Rabbi's Reading Group

Rabbi’s Reading Group: Books and Ideas for Troubled Times

We’ll read and discuss two books as a way to reflect on the past year as well as on the possibilities ahead of us: Noah Feldman’s “To Be a Jew Today” and Shaul Magid’s “The Necessity of Exile.” We will also include selected texts from Torah and Talmud alluded to in these books that speak to issues unfolding today.
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Hanukkah Coat Drive

The MVHC Religious School Children are sponsoring a Hanukkah…
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