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.

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Coming Up at the Hebrew Center

Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, Jan 27 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, Feb 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, Mar 31 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, Apr 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, May 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Meditative Morning Prayer with Kohenet Batya Diamond

Tue, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Welcoming the day with ancient Jewish wisdom, contemplative prayer and chants, and silent meditation.
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Truth and Joy

4th Annual Truth & Joy Festival

You are invited to join in a vibrant Unity Weekend Celebration this June 28th and 29th at the 4th Annual Truth & Joy Festival hosted by Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition, in partnership with Aquinnah Cultural Center, The Yard, the Unitarian Universalist Society, and the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.

Letters from the Rabbi

A Letter from the Rabbi – November 8, 2024

November 8, 2024

In memory of Vivian Silver, z"l

A Letter from the Rabbi – September 6, 2024

September 9, 2024

In memory of Vivian Silver, z"l

Tisha B’Av

August 15, 2024

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.

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

December 24, 2024

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: Books and Ideas for Troubled Times

December 22, 2024

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.

Hanukkah Coat Drive

December 4, 2024

The MVHC Religious School Children are sponsoring a Hanukkah…