While the MVHC building remains closed during this difficult time
in our world, we are committed to maintaining our programs.
We continue to stay connected and support each other through our
Shabbat and holiday services and our programs and classes.
Please call the office, 508 693 0745 to sign up for our mailing list.
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​Stay Healthy and Stay Safe
Celebrating Over 100 Years
of Jewish Life on the Island

Our Mission Statement
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​The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is the home of Jewish spiritual, cultural, intellectual, and artistic life on Martha’s Vineyard.  We are a diverse, inclusive and multi-generational Jewish community informed by the values of liberal Judaism and affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ). We support one another as we learn, question, and grow in the richness of Jewish tradition, Torah and mitzvot. As a caring community, we strive to apply values of justice, as described by the Prophets, to global and local issues alike.  We seek partnerships with other Island faith communities and organizations to promote the Jewish and universal values of compassion and human dignity for all. 
COVID-19 Vigilance
Press Release from the Martha's Vineyard Regional Emergency Management Association
To attend ZOOM Shabbat Services or other classes, see your e-Newsletter or contact ​ the office for Information
SPECIAL EVENTS
December 9 - Special session with texts relating to Hanukkah
Remaining sessions focus on Food and Gratitude.
​You must register in advance for Talmud Class.
More information *  Register here

Testing for COVID-19
​Click here for details.

Racial Justice Reading Group
with Giulia Fleishman & Olivia Hull
Alternate Mondays at 5:00 pm
Call the office to inquire 508-693-0745
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Rabbi Caryn Broitman
​ writes in MOMENT Magazine

​The Rabbi appears in every other issue of Moment Magazine as the Reconstructionist Rabbi in their column
"Ask the Rabbis."
Here is a link to​  that column in the September/October 2020 issue, on the question:
​ "Should Jews Support Reparations for African Americans" 
​A compilation of these columns is published in the Moment book: Can Robots be Jewish?
​See this website for more information and to order the book.

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President Robert Herman, DMD

 One of my proudest achievements has been my contribution to the Jewish community of Martha's Vineyard.  The Hebrew Center has helped to define who I am and enhances my life.  I cherish my heritage and the opportunity to serve our community, it is a blessing I do not take for granted.