We hold short evening services on the second Friday of each month, to complement our Shabbat morning services. The next service will be at 6.30pm on Friday 13th Julyat Jacob’s Well on Trinity Ln, Micklegate, York YO1 6EL.. http://www.jacobswellyork.org.uk. The service will be led by Ruth and […]
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Judaism has made a few contributions to the world but a six-day week followed by one day of rest is one of the most notable. Together we’ll look at its purpose, traditions and how modern Jews can live it. To view the programme for the whole Summer […]
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Our next Shabbat morning service in York will be held on Saturday 21st July at 11am at the Friargate Meeting House. It will led by member of the community The service will be followed by our annual celebratory bring-and-share picnic in Rowntree’s Park. Cheder Cheder will resume […]
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On Wednesday 24th January, people from York and further afield, came together at the Minster’s Chapter House to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The event, named the ‘600 Candles Commemoration’ , was held as part of a series of events all over York to mark National […]
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We are delighted to be marking Purim this year on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March as follows: Adult Purim celebrations Saturday 3rd March, 5 – 7pm, adult Purim celebrations to be held jointly with University J-Soc on the York University Main Campus, room D/L/006 in Derwent College […]
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York’s Liberal Jewish Community’s Mitzvah Day grocery collection for York Foodbank and homelessness charity, Carecent has netted over two thousand items, from tinned food to toiletries and from socks to spam. Generous shoppers at Sainsbury’s Foss Bank – site of the medieval Jewish cemetery – also donated […]
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Shannon, Joshua and Jonah have once again kindly agreed to host our annual children’s Chanukah Party from 2:30 to 5:00 . There will be piping hot latkes, a craft making station for the little ones, and of course, the ultimate dreidel competition. Please bring you Chanukkah […]
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This weekend the York Liberal Jewish Community hosted its second Sukkot (harvest festival) service at the Friargate Meeting House. Led by new student Rabbi Gabriel Webber, over 40 members of the community helped to construct the traditional ‘booth’ or ‘sukkah’ out of leaves and vegetation. The frame for the sukkah […]
Read more →Since we were founded York Liberal Jewish Community has collected over £3000 for charity in our three high holy day appeals. We very much hope our members and friends will continue to support us just as generous in 2017. The three charities we are supporting this year […]
Read more →Three York children – Madeleine and Phoebe Gillis and Esther Van den Bos – and York Cheder (religion school) teacher, Lauren Keiles, have just returned from Kadimah, LJY-Netzer’s Summer Camp for the children of members of Liberal Jewish community around the country. York Liberal Jewish Community were […]
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