To mark Yom HaShoah (27th Nisan), please join us for a live streaming of songs and sketches written by the prisoners of the Theresienstadt Ghetto. New York playwright and director Edward Einhorn has created the performance Cabaret in Captivity, now in its 9th year, from one of of
Read more →Please join us for the return of our in person, fourth night communal seder with four questions, the plagues, afikoman hunt and lots more, led by Student Rabbi Rafe Thurstance. Monday 18 April 2022 At a central York venue, easy walking distance from the railway station, with
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In just over a week High Holidays will be here. Below are the activities that will be occurring. EREV ROSH HASHANAH SEDER Monday 6th September. This will be community led. Check your emails for the location. ROSH HASHANAH MORNING SERVICE Tuesday 7th September. This will be led
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Summer is quickly approaching with school letting out for the summer. Liberal Judaism is once again launching Netzer Summer Camps with Machaneh Kadimah 5781 Dates: 16-29 August Who for: UK School Years 3-10 (ages 8-15) Kadimah Summer camp is LJY-Netzer’s biggest event of the year,
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Summer is hopefully (weather permitting) just around the corner; vaccine availability is increasing and COVID restrictions are easing. With so much optimism, it is natural to ask the question: when can we all get together and when will physical services return? The initial plan, weather permitting, is
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Clifford Tower June 2018 I remember towards the end of 2019, a few months before the lockdown, attending an event regarding the future of Clifford Tower. A part of the event involved YLJC Chair standing at the base and telling the history of the tower.
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A few weeks ago, an episode of Pointless aired, and one of the questions asked contestants to come up with words ending ‘-ough’. The pointless answer, the most unusual word anyone could think of, was ‘furlough’. I have a sneaking suspicion that that episode was filmed before
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For the moment, York Liberal Jewish Community is holding weekly online Shabbat services, alternating between Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Thanks to all those who have taken part and, in particular, helped to lead our services at this difficult time, especially Shannon, Sam, Ruth, Adrian, Lillian
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As a special treat during the lockdown, student rabbi Gabriel Webber will be virtually returning to lead a zoom Shabbat morning service for the York Liberal Jewish Community on Saturday 9th May at 11am. This will replace our scheduled Friday night service the evening before. Let’s
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To mark Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, on 9th February, Members of the York Liberal Jewish Community and St Nick’s Environment Centre in York had planned to plant some trees on the Millennium Fields next to the Millennium Bridge in Fulford. Unfortunately, when
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