Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations in York are extended to also mark the massacre – in 1190 – of the City’s own Jewish population at Clifford’s Tower. This year, this will be held from 6.30-7.30pm on Thursday 14th March at Clifford’s Tower itself in the presence of the
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Our first Judaism 101 of the Winter/Spring term will be on Thursday 17th January at 7pm at the Friargate meeting house with: “How well do you know David and Solomon?”. They’re the most famous Kings of ancient Israel but how well do we know these key figures?
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Our next Shabbat morning service will be held on Saturday 15th December at 11am at the Friargate Meeting House. It will led by student Rabbi Gabriel Webber. Cheder and adult Hebrew are both at 10am as normal with Orly Askew and our assistant teachers, Jess Baker and Allison
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Please join us for our next Friday night service led by Ruth Morris and Sam Borin on Friday 4th January at Busk Coffee Shop, Sandringham St, York YO10 4BA. We start around 6pm with coffee and cake, with the service itself beginning at 6.30pm in the back
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York’s Interfaith Weekend, which encompasses its annual interfaith service with the Lord Mayor, Keith Orrell and local MP, Rachael Maskell, as well as grocery collections for those in need has once again proved a great success. Over hundred people – representing every one of York’s faith communities
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The Jews of York have built their Sukkah on the Terrace of the Friargate Friends Meeting House for the third successive year. Afterwards they held a short, informal service in the Sukkah itself, conduced by Student Rabbi Gabriel Webber, to mark the beginning of the festival of
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Congratulations to all the trustees elected to our committee at the AGM on 21st July. New to our committee are Shaan Bloch and Miriam Thorpe, while Tina Anderson, Orly Askew, Lilian Coulson, Xavier Scott and Adrian Tellwright are re-elected. Also continuing their terms are Adam Addison, Sam Borin, Lee Carter, Hava
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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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