Judaism 101, our monthly adult education session, restarts this Thursday 19th October at 7pm. We have moved into the centre of town (the Garden Room at the Friargate Meeting House) to make it more accessible. Other than this, the format is the same: led by student Rabbi Gabriel […]
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Our next Shabbat morning service in York will be held on Saturday 21st October and will led by our Student Rabbi for 5778, Gabriel Webber. The service will begin at 11am at the Friargate Meeting House and will be proceeded by our cheder session for 5-13 year […]
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We urgently need volunteers to help with our annual food collection for Mitzvah Day on Sunday 19th November. We will be back at Sainsbury’s on Foss Islands, site of the one time York Jewish cemetery, from 10-4pm collecting food and groceries for York Foodbank and Carecent. Mitzvah […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Regeneration of Clifford’s Tower Area – Consultation As part of the My Castle Gateway project, City of York Council and My Future York are working with anyone interested in shaping the future of Castle Gateway, an area which includes Fossgate, Walmgate, Piccadilly, Foss Basin and Castle area and Eye of York. As […]
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Our summer term has now finished. The next Judaism 101 is on Thursday 13th October and will once again be led by our student Rabbi for the year, Gabriel Webber. For the full Judaism 101 programme click here. Sessions are open to everyone – whether completely new to Judaism, […]
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Our sister congregation in Durham City represents Liberal Jews in the North East of England. They now hold monthly services, normally on the first Saturday of each month at 11am in the social hall of the Waddington Street United Reformed Church in Mowbray Street, Durham, DH1 4BG. . There […]
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Over fifty members and friends attended this year’s third night communal seder, led by Student Rabbis Deborah Blausten and Igor Zinkov. Below you can see some of our photos including Ari (1) and Aaron (9) engaged in a duel – not quite to the death – with spring […]
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