Independence day or disaster? Different narratives to 1948 Breaking news, Israel is a bit controversial. But behind every controversy there are differing narratives: two people looking at the same set of facts and reaching different conclusions. This session will consider various approaches to the State of Israel […]
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Our next Shabbat morning service will be held on Saturday 21st April at 11am at the Friargate Meeting House. It will led by Student Rabbi, Gabriel Webber. The service will be followed by a vegetarian bring-and-share lunch. Cheder Cheder (religion school), led by Lauren Keiles and Orly […]
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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 11th May at Jacob’s Well on Trinity Ln, Micklegate, York YO1 6EL.. http://www.jacobswellyork.org.uk. The service will be led by Ruth […]
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On Saturday 12th May, York Liberal Jewish Community has been invited to join Nottingham Liberal Synagogue for their Shabbat morning service at 11am and, for those that are able, to stay the weekend for their Limmud-style congregational day on Sunday 13th May. The congregational day will include […]
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“Becoming (ever more) Jewish – Why I identify as a Jew – What Judaism means to me?” – a project for developing a new, creative liturgy for Shavuot. In one sense, we are all becoming Jewish day by day and year by year, through our contributions to […]
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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 […]
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