Mark the date on your calendar, 28 March 2021, from 2 PM – 3 PM. A great way to spend time with your children or an opportunity learn a new skill during lockdown. Save the date for Liberal Judaism’s Chair Ruth Seager for a special Pesach cooking
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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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York’s Rabbinic Development fund has past £55,000 thanks to a flurry of donations from members and non-members alike following coverage of the community in The Times, the Jewish Chronicle and on the BBC. One anonymous donation following a report in The Times of Israel was for more
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Watch our new film here to learn the history of our community and then read on… Ask most people about the Jews of York and they will tell you about the infamous massacre of the City’s medieval Jewish population at Clifford’s Tower in 1190. A popular fiction
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In this edition… Welcome back to Gabriel All the York High Holy dates How the Rabbinic Development Fund is growing Limmud 2020 A message from our chair … and much much more. Click here to read: York newsletter Sept 20
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Our High Holy Day services programme is listed below. The vast majority of our programme will be online, but we will have two physical services since the the beginning of March. Please email us for details. For security reasons, our HHD online services will be for
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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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