Over fifty people gathered on Sunday 29th September to take part in York’s unique Rosh Hashanah seder at the Clement’s Hall, to mark the start of the Jewish new year. Led by visiting Rabbi Rachel Benjamin, the informal meal comprising the eating of twelve different symbolic foods
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Please do contact us now if you would like tickets for our High Holy Day services. Tickets are free to members and friends, as well as students and members of other progressive synagogues throughout the UK. Others can purchase tickets for £50 each or can join the
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The York Liberal Jewish Community’s barbecue, middle eastern food and car boot sale on 28th July has raised an amazing £623.83 to provide funds for dental care for homeless people in the City – well exceeding our planned target. Imagine the agony of trying to sleep rough with
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Our amazing new portable ark, built by local craftsman, Andy Walker, is ready ands used at the first time at our service on Saturday 20th July. Paid for by an amazingly generous grant from the NLPS Trust, the ark, which will be stored at the Quaker Meeting
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Congratulations to our three new trustees elected at our AGM on Saturday 19th July: Katrina Blackmore Jay Prosser Chloe Wigston Smith Congratulations also to Shannon Kirshner who was re-elected as a trustee and will continue to serve as chair. The motion tabled by Ros Clayton that “at
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A dozen York Liberal Jewish Community members joined thousands of others, braving the rain, to march in this year’s York Pride parade for the first time, starting at the Minster and finishing at the Knavesmire. They proudly carried the community’s banner, made specially for the occasion in
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Five years on from leading – on 14thJune 2014 – the first Shabbat (Sabbath) morning service in York for forty years, Rabbi Danny Rich, the Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism – one of the most senior Rabbis in the country – returned to lead our May service.
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At our next Shabbat morning service on Saturday 18th May, we will be joined by Inspector Kevin Kelly of the Jewish Police Association. Inspector Kelly will provide an insight into his journey as a North Yorkshire police officer and how modern policing has changed, improving for people
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Nearly sixty members and guests gathered for York Liberal Jewish Community’s Passover seder meal on Tuesday 23rd April to celebrate the festival with games, story-telling and an elaborate meal. The service, in which a dozen of the community’s children played a major part, was led by student
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The on-going row about antisemitism within the Labour party generates strong emotions across the community. Some argue that Jews should have nothing to do with the party until it takes what they regard as serious action to tackle the issue. This is an understandable response, which I
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