Time to celebrate Pesach 2021

Time to celebrate Pesach 2021

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 Builds

York’s Rabbinic Development Fund Builds

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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The Story of the York Liberal Jewish Community, so far

The Story of the York Liberal Jewish Community, so far

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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YLJC Autumn Newsletter

YLJC Autumn Newsletter

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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Saturday 9th May: Gabriel is back!

Saturday 9th May: Gabriel is back!

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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Tu Bishvat Mitzvah

Tu Bishvat Mitzvah

To mark Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, on 9th February, Members of the York Liberal Jewish Community and St Nick’s Environment Centre in York had planned to plant some trees on the Millennium Fields next to the Millennium Bridge in Fulford.   Unfortunately, when

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Thank you, Danny. We wouldn’t be here without you

Thank you, Danny. We wouldn’t be here without you

Hard to believe, but York’s Liberal Jewish Community has been around for less than six years.   Our first service was held on 14thJune 2014.  My co-founders Ros Clayton and Rachael Reeves ensured a turnout of fifty people through frantic networking, newspaper articles and even accosting random strangers in

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