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Welcome to the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation!

The LJCC is a lay-led and pluralistic community located in the heart of Lawrence, KS. As a non-denominational shul, we seek to be a home to all the Jews of Lawrence as well as their Jewish-adjacent loved ones. Ours is a community defined by egalitarianism and inclusivity. We achieve this inclusivity through respecting the variety of ways in which people live their Jewishness. We welcome those who wish to join us in that spirit of inclusivity and in our effort to lead more connected and meaningful lives through learning, worship, celebration and the collective pursuit of tikkun olam.

We hope that you will join us as we celebrate our 70th year!

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Upcoming Events

 

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  • Friday ,
    NovNovember  8 , 2024
    Friday Night Services with Jack & Susan (Hybrid)
    Friday, Nov 8th 7:00p to 8:30p
    Join us for Friday Night services led by Jack & Susan. This event will be followed by a potluck oneg.
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  • Saturday ,
    NovNovember  9 , 2024
    Moon observation and fall nosh with our in-house astronomer, Professor Greg Rudnick
    Shabbat, Nov 9th 5:00p to 7:00p
    Comfort food, warm cider, Havdalah, and planetary enlightenment with our in-house astronomer, Greg Rudnick
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  • Saturday ,
    NovNovember  16 , 2024
    Saturday Torah Services with Alyssa Appelman (Hybrid)
    Shabbat, Nov 16th 10:30a to 1:30p
    Join us for Saturday Morning services led by Alyssa Appelman with Yoni Brande reading Torah and Tamar Wilner reading the Haftarah. Services will be followed by a potluck Kiddush lunch. Let us know in the notes section what you might bring.
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  • Friday ,
    NovNovember  22 , 2024
    Friday Night Services with Caryn Mirriam- Goldberg and Daniel Lassman (Hybrid)
    Friday, Nov 22nd 7:00p to 8:30p
    Join us for Friday Night services led by Caryn and Daniel. This event will be followed by an oneg compliments of Martin & Maureen Winkler in honor of their anniversary.
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  • Sunday ,
    NovNovember  24 , 2024
    Holocaust Stories of Resistance & Resilience - 5785 Lindenbaum Lecture (Hybrid)
    Sunday, Nov 24th 5:00p to 7:30p
    Meet two courageous men who fought to survive the horrors of the Holocaust and build new lives of hope in Kansas. Teenagers Lou Frydman, a Holocaust survivor, and Jarek Piekalkiewicz, a Polish resistance fighter, both defied daunting odds and lost everyone and everything dear to them. Despite their personal tragedies, each summoned bravery to build a new life in Kansas. How does one make a life in a new land? Their stories, shared through the broad history of the Holocaust, World War II, and the rise of Polish resistance, demonstrate their valor and hope in finding new meaning to life. This presentation is based on the book Needle in the Bone authored by presenter Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg.
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  • Friday ,
    DecDecember  6 , 2024
    Mezuzahpalooza!
    Friday, Dec 6th 5:00p to 7:00p
    Mark your calendars for Mezuzahpalooza, a fun festival celebrating the commandment to hang the words of the Shema on our doorposts, taking place Friday, December 6 at 5pm! We’ll hang mezuzot in all the doorways of the LJCC, we’ll feast together, and we’ll celebrate Shabbat with a short, kid-friendly, service starting at 6:30 pm. Members and friends of the LJCC are invited to sponsor a mezuzah for $90, and sponsorship is not required to attend this event. We hope to see you all there!
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  • Sunday ,
    DecDecember  8 , 2024
    What Judaism Says About the Death Penalty & the Carceral State (Hybrid)
    Sunday, Dec 8th 5:00p to 6:30p
    Join Dr. Samuel Brody (KU Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies), Rabbi Doug Alpert (Kol Ami of KC), Kelson Bohnet (trial lawyer with Death Penalty Defense Unit of the Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services), and Donna Schneweis (chairperson of the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty) for a discussion of the ethics and consequences of incarceration and state execution. Professor Brody and Rabbi Alpert will situate these contemporary practices within a Jewish context. Mr. Bohnet will offer a legal perspective on the history of the death penalty in the US and Kansas and Ms. Schneweis will talk about activist efforts to abolish the death penalty in Kansas. This event is part of the LJCC's 2024 series, "Dying Well," and is made possible, in part, by the Melvin Landsberg Fund for Adult Education as well as the Jewish Studies Program at KU.
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  • Saturday ,
    DecDecember  14 , 2024
    Saturday Torah Services (Hybrid)
    Shabbat, Dec 14th 10:30a to 1:00p
    Join us for Saturday Morning services led by Carrie Caine. This event will be followed by a potluck lunch. Please comment what you're bringing when you register. Join us the Zoom Room at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85768173505?pwd=RlBqTjVIWFhPeGE2dUJMandYSmxBZz09
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  • Friday ,
    DecDecember  20 , 2024
    Friday Night Services (Hybrid)
    Friday, Dec 20th 7:00p to 8:30p
    Join us for Friday Night services This event will be followed by a potluck oneg. Please comment what you're bringing when you register! Join us the Zoom Room at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85768173505?pwd=RlBqTjVIWFhPeGE2dUJMandYSmxBZz09
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  • Thursday ,
    DecDecember  26 , 2024
     
     
    LINK
    Thursday, Dec 26th 11:30a to 2:00p
    The purpose of LINK is to share home-cooked, nutritious meals with kindness in a safe and welcoming environment with families, those who are unhoused or hungry, physically or mentally disabled, or simply desirous of company. Please consider supporting this crucial program.

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  • Friday ,
    DecDecember  27 , 2024
    Friday Night Services with Azariah Betzalel (Zoom)
    Friday, Dec 27th 7:00p to 8:30p
    Friday Night Services with Azariah Betzalel (Zoom) Join us the Zoom Room at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85768173505?pwd=RlBqTjVIWFhPeGE2dUJMandYSmxBZz09
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Contact us

Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation  
917 Highland Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66044
 
lawrencejcc@gmail.com
785.841.7636
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Our Mission

We are a pluralistic and egalitarian community. Our mission is to be an inclusive and thriving center of Jewish spiritual, cultural, and social life in the Lawrence area. We welcome a diverse spectrum of Jews and people interested in Judaism. 
 

Ritual Timing for Lawrence, KS

Earliest Tallit 6:04am
Netz (Sunrise) 6:55am
Latest Shema 9:29am
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