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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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  • Thursday ,
    JanJanuary  30 , 2025
     
     
    Healthy aging, lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition (Hybrid)
    Thursday, Jan 30th 7:00p to 8:30p
    The novelist and poet Wendell Berry once commented that “people are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.” The new field of lifestyle medicine is changing that, getting back to the basics that are so important in maintaining health and well-being. Dr. Friedman, a board-certified geriatrician and lifestyle medicine physician, will discuss the pillars of lifestyle medicine – especially whole-food plant-based nutrition – and how they promote healthy aging.
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  • Friday ,
    JanJanuary  31 , 2025
    Friday Night Services (Hybrid)
    Friday, Jan 31st 7:00p to 9:00p
    Judy Roitman & Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg lead with a potluck oneg to follow. Let us know in the notes section what you can bring.
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  • Saturday ,
    FebFebruary  8 , 2025
    Saturday Morning Services (Hybrid)
    Shabbat, Feb 8th 10:30a to 1:00p
    Join us for Saturday Morning services led by Jack Winerock & Susan Elkins. This event will be followed by a Kiddush lunch potluck in honor of Jack's 80th birthday. Please indicate in the notes section what you plan to bring.
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  • Thursday ,
    FebFebruary  13 , 2025
     
     
    Tu Bishvat Celebration
    Thursday, Feb 13th 5:30p to 7:00p
    This year, we are celebrating the new year of the trees with a vegan Seder, kids' arts activities and games, and a tree seedling fundraiser!
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  • Friday ,
    FebFebruary  21 , 2025
    Nosh & Shabbat (Hybrid)
    Friday, Feb 21st 5:30p to 7:00p
    Our monthly family-friendly service! We'll nosh at 5:30pm with services to begin an hour later. It's potluck-style with the Family Programming Committee providing a baked potato bar. Let us know in the notes section what you can contribute to the smorgasboard.
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  • Saturday ,
    FebFebruary  22 , 2025
     
     
    3rd Annual Telling Our Stories Through Food with author-illustrator Marilyn Naron (Hybrid)
    Motzei Shabbat, Feb 22nd 7:00p to 9:00p
    I Do Not Want Your Sympathy: Shiva, Snacks, and the Art of Remembering - What is comfort? What do mourners need, and is memory really a blessing? Join us for an evening of art and discussion with local author-illustrator (and former pastry chef) Marilyn Naron. The LJCC will exhibit Marilyn’s recent art commissioned for the Kansas Book Festival, including the central piece “I Do Not Want Your Sympathy,” a triptych painted and collaged entirely from sympathy cards her family received after the death of her sister in 1996. Marilyn is currently at work on an illustrated memoir, “How to Draw a Sister,” and her talk will explore how food, sympathy, memory, and Jewish death rituals come together in that project.
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  • Saturday ,
    MarMarch  8 , 2025
    Saturday Torah Services (Hybrid)
    Shabbat, Mar 8th 10:30a to 1:00p
    Join us for Saturday Morning services. This event will be followed by a Kiddush lunch.
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  • Friday ,
    MarMarch  21 , 2025
    Friday Night Services
    Friday, Mar 21st 7:30p to 9:00p
    Join us for Friday Night services. Services will be followed by a potluck oneg. Let us know in the notes section what you might bring. Join us in the Zoom Room!
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  • Friday ,
    MarMarch  28 , 2025
    Nosh and Shabbat
    Friday, Mar 28th 5:30p to 9:00p
    Join us for an early family-friendly nosh and Shabbat. We'll Nosh and then Shabbat with services starting at 6:30pm. The LJCC will provide a main. Potluck contributions are encouraged. If possible, let us know in the notes section what you will bring. Join us in the Zoom Room!
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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 6:39am
Netz (Sunrise) 7:30am
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