Newsletters & Board Reports - Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation

Below is an archive of the condensed Board Meeting minutes. Each document is the result of a three-hour monthly board meeting. If you have issues or questions for the board, please email lgiordanoljcc@gmail.com.

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Thu, November 21 2024
20 Cheshvan 5785

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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. 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 ,
DecDecember 20 , 2024

Friday Night Services (Hybrid)
Friday, Dec 20th 7:00p to 8:30p
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.
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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)
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Wednesday ,
JanJanuary 1 , 2025

It's Hanukkah! Let's party.
Wednesday, Jan 1st 5:00p to 7:30p
Join us for latkes, games, arts & crafts, the lighting of community menorot, and fun for the whole family.
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