Community Safety Pledge
Community Safety Pledge
February 6, 2025
Our mission is to create an inclusive and thriving center of Jewish spiritual, cultural, and social life in the Lawrence area. We are developing a community safety plan to honor and protect all who enter our doors. LJCC members are Jews and Jewish-adjacent loved ones from a wide spectrum of Jewish experience and multi-layered identities.
We are committed to fostering a culture of reliance on one another in any situation that may arise. We recognize that safety includes not only our physical selves but our minds and souls as well. And we recognize that since members have different physical and mental capabilities, we will make certain we have accessible and respectful policies in place. We will all strive to be non judgemental and continue to learn to nurture a culture of safety for all of us.
We understand that as Jews we can feel targeted. We do not need to outsource all our protection and security to outside entities and authorities. Through empowering our community with the skills and knowledge we need, we can develop a true culture of safety and security. We can also learn from other faith communities. We can add to a feeling of security and trust by alerting anyone present at an event or planning to come when there will be outsourced protection. Then people can make their own decisions about risk.
We understand that reaching community consensus about safety and danger means different things to different people. We will continue to seek out best practices and real-life experiences to refine our plan. We recognize this is an ongoing process. We believe protecting our congregants, visitors, and other members of the Lawrence community is a sacred task.
Our goal is to hear from as many people as possible and to help train those who are willing to be responders who can take the lead during a disruption or when someone exhibits signs of emotional distress. This is a plan that will be developed and enacted over the coming years. We are committed to clear communication, transparency, continued training, and learning from each other and other communities.
With open hearts and minds, we want to learn how to co-create a safer, healthier, and unprejudiced environment in which we can all thrive. Please join us.
Fri, June 6 2025
10 Sivan 5785
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Friday ,
JunJune 6 , 2025
Friday, Jun 6th 7:00p to 9:00p
Friday Night Services led by Judy Roitman & Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg with a potluck oneg to follow. Sarah Hinton of Global Midwives joins as part of our summer speaker series. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 8 , 2025Annual Meeting
Sunday, Jun 8th 10:30a to 1:00p
Doors open for the LJCC Annual Meeting at 10am! We'll enjoy mimosas, noshing, and schmoozing with the meeting beginning (virtually and in-person) at 10:30am. Please register to attend and let us know in the notes section if you will be there in person or online. -
Saturday ,
JunJune 14 , 2025
Shabbat, Jun 14th 10:30a to 1:00p
Alyssa Appelman and Barry Shalinsky lead with a kiddish lunch to follow. Please let us know in the notes section what you can bring. -
Friday ,
JunJune 20 , 2025
Friday, Jun 20th 7:00p to 9:00p
Join us for a special PRIDE services with leaders Siobhan Kirchstein and Carrie Caine with a potluck oneg to follow. Let us know in the notes section what you can bring. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 22 , 2025Summer Trivia at the LJCC with host Will Averill!
Sunday, Jun 22nd 7:00p to 9:00p
Come play trivia. Drink beer. Have fun. Support the LJCC Religious School Kids! With local legendary host Will Averill -
Friday ,
JunJune 27 , 2025
Friday, Jun 27th 5:30p to 7:00p
This month, we gather for a nosh, candlelighting, kiddish, and motzi. The Family Programming will handle the main dish, but potluck contributions are strongly encouraged. Fingers crossed for picnicking weather! -
Friday ,
JulJuly 4 , 2025
Friday, Jul 4th 7:00p to 8:00p
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Saturday ,
JulJuly 12 , 2025
Shabbat, Jul 12th 10:30a to 1:00p
Alyssa Appelman and Barry Shalinsky lead with a kiddish lunch to follow. Please let us know in the notes section what you can bring. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 18 , 2025
Friday, Jul 18th 5:30p to 7:00p
Join us for an early family-friendly nosh and Shabbat. We'll Nosh and then Shabbat with Religious School Director Rachel Downs-Doubrava and teacher Benjamin Rosenthal leading a musical services beginning 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. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 25 , 2025
Friday, Jul 25th 7:00p to 9:00p
Friday Night Services with a potluck oneg to follow. Daniel Smith of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center joins as part of our summer speaker series.
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