Employment
Employment
We're Hiring!
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation is currently seeking teachers for its religious school and an event staffing person. We are also interested to connect B'nei Mitzvah tutors with parents/children.
Join our teaching team
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation is seeking teachers for its Religious School Program. We are an artistic, unique, and close-knit school community that thrives on helping each other, learning together, expressing our individuality, and fostering healthy relationships. We pay our teachers $20/hour for roughly three hours a week. We meet on Sundays from 10-12pm and an hour of plan time is covered per week.
- Hebrew teachers for ages 5-12
- Visual Arts-based Judaica learning for ages 5-12
- We are also seeking to connect B'nei mitzvah tutors with parents/children in our community.
Event Staff
We are seeking an hourly, part-time employee for event staffing. The event staff person will report to the Program and Engagement Director and work closely with volunteers. Events includes those such as Friday night Shabbat services and Saturday Torah services, other Jewish holidays, and secular events hosted by the LJCC. Duties include:
- Preparing space for events
- Setting up and monitoring zoom for hybrid events
- Setting up A/V system
- Assisting guests, oneg sponsors (volunteers providing food for the event) or caterer
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Working under the supervision of the Security coordinator to assist with security-related concerns
Hourly rate: $15 • Between 12 and 20 hours a month
Contact Lara Giordano to apply & for more details
Fri, July 26 2024
20 Tammuz 5784
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Saturday ,
AugAugust 10 , 2024
Shabbat, Aug 10th 10:30a to 1:30p
Join us for Saturday Morning services led by Sam or Carrie Caine. This event will be followed by a Kiddush lunch. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 11 , 2024
Sunday, Aug 11th 1:30p to 4:15p
Join the Lawrence Opera Theater, the LJCC, and the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education for this matinee performance of "The Path to Heaven." Premiered in 2018, "The Path to Heaven" is a powerful and moving one act opera with music by Adam Gorb and words by Ben Kaye. A tale of extremism, expedience and deceit, the work exposes the disintegration of the loves, lives and hopes of a family struggling to survive during the Holocaust. -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 15 , 2024Summer Trivia at the LJCC
Thursday, Aug 15th 7:00p to 9:00p
It's trivia summer at the LJCC with not one but two trivia nights! Join host Will Averill on Thursday, June 27th and host Morgan Hill on Thursday, August 15th for an evening of nachos (included with price of admission), drinks, and nerdy good times. -
Friday ,
AugAugust 16 , 2024
Friday, Aug 16th 7:00p to 8:30p
Join us for Friday Night services led by Judy & Caryn. This event will be followed by an oneg. -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 22 , 2024LINK
Thursday, Aug 22nd 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. -
Friday ,
AugAugust 23 , 2024
Friday, Aug 23rd 7:00p to 8:30p
Join us for Friday Night services. This event will be followed by an oneg. -
Saturday ,
AugAugust 24 , 2024
Shabbat, Aug 24th 8:00p to 10:00p
A Cocktail party to kick off the 2024-2025 academic year, reunite with old friends, and welcome new members of the Jewish community. We'll have small bites, dancing, and special guest DJ Megatouch, aka KU German Professor, Ari Linden. All members of the Lawrence Jewish community are invited to attend! -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 25 , 2024Monthly Board Meeting (Hybrid)
Sunday, Aug 25th 9:30a to 12:00p
If you wish to attend this board meeting and raise an issue with the board, please email Robin Rosenberg at robin.rosenberg@mac.com. Please Join the Zoom Room for this board meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84566367488?pwd=czZpU3Y1Uk1MempMejR2WloyWTRudz09 Meeting ID: 845 6636 7488 Passcode: BoardZoom -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024Monthly Board Meeting (Hybrid)
Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:30a to 12:00p
If you wish to attend this board meeting and raise an issue with the board, please email Robin Rosenberg at robin.rosenberg@mac.com. Please Join the Zoom Room for this board meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84566367488?pwd=czZpU3Y1Uk1MempMejR2WloyWTRudz09 Meeting ID: 845 6636 7488 Passcode: BoardZoom -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024On-site Historical Tour of Beni Israel Cemetery with Dr. David Katzman
Sunday, Sep 22nd 4:00p to 5:30p
We are delighted to again have the expertise of Dr. David Katzman, KU Professor Emeritus of American and Jewish Studies, to share with us the fascinating story of the founding, near abandonment, rededication and expansion of the Beni Israel Cemetery in Eudora Kansas. Beni Israel is listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Recent improvements at the Cemetery have been made possible by a grant from the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council.
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Upcoming Events:
Friday Night
Early Nosh and Shabbat with special guest Rabbi Larry Karol : 5:15pm |
Candle Lighting : 8:19pm |