Matching Gift Campaign 5785
Help us start out 5785 right - be a part of our
Annual Fundraising Campaign
70 years of worship. 70 years of Jewish education. 70 years of egalitarian Jewish community.
This year, the LJCC turns 70!
In honor of our founding in 1954, we are launching a matching gift campaign with the aim to raise $19,540! If each one of our member households contributes just $245, we can meet that goal. This matching gift campaign will ensure the ongoing vitality of our recent programming and our continued growth as the inclusive and pluralistic home for Jews and their Jewish-adjacent loved ones in Lawrence, Kansas.
Donate today to have your gift doubled by our matching donor!
How to Contribute
Making your donation is easy. To contribute online, visit our donate page and select the "High Holiday Matching Gift Campaign" from the Type dropdown list. You can also contribute by check made payable to "Lawrence Jewish Community Inc” with “Matching Gift Campaign” indicated in the “For” section. To give by other means, such as appreciated stock, please contact Dr. Lara Giordano, the Director of Programming, Engagement, and Development. Every contribution is valuable and we are grateful for your support.
Thank you for all that you already do to make inclusive Jewish life possible in Lawrence, Kansas. We are excited to celebrate this remarkable 70-year milestone with you. With your support, we can continue to make a difference and build a legacy that endures for many years to come.
With great thanks to our matching donor Suzanne Sherr, who invites you to join her in making a donation in honor of her late husband, Larry Sherr.
A note from Suzanne:
My donation is in memory and in honor of my husband, Larry Sherr. I am able to do this because of his 33 years as a Business School professor at KU. Larry served as LJCC president three times - till he said Dayanu - and as Treasurer many more times than that! Larry and I raised our children in this community, as did several congregants still among us. From these little children came awesome adults. Our community values absorbed and lived. The best of reasons for keeping the LJCC thriving. L’dor V’dor.
Thu, November 7 2024
6 Cheshvan 5785
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Friday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2024
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. -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2024
Shabbat, Nov 9th 5:00p to 7:00p
Comfort food, warm cider, Havdalah, and planetary enlightenment with our in-house astronomer, Greg Rudnick -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 16 , 2024
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. -
Friday ,
NovNovember 22 , 2024
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. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 24 , 2024
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. -
Friday ,
DecDecember 6 , 2024
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! -
Sunday ,
DecDecember 8 , 2024
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. -
Saturday ,
DecDecember 14 , 2024
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 -
Friday ,
DecDecember 20 , 2024
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 -
Thursday ,
DecDecember 26 , 2024LINK
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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