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.
Fri, February 7 2025
9 Shevat 5785
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 8 , 2025
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. -
Thursday ,
FebFebruary 13 , 2025Tu 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! -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 14 , 2025
Friday, Feb 14th 6:00p to 8:00p
Join us at the Oriental Bistro for a casual dinner and candlelighting. -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 21 , 2025
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. -
Saturday ,
FebFebruary 22 , 20253rd 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. -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 28 , 2025
Friday, Feb 28th 7:00p to 9:00p
Jack Winerock and Susan Elkins will lead this special service devoted to the plight of refugees. A potluck oneg will follow. Please let us know in the notes section, if possible, what you will bring. -
Sunday ,
MarMarch 2 , 2025Tzedakah Boxes of the Klein Collection with curator Abby Magariel
Sunday, Mar 2nd 10:15a to 11:30a
The LJCC is pleased to announce that it will now house a rotating display of items from B'nai Jehudah's esteemed Klein Collection! Our first display will feature Tzedakah boxes from the Michael Klein Collection. Inaugurating our new status as a Klein Collection site, curator Abby Magariel will join us for a broad discussion of the Michael Klein Collection and its mission to explore Jewish art, history and cultures from around the world. -
Saturday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2025
Shabbat, Mar 8th 10:30a to 1:00p
Join us for Saturday Morning services. This event will be followed by a vegan Kiddush lunch. -
Friday ,
MarMarch 14 , 2025
Friday, Mar 14th 5:00p to 8:00p
Join the LJCC for a celebration of Purim...and Pi Day! Come dressed in your best math-themed costume to nosh on pizza pie and dessert pies. Bring your homemade hamantaschen to share. Come for the revelry - stay for the spiel! -
Sunday ,
MarMarch 16 , 2025Services 101: A workshop for new service leaders & perplexed participants / Session 1: The Structure of Services
Sunday, Mar 16th 3:00p to 5:00p
The narrative arc of services, how to receive an aliyah and lead Havdalah, and a brief introduction to reading Hebrew and Aramaic.
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