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We are an unaffiliated and lay-led Jewish community in Lawrence, KS.

We are locals, we are transplants, we are Jews by birth, we are Jews by choice, and we are family and neighbors who love Jewish community.

We are egalitarian and pluralistic and we welcome folks who want to be with us in that spirit.

Join us for Services

We provide Friday night or Saturday morning Shabbat services as well as holiday services and celebrations.

Given the diversity of our community and our commitment to inclusivity, our services are in both Hebrew and English, with lay leaders having the option to lead from Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist prayer books and handouts.

As a general rule, we have Friday night services (either in-person or virtually) every week save for the second weekend of the month when we hold Saturday Torah services.

Visit our upcoming schedule of services and other events here.

Contact us

Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation

917 Highland Avenue

Lawrence, KS 66044

lawrencejcc@gmail.com

785.841.7636

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Our Mission

We are a pluralistic and egalitarian community. Our mission is to be an inclusive and thriving center of Jewish spiritual, cultural, and social life in the Lawrence area. We welcome a diverse spectrum of Jews and people interested in Judaism.

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Fri, February 7 2025
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 8 , 2025

Saturday Morning Services (Hybrid)
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.
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Thursday ,
FebFebruary 13 , 2025

Tu 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!
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Friday ,
FebFebruary 14 , 2025

Be the LJCC's Valentine: Shabbat out on the Town at Oriental Bistro
Friday, Feb 14th 6:00p to 8:00p
Join us at the Oriental Bistro for a casual dinner and candlelighting.
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Friday ,
FebFebruary 21 , 2025

Nosh & Shabbat (Hybrid)
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.
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Saturday ,
FebFebruary 22 , 2025

3rd 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.
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Friday ,
FebFebruary 28 , 2025

Refugee Shabbat (Hybrid)
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.
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 2 , 2025

Tzedakah 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.
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2025

Saturday Morning Services (Hybrid)
Shabbat, Mar 8th 10:30a to 1:00p
Join us for Saturday Morning services. This event will be followed by a vegan Kiddush lunch.
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Friday ,
MarMarch 14 , 2025

Pi Day Purim Party!
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!
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 16 , 2025

Services 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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