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Welcome

WJC is a vibrant, welcoming spiritual home. We are dedicated to the advancement of Jewish ethics, culture and religion. We strive to enable participants to enrich their lives through Jewish worship, celebration, practice, study and fellowship. We are committed to maintaining our loving character by treating all people with care and respect; and to fostering our connection with the state of Israel and Jews around the world. We draw from all streams of Jewish practice. We welcome individuals of all gender identities, expressions, or sexual orientations.

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Read & Listen to Rabbi Jonathan’s Teachings HERE.

Shabbat Services

ALL SERVICES ARE NOW BEING HELD ONLINE! Join us for our interactive live-stream as we gather as a community to share and stay connected. LEARN MORE HERE.

Friday Evening Services:

Summer: Shabbat Service 7:30pm

Winter: Shabbat Service 6:00pm

Check the calendar for when the time changes

Kid-Friendly Intergenerational Shabbat Service (On Hold) 5pm on First Fridays of the Month

Shabbat Dinner (On Hold) 6pm on First Fridays year round.

Saturday Morning Services:
Shabbat Service 10am

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Support WJC

We thank you for supporting Kehillat Lev Shalem, The Congregation of a Full Heart. Your act of loving-kindness and your generosity will enhance our ability to fulfill our mission.

Your gift and/or membership is greatly appreciated.

Donate

Purchase a Bookplate: A wonderful opportunity to celebrate an occasion, commemorate an event, or remember a loved one. Bookplates will be placed in our Shabbat Prayer books.

Purchase a Book Plate

Join or Renew

We’d love to welcome you to our kehillah community.

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Volunteer

WJC is blessed with an active and dedicated membership. There is a group for almost every interest.

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Gallery Lev Shalem

Gallery Lev Shalem enriches the experience of all members and visitors to the synagogue by presenting juried exhibitions that celebrate the artistic efforts of our community and the region and express both secular and Judaic themes.

Current Exhibition and More Information

Family School

The Woodstock Jewish Congregation Family School provides a loving, welcoming, and enthusiastic environment in which Jewish children and their parents from all backgrounds learn to practice Judaism in meaningful and enlivening ways.

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High Holy Days at WJC

Kol Nidre is Sunday evening and we look forward to sharing the holy day with you online! Our theme this year is RESILIENCE!
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Hagar, Ishmael and Black Lives Matter

Rabbi Jonathan offered this sermon at Rosh Hashanah services at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation.
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The Annual Book of Remembrance

This year, instead of a printed book, we will have a slideshow on Yom Kippur during the Yizkor service.
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Yoga with a Full Heart

Tuesdays in October, 11am-12pm ET
A unique yoga experience touched by Jewish blessing. With teacher, Susan Blacker.
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Attend our services online!

Fridays at 7:30pm ET; Saturdays at 10am ET
Please join us as we gather online to share and welcome Shabbat together.
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Calendar

Upcoming Events
  • September 24, 2020  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    (Online) Board of Directors Meeting
  • September 25, 2020  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    (Online) Friday Evening Shabbat Service (Summer Hours)

    Join Rabbi Jonathan and our far-flung community for our joyous and uplifting Shabbat services. Invite your friends and relatives to join in as well. We are in the process of discovering and developing how to celebrate Shabbat together when we are physically apart. The results so far are fabulous.
    Join us at this link

  • September 26, 2020  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    (Online) Shabbat Service

    Join Rabbi Jonathan and our far-flung community for our joyous and uplifting Shabbat services. Invite your friends and relatives to join in as well. We are in the process of discovering and developing how to celebrate Shabbat together when we are physically apart. The results so far are fabulous.
    Join us at this link

  • September 27, 2020  7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Kol Nidre
  • September 28, 2020
    HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSED-Yom Kippur
  • September 28, 2020  10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Yom Kippur
  • September 28, 2020  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Avodah Service
  • September 28, 2020  4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    Book of Jonah
  • September 28, 2020  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Neilah
  • October 1, 2020  1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
    SUKKOT TEACHING with Rabbi Jonathan Kligler
  • October 2, 2020  5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Welcome Sukkot - in-person socially distanced outdoor picnic and celebration

    Weather permitting, we will welcome Sukkot together outdoors on our beautiful property. We will maintain appropriate social distance. Bring your own picnic dinner and utensils, chairs etc, along with wine, Challah and Shabbat candles to light, if you would like.

  • October 2, 2020  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    No Shabbat service this evening!
  • October 3, 2020  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    (Online) Shabbat and Festival Service; Bar Mitzvah of Eli Schachter

    Join Rabbi Jonathan and our far-flung community as we celebrate Sukkot and Shabbat, and as Eli Schachter is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah! Invite your friends and relatives to join in as well. We are in the process of discovering and developing how to celebrate Shabbat together when we are physically apart. The results so far are fabulous.
    Join us at this link

  • October 4, 2020
    HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSED Sukkot day 2
  • October 4, 2020  11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Family School Sukkot Picnic Celebration and Open House

    Details coming soon

Full Calendar

 

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Office Hours

Monday – Thursday
11 am – 5 pm

Friday
11 am – 4 pm

Saturday
Office closed.
Shul open for services.

Sunday
Office closed.

Directions

1682 Glasco Turnpike
Woodstock, NY 12498

info@wjcshul.org
845-679-2218

 

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