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Welcome to the MLJC website.  Our group was formed in 1987 by four families living in the Murphys/Arnold corridor. It grew quickly and in 1996, incorporated as a 501(c)3 to serve the needs of the small Jewish population here in the Mother Lode.  While there is no synagogue or temple located in any of the four counties from which most of our members are now drawn, there are families and individuals who wish to meet one another and celebrate the various holidays, festivals and life cycle events that comprise Jewish life and culture.

 

All of our events and activities are open to those of the Jewish faith and their families and friends as well as those wishing to learn more about Judaism.  For those of you who are not yet MLJC members, we sincerely hope you will join us in our celebrations and events throughout the year and one day perhaps decide to join as members.   

  

Information about upcoming events.

 

We do not own or occupy a building or meeting space.  Our gatherings most often take place in the homes of our more centrally located members…those in the Murphys/Copperopolis and Sonora/Jamestown areas.  Some of our larger gatherings, such as Passover and Chanukah, are typically held in a local meeting hall or restaurant in the same “central” locations.

 

Our only criteria for membership is that one member of the family be Jewish. We do not have a denominational framework. We’re not specifically Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Liberal, or Humanist.

All are welcome!

  

Become a member or renew online. 

 

P.O. Box 2212, Murphys, CA 95247

MLJC does not have a denominational framework. We’re not Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Liberal or Humanist. All are welcome!

2023-2024 Jewish Holiday Calendar ~ 5784

All holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified.

Leil Selichot ... Prayers for forgiveness in preparation for the High Holidays

        Begins sunset of Saturday, September 9, 2023

         

Rosh Hashanah ... The Jewish New Year 

        A time of rejoicing and of serious introspection,

        a time to celebrate the completion of another year while

        taking stock of one’s life.

       

         Begins sunset of Friday, September 15, 2023

          Ends nightfall of Sunday, September 17, 2023

  

Yom Kippur .... Day of Atonement; the holiest day of the year.

         Begins sunset of Sunday, September 24, 2023
          
Ends nightfall of Monday, September
 25, 2023

    

Sukkot ... Feast of Tabernacles

The holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land.

          Begins sunset of Friday, September 29, 2023

          Ends nightfall of Friday, October 6, 2023

       

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah ...  Day of Celebrating the Torah

          Begins sunset of Friday, October 6, 2023

          Ends nightfall of Sunday, October 8, 2023

  

Chanukah ...  Festival of Lights

           Begins sunset of Thursday, December 7, 2023
           Ends nightfall of Friday, December 15, 2023

   

Tu B’Shvat ... New Year for Trees

           Begins sunset of Wednesday, January 24, 2024           

           Ends nightfall of Thursday, January 25, 2024

    

Purim ... Commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from

                    the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia.

            Begins sunset of Saturday, March 23, 2024 
            Ends nightfall of Sunday, March 24, 2024

     

Pesach (Passover) ... The Feast of Unleavened Bread 

Celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.

            Begins sunset of Monday, April 22, 2024             

            Ends nightfall of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

   

Lag B'Omer ...  33rd day of counting the Omer

           Tuesday, May 9, 2023

   

Shavuot ... marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai

            Begins sunset of Tuesday, June 11, 2024             

            Ends nightfall of Thursday, June 13, 2024

For a complete list of Holidays and other important dates as well as Shabbat candle lighting times and similar information, go to HebCal.

 

Check out MLJC Celebrations on our EVENTS tab (at top)

 

Join Us At Our Next Event

  

Erev Rosh Hashanah

September 15th

Pot Luck Dinner and Services

 

Click on Event Schedule for Details

 

Event Schedule

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