Woodstock Jewish Congregation

About

Welcome! Woodstock Jewish Congregation is a transdenominational community in the beautiful Catskills of Upstate New York.

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Services
Friday Evening Services:
Summer: 7:30 pm, 6pm 1st Friday of each Month
Winter: 6 pm
Saturday Morning Services: 10 am

Shabbat Community services, which are geared towards an intergenerational celebration of Shabbat, are offered monthly.

We celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. We announce these events in our Program Guide and weekly email updates, and on our website, wjcshul.org.

Children’s Services
As part of our First Friday program, special Tot Shabbat services are held at 5 pm on the first Friday of each month. Once a month, we hold a Shabbat Community Day for the whole congregation, with special participation and activities for our families with children. During the High Holy Days and on other holidays, we offer innovative children’s services and activities.

Mission

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. Men and women have an equal opportunity to participate in bringing forth our goals. It is our hope that the spirit of holiness and the passion for justice generated within our congregation will overflow into our families, workplaces and community at large so we might do our part in fulfilling the ancient directive “to be a light unto the nations”.