The IJC Wishes You
A Happy
Summer Holyday

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...to the website of the IJC, the International Jewish Center of Belgium.
We are the only liberal, English-speaking reform Jewish community in Belgium and we have rapidly grown over the last few years into a friendly community. Our members are from all over the world.

Our calendar lists all our upcoming religious, social, and educational programs. Please take a look - we hope to welcome you at an event soon! Contact Mail to IJC for more information.

Message from Rabbi Nathan Alfred... (July. 2010)

I hope that you all have a great summer! After such a long and hard winter I think we all deserve some sunshine. In the Jewish liturgy our prayers do not seek the sun, but rather we pray for the blessing of rain. In the traditional Amidah this was said between Simchat Torah and Pesach. In summer we pray simply for dew - as it was thought you should not ask God for the impossible, and rain in Israel is quite unlikely in the summer months..
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At 5:00 AM on July 8th, I brought my two boys to Brussels Airport to meet up with all the others in the IJC Teen Group going with Rabbi Nathan on their 10 day trip to Israel. The teens were hardly tired. Rather, they were ecstatic to be on the verge of a great journey. The fact that the Rabbi and the parents have worked together for 8 months to put together this trip is a tribute to the volunteer community spirit that is growing at the IJC.
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