Jewish Community of Japan

Welcome to the Jewish Community of Japan

ברוכים הבאים לקהילה היהודית ביפן

日本ユダヤ教団へようこそ

In response to the earthquake and tsunami

The Jewish Community of Japan is partnering with the JDC, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in raising funds to be transfered to the NGO JEN. JEN is a Japan based NGO that has extensive experience aiding victims of natural disasters throughout the world... more

One year later
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The Jewish Community of Japan is a warm and vibrant egalitarian congregation. We welcome everyone who wants to join us for services, events or any other activity regardless of their Jewish affiliation, gender, color or sexual identity. We provide for the religious, educational, and social needs of our members and we also provide a place for visitors to Japan who want to participate in Shabbat services and enjoy kosher meals in a congenial atmosphere... more

For any Jew
in Japan
who does not live
near Tokyo or Kobe

click here

Click here to see (in Japanese)
Israel-Related Cultural Events in February 2012

JCJ Members Tomoko and Philip Rosenfeld shared their collection of Japanese bamboo baskets with the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art in Haifa. Please click here and here to see articles and images.

Folk Dance Beginners starting soon
For information click here

Saturday Night at the Movies
For information and upcoming events click here

Office hours

Monday:                closed
Tuesday-Friday:   9:30-17:30
Saturday:               closed
Sunday:                  9:30-13:00, only on days when the Hebrew School is in session.

During Jewish Holy Days and Japanese National Holidays the office is closed

Visiting us

If you are passing through Tokyo, come visit us. For security reasons, however, it may not always be possible to accommodate unannounced tourists. Therefore we kindly ask anyone who would like to visit us to make an appointment in advance by sending an e-mail to rsvp{at}jccjapan.or.jp. Thank you for your cooperation.

A guest room is available in the JCC. For more information click here.

Services

We are an egalitarian congregation. Men and women sit together, women are counted in the minyan, receive aliyot and any other honor, can lead services and read Torah. Our services... more

Learning

Study (or in common Jewish parlance “learning”) has traditionally been one of the cornerstone of Jewish life. It is a never ending endeavor, something... more

From our rabbi

Dear friends,
Shalom and konnichi-wa. I’m very excited to be here in Tokyo and looking forward to being a part of this community, so diverse and rich... more