Around the world in 8 nights: 10-17 December With candle lighting, international food, song and memories, plus discussions and activities for all ages.
WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT CHANUKAH - SO PLEASE JOIN US… WHAT’S ON GUIDE
Welcome to the EHRS Chanukah Booklet. Chanukah Across the Continents We had such a fantastic response to our High Holy Days Booklet that we thought it would be nice to let the community know Every night of Chanukah we are going to what is going on over this festival and to light the Chanukah candles with a different try and shed light on the diverse customs Jewish community elsewhere in the world. and celebrations of Chanukah. We invite you to join us on Zoom so that we can all see and hear each other and you can With the winter nights drawing in and also join us on the EHRS Classic Channel. with the gloom of the lockdown, I am Bring your Chanukiah if you are able and we thrilled that our wonderful team of will light together, share a song or a story Rabbi's and our youth and education and spread the light of Jewish peoplehood department, have put together a by just getting to know one another. So programme that literally spreads the light this year, when we cannot take a week long across the world! We will be having activities featuring Brazil, Odessa and trip around the world, join EHRS, our Rabbis India, to name a few, and of course, at and your Chanukiah! Some ‘destinations’ home. are included below. See centre pages for full details. I hope you enjoy dipping into our new booklet. We think there are some exciting Thursday 10 December 18:00 - 18:20 things going on and look forward to hearing what you get up to. We join the Congregação Israelita Paulista, the largest Synagogue in Latin America, Sao With best wishes Paolo, Brazil’s Reform congregation. Janet Brand Chairman Sunday 12 December 18:30 - 18:50 We join Temple Israel in Cape Town, a federation of three South African Reform THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF Synagogues, in Green Point near the Cape, in CHANUKAH Wynberg, by Table Mountain and in GOES BEYOND CANDLES Milnerton on the Atlantic coast. SEE INSIDE FOR EIGHT DAYS OF ACTIVITIES AND WONDER Monday 13 December 18:00 - 18:20 We join the Leo Baeck Center in Haifa, Israel, the city’s Reform Jewish Elementary, Junior and High School, community centre and home to Ohel Avraham Reform Synagogue, all founded in 1938.
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Eco Energy Question Time Kuddle Up Shabbat Chanukah Thursday 10 December 20:00 - 21:30 in Person or on Zoom Friday 11 December 16:15-16:45 Rabbi Mark invites you to join him at this fascinating and informative evening on We invite you to the EHRS Community behalf of EcoSynagogue and the Board of Centre to join our Rabbis for a safe and Deputies. During Chanukah, our Jewish socially distanced Kuddle Up Shabbat where festival of light, what would you like to you can meet the Shabbat dinosaur (also know about how to heat, light and fuel safely) up close! Best for children aged 0-6 your home, workplace and transport in the and their carers. We will light our Chanukah most sustainable way? Your questions candles together, please feel welcome to welcome on the night or sent ahead to bring your Chanukiah from home. There will [email protected]. be doughnuts! This lighting will also be live- streamed on our LeDor VaDor Channel. The panel includes Yossi Abramowitz, Israeli solar energy pioneer, Sophie Lyons, If government restrictions mean that we are Head of Electric Vehicle infrastructure unable to meet in person then the event will strategy for the Office of Low Emission go ahead on Zoom only as below. Vehicles and Simon Tilley, Director of the Hockerton Sustainable Housing Project.
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BRINGINGBRINGING YOUYOU THETHE WITTYWITTY TALENTSTALENTS OF:OF: CHANUKAHCHANUKAH LEWINSKYLEWINSKY PHILPHIL SIMONSIMON RABBIRABBI DEBBIEDEBBIE YOUNG-SOMERSYOUNG-SOMERS
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MAY CONTAIN ADULT (ONLY) HUMOUR CHANUKAH ISN’T JUST FOR CHILDREN - IT’S FOR ALL AGES
Havdala & Chanukah Lighting Extravaganza in Person or on Zoom Saturday 12 December 17:00
All being well, we will gather safely outdoors (with Covid precautions in place) at EHRS to bring light into the darkness. With doughnuts, dreidels and fire juggling! Dress up warm! You will need to book into this event to enable us to run it safely and all the family is welcome. Bookings will open on the EHRS website and via Our Week Ahead at the end of WEDNESDAY 09/12 November. YOUNG ADULTS BEER So that we can keep the numbers safe we ask you to AND SHIUR book in for 17:00-17:30 (best for 6 and under), Will The Real Chanukah 17:45-18:15 (best for 6-12s) or 18:30-19:00 (best for 13s and over) on the Chanukah page of the EHRS website. Story Please Strand Up? Please do bring your own Chanukiah if you would like Is The Miracle Of The Oil to light it together with the Synagogue Chanukiah. Really The Chanukah Story? What Was The Miracle? If government restrictions mean that we are unable to meet in person then the event will go ahead on And Why Is Chanukah 8 Zoom and the EHRS Classic Channel. Nights Long? Please bring or have this leaflet with you as all of the blessings and songs that we will use are in it.
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TUESDAY 15/12: CORNERSTONE CLASS AT 20:00 Join Our Cornerstone Class For A Back To Basics Look At Chanukah, Its Origins And Customs And Our Dilemma As Jews In A Non-Jewish World
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HAVDALA בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵֽינו מֶֽלְֶ הָעולָם. .הַמַבְדִיל בֵין קֽדש לְחול עָזִי וְזִמְרת יָה וַיְהִי־לִי לִישועָה .בֵין אור לְחֽשְֶ. בֵין יִשְראֵל לָעַמִים lishu’ah li vay’hi yah v’zimrat Ozi בֵין יום הַשְבִיעִי לְשֵֽשֶת יְמֵי הַמַעֲשֶה song and strength my is Eternal the God בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה הַמַבְדִיל בֵין קֽדש לְחול Baruch ata Adonai eloheinu melech ha’olam, and has become my salvation. hamavdil bein kodesh l’chol bein or Raising the Cup of Wine l’choshech bein yisra’el la’amim, bein yom בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵֽינו מֶֽלְֶ Baruch hama’aseh. y’mei l’sheshet hashvi’i הָעולָם. בורא פְרי הַגָֽפֶן .l’chol kodesh bein hamavdil Adonai ata Blessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of the Baruch ata Adonai eloheinu universe, who makes distinctions between the holy melech ha’olam, boreh p’ri and the everyday, between light and darkness, hagafen. between Israel and other peoples, between the Blessed are You, our Living God, seventh day and the six working days. Blessed are Sovereign of the universe, who creates You God, who distinguishes between the holy and the fruit of the vine. the everyday. Taking the Spice Box בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵֽינו מֶֽלְֶ אֵלִיָֽהו הַנָבִיא. הָעולָם. בורא מִינֵי בְשָמִים אֵלִיָֽהו הַתִשְבִי. eloheinu Adonai ata Baruch אֵלִיָֽהו הַגִלְעָדי. minei boreh ha’olam, melech בִמְהֵרה יָבֹא אֵלֵֽינו .v’samim עִם מָשִֽיחַ בֶן־דָוִד: Eliyahu hanavi, Eliyahu hatishbi, Eliyahu Blessed are You, our Living God, hagil’adi, bimheirah yavo eileinu im Sovereign of the universe, who creates mashi’ach ben David. different kinds of spices. Elijah the prophet, Elijah the Tishbite Spreading Hands to the Light בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵֽינו מֶֽלְֶ Gilead of man the Elijah הָעולָם. בורא מְאורי הָאֵש soon us to come he May To announce the Messianic Age Baruch ata Adonai eloheinu In the name of King David melech ha’olam, boreh m’orei ha’esh. ,God Living our You, are Blessed שָבועַ טוב SHAVU’A TOV HAVE A GOOD WEEK! Sovereign of the universe, who creates the lights of the fire. CHANUKAH CANDLE LIGHTING
הַנֶחָמות שֶעָשִיתָ לַאֲבותֵינו בַיָמִים Before lighting the Chanukiah הָהֵם ובַזְמַן הַזֶה בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵינו מֶלְֶ הָעולָם. Hanerot halalu anu madlikim al אֲשֶר קדְשָֽנו בְמִצְותָיו. וְצִוָֽנו לְהַדלִיק נֵר hanisim v'al hat’shu'ot v'al hanifla'ot שֶל חֲנֻכָה v'al hanechamot she'asita la'avoteinu Baruch ata Adonai eloheinu melech bayamim hahem uvaz'man hazeh. ha’olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitsvotav, We kindle these lights to commemorate the v'tsivanu l'hadlik ner shel chanukah. wonders, the victories and the marvellous, Blessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of consoling deeds which You performed for the universe, whose commandments make us our ancestors in those days at this season. holy, and who commands us to kindle the וְכָל־שְמֹנַת יְמֵי חֲנוכָה הַנֵרות הַלָלו .Chanukah of lights קדש וְאֵין לָֽנו רשות לְהִשְתַמֵש בָהֶם בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵינו מֶלְֶ הָעולָם. אֶלָא לִראותָם בִלְבָד. כְדי לְהודות לְשִמְָ שֶעָשָה נִסִים לַאֲבותֵינו בַיָמִים הָהֵם עַל־נִסֶיָ וְעַל־יְשועָתֶָ וְעַל־נִפְלְאותֶיָ ובַזְמַן הַזֶה V'chol sh'monat y'mei chanukah Baruch ata Adonai eloheinu melech haneirot halalu kodesh, v'ein lanu ha’olam, she'asah nisim la'avoteinu r'shut l'hishtamesh bahem, ela lir'otam bayamim hahem uvaz'man hazeh. bilvad, k'dei l'hodot l'shimcha al Blessed are You, our Living God, Sovereign of nisecha v'al y'shu'atecha v'al nifl'otecha the universe, who did wonders for our During all the eight days of Chanukah these ancestors in those days at this season. lights are holy and we are not permitted to make use of them, but only to see them in On the first night add order to thank Your name for the wonders, .deeds marvellous the and victories the בָרוְ אַתָה יהוה אֱלהֵינו מֶלְֶ הָעולָם. שֶהֶחֱיָֽנו וְקיְמָֽנו וְהִגִיעָֽנו לַזְמַן הַזֶה Baruch atah Adonai eloheinu melech Al Ha-Nissim ha’olam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu עַל הַנִסִים וְעַל הַתְשועות וְעַל v'higi'anu lazman hazeh. . . הַנִפְלָאות. וְעַל הַנֶחָמות שֶעָשִיתָ of Sovereign God, Living our You, are Blessed לַאֲבותֵינו בַיָמִים הָהֵם ובַזְמַן הַזֶה and alive us kept has who universe, the supported us and brought us to this season. Al hanisim, v’al hat’shu’ot v’al hanifla’ot, v’al hanechamot she’asita la’avoteinu After lighting all the lights for that day on bayamim hahem uvaz’man ha-zeh. the Chanukiah We thank You for the wonders, the victories and the marvellous and consoling deeds You days those in ancestors, our for performed הַנֵרות הַלָלו אָנו מַדלִיקים עַל הַנִסִים .season this at וְעַל הַתְשועות וְעַל הַנִפְלָאות וְעַל CHANUKAH CANDLE LIGHTING
Ma’oz Tzur (first and last verses) When the Greeks were gathered round In the Maccabean days ground the to towers my Broke מָעוז צור יְשועָתִי לְָ נָאֶה לְשַבֵחַ praise Your for used oil the Spoiled תִכון בֵית תְפִלָתִי וְשָם תודה נְזַבֵחַ fate our guided sign Your לְעֵת תַשְבִית מַטְבֵחַ מִצָר הַמְנַבֵחַ .eight for lasted oil day’s One אָז אֶגְמור בְשִיר מִזְמור חֲנֻכַת הַמִזְבֵחַ Our wise men established then .celebrate we festival This יְוָנִים נִקבְצו עָלַי אֲזַי בִימֵי חַשְמַנִים ופָרצו חומות מִגְדָלַי וְטִמְאו כָל־הַשְּמָנִים I have a Little Dreidel ומִנותַר קנְקנִים נַעֲשָה נֵס לְשושַנִים בְנֵי בִינָה יְמֵי שְמונָה קֽבְעו שִיר ורנָנִים Ma'oz tzur y'shu'ati I made it out of clay L'cha na'eh l'shabei'ach And when it’s dry and ready Tikon beit t'filati Oh dreidel, I shall play K'sham todah n'zabei'ach, Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel L'eit tashbit matbe’ach I made you out of clay Mitzar hamnabe'ach And when you’re dry and ready Az egmor b'shir mizmor Oh Dreidel we shall play Chanukat hamizbe’ach Ocho Kandelikas Y'vanim nikb'tsu alai Una kandelika; dos kandelikas; tres Azai bimei chashmanayim kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas; sintyu Ufar'tsu chomot migdalai kandelikas; sej kandelikas; siete V'tim'u kol hash'manim kandelikas; ocho kandelas para mi Uminotar kankanim Chanukah linda sta aki Na'asah neis l'shoshanim Ocho kandelas para mi (x2) B'nei vinah y'mei sh’monah Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kav'u shir ur’nanim. Con alegrias i plazer (x2) Fortress, rock who sets me free Los pastelikos vo kumer How fine it is to sing Your praise. Con almendrikas y la myel (x2) When my house of prayer shall be 1 candle, 2 candles, 3 candles, 4 candles Our offerings of thanks we’ll raise. 5 candles, 6 candles, 7 candles, The time You end all slaughter 8 candles for me… Enemies shall falter. Beautiful Chanukah is here, eight candles for I’ll complete a song to greet and me. Many parties will be held, with joy and dedicate the altar. with pleasure. We will eat pastelikos, with almonds and honey LET’S GIVE OUR SPECIAL GUESTS & GUEST RABBIS A WARM EHRS WELCOME
RABBI for the middle-age group Rabbi Richard Newman and and their children the their own Toronto born Rabbi MICHEL congregation attracts Emma Gottleib, who trained SCHLESINGER young Jewish families to at Hebrew Union College – Thursday 10/12 strengthen it and ensure representing all the Reform After graduating in law from continuity. “Shirat Ha-yam” rabbinic colleges of the the University of São Paulo at is a young, rapidly growing world! Rabbi Mark spent his age 21, Michel decided to community. The vast pursue a rabbinic career. In majority of members of sabbatical in 2012 as part of 2001, he began his studies at community-based programs the Temple Israel Rabbinic the Rabbinic Schechter are middle-aged, youth and team. Seminary in Jerusalem. After children. This fact allows four years of study, Michel you to create a unique HAGAI SIGALOV received his rabbinical family atmosphere of Monday 14/12 ordination and also his complete trust and big Born in Israel to a master's degree in Talmud and potential. family of musicians, Jewish Law. In 2005, Michel returned to Brazil to join the it was inevitable that Hagai rabbinate of the Congregação RABBI GREG would grow up with a love of Israelita Paulista. As a ALEXANDER music, peace and harmony. representative of the Israeli Sunday 13/12 His family came from Russia, Confederation of Brazil for The Cape Town England and Yemen, merging inter-religious dialogue, he Progressive Jewish his cultural influences and meets regularly with leaders of Congregation or “Temple challenging him to cross other religions such as Pope Israel” is the umbrella body boundaries and embrace Francis, with whom he has for the three Progressive different cultures and musical already been on four Jewish Congregations in styles. Hagai majored in occasions. In 2018 he released classical guitar, harmony and his first book, “Dialogues of a Wynberg, Green Point and Rabbi”. West Coast. It is currently composition at the London the second biggest Jewish College of Music and was congregation in Cape Town among the first generation to RABBI JULIA with almost 1,000 families use digital music technology, GRIS registered as members. leading him to invent Friday 11/12 Founded in 1944, the OptiMusic, originally for the The Progressive congregation grew rapidly Arts, but which has brought congregation “Shirat ha- and by the 1970s and 80s music to the lives of special Yam” was established in the CTPJC was a major force needs people otherwise 2000 to strengthen Jewish identity and promote the in Jewish Cape Town. In The incapable of playing. His renewal of Jewish life in community is led by Leo philosophy is simple: music is Odessa. The congregation is Baeck College educated art painted by frequency. It a part of the World Union of Rabbi Greg Alexander, has no boundaries and no Progressive Judaism. By Geiger College educated limitations, blending every offering a variety of activities Rabbi Malcom Matitiani and genre into a magnificent collage of sound. Hagai led specialties and customs of Freedman served as the Oranim Singers and the Portuguese Jewish Rabbinic Intern at the NYU Topaz Choir for many years, community. Apart from Hillel, spent three years of some of whom are joining extensive rabbinic studies, rabbinical school in London him on Monday. including in shekhita and as a and ran the outreach and mohel, Hakham Elazar- engagement program at RAHEL DeMota has a Master’s Columbia/Barnard Hillel. In degree in Anthropology and addition to his main rabbinic MUSLEAH Religious Studies from duties including all life cycle Tuesday 15/12 Rahel Musleah Florida International events, his major areas of was born in Calcutta, India, University and a PhD in work include Social Justice, the seventh generation of a International Law from the Families with Young Children Calcutta Jewish family that University of Amsterdam. and young adult work. traces its roots to He is the author of seventeenth-century numerous books and articles RABBI Baghdad. Through her on Western Sephardic Jewry. He established his LEE WAX multi-media song, story and Thursday 17/12 slide programs, she shares beth midrash in 2009 in the Rabbi Lee Wax is her rare and intimate Capital of the Dominican JWA's Training Coordinator. knowledge of this ancient Republic, then in La Romana She initially joined JWA in community's history, in order to strengthen the 2012 to help out for a few customs and melodies with Sephardic Jewish identity months as Volunteers audiences at synagogues, therein. Yehonatan is also a Coordinator, covering for a schools, libraries, women's talented and recorded Jazz maternity leave. She became groups and cultural events. musician - https://bit.ly/ completely committed to To find our more about some 3lldO6J the work, and was delighted of the amazing books Rahel to be able to stay on at the has written, or her Jewish RABBI ELI end of that period. She took tours of India, please have a FREEDMAN on the role of look here: Thursday 17/12 Communications & Training www.rahelsjewishindia.com Congregation Manager in 2014, with her Rodeph Shalom dates back passion for doing what she to 1795 and the coalescing of calls "changing hearts and DR RABBI the first Ashkenazi minds" in the Jewish YEHONATAN congregation in the Western community (and beyond) ELAZAR DE- Hemisphere. about domestic abuse. Lee's MOTA Rabbi Eli Freedman was role as Training Coordinator Wednesday 16/12 ordained at Hebrew Union focuses on reaching For the 7th night of College–Jewish Institute of hundreds of professionals Chanukah we are off to Religion in May 2010 after working with Jewish Portugal, with Dr Rabbi receiving his undergraduate communities with essential (Hakham) Yehonatan Elazar- degree from Brandeis training on domestic abuse DeMota who will be guiding University. 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Rabbi Emily Reitsma-Jurman I certainly do use it and it looks beautiful I grew up in the City of Brampton, a city when lit, especially on the eighth night. with over 500,000 people at the time but only about sixty Jewish families. With no Jean Gaffin siblings, this often meant I was not only the My Chanukia is a very traditional one but it only Jewish child in my class, but the only is very special to me because of the Jewish child in my school. My first principal memories that well up when I read the was a very stern Brit, Mr engraved inscription Shine. He was a strict ‘Presented by the Upton Park Synagogue disciplinarian, and many of and Ladies Guild to Jean and Alec on the us kids would feel very occasion of their Marriage, April 13th l958’. nervous when he would Before the war my parents had a shop in come to our classrooms. Queens Road Market and lived above it. One day, he stopped by my kindergarten Upton Park Synagogue class and asked for me. I remember feeling was nearby and they absolutely terrified - had I done something were members. wrong? Was I in trouble? Not at all! In fact, During the war my he was stopping by to tell me he was going sister and I were on a trip to Israel - and as he knew I was the evacuated, my mother lone Jewish child in his school, he came to join us and my father was overseas wondered if he could bring me something until l946. After the war most of the back as a gift. I was stunned! 'Could I have members of Upton Park Synagogue were my own Chanukiah?' still associated with Queens Road Market so my parents knew many of them Sure enough, a week and a bit later, Mr. socially. My parents were very active in the Shine stopped by my classroom once again. running of the Synagogue. Dad was on the He gave me an orange bag, and inside: a Board of Management and mum active chanukiah from Jerusalem, bought with the Ladies Guild. Every year my especially for me. That was nearly thirty parents helped organise a dinner to raise years ago and to this day it's the chanukiah money for the JPA. (Joint Palestine Appeal, I light each Chanukah. now the UJIA). I loved eating the viennas, hated the way people made public pledges Malcolm Ozin MBE of how much they would give. They played This is my Chanukiah, it is 19th century cards every Monday with the Monday Russian silver. It Nighters raising money for the JPA. As was given to me by a Queens Road Market was badly bombed non-Jewish friend we went to live in Forest Gate after the about 30 years ago, war, but I sold rugs in Queens Road Market with the comment as a teenager and we did not join Forest “You are Jewish – Gate but remained committed to Upton can you use this?” Park. I remember hating walking to shul in new clothes every new year, and hating THE JOURNEYS OF OUR CHANUKIOT
Cheder, but as both my parents ran their grandmother’s mother little shop, we did not go to Shabbat packed up the contents of services. We were the first couple to be their flat and sent the married at Upton Park after the war and Chanukiah in with all the were perhaps the last. Jewish people pots and pans so that it started to move away from the area, first to wouldn’t be seen and Ilford, and then beyond. Upton Park stolen. Fortunately synagogue along with neighbouring everything arrived safely synagogues Manor Park, East Ham and and my great grandmother eventually even Forest Gate, closed. followed on to England afterwards. Upton Park Shul became a church, and is Unfortunately the same couldn’t be said now an Amidayah Mosque. A visit there a for my great great grandmother who few years ago brought back the memories originally bought the Chanukiah, as she and that my Chanukiah does - of my parents' her other daughter were sent to Auschwitz. involvement and commitment to their Pictured here are my mother and community. grandmother.
June Lewis Here is a picture of me receiving a surprise CHANUKAH IS ABOUT OUR present of a Chanukia at CONNECTION TO OUR PAST AND my eldest son Jonathan’s OUR FUTURE, WITHIN OUR OWN Bar Mitzvah 1986. I used it for many years. It came from a Judaica COMMUNITY AND BEYOND shop in Edgware.
Andrew Woolstone We would like to thank the All Things I inherited my Chanukiah from my Jewish Committee, Culture & Heritage grandmother in 2007. She received it as a Group and the EHRS Odessa group for present from her grandmother, who had it making this programme possible. made for her. I don’t know the exact date but expect it was around 1935 as a wedding We’d also like to thank our present. My grandmother lived in Germany professional team for creating a and her grandmother was a short distance away across the border in Poland (originally Chanukah to remember. Germany) and often took the tram to visit her. Special thanks to our Joint Vice-Chair, My grandparents emigrated Jo Sigalov for pouring hours into to England quickly in 1939 as designing this booklet, burning the they managed to get visas midnight oil, which somehow seems in but initially left all of their keeping with the festival itself! belongings behind. My THE CAT’S IN THE CUPBOARD…
I wasn’t bowled over the first time I saw Seder passed on to future generations is as the Western Wall. This was ‘my’ wall but I sacred as the Wall itself. didn’t feel connected to it. Yes, it was part of my heritage and rather austere but it I remember Friday nights when we would all was just another place on my 14 years of be committed to dining together, lighting age ‘whistle-stop’ introduction to Israel. Shabbat candles, blessing the wine and There was an acceptance of the gravitas challah, going to synagogue... being together that I’d been there, (done that), but that’s as a family at least one night a week. It was where it ended. the ‘safe space’ in an otherwise secular week. But in time we grew older, went off to A few years later I revisited. My maternal university and started our own families and grandfather, of whom I was very fond, had that vital tradition was gone in a flash. passed away and we were all rather broken and lost without him. When I neared the There is one other significant childhood Wall this time, it seemed to know me. I memory and that is Chanukah. Dad was approached it like an old friend whom I never big on presents, so that was never the would expect to hold their arms open wide draw. But we would all gather round and to comfort me. There was a depth of light the Chanukiah together each night. meaning and awe. Those massive Roman We’d sing a rousing chorus of Chanukah building blocks felt like a spiritual fortress. songs... all of which he would harmonise And in that moment, I was connected to with, and he was never cross with us for my ancestors, my past and something that rhyming : ‘the cat’s in the cupboard and you everything yet to come. I understood why can’t catch me’ as the second line of Ma’oz Tzur. Jerusalem, and the conspicuous absence of any other vestige of our great temple were In my married home, I really tried to light a a vital link to everything family, everything Chanukiah for a few years but, sadly, had few Jewish, everything me. supporters. I wasn’t open to giving Christmas presents and if my children weren’t The connectedness to childhood memories enlightened by Chanukah I saw no reason to of those special Jewish moments with our give presents then either. We ended up with loved ones seems to focus mainly on token donuts and latkes on first night Passover memories. After losing Dad, I Chanukah and a family lunch on Christmas joined a long line of adult children who so Day. That beautiful childhood tradition often find Passover somewhat daunting, seemed to be drifting away as inexorably as replete with memories, sadness and the Tom Hanks’ Wilson ball. As a result, my kids resignation of having to continue without have missed out on those memories. Rather him. There were memories of Dad’s songs, than feeling the embrace of a traditional jokes, teachings and now, the absence of them. family gathering, my Chanukah was spent alone with distant memories of the But our family carried on, finding new excitement of finishing all 44 candles in the memories and ways of celebrating so that box. we could reprise the memories and lessons learned, and create something new for Chanukah would have been so much easier ourselves and for our children. Like the to teach with its own Haggadah to follow. I baton passed on in a relay race, the family still taught its important lessons to my BY JO SIGALOV
ADVANCE NOTICE: children: freedom, fighting oppression, removing segregation and any abuse of power. I shared the importance and values WEDNESDAY 23/12 AT 20:00 of tradition, respect and ‘tikkun olam’ to make a better world - but in the ethos of Eric YOUNG ADULTS Morecambe - not necessarily at the right CHINESE FAKEAWAY time. And Chanukah is the right time to focus on these lessons. American Jews are famed for This strange Covid period has reconnected spending Christmas eve in their many of us to family. It will generate its own local Chinese restaurants. memories in years and decades to come. Now, in my own home, I have a beautiful, Join us and learn the cheats way to simple, Chanukiah that my sister gave me delicious Chinese starters including: and, in lighting it, I create a new connectedness to my family, my people, my past, my future, to Jerusalem and the Wall, Seaweed to my father’s memory and to an Chicken sesame toast enlightened future. Satay noodles Vegan steamed buns There is a newfound hunger to realise the …and tips for making budget duck importance of Chanukah and its meanings, modern and old. And I shall smile and raise a pancakes! glass to what it means to be a Jew and I shall rededicate myself to pass on our heritage If You Are A Young Adult and traditions, our knowledge and Enjoy Chinese Food memories. I shall delight in and be proud of And Love To Cook our people’s unfailing ability to rededicate Join Us In Our Xmas Cookalong ourselves to new possibilities whatever situations or hardships we face. I will take my place in the relay race, linking yesterday and tomorrow. We must rededicate ourselves to ending oppression, segregation and the abuse of power. We are dutibound to light For Zoom details email the way for our future generations and keep [email protected] alive those memories and traditions that are fun, family and (as Dad would say...) ‘mit feeling’.
Ma’oz tzur yeshuati, the cat’s in the cupboard and you can’t catch me... CHANUKAH IS A ROCK FOR ALL AGES WHERE WE CAN DELIGHT Chanukah same’ach IN MIRACLES PAST AND THE Jo Sigalov Joint Vice-Chair, EHRS MIRACLE OF OUR FUTURE THE DREIDEL GAME
Things you will need: dreidel/sevivon, a few dozen Chocolate coins or Sweets Distribute the tokens evenly among all the players. Tell each player to place one token in the middle of the circle to create ‘the pot’ Take turns spinning the dreidel. The dreidel will land in such a way that one and only one letter shows on top. According to the letter appearing, the player should perform the following action: NUN: NES GIMMEL: GADOL Nun none… Go gimmel. Nothing done! Gimmel takes all! HEY: HAYA SHIN: SHAM Hey, hey! Shin, shin Take half away! Put one in! Keep playing until someone wins by collecting all the tokens in the pot! If you can’t find a sevivon, spin online by googling “Sevivon” or follow the template on the back page from Enchantedlearning.com
WHAT’S YOUR CHANUKAH IDENTITY?
For each question, try to find an answer that describes something you think of as typically Jewish, and a second that describes something you don't think of as typically Jewish.
There are no wrong or right answers.
Which foods or meals evoke Jewish associations for you? In what places have you been where you felt particularly Jewish? On what occasions did you feel very Jewish? Who is a "real Jewish hero" for you? (That person doesn't have to be a Jew.) What makes your relationships Jewish? Bonus question: Is there something important in your life that you really wish was a part of what you usually think of as being Jewish? ISRAELI SONGS TO LEARN WITH HAGAI SIGALOV
מעל פסגת הר הצופים ME’AL PISGAT HAR HATZOFIM אשתחוה לך אפיים Ga’on Yoram מעל פסגת הר הצופים Me'al pisgat har hatzofim eshtachaveh lach apa'im. שלום לך ירושלים Me'al pisgat har hatzofim shalom lach Yerushala'im. ! אלפי דורות חלמתי עלייך, .Alpei dorot chalamti alayich, lirot liz’kot be'or panayich לראות, לזכות, באור פנייך! .Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim - Ha'iri panayich livnech ירושלים, ירושלים, האירי פנייך לבנך! .Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim - Mecharvotayich evnech ירושלים, ירושלים, מחרבותייך אבנך! Me'al pisgat har hatzofim eshtachaveh lach apa'im. מעל פסגת הר הצופים .Me'al pisgat har hatzofim shalom lach Yerushalaim B’Alfei brachot hai b’rucha mikdash melech ir m’luchah. אשתחוה לך אפיים Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim - Ani lo azuz mipo מעל פסגת הר הצופים .Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim - Yavo hamashiach yavo שלום לך ירושלים! באלפי ברכות היי ברוכה! SHIVCHEI MA'OZ מקדש, מלך, עיר מלוכה! Shemer Naomi ירושלים ירושלים אני לא אזוז מפה Maoz tzur yeshuati, lecha na’e leshabe’ach ! , , ירושלים, ירושלים, יבוא המשיח, יבוא! Harchek, harchek, leyad beyti, hapardesim natnu re’ach Avo baminharot uvam’tzudot uvam’arot Uvenikrot tzurim uvimchilot afar מעוז צור ישועתי לך נאה לשבח מעוז צור ישועתי Eysham belev halayla, daruch vacharishi Tzofe bi mevakesh nafshi הרחק הרחק ליד ביתי בקרב עקש ינצח
הפרדסים נתנו ריח אלי אילת אחותי Maoz tzur yeshuati חיוך עיף תשלח .Mivtzar ikesh vekishe’ach אבוא במנהרות ובמצדות ובמערות Atzey shaked leyad beyti ובנקרות צורים ובמחילות עפר אבוא במנהרות .Omdim beloven pore’ach אי שם בלב הלילה דרוך וחרישי ובמצדות ובמערות Avo baminharot uvamtzudot uvam-arot צופה בי מבקש נפשי ובנקרות צורים .Uvenikrot tzurim uvimchilot afar בלב הלילה דרוך וחרישי ובמחילות עפר Eysham b’lev halaila Baruch vacharishi צופה בי מבקש נפשי אי שם בלב הלילה Mabit bi m’vakeish nafshi דרוך וחרישי מעוז צור ישועתי מבצר עקש וקשח אורב לי מבקש נפשי Maoz tzur yeshuati עצי שקד ליד ביתי .Bikrav ikeish yenatze’ach עומדים בלובן פורח אבוי לו מעוקצי Elay Ayelet achoti ואבוי לו מדבשי .Chiyuch ayef teshale’ach Avo baminharot uvamtzudot uvam-arot אבוא במנהרות ובמצדות ובמערות אבוי למבקש נפשי Uvenikrot tzurim uvimchilot afar. ובנקרות צורים ובמחילות עפר Eysham belev halayla daruch vacharishi אי שם בלב הלילה ברוך וחרישי Orev li mevakesh nafshi. SONGS צופה בי מבקש נפשי AVAILABLE בלב הלילה דרוך וחרישי Avoy lo m’uktzi, ve’avoy lo midivshi, ON SPOTIFY צופה בי מבקש נפשי .Avoy limevakesh nafshi OROT ACTIVITIES AND FUN FAMILY IDEAS
Chanukah Celebration Make (and eat) Tasty On Zoom: Sunday 13/12 - 10:00 - 11:30 Chanukiot Calling all families!! Suggested Ingredients: Please join us for a morning of interactive Chanukah Bread, Cream cheese or activities and celebrations when we will make candles, butter, Carrot sticks, yummy oil cakes and a sevivon (driedl) and learn why Pretzel sticks, Raisins and how we play the sevivon game. Method: Spread bread with cream You do need to sign up so that we can send you resources for cheese or butter, arrange the candle and dreidel making activities. 8 pretzels as candles and carrot stick as large Please register by emailing [email protected] candle in centre. Use raisins as flames at ends Chanukah Gelt Hunt of carrot and pretzel The origins of Chanukah gelt lie in the sticks. custom that no one should be paid to teach Torah, so Torah teachers received Send a photo of your gifts of money at Chanukah so they could design (before you eat it) make a living. Why not play with your to [email protected] Chanukah gelt? Fun websites and activities: Parents can hide either real or chocolate coins around the room and ask the You can find lots of creative activities children to find. They can eat the ones collected by Rabbi Debbie here: https:// made of chocolate, and put any real coins www.pinterest.co.uk/debbieyoungsome/ in their money-box! chanukah-fun/
The Real Gift of Chanukah Or visit: Chanukah is not traditionally a time of gift https://pjlibrary.org.uk/chanukah giving — it's a rather new custom. In order file://ehrsmain/Education/Chanukah/ to make Chanukah more meaningful and Chanukah%20family%20resource.pdf something more than presents, why not https://www.jconnect.org/chanukah/ theme your 8 nights with a night for chanukah-resources/ books, a night for shopping for others (like file://ehrsmain/Education/Chanukah/ the food bank, allow the children to pick Chanukah%20remus%20story.pdf what they think families in need might file://ehrsmain/Education/Chanukah/ want), a night for grandparents, and a FW%20What%20are%20we%20lighting%20 night for home made gifts. More ideas on this from Rabbi Debbie here: http:// for.htm rabbidebbie.blogspot.com/2017/11/tis- file://ehrsmain/Education/Chanukah/ season.html Tzedek_Chanukah_Activity.pdf RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO TRY AT HOME
FILOWREES CHURROS (source: NY Times) An Indian-Jewish Snack from Drawing inspiration from Jewish Calcutta from Rahel Musleah. Latinos, why not try sweet Perfect for Chanukah fritters instead of the traditional jam doughnuts. Full recipe: h ps://ny .ms/3piYES1
HEALTHY COURGETTE LATKES (modern recipe) A simple and healthier way to enjoy Ingredients: traditional latkes for Chanukah. 225g (8 oz) green split peas (channa ka-dal) Ingredients: 50g (2 oz) chives 5 to 6 large courgettes, grated 60ml (4T) chopped parsley 1 onion, grated 10ml (2t) black cumin (kala 4 eggs, beaten zeera) or caraway seeds 100g whole wheat flour Salt to taste 25g coconut flour Oil for frying Salt and pepper to taste
Method: Method: Soak the channa overnight. Mix all ingredients, shape into patties and fry in a Wash and crush in a food small amount of olive oil or bake in the oven. processor with a little water. It is important that the paste should be as stiff as possible. GREEK FRITTERS Add the rest of the ingredients Jo Sigalov invites you to try her really easy, syrup and blend thoroughly. covered drop doughnuts Drop by spoonfuls at intervals into a wok with boiling oil and Ingredients: deep-fry. 1 cup of flour When golden brown, remove 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder from wok and drain. Serve hot as 3 tbsp caster sugar snack, appetiser, 100g golden syrup with chai, or accompaniment Method: to a main meal. Mix together dry ingredients with ¼ cup of water to make a Enjoy! paste Drop teaspoonfuls at a time into hot oil until golden brown Toss in hot, melted syrup and pile on plate
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