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+44 (0)2083495100 [email protected] London N3 2TN 28 Arcadia Avenue Gallery Court Ground Floor London NY 10004 New York Suite 1503 90 Broad Street New York 31 28 24 22 20 19 14 13 10 08 07 06 04 Silverman, Simon, Jonathan Sopher, Barbara Solomons,Rachel Rick Sopher, SabahZubaida. Abraham Levy, ShalomMorris,SandyRashty, Montagu, Rabbi Rachel ChaimRichman,MiriamRodrigues-Pereira, Andrea Elia, Dr. Maya MelanieGarson, Haim, Lauren Hamburger, Danny JudyJackson, Rabbi Kada, Tamar Kada, DebbieKandel, Rabbi Contributors: David Arden, DameHilary Blume, LindaDangoor, JosephDweck, Rabbi Margalit Dweck, Israel GinaElia,Rabbi Adi Biran, Blake Ezra, Tammy Kazhdan, Ludmila Rodrigues,JudeWacks Design: Studio Anzelevich Printer: CityPrinting Editor inchief: Sharon BuenosSubEditors: Ludmila Rodrigues, Andrea Silverman Copy Editing:Caroline Pearce Photography: CONTENTS SABAH ZUBAIDA PARNAS PRESIDENTE, MESSAGE FROMTHE COMMITTEE LAUDERDALE ROAD LETTER FROM BAGHDAD HANGINGS 50 YEARSSINCETHE MEMORIAL TO MARK THE S&P THE WOMEN WRITERSOF MARGALIT DWECK PROFILE: RABBANIT APPEAL MARKS SYNAGOGUE PATRON OFTHEBEVIS WALES TO BECOME HRH THEPRINCEOF CORPORATE TEAM DAVID ARDEN MESSAGE FROMOURCEO, CONGREGATION NEWS ADVISORY COUNCIL BOARD OFTRUSTEES AND GINA ELIA PROFILE: RABBANIT MARKS COMMITTEE LETTER FROMBEVIS JOSEPH DWECK SENIOR RABBI,RABBI MESSAGE FROM

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 3 SENIOR RABBI MESSAGE FROMOUR we break away from that initial,early senseofbeing different from otherswithwhom we grew up. Once We learnmore aboutwhat fulfilsusand how we are our own personalneeds,interests andaspirations. individuals andbeginto seeourselves asuniquewith But, aswe mature, we develop more andmore as one withoursurroundings, families andcircumstances. There are three key stages inlife. We beginourlives at spirituality. Itisaquestion ofbelonging. is more thansimplyaquestion ofreligiosity oreven future has yet to bewritten anditisoursto write. It our lives. We have adeepandmeaningful history -our mean somethingto us,somethingcentral andkey to you, ifanything at all;butitismy beliefthat itshould years theS&Phasmeantdifferent things to eachof S&P community oftheUK.Itmay bethat over the are allpartsofthegreat extended family that isthe Borehamwood orHale-Barnes.Wherever you are, we Road, Bevis Marks,Wembley, HollandPark, You may bereading thiswhile you sitat Lauderdale growth. to ensure sustainability, viabilityand most importantly, must doinourcommunity intheyears ahead children contribute andserve? There ismuchthat we provide for ourchildren and,indeed,how willour build ourcommunal strength? What willwe offer and years? What willJewish life belike? How willwe What willourcongregations looklike inthecoming the future. consciously thinkabouthow we wishto bringitinto we must alsoconsider ourpast andourlegacy, and to unfold basedonhow they began.Asacommunity events, andwe must consider how we wishourstories past; ourlives play outasstories, rather thanisolated In order to consider ourfuture, we must consider our as generations ofourancestors have donebefore us. think aboutthedirection ofourlives andourchoices, medieval hakhamim.Indoingso, we come together to melodies andsoaringpoetrycomposed by ourgreat uplifted aswe hearandsingourbeautifulSephardi community. Aswe gather inoursynagogues, we feel I amdelighted to present thisyear’s L’Hayim to our Rabbi Joseph Dweck Tizku LeShanim Rabot! happiness, blessings andprosperity. Margalit andIwishyou allayear filledwithgood health, Israel. wish herandfamily muchsuccess intheirmove to strengthen andenhance ourcommunity experience. We this year’s editionofL’Hayim andfor allshehasdoneto Marketing Director, Sharon Buenos, for puttingtogether I would like to thankouroutgoing Programming and the entirety ofourdiversity, butitisahighlight. facets. Ofcourse we have notcome close to showcasing demonstrates many ofthosevaried andextraordinary and thecontribution ofwomen withinourcommunity many facets ofwhowe are andwhat makes usspecial, This editionofL’Hayim willshowcase onlysomeofthe that we mightallenjoy itsbenefits. together to buildandstrengthen ourgreat community so appreciate uniquetalents. We eachother’s must strive as thefibres that bindus; then we mightenjoy and connections witheachotherandfinding common ties special challenge-we must work harder at building and families. Butinourdiversity, we are faced witha more honoured and grateful to serve suchlovely people community from theSeniorRabbi’s seat. Ihave never felt the pleasure ofknowing. Itistrulyadelightto seethe diverse andmulti-talented individualsIhave ever had The S&Pcommunity comprises someofthemost strong andsincere, we feel that we belongwithinit. That isonehighlyvaluable aspectofcommunity. Ifitis camaraderie andbelonging. only cure for that isto finda connection withothersin and anxietythat comes withthat independence. The we are honest -experiencing anaspectofloneliness and opportunityto pursueourindividuallives, while-if more we tend to findourselves interested inthefreedom and independence. The more we develop personally, the stepping away we never losethat senseof individuality born, we cannever really gobackto livingthat way. After an inherent partoftheenvironment inwhichwe were

L'HAYIM 2019 | 5 Sabah Zubaida Parnas Presidente Anthony Tricot SKA Board, HumanResources Simon Tobelem Former Treasurer &former Mahamad Member Daniel SopherFinance &Youth Liaison Rick SopherMontefiore Endowment, Sephardi Centre Jonathan SolomonsChairofBevis Marks Committee SimonChairofLRC Barbara Robert Shemtob Sephardi Centre Jonathan Seres AscamotCommittee Jeremy SchonfieldThesoureiro deHeshaim&RabbiDweck’s Cabinet Richard Sassoon Mark SalemTreasurer, Board &Finance Rony SabahChairWembley Marc Pereira-Mendoza Fundraising –Education David ObadiahHollandPark Musikant Welfare,Barry BuildingCommittee &former MahamadMember, ChairofDisusedCemetery Committee Kris Musikant Bevis MarksRepresentative Adam Musikant ChairofFundraising Anthony MorrisBoard Stuart Morganstein Welfare, Investment Bernard Mocatta Frank MartinParnas ofHebra Alfred MagnusChairBrandon Endowment &former President ofBoard ofElders Roger Leon Wembley Treasurer, Hebra Lawrence Kilshaw ChairofBevis Marks Lesley Khalastchi FriendshipClub Susan Kandel Former Board Member Robert Kandel Parnas LR&RabbiDweck’s Cabinet Caroline Jackson-Levy Marketing PR,Fundraising Committee &Board Trustee Sara Jackson Alexander Hayim Judith Hassan Children’s Fund,former MemberofSephardi Welfare Board &Trustee Lucien Gubbay ChairofMontefiore Endowment & former President ofBoard ofElders Sylvia Graham ChairofWelfare Board Clare Ettinghausen Sebastian Ereira ITManager David Ereira Trustee &ChairmanofBuildingCommittee &ChairmanofGovernance Committee David Dwek ChairofInvestment Committee, ChairofSeating Committee &Vice-Chair ofFinance Simon DangoorChildren’s Fund Julia CushnirCo-Chair Wembley Alan BekhorMontefiore Endowment Edward Azouz Investment Committee Jenny Arwas HRConsultant to theBoard Simon Aron SecurityAdviser David DangoorPresident ofAdvisory Council ADVISORY COUNCIL Kris Musikant David Ereira, Vice-chair Alan Mendoza, Vice-chair Sabah Zubaida,Parnas Presidente BOARD OFTRUSTEES ADVISORY COUNCIL BOARD OFTRUSTEES AND

Trustee &DeputyofBoard ofDeputies Chair ofEducation Committee Richard Sassoon Anthony Tricot Mark Salem Caroline Jackson-Levy Rony Sabah success oftheapplication. hard anddedicated hugeamountsoftimeto ensure the the Kahal, Iwould like to thankeveryone whoworked centre at theheartofCityLondon. Onbehalfof come, bothasaplace ofworship andasaJewish cultural future ofBevis MarksSynagogue for many more years to centre at Bevis MarksSynagogue. This willsecure the Fund grant for thedevelopment ofaJewish cultural has beentheaward oftheNational Lottery Heritage Community inparticular, andfor AngloJewry ingeneral, The most exciting news from thepast year for theS&P premises inHendon. led by David Arden, ourCEO, operating from modern The community now hasaprofessional supportteam by RabbiDweck. aspirations undertheleadershipofourrabbinic team led has madefurtherbigstrides inachieving itsaimsand Since thelast publication ofL’Hayim, ourcommunity Dear friends PRESIDENTE MESSAGE FROMTHEPARNAS Parnas Presidente Sabah Zubaida Toba, Tezku LeShanim Rabot. Wishing you andyour families aShanaToba andHatima and aspirations oftheS&PSephardi Community. need everyone’s helpandsupportinachieving thegoals move thecommunity forward. Icanonlystress that we We lookforward to anotheryear ofworking together to which Iwould like to thankyou allonbehalfoftheBoard. the past year ifitwas notfor your continued supportfor would nothave beenableto achieve somuchduring The Board, alongwiththerabbinic andexecutive teams, the Lauderdale Road complex duringtheweek. of LaPetite NurseryinSeptember whichwillbringlife to Dayan, Ofer Livnat; andwe lookforward to theopening has beenstrengthened withtheappointmentofathird year, two ofwhichIwould like to highlight:ourBethDin There were many otherachievements over thepast

L'HAYIM 2019 | 7 Eli Dias Allison Dias&family Avraham David Balbino Cotarelo Nunez Olivia Birnbaum Edward Abraham Jennifer andJohnMesrie:Georgina Myla Rebecca (nee Magnus) andOliver Druce: Ezekiel Julie andDanielEndlar:Ellie Hayley (neeMusry)andJonathan Weisz: Louis Sarah andOliver Gee:Zachary Lara andAlex Shamash:Zacharia(Zac) Noah Jessica andAlexander Halban:Max Lily andDarren Fogelman: Rafael BIRTHS: Rachel Bernstein andJonathan Spencer Laura Grabiner andPeter Chaya Ruth Waxman andGideonBarth Yael SmouhaandJoelCressy Miriam Westbrook andLazarusDiamond Candice Burkeman andJoshuaAlliance Tania HalbanandSamuelCherkas Natalia SegalandMarkMesrie Claudia Farrell andJosephFalter Charlotte Lewis andMichaelEsfandi Abigail Cohen andAlastair Darwood Ruth Bitran andBradley Abrahams Danielle Levy andJonathan Peters MARRIED COUPLES: Emma SelmonandPeter Fine Danielle Avital andNickFeingold Sandy RashtyandAdam Jacobs Georgia Coleman andEdward Harrison Micol BedaridaandJonathan Garcia Katya Ragozhina andMarkSabah Tara Cohen andJonathan Zeilinger Natasha Pein andDanny Kessler ENGAGED COUPLES: THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO WISHBESIMANTOB TO: CONGREGATION NEWS WELCOME TO OURNEW MEMBERS: Natalie Basrawy andJackYaffe Limor Azouz andAlex Silver Anna Levine andJoeNyman Elana Wall andEden Dwek Talia Dawood andOryMoussaieff Abigail BenGuira andMenachemPortnoy Lauren Hasseck andMaxWorth Zoe BudwigandWilliam Ufland Olivia MartynandJamesHodari Monica ChongandDavid Oz Sarah Shemtob andJoshuaNagli Sophia HirtandJoshuaMagidson Umberto Hassan Avi andDalitHaim Brenda Ferera Jack andMargaret Ellis Antony Ellis andKatherine Green Sylvain Dwek Melissa andDenny Sabah:Evie Louise andBenjaminWaidhofer: Nathalie Aurora Natalie andAdam Davies: Noah Emma andMarc Haguenauer:MaximeJoseph Marina andJamieRahamim:Phoenix Georgia andIsaacDwek: Arthur Albert Joanna andKeith Zelkha: Blake Michel andJennifer Ghatan: Andrea Luna Anna andJeremy Sanders:Lyla Muriel Bianca DallalandIlanAzuelos Emily AngelandAndrew Rahamim Mia KinslerandGeorge Basrawy OsenandMatt CowenGabrielle Miriam RahamimandSebastian Lawrence Philippa Silverman andAdam Seres Laura Graham andRichard Fidler Jacqueline Franses HoopLane 15/03/202010:30am David DeMiranda Edgwarebury 01/03/20201:00pm March 2020 Jack Ratner Edgwarebury 27/10/20191:00pm October 2019 Albert Zelouf Edgwarebury 22/09/201911:00am September 2019 STONESETTINGS: HHD Cemetery Visit HoopLane06/10/20191:00pm HHD Cemetery Visit Edgwarebury 06/10/201911:00am HHD Cemetery Visit HoopLane22/09/201912:00pm HHD Cemetery Visit Edgwarebury 22/09/201910:00am HIGH HOLY DAYS CEMETERY VISITS -2019 Cesare Sacerdoti Jack Ratner Lionel Price Rueben Obadia Violet Noonoo David DeMiranda Evelyn Khalastchi Robert Gubbay Jacqueline Franses Nessim Ezra Russell Ereira Isaac Eleini Marie DelMonte Louise Chitayat Hazel Carner FAMILIES OF: DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE THE COMMUNITY SENDS ITS Paul Roditi Rosa Ramos Sidney andSheilaMontague Simon Misrahi Alan andSusanMalley Gemma Levy Edward andAidaHougie Charlie Hillman Khatoon Dangoor Mimon Benaim Rina Zilberbush Laura Abadi Sylvia Gayer Norman Landey Aharon Menachem Joan Mendel David Sopher Raymonde Sopher Rachel Dallal Odette Cohen Musa Farhi Albert Zelouf Joseph Shamoon Benjamin andSarah Zaoui Saul Wilson Max Wilson Albert Totah andEvelyne Chayo Eshagh andShahlaSakhai Nicholas Rubens Naima Rahamim Binnie (Doreen) Perez Bernard Waldman Catherine Zmiro

L'HAYIM 2019 | 9 beautiful andhistoric setting. go-to site for education andprayer inaphenomenally will reaffirm the synagogue’s position onthemapas years but Iamcertain itwillbeabsolutely worth itand coming months.Itisanticipated to take longer thantwo building. There isahugeamount ofwork to do inthe enable asustainable financialmodel for theGrade Ilisted at theBevis MarksSynagogue site. This inturnshould two years agoto create aliving,breathing exhibition for thecommunity to realise avisionsetoutmore than unsuccessful. This represents anincredible opportunity competition isnow very highandmany applicantsare This isafantastic achievement andnomeanfeat asthe NLHF for thefinaldevelopment phaseoftheproject. successful inwinningthebidfor fundingfrom the As you willhave heard by now theproject team was Synagogue (NLHF) Project –Bevis Marks National Lottery HeritageFund Key achievements remains to bedone. will explain ourachievements sofar andthework that can beunsettlinganduncertain for others.The following change which some welcome but which I fully understand It is,andwillcontinue to be, aperiodoftransition and spectrum. of decliningmembershipacross theentire community developing andcontinuing to berelevant inaclimate purpose asacommunity charity;andgrowing, modernising operationally to ensure we are fit for an agingandtherefore necessarily costly estate; organisation faces three majorchallenges:sustaining I have talked andwritten previously abouthow the into anew one. thoughts from measwe endtheyear 5779andtransition on progress, theongoingchallenges,andsomepersonal thought itwould beagoodopportunityto update you all Following onfrom thenote Isentoutbefore Pesah, I busy thepast twelve monthshave beenfor everyone. move very fast andIamsure thisisanindication ofhow since thelast L’Hayim. The timedoesindeedappearto Firstly, Ihave to say Icannotbelieve ithasbeenayear Dear Kahal, OUR CEO MESSAGE FROM Sephardi Kashrut Authority. the Sephardi Beth Din, theWelfare Charities,andthe in Brent Street, Hendon.This accommodates thestaff, successfully relocated to new, modernopen-planoffices improve ouroverall working conditions we have now In order to facilitate thespace for thenurseryandto Office move Synagogue hasbeenprovided withamassive boost. of encouraging young families into Lauderdale Road the nurseryteam, andIamcertain thelong-term goal am very encouraged by thevisionanddetermination of what theold,ex-orphanage space usedto looklike. I will beopeninginSeptember 2019.Itishard to imagine office space into amodernand inviting nurserywhich at 2Ashworth Road to convert thetwo floorsoftheold the immenseamountofwork that hasbeenundertaken Those that frequent Lauderdale Road would have noticed La Petite Nursery volunteers and ourcommunity isnodifferent. We will dependent upon acadre ofenthusiastic andcommitted help supporttheorganisation. Every communal charity is more reliant onvolunteers whocan give theirtimeto With areduction instaffing capacity wewillbe even see herandAlango. We wishthemallthe best. events for eighteen monthsandwe were very sorryto pivotal indeveloping andrunningourprogramming and made Aliyah withherfamily inthesummer. Sharon was Alan Abrahams, inJune, andalsoto Sharon Buenoswho Sadly, we saidgoodbye to ourOffice/Facilities Manager, uncertainty andlimited financial resources. to ensure we canprovide value for money inaclimate of operational/staffing level, andwill continue tobemade sustainable. Changeshave already beenmadeat an the organisation isfit for purposeandfinancially necessary to make furtherefficiency changes toensure Considering ongoingfinancial constraints, itwillbe community. of individualpatrons inorder to sustain andpreserve our through fundraising events, legaciesandthegenerosity We willtherefore needto rely heavily onyour support to ourexistence, cover less than30%ofouroutgoings. been recognised that Fintacontributions, althoughvital As Imentionedinprevious communications, ithaslong The continuing challenges we face asacommunity andoftheneedfor usallto addition, Iamcriticallyaware ofthemany challenges made over thepast year supported by ourTrustees. In I continue to bevery proud oftheprogress my team has In Summary as many ofyou aspossible! that have never beeninvolved canlendahand-we need about how you canhelp. Itwould befantastic ifthose be sendingoutmore information inthecoming months Chief Executive David Arden Regards sweet andhealthy New Year. trust andpatience andby wishingyou ShanaToba, a I willfinishthisnote by thanking you for your ongoing commitment, we willreap thebenefits. transitional journey andIbelieve withtime, patience and work together for thebenefitof everyone. We are ona

L'HAYIM 2019 | 11 Memorial_day_2019.qxp_Layout 125/07/201913:28Page Saturday 30thNovember2019, LauderdaleRoadSynagogue,W91JY Saturday 30thNovember2019, LauderdaleRoadSynagogue,W91JY 7.30pm Drinks and CanapesReception•Band commenceat8pm 7.30pm Drinks and CanapesReception•Band commenceat8pm Earlybird tickets £15each Earlybird tickets £15each TO COMMEMORATE TO COMMEMORATE Booking online: www.sephardi.org.uk/events Booking online: www.sephardi.org.uk/events The UKAssociationofJewsfromtheMiddleEast&NorthAfrica The UKAssociationofJewsfromtheMiddleEast&NorthAfrica The S&PSephardiCommunity The S&PSephardiCommunity Dress toparty Middle Eastern style Dress toparty Middle Eastern style OF THE EXODUS of JEWISH REFUGEES JEWISH of EXODUS THE OF OF THE EXODUS of JEWISH REFUGEES JEWISH of EXODUS THE OF E Mizrachi Music Mizrachi Music f f r An Eveningof r An Eveningof o o & CELEBRATE a & CELEBRATE m m A A s R R t A A e B proudly presentproudly B proudly presentproudly C C HARIF HARIF r (until 31/10/19) (until 31/10/19) O O with n U U THE 6thANNUALMEMORIALDAY THE 6thANNUALMEMORIALDAY N N B T T R R I I E E S S & & e I I R R a A A N N t • £25thereafter • £25thereafter s CORPORATE TEAM Manager DIANA ZELOUF, PA to RabbiElia&Lifecycle MARLENA WRZOSEK, Accounts Assistant FRANCIS TREUHERZ,Shamash, Lauderdale Road Synagogue CILLA SUMMERS,Volunteer IAN STEWART, COO to SeniorRabbi ANDREA SILVERMAN, Executive Assistant EDGAR SAMUEL, Assistant Archivist MIRIAM RODRIGUES-PEREIRA,Hon.Archivist LUDMILA RODRIGUES,Marketing &Programming CHAIM RICHMAN,Director SKA FERNANDO OSPINAGIRALDO, Caretaker Bevis Marks RACHEL MONTAGU, Assistant Archivist DAVID MENDOZA, GenealogyConsultant RACHEL MENACHEM, PA to CEO MONIKA KRUK,Treasury Manager KATIE KEENEY, Receptionist Lauderdale Road SEBASTIAN EREIRA,ITManager ERIC ELLIS,Caretaker Wembley HELEN DOHERTY, Hebra Manager OSHRIT COWAN, Fundraising Manager MAURICE BITTON, Bevis MarksManager MINNA BIRSHAN,Finta&Donations SAMUEL BELLATATTI, Caretaker Lauderdale Road LUKA BANICEVIC,Caretaker Lauderdale Road DAVID ARDEN,CEO PROFESSOR MICHAELALPERT, Archivist 020 74817827 020 74817844 020 36572012 020 74817828 020 74817840 020 74817834 020 74817823 020 74817825 020 74817843 020 74817831 020 74817852 020 74817826 020 74817822 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

L'HAYIM 2019 | 13 DWECK MARGALIT RABBANIT your spare time? What doyou like doingin festival andwhy? What isyour favourite what would itbe? If you hadasuperpower would itbe? for aShabbat dinnerwho If you could invite anyone the role? do you enjoy most about role ofaRabbanitandwhat How would you definethe about thecommunity? What doyou like most

blessed becauseIgetto dowhat Ilove aspartofmy job. know, Ireally enjoy cooking andbakingsettingabeautifultable. SoI’mreally natural world. I've recently discovered alove ofgardening, and,asmost people enjoy goingto exhibitions, exploring theworld andfindinginspiration inthe of crafts includingneedlepoint,andIpaint,takingbothartsewing classes. I I love travelling: seeingnew places andhaving new experiences. Ienjoy doinglots the first nightofHanukkah isalso my birthday!) while lightingtheHanukkiahandhaving extra delicioustreats. (Itdoesn'thurtthat all ourregular activitiessuchaswork, schoolandsoon.Ilove thefamily time Hanukkah. Ilove how relaxed aholiday itis-eightdays offunwhilemaintaining Definitely flying.I would travel every day. with her. Sadlyshenever saw memarriedandwithafamily. growing up, andespeciallyto have hadtimewithherto learnherrecipes andcook a Syrian background andIwishhadthechance to askherwhat itwas like My Grandma Margalit. Shepassed away whenIwas sixteen years old.Shewas from synagogue for ourfamilies. aspects ofJudaismlike Shabbat andfestivals. Ialsoenjoy organising events in community. Ilike to openourhometo welcome peopleandcelebrate thebeautiful is aboutbeingableto usemy personalityto helpbuildconnections withinthe may fulfillthis role, but for meassomeonewhoenjoys beingaround people, it learning anddiscovering what itmeans.There are somany ways inwhichawoman My thoughtsabouttherole ofaRabbanithaschangedover theyears andIamstill T he people.

L'HAYIM 2019 | 15 [email protected] Sephardi Community, contact Oshrit on07391012522or To findoutmore about leaving a giftin your will to theS&P our Kahal willbenefit for generations to come. A giftinyour willcanhelpusto dothisandcanensure that changing world. keep theiridentityin anincreasingly challengingandever- same values we received from ourcommunity to helpthem We needto make sure that ourdescendants learnthe basis. buildings, many ofwhichare inneedofrepair onanongoing activities, aswell ascontinuing to maintainoursynagogue having astrong Rabbinicalteam androbust programming We needto continue to invest inthefuture oftheKahal by Sephardi Kahal. implemented allowing for furthergrowth andasustainable We needyour supportto buildonthechangesalready future. will, you are playing avitalpartinensuringourcommunity’s By leaving agiftto theS&PSephardi Community inyour What willyour legacy be? SYNAGOGUE BEVIS MARKS

L'HAYIM 2019 | 17 Hadad for Rosh HashanaandYom Kippur aswell as We were delighted to welcome PhilipMaurice andAmos as beautifulever. that ourtunesare conserved andthat ourservices sound preserving ourminhag.The choircontinues to ensure grateful for thededication andcare that they show in Morris withleadingservices andwe are incredibly Our cohort oflay readers continues to supportRabbi kahal. ensure thecontinuity, vitalityandgrowth ofourhistoric community’s past. Alltheseevents have beenrunto help couples spoke abouttheirpersonalrecollections from the had chosenBevis MarksSynagogue, andourolder standing members.Ournew couples shared why they growing numberof young couples withsomelong- couples' Shabbat lunchwhichpaired someofour meaningful events oftheyear was anintergenerational End includingourhistoric cemeteries. Oneofthemost led awalking tour ontheSephardic history oftheEast midweek session calledLunch&Learn. RabbiMorrisalso course, aclass onthelaws ofkashrut andamonthly a class ontheBookofJoshua,aHebrew reading crash focusing onthehakhamimofourcommunity, aswell as new lecture serieson thehistory ofthekahal, thisyear the second evening ofPassover. RabbiMorristaughta with World Jewish Relief, andacommunal sederon JSocs, ayoung professionals’ Tu Bishvat partytogether events includingasuccah partyfor London’s university community. Heran several successful holiday-related meals, welcoming bothregulars andvisitors to the Rabbi Morriscontinues to openhishomefor Shabbat We lookforward to celebrating withyou soon. Besiman Tob to RabbiShalomMorrisonhisengagement. The committee would like to extend ourwarmest who take anactive partinsynagogue life. We are delighted to continue to welcome new members with continued activityduringtheweek andonShabbat. 5779 hascontinued to beavery busy year at Bevis Marks COMMITTEE BEVIS MARKS Bevis MarksCommittee Chair Jonathan Solomons and events. welcoming everyone inthecommunity to future services are very excited for theyear aheadandlookforward to The next few years are goingto be incredibly busy. We really exciting project, sowatch thisspace…. There willbefurtheropportunitiesto getinvolved inthis team, istherightdecision. providing anadditionalchallengeto ourprofessional throughout thebuildingworks whichwe believe, while will now berealised. The synagogue willremain open dedicated individualswhoensured that thisvision The BMCommittee isexceedingly grateful to the ensuring thelongterm future ofourbeloved synagogue. community andothers,willbeofenormoushelpin by anumberofincredibly generous membersofthe (NLHF). The grant of£2.8m,whichhasbeenmatched securing fundingfrom theNational Lottery HeritageFund This year saw theculmination offive years’ work in work. outgoing chair, Lawrence Kilshaw, for hisyears ofhard The committee would alsolike to extend itsthanksto the magnificent synagogue. school children, walking tours andtourists whovisitour well aswelcoming andguidingthelarge number of maintain thesynagogue inimmaculate condition as Our synagogue manager, Maurice Bitton, continues to and hisfamily backonmany future occasions. megillah onPurim.We lookforward to welcoming him are particularlygrateful for hisannualreading ofthe Rabbi Dweck’s visitscontinue to beahighlight,andwe B’Av services. Amsterdam whosangtheuniquemelodiesofTisha having thepleasure ofNachshonRodrigues Pereira from

L'HAYIM 2019 | 19 The Jewish Faith written asaseriesof letters, andher community inmind:The Spiritof Judaismon theology, also wrote several non-fiction works withtheJewish her novels depictingthelives ofJews. However, she She achieved ameasure offame ingeneral societywith The most well-known oftheseauthors was Grace Aguilar. Belisario families ran theirown private Jewish schools. community’s education. Boththe Aguilar andMendes likely to have beeninspired by theirinvolvement inthe novels, religious guidesandpolemics.Their work was Marks Synagogue. They wrote schoolbooks,poems, likely knew eachotherfrom theirtimeattending Bevis lived intheearlyto mid-nineteenth century andmost Lindo, Grace Aguilar, andMiriamMendesBelisarioall the community andstrengthen itsresolve. Abigail materials written intheEnglishlanguageto educate any others,they took upthetaskofproducing Jewish original Jewish works, were Sephardi women. More than T the pressures ofthetime. promote Judaism,thecommunity beganto fray under contemporary Englishworks to defend, explain and no longerunderstand Portuguese orHebrew. Without and later writings.Most membersofthecommunity could translations ofoldertexts: theBible, prayer books,Mishna in English,andmuchofwhat was available were simply synagogue. At thesametimethere were few Jewish texts Additionally, reform tendencies fostered abreakaway participation asthey acculturated into Englishsociety. some membershadsimplylost interest incommunal Christian missionary activityandconversion. Inaddition, in theChurch ofEnglandbrought withitanincrease in people beganto leave the synagogue. Religious revival a numberofdifferent challenges to its cohesion as upheaval inBritishJewish history. The community faced The mid-nineteenth century was atimeofgreat is theirstory andwhy itstill matters today. penned by women oftheS&PSephardi Community. This works ofJewish scholarshipwritten inGreat Britain were a surpriseto ustoday, butsomeoftheearliest original shine there astheprincipalstars.’ Indeed,itmay come as Anglo-Jewish literature…that itiswomen, notmen,that noted 'aremarkable phenomenononthehorizon of In 1856,Abraham Benisch,editor oftheJewish Chronicle, By ShalomMorris Rabbi THE S&P WRITERS OF THE WOMEN hose whostepped upto changethat, andto write

commitment to traditional Judaism. more familiar to young learners,andto reinforce their casual format was to make learningaboutJudaismfeel Jewish observances. Belisario'sgoalinadoptingthis Faith, theTen Commandments, thefestivals, andother Judaism, includingMaimonides’Thirteen Principlesof and herniece andnephew onavariety oftopics in a seriesofconversations between asemi-fictionalaunt interesting work, Sabbath Evenings at Home, depicted which was atranslation aidfor prayer. However, hermost wrote onHebrew inherHebrew andEnglishVocabulary alien to them.Indeed,MiriamMendesBelisarioalso many Jews were findingthe synagogue increasingly and Abbreviations. Without anunderstanding of Hebrew, English andHebrew DictionarywithRoots and EnglishHebrew Vocabulary, andAHebrew and works ontheHebrew language, AHebrew andEnglish image of Jews ingeneral society. AbigailLindowrote two was to combat missionary activityandto improve the two-volume work Women of Israel. Herprimarygoal romances andstories.’ the spiritualloominwhichGrace Aguilar was weaving her of MiriamMendesBelisario… alsocontributed onetrend in Hakham Gaster echoedthiswhenhewrote: 'The writings two parts,was very well received, asitsutilitydeserved.’ high order ofmerit…This work, whichwas publishedin of her"Sabbath Evenings at Home"—awork ofavery Israel wrote: ‘Miss MiriamBelisarioissued theprospectus Abraham, whobecametherabbi ofMontreal’s Shearith for theircontributions. HazanDavid Aaron DeSola’s son, speaking countries, andtheirauthorswere recognised study materials bothinEngland andinotherEnglish- Many oftheseworks becamestandard Hebrew school customs. be amongtheearliest records ofWestern Sephardic descriptions ofreligious practices inthesynagogue may Ark isreferred to asthe‘Hechal.’Infact, Belisario’s ‘ng’ for theHebrew letter ayin (ngayin), and theHoly Yisrael’ utilisingtheclassic Western Sephardic guttural also S&Ptexts. ‘ShemaYisrael’ iswritten as‘Shemang ‘Jewish’ works inthegenericsense, they were very much It isimportantt o note that whiletheirwritingswere

Gaster. However, Jewish communal strength comes from Sasportas, David Nieto, RaphaelMeldolaandMoses Torah scholars, includingthelikes ofHakhamJacob Over thecenturies ourKahal hasbeenblessed withgreat these women setanew standard for ourcommunity. English languagetexts for schoolchildren. Collectively Rachel Peixotto, whowrote anumberofearlyJewish S&P communities, suchasPhiladelphiasisters Simhaand scholarly endeavour by female membersofAmerica’s study andknowledge. Indeed,they were joinedintheir that lay peoplecanandshouldcontribute to Jewish showed that women could alsobeJewish scholars,and Through theirwritingsAguilar, Lindo, andBelisario r https://www.sephardi.org.uk/wise-son-lecture-series- the S&PSephardi Community website at: entitled The Wise Sondated 6February 2018,located on writers canlisten to RabbiMorris’s lecture seriesonline Those interested inlearningmore aboutthesewomen vibrant, strong, andenduring. way we cancreate acommunity ofscholars,onewhichis community to enrichtheirown Jewish knowledge. That should therefore inspire thewomen andmenofour on alllevels. The example ofAguilar, BelisarioandLindo dynamic Jewish life; itcomes from thestudy ofTorah the top. Ittakes more thanrabbis to animate arichand an abundance ofJewish wisdomandstudy, not just from abbi-shalom-morris/

L'HAYIM 2019 | 21 of beingaZionist spy. Hersister, SouadKashkush, was in hanging victims,executed after he was falsely accused Her brother, Heskel SalehHeskel, was oneoftheBaghdad A Christians inBaghdad’s Tahrir Square in1969. the publichangingofnine Synagogue inFebruary, heldto markfifty years since S&P Sephardi Community service at theBevis Marks She was amongtwo hundred peoplewhoattended the Hussein’s regime, Isaw adifferent side to her. were killedorwent missing underthetyranny ofSaddam But at aceremony to commemorate Iraqi Jews who perfection. – traditional rice andchicken dishesrespectively –to dancefloor andanability to cook dolmaandtabeet She hasawonderful senseofhumour, alove ofthe British-born daughter ofBaghdadiJews. community Iwas lucky enoughto grow upin,asthe An upbeat character, sherepresents thebest bitsofthe London, she’s laughing. Whenever IseeSamira at anIraqi Jewish event in By SandyRashty HANGINGS YEARS SINCETHEBAGHDAD MEMORIAL TO MARK50 t theservice, Samira criedasshelitamemorial candle.

Jews, three Muslimsandtwo being forced outofitshomes. the community hasmanagedto rebuild itslives after British national anthem;areminder oftwo places where Yisrael chai.’Asingerperformed Israel’s Hatikvah andthe Rabbi Dweck endedwithapowerful message: ‘Am losses…we always come through.’ Rabbi JosephDweck. ‘There are casualties,there are people –theirhometurnedonthem,’ saidS&PSenior 'Iraq hasperhaps themost illustrious history ofour and familiar surnames.Itwas too closeto home. overtly Jewish first-names (Daoud, Ya’akob, Shaul, Yosef) I was overcome withemotionasIlooked through the names. Itwas thislist that Ifound thehardest to read. At theservice, Ipicked upaleafletlisting thevictims’ imprisonment (onmore thanoneoccasion). were alsoaccused ofbeingspiesfor Israel, butsurvived prison cell with my grandfather, NajiDaniel.Bothmen I talked to ayoung woman whoserelative shared a There were alotofstories intheroom. happened to them,butthey want to findout. Naji Kashkush, in1973.The family still donotknow what her twenties whenshewent missing withherhusband, the way theregime treated ourfamily. Asmy mother At thesametime, we celebrate ourIraqi heritage, despite compromise onourreligion. a university education andwe have notfelt theneedto benefitted from anational healthservice, we eachhad We attended astate-funded Jewish school,we have Here, my sister andIwere given countless opportunities. they secretly escaped andsettledinLondon. living theirnormallives. They stayed untilthe1970s,when would eventually cease, andthat they could continue ancestors, hopedantisemitismacross theMiddleEast in 1948,many Iraqi Jews fledtheirhomes.Others, like my school inBaghdad,Frank Iny. After Israel’s establishment flourished inIraq. Myparents attended thesameJewish For generations, bothmy motherandfather’s families My family’s story was atypicalonewithinthecommunity. that they never happen again. remembering thebadtimes,canwe hopeto ensure victim to a brutal andantisemiticregime. Andonlyby memory ofthepeopleandtheirfamilies whofell by talkingaboutthebadtimesdowe preserve the On this,Idisagree withmy wonderful mother. Only talking aboutwhat sherefers to as‘oldwounds’. Baghdad hangingsonTV, butdoesnotbelieve in bad times.Asachild,sheremembers watching the Still, like many shefindsithard to talkaboutthe food –that’s it.’ always says: ‘We took themusic,languageand

L'HAYIM 2019 | 23 wider surroundings. The Spanish&Portuguese Jews’ the Jews whohave beenpartof itshistory, andits first time, tell the story ofBevis Marks Synagogue, and to create avisitor experience that will,for the work at Bevis Marksto protect thefabric ofthebuilding Funds raised by theappealwillbeusedfor conservation cohesion that itrepresents. society owing to theexample ofintegration andsocial City ofLondon hasanimportantmeaningto widerBritish and itsspecialrelationship withitsneighbourhoodinthe oldest synagogue inBritain,inhabitsaclass ofitsown architectural splendour, notto mentionitsstatus asthe community asawhole. Bevis Marks’historical and unique andemotionalsignificance to theBritishJewish in theheartofallSephardim intheUK;italsohasa opened in1701,maintainsasingularandspecialplace Bevis MarksSynagogue, aGrade 1listed buildingwhich and educational centre at theheartofproject plans. necessary for constructing andsustaining theheritage Foundation, islookingto raise theadditional£5million auspices of theBevis MarksSynagogue Heritage The appeal,whichhasbeenestablished underthe proud. something ofwhichthewholeBritishJewry canbe honour andaprivilegefor thecommunity, andisindeed Marks Synagogue Appeal.This isofcourse agreat accepted aninvitation to become Patron oftheBevis came therevelation that HRHThe Prince ofWales had Following theannouncement ofthegrant award delight to the community. of suchagenerous andsubstantial grant was ofhuge dedicated hard work ofateam ofpeopleintheform underway for someyears andtheculmination ofthe centre. The pursuitofagrant from theNLHFhadbeen Synagogue’s new religious, educational andcultural Heritage Fundfor thedevelopment ofBevis Marks had beengranted £2,799,400 by theNational Lottery The first instalment ofhighdrama was thenews that we once inthemonthsofJuneandJuly. S&P! Infact, several exhilarating events occurred allat Never letitbesaidthat excitement doesnotovertake the SYNAGOGUE APPEAL PATRON OFTHEBEVISMARKS HRH THEPRINCEOFWALES TO BECOME & Portuguese Jews’ Congregation -whoshepherded Levy OBE,theEmeritusSpiritualHeadofSpanish involved intheproject, especially RabbiDrAbraham fundraising), madespeechesthankingall whohadbeen Rony SabahandAdam Musikant (responsible for who have beeninvolved intheNLHFbid. thank everyone else, includingarchitects anddesigners, contributed significantly to thefundraising, and indeed to also anopportunityto thankthegenerous donorswho Marks andtheS&Pcommunity. The celebration was committee andmembersoftheS&PBoard, Bevis to bringthisproject to fruition, Bevis Marksproject professionals andvolunteers whohad worked tirelessly become Patron. The reception was attended by the and thenews that HRHThe Prince ofWales would A reception was heldto celebrate boththegrant award the treasures of Bevis Marksto awholenew generation. established to facilitate schoolvisits,whichwillintroduce between Bevis MarksandtheJewish Museumwillbe in Britain.Ithasalsobeenannounced that apartnership back to 1656, providing acontinuous record ofJewish life unique collection ofsilver, textiles andarchives dating time. Items displayed willincludeourextensive and Judaica willnow beondisplay in one venue for thefirst The synagogue’s significant collection ofhistorical the entire BritishJewish community. The synagogue’s narrative isthusthefounding story of Jews readmitted to theUKby Oliver Cromwell in1656. Congregation, anchored by thesynagogue, were thefirst emphasised by thecomments ofRabbiLevy whichput and meaningfulonefor theS&P. This was further So, allinall,thesummerof2019hasbeenasignificant the beautifulwarm summerday. drinks andfood intheBevis Markscourtyard andenjoyed surprise birthday cake. Later, peoplesocialisedover celebrating his80thbirthday that day, was given alovely to thedevelopment oftheproject. RabbiLevy, whowas whose knowledge ofthecommunity’s history was vital Simon Sebag-Montefiore -andRabbiShalomMorris to HRHThe Prince ofWales through hisformer pupil Bevis Marksfor over 50years andarranged theinvitation the centre ofJewish life intheUK. may we allhave theopportunityto keep itstreasures at person inthecountry and,withthisgrant inplace, long also thecrown that sitsupontheheadofevery Jewish jewel inthecrown oftheS&PSephardi community; itis played outfor over 300years.’ Bevis Marksisindeedthe the synagogue where theBritishJewish experience has of Wales’ supportfor thisproject isawelcome boost for the Jews, andtheJews goodto Britain.HRHThe Prince it allinperspective. Hesaid:‘Britainhasbeengoodto

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 27 GINA ELIA RABBANIT your spare time? What doyou like doingin festival andwhy? What isyour favourite what would itbe? If you hadasuperpower would itbe? for aShabbat dinnerwho If you could invite anyone the role? do you enjoy most about role ofaRabbanitandwhat How would you definethe about thecommunity? What doyou like most biscuits… (orwiththebiscuits!) to take timeoutfor aminute...or twenty. It’s like takingatea break butwithoutthe why thisissuchapopularpastime for children; asanadult,itcertainly allows me friends. Ienjoy colouring inchallengingdesignswhichIfind very relaxing. Icansee preparing andcreating traditional andmoderndishesto serve to my family and the canalby LittleVenice are otherpluses.Iampassionate aboutfood andenjoy summer days itisalways lovely; meetingwithfriends andgoingfor strolls along fairly closeto home. Icherishqualitytimewithmy girlsonShabbat, duringthelong Mos beautifully explained by my wonderful husband. friends allsittinground thebeautifultablerevisiting thestory oftheHaggadahso meat MaeenaorPesah lasagne. Finally, Ienjoy celebrating withmy family and and ofcourse cooking thetraditional dishthat my family alllookforward to: the to thebuild-uptowards Pesah. Ienjoy thespringcleaning,allspecialshopping My f increase ingeneral awareness incaringfor others. better place: nomore conflicts, less poverty, anend to nasty diseases,andabig Although itsoundslik have taughtto my sonsanddaughters. traditional delicacies,recipes from Egypt that Ilearnedfrom my late motherand the questions that nobodydares asktheroyals! Iwould invite them to taste my Princ the community. bereavement andsoon.Ialsoenjoy themany celebrations that take place within member whohasto navigate through acriticalmomentwiththeirhealth, make adifference, for example, by beingadiscreet listening ear to a community both sadandhappy times.Ienjoy beingthere for my community andfeel that Ican I w by thewholecommunity, makes itthat littlebitmore special. tremendously. Ofcourse having my lovely husband as my Rabbi,whoissoadored I feel very fortunate to beapartofthisspecialextended family andvalue this I lo ould definethe role ofaRabbanitasbeingable to serve the community during ve how kindandcaringthecommunity is.Itfeels like onebighappy family. tly Itryto spendtimewithmy family asawhole;luckilyfor methey are all avourite festival by far isPesah. e William andPrince Harry. Iwould love to askthemloadsofquestions, all

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contributions from ouryounger members.More than250 becoming ever more popular. There were somebeautiful reading intheDangoorSynagogue, anevent whichis reading inthemainsynagogue andawomen’s We hadtwo readings oftheMegillat Esther: acommunal honour. Lewis was athought-provoking andinteresting guest of followed by asell-outcommunal dinnerwhere Martin more specialasAdam was theHatan Bereshit. This was the leadershipofAdam Musikant andwas madeeven glorious choral service for Shabbat Bereshit was under Hoshana Rababreakfast, andaSimhat Torah party. Our and most enjoyable events includingaSuccot lunch, extension over thefestivities. We heldwell-attended for Succot isnow established andisanextremely helpful greatly helpedtheprocess. The installation ofamarquee very efficient,andthe presence of two membersof staff and collection ofthecards for theKol Nidre appealwas Committee. The hagimwent very well. Ourdistribution 5779 hasbeenafair year for theLauderdale Road COMMITTEE LAUDERDALE ROAD Chair, Lauderdale Road Committee Barbara Simon congregation thrive andprosper. asked to assist withthefunctionsthat helpourwonderful is always space for more helpinghandsaswe are often the committee over thepast few months.However, there We are delighted to have welcomed two new membersto from LRC. cleaning, andthekitchens may require more supervision change andthere isstill work to bedone, including Inevitably themove oftheoffice toHendonhas brought We welcome LaPetite Nurseryto Lauderdale Road. provided sponsorship. for Shabuotandwe are sograteful to thosewho The synagogue was adornedwithstunning flowers hot dogsandmulledwine. of uscelebrated Purimafter thereadings withshashlik,

Debbest Kosher RestaurantsL'HAYIM in Israel 2019 | 95 | 31 can still be seen.Later cametheMuslims’ conquest, the left behindarchitectural treasures theremains ofwhich years, introducing paganism,andlater Christianity. Rome occupied Tunisia for most ofthenext eight hundred the power ofRome. Carthagefell, andtheRomans as far northasGermany, but Carthageunderestimated Carthage, agreat city, andhometo traders whotravelled the timeofKingDavid, Phoenicianimmigrants founded ancient times,whenitwas aland oftheBerbers.Around But Tunisia today isjust theendofastory that beginsin leads theArab world withlegislation to protect women. the Arab world, withahighhumandevelopment index. It Tunisia today isthemost democratic sovereign state in salt lake and,furtheron,to theSahara. rest ofthecountry isfertile, butthisgive way to ahuge of AmericaandwiththeScottish Highlands.Muchofthe continents drifted apart-withtheAppalachianMountains of whichwere connected indeeptime-before the country contains theeastern Atlas Mountains,parts exemplifies just how muchchanges over theages. The mean anintense course ofstudy, becauseTunisia itself mean days spentbesideabakinghotel pool,itcanalso slab ofworld history andhumanhistory. Though itcan A visitto Tunisia isanopportunityto study amassive moulded my life: beloved family, andmy cherishedDjerbacommunity have my words, andIhopeitcaptures how my childhood,my one’s thoughtsinanorderly way. Below isanextract of A speechofwelcome provides anopportunityto setout much to helphisnation. thousands ofvisitors to Tunisia eachyear andhasdone and René upclose. Histravel agency bringshundreds of development ofTunisia over theyears -mefrom afar, island ofDjerba.We have bothcloselyobserved the grown upwithintheJewish community oftheTunisian I was ableto welcome theMinister, becausewe hadboth Tunisian Ambassador to Britain,NabilBenKheder. of Tourism for Tunisia, René Trabelsi, together withthe had thegreat pleasure ofhosting alunchfor theMinister On Monday 8April2019,Lauderdale Road Synagogue By Israel Rabbi Elia VISITS LAUDERDALE ROAD SYNAGOGUE THE MINISTER OFTOURISM FORTUNISIA to ourchildren andourneighbours. of ourbrows, inevery generation, to transmit thevalues families andourcommunities, we must toil withthesweat value ourown traditions and wishthemto live oninour possible patterns. Butthevisitalsoproves that ifwe make usjust onepattern ofhumanity amongmany makes you aware that ourstandards, values andreligion different andsufficiently familiar that studyingits history influences. For European visitors, Tunisia issufficiently nature, anature decorated withcontemporary cultural Each civilisation was basedonthesameuniversal human Ottomans eachsaw themselves assuperiorcivilisations. communal life. The Romans, theChristians andthe The Phoeniciansthoughtchildsacrifice essential for ruled Tunisia haditsown standards, values andreligions. visitor’s circle ofmoral sympathy? Eachcivilisation that But exactly how canavisitto Tunisia helpprisewiderthe help animalscross underbusy roads. on othercontinents andwithsmalltunnelsconstructed to begins at home, itendswithhelpfor earthquake victims welfare andtheenvironment. Nowadays, whilecharity gradually expanded to encompass strangers, animal of moral concern ofenlightened peopleworldwide has The ExpandingCircle, arguing that over timethecircle Peter Singer, theAustralian moral philosopher, wrote religious duty. emphasises that thecare ofstrangers isanessential same happenedallover theworld. Odyssey Homer’s the Biblehadto strongly admonishagainst it.The treatment ofstrangers andanimalswas socommonplace beyond family, clan,or-to alesser extent -tribe. Cruel There was atimewhenhumansympathy rarely extended moral benefits. Tunisia mighthelpbringaboutimportantethicaland Being arabbi, Iwould like to suggest how avisitto independence. Ottoman Empire, French ruleandeventually Tunisia’s its own rightrepresented Arab-Jewish connections. member ofthesynagogue, Nessim Dawood, agiftthat in of theEnglishtranslation oftheKoran by adeceased presented theminister andtheambassador withcopies proceeded inarelaxed andwarm atmosphere. RabbiElia traditional Tunisian food withitsdistinctive flavours, and The lunch,beautifullycatered by GinaElia,included (Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle, 11thApril2019) Middle East. peace andtolerance intheworld, particularlyinthe defeat hatred andviolence andpromote muchneeded particularly inthesetimes…We must come together to to Djerba“sendsapowerful message of tolerance, of hopethat hasemerged from theArab spring”.Going of supportfor its“young democracy, theonlybeacon Visiting Tunisia, MrBenKhederemphasised,was anact Trabelsi doesn’tanswer thephoneon Shabbat”. advised himto “make my callsquickly, becauseMr the Tunisian Ambassador to Britain,NabilBenKheder, he wanted to phonetheminister onFriday, herecalled, “He isapassionate Tunisian andapassionate Jew.” When engagement withthesocietyaround him,therabbi said. Mr Trabelsi exemplified theclassic Sephardi tradition of they co-exist withtheirArab neighbours.” beautiful, harmoniousway. This isdueto thefact that preserving ourglorioustraditions andinthemost “Imagine that ancientcommunity maintainingand visited hisnative community hereturns “fullof hope”. was echoedby Elia,whosaidthat Rabbi every timehe forof support” Tunisia incombating terrorism. The appeal Solomon’s Temple. To take part,hesaid,would be“asign the world every year. Legend connects thesite with Djerba, whichattracts thousandsof Jews from across pilgrimage to theElGhribaSynagogue ontheIslandof Jewish event next month,thehistoric Lag B’Omer opportunity to invite guests to thecountry’s famous Elia, isaTunisian compatriot too. MrTrabelsi took the Portuguese Synagogue inMaidaVale, whoserabbi, Israel speaking at alunchinhishonourat theSpanishand wasn’t soeasy from asecuritypointof view.” Hewas government hasbeenbrave by makingthischoice. It travel company. Butheacknowledged: “The Tunisian had professional expertise astheowner of asuccessful during atripto meettravel operators. Itwas becausehe Trabelsi told aJewish audience inLondon thisweek “I don’tthinkIwas chosenbecauseI’mJewish,” Mr on thelunchheldat Lauderdale Road Synagogue: Simon Rocker, writinginThe Jewish Chronicle, reported members ofhisown family are buried. is to renovate theisland’s Jewish cemeteries where celebrate together inharmony.’ RabbiElia’s next project during thepilgrimage:‘Look how encouraging itisto of Tourism. Rabbi Eliacommented onhisexperience made thisoneatop priorityinhisearlydays asMinister successful promotion oftheevent by Rene Trabelsi who year, there was anexceptionally large crowd dueto the with thecommunity andseeifhecanbeofhelp. This emphasising theimportance for himto keep intouch people ontheannualLagB’Omerpilgrimageto Djerba, collaborative lunch,RabbiEliajoinedthousandsof roots every few years. Following thisvery successful Rabbi Elia,wholeftDjerbain1971,returns to his

L'HAYIM 2019 | 33 before theendofcooking. Deliciouseaten withcouscous. Enjoy! spice. Add 4cupsofwater, bring to boiland simmerfor 4hours.Add mintandcoriander 30minutes hour. Sauté onion,garlicandharissa for afew minutes, addmeat, beans,spinach,salt,pepperandmixed Chop thespinachvery finely, fryinoil,and keep onfryinguntilnearlyblack. This should take aboutan Method 1 bunchfresh mint,chopped 2 tspharissa 2lb beefshankortop ribmeat ½ cupsunflower oil 2lb fresh spinach 1lb drywhite beans,soaked overnight Ingredients for Shabbat andfestivals. Pkila isaspinach-basedTunisian dishwhichis usuallyprepared PKILA RECIPE 2 large onions,chopped 8 cloves garlic, chopped Mixed spice Black pepper Salt 1 bunchfresh coriander, chopped now andIattend services more often. really have abetter understanding ofSaturday services we took partinsingingtheprayers andDvar Torahs. I Each student was given arole to play intheservice and and understandable. mystery ofalong religious service andmadeitaccessible For meandfor many of my friends ittook away the service inthespring.This was suchameaningfulevent. Rabbi Morrisledourschoolintakingover aShabbat tedious work. and opinions.Classes feel relaxed andfun,rather than always have anopenmindwhenwe share our thoughts with my teachers. They are energetic, engaging,and Besides thefriendships,Ihave become extremely close close connection withtheotherstudents. friends happenedquicklyandnaturally asIfelt Ihada Cheder two years agoandIamsogladdid.Making connection to my Sephardi community. Ijoinedthe much timeat Lauderdale Road ledto wanting astronger Cheder, butIquicklyrealised Ishouldbe!Spendingso Dream Coat. At thetimeIwas notpartoftheLauderdale group initsproduction ofJosephandtheTechnicolor Two years agoIjoinedtheLauderdale Youth Theatre By Maya Haim SHA'ARE TIKVAH that Iwillcarrywithmethrough adulthood. at ChederandIknow that Iamlearningvaluable lessons that Ibounce outofbedonSundays, Idoenjoy my time school mightsoundawful to most kids.While Ican’tsay The thoughtofwaking uponSunday morningsto goto with my love ofIsrael. I could relate to thisvery moderncelebration andlinkit my friendandIchosethetopic ofYom Ha’Atsmaut. Ifelt and to present our findings to thewholeschool. This year, choose atopic related to what we have studied thisyear At theendofyear we are given thefreedom to what Ilearnedat Cheder. at how muchIalready knew andunderstood basedon When itcameto writingmy Dvar Torah, Iwas surprised mitzvah studies. week duringassemblies whichhelpedmewithmy bat Cheder we regularly discuss theparasha ofthe This year Iworked to prepare for my bat mitzvah. At

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 39 charity sector? How didyou start inthe HILARY BLUME SPOTLIGHT: DAME combined bothmy skillsandmy interest. advertisement for afundraiser, andthoughtitwas a jobIcould do, somethingthat enough for my needs.Iamvery concerned that othersare less fortunate. Isaw an was never very interested inkeeping itfor myself. I’mlucky that Ihave always had university. Isupposewas irrepressibly entrepreneurial. Ilike makingmoney butI to work at raising fundsfor charity. Myfundraising continued through schooland charity events, like bridgepartiesandgolfcompetitions, soitcamenaturally to me to any particularcharity. Muchofmy parents’ sociallife was organised around I was more interested in organising theevents andraising themoney thandevotion sales asfundraisers. As achildIorganised activitieslike cake sales,GuyFawkes collections andjumble Who doyou most admire? work? values connected to your How muchare Jewish most proud of? What achievements are you Lord destroy meshall Iyet trust inthe Lord’. ungrateful grumblers.Ialso rather admire Job, andIhopecould say ‘Though the Moses, inpartbecausehewas sofed upwith thechildren ofIsrael whowere such Bank. Peace buildingisavery importantpartofmy work. Knit aCommunity organisations inJordan andthe Palestinian Authority intheWest Next year we hopeto usethemodelof EcoPeace MiddleEast, andsetupparallel needed inthetense MiddleEast. people, reducing anxietyandfostering amore optimistic outlook,qualitiesmuch women’s prison.Aby-product isthat knittinghas proven benefitsofcalming common rather thanwhat dividesthem.There iseven aknittinggroup inthe Liberal. Itprovides acommon meetingground, andshows peoplewhat they have in young people, religious andsecular, Muslims,Christians andJews, Orthodox and Knit aCommunity inIsrael. Itisbringingtogether Arab andJewish Israelis, oldand volunteers intheUKwhoknitfor thoseinneed.This year we have launched For thelast few years we have established Knitfor Peace, withover 20,000 The importantthingisto doit. ways to helpmake theworld better, andwe caneachchooseadifferent way. see my taskasenablingandencouraging peopleto give to charity. There are many through plantingtrees. The GoodGiftscatalogue provides over 400ways to help. I children, libraries for schools,saving rainforests, andcombatting globalwarming medicine, restoring sight,education inAfrica, training nurses,food for hungry interested inwhat themoney hasachieved. Someexamples are life-saving Rather thanbeproud ofthinkingupnew ways ofraising money for charity, Iam charities to raise hundreds ofmillionspounds. virtual charitygifts,whichhasbeenwidelycopied. Alltheseinitiatives have enabled helped thesector asawhole. The GoodGiftscatalogue pioneered theideaof for charitiesby commercial companies. Settingupthecharityshopsgroup certainly Together withmy husband,MichaelNorton, Ipioneered training andpublications point to theimpactmy work hashadonthevoluntary sector. failed to do. However, ifothers were evaluating my achievements Ithinkthey would Generally, Idonotthinkmuchaboutmy achievements, rather Ithinkofwhat Ihave Bringing up3children withhighethicalstandards. is grossly under-funded?Where’s thejustice inthat? funding theirneeds.Why isthere noappealfor fundsfor theWelfare Board, which food, heating, orclothing.Ifwe were following Jewish teaching we would be Yet there are membersofourcommunity livinginacute poverty, unableto afford urged to sponsorakiddush.Notsimpledrinkandcake, butalavish meat buffet. I have onetremendous gripe aboutourLauderdale Road community: that we are that’s theserotonin! walked withGod.Ifyou give to charityyou walk withGodandfeel God’s pleasure - share, andwe shouldcarrythat forward into adulthood.The Torah tells usEnoch are generous and helpothers,whichmakes usfeel good.We teach children to be cheerfulwhengiving.Luckily, thebrain produces ashotofserotonin whenwe Precedence shouldbegiven to thewidow, theorphan,andstranger. We should should give itto. on how muchwe shouldgive to charity-ten percent ofincome -andwhowe non-Jews, to share God’s bounty. The Torah andtheTalmud, give clearinstructions fair that Ihave somuchandothershave solittle. Itisthedutyofallus,Jews and Absolutely central, especiallytheprecept ‘Justice, justice shallye pursue’.Itisn’t

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 43 [email protected] 07391 012522oremailherat the Patrons’ Circle callOshriton To findoutmore aboutjoining approach to traditional Judaism. enlightening andembracing that delivers awarm, engaging, to continue to create anenvironment will strengthen ourwork, enablingus By joiningthePatrons’ Circle, you grandchildren. our richheritagefor ourchildren and that we may continue to buildon and dedication to ourKahal, inorder and demonstrate theirresponsibility Community whowishto deepen and friendsoftheS&PSephardi Patrons’ Circle isfor valued members The S&PSephardi Community PATRONS’ CIRCLE SYNAGOGUE WEMBLEY

L'HAYIM 2019 | 45 TAMAR KADA RABBANIT your spare time? What doyou like doingin festival andwhy? What isyour favourite what would itbe? If you hadasuperpower would itbe? for aShabbat dinnerwho If you could invite anyone the role? do you enjoy most about role ofaRabbanitandwhat How would you definethe about thecommunity? What doyou like most adore too. Expressing my creativity inany form ofart ordecoration issomethingItruly for exercise andnature walks inorder to recharge myself andhave some‘me’time. with my husbandandchildren. Idotake timeoutaloneregularly for agoodswim, For me, there isnothingbetter thanthepleasure ofenjoying qualityfamily time Spare time? Doesthat ever exist?! and gloriouslongsummerdays. the Torah, beautifulbouquetsofsweet scented flowers, greenery, dairy delicacies favourite, Ithinkitwould beShabuot.The word Shabuotbringsto mindreceiving unique characteristics andenergy for that timeoftheyear. IfIhadto choosea The truthisIenjoy every festival (yes, even Pesah!) aseachhagbringsitsown wonderful community inWembley. Adream ofaday! then teaching children inHongKong aboutJudaism,before arrivingbackat my Road, visitingmy sister-in-law inBrooklyn for breakfast, followed by goingto work, before joggingat thebeachinMaldives, takingmy girlsto schoolinEdgware day would start like this:waking upandpraying at theWestern Wall inJerusalem and friendsasmuchwe would like to be. With thisphenomenalsuperpower, my without life’s barriersofdistance andtimewhichlimitusbeingthere for ourfamily Teleportation. Ihave always wondered how muchmore we could achieve eachday and strength inmakingherdream into areality? gave herthewillpower to stand for the truth? What was thesecret to herbravery and courage to start thismovement despite alltheoppositionshefaced. What network inPoland in1917.Iam intriguedto know what gave herthedetermination a pioneerofJewish education for girls,andwhofounded theBeisYaakov school ask abouttheirsuccess inlife. Onethat springsto mindisSarah Schenirer whowas There are somany heroes andheroines ofprevious generations whoIwould love to most gratifying for me. supporting himinfulfillinghis responsibilities that hecarriesoutonadailybasisis primary role asRabbanitisbeingaRabbi’s wife. Beingthere for my husbandand be definedonly by herhusband’s career. Nonetheless, for mepersonally, my that eachRabbanitisuniqueandindividualinherown rightandshouldnot engineer, chef, cheerleader, community liaison,andsomuchmore. Ireally believe unusual one:supportive wife, fulltimepartyplanner, religious guide, domestic Unlike aRabbi’s role whichismore easilydefined,aRabbanit’s role isabitofan getting to know eachandevery oneofthem. the doorsofoursynagogue. Eachmemberisuniqueandithasbeenareal pleasure ambience between everyone andthesevibescanbefelt just by walking through nationalities, cultures andagesinthecommunity, there isafriendlyandwarm community whichissoloving, caringand welcoming. Despite thediversity of Honestly, Ifeel privilegedto bepartofourWembley family. Ihave yet to finda T he Rabbi,ofcourse!

L'HAYIM 2019 | 47 *Deadline: October 2019 email usat: [email protected] information visitSephardi.org.uk or For your first steps and more Sephardic ancestry. citizenship to peopleofIBERIAN Portugal andSpain are offering with theS&P or Portuguese Citizenship Apply for your Spanish* was presented withabeautifulcake inhonourofhis30 David Avital aboutIsrael. DuringtheKiddush,RabbiKada Alan Howard aboutIndia, Laura Kada aboutSyria and Aida Zelouf aboutIraq, Haroun Mahgerefteh aboutIran, respective countries. Rony Sabahtalked aboutEgypt, oriental countries talked abouttheirJewish life intheir Ha’atsmaut. DuringtheKiddushmembersfrom various This was followed by anIsraeli themedKiddushfor Yom Mizrahi style whichwas enjoyed greatly by theKahal. Rabbi Kada read from theTorah andledtheservices in took partinWembley’s first OrientalMizrahi Shabbat. lunch. InMay, inhonourofYom Ha’atsmaut, afullhouse for thewinner. The community alsoenjoyed awonderful There was alsoaJewish role modelcontest withprizes the community drew aShabbat related piece ofart. there was anartcompetition inwhichthechildren of of contribution to thecommunity. Following theservice guests for Shabbat. Bothspoke abouttheimportance the community. RabbiJeffandMichie Berger were UK. The services were ledvery well by theyouth of Wembley enjoyed adynamicandinspirational Shabbat We have hadsomewonderful Shabbatons. InMarch, service. and thereasons for various practices throughout the on thebasicsofprayer discussing theoriginsofprayer Rabbi Kada alsoran asixpartmonthlycourse now at itsfinallecture andwill conclude after theHagim. times have allbeenexplained ingreat detail.The seriesis Will andG-d’s Omniscience, Theodicy andMessianic which have beenvery well attended. Topics suchasFree of lectures entitledMaimonides:13PrinciplesofFaith series thispast year. RabbiKada hascontinued hisseries There have beensomeexceptionally goodeducational year at Wembley withawiderange ofevents. I ampleasedto report that 5779has been aneventful COMMITTEE WEMBLEY than seventy peoplewere present. Jewish perspective to technological innovation. More driverless cars,usingAlexa andSirionShabbat andthe Halacha inthefuture. Amongst theissues discussed were with RabbiKada how advances oftechnology willaffect technology expert, joiningusfor Shabbat. Sinadiscussed Shabbaton, withguest speaker Sina Kahen, avoice In Junewe were treated to afascinating Technology birthday. th

Dilemmas. a new educational seriesentitledDifficult Dayanut Kiddush inourSuccah andRabbiKada willbebeginning Yamim Noraim. Succot willbecelebrated withaSushi We lookforward to welcoming AmosHaddadover the to lookforward to inthecoming monthsat Wembley. With theHighHolidays fast approaching we have much to Katya Ragozhina andBianca Dallalisengaged. of Denny SabahandRabbiKada. MarkSabahgotmarried Mitsvah. There have beenbaby namingsfor thedaughters Bar Mitsvah at Wembley andNoaHoward hadherBat past year. BothJoe Sassoon andNoahMacmullhadtheir We have celebrated somewonderful Semahotover the for theirweekly talksandfilms. art oftelling stories. We alsocontinue to joinwithKKW5 various Shabbatot andgave apre-Pesah lecture onthe We were delighted that RabbiDweck visited uson family. with afunpartyfor thechildren at thehomeofKada the residents ofChoice House. Hanukkah was celebrated comprising sixteen boys andgirls,sangShabbat songsto For Mitzvah Day inNovember, ourchildren’s choir, chair over thepast four years. was superbwork heldinhonourofJuliaCushnir’s asco- than onehundred peopleintotal. OnShabuotalunch enjoyed themselves. Itwas agreat success withmore guests from outsidethecommunity whothoroughly banquet, fit for aking. There were alsoanumberof entertainment, afancy dress competition andadelicious night withmore thanthirtychildren whoenjoyed balloon There was anextremely lively atmosphere onPurim bombs withFizzilicous Bath Bombswas heldinJune. at theRabbi’s home. Anenjoyable evening makingbath March, thecommunity enjoyed anopenhousefor Purim speaker. We alsoheldouryearly bingoinFebruary. In community withRabbiMorrisofBevis Marksasguest the Kada’s housefor theyoung professionals ofour Winter Wonderland themedMelava Malka was heldat activities organised by Tammy. InJanuary, abeautiful was heldat theKada’s house. There was great food and In December, aHanukkah partyattended by 20children There have alsobeensomereally enjoyable socialevents.

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 51 trampoline, a magnetfor all around. giving advice, hoursinthegarden andonthe ice cream, opportunitiesto trynew things,listening, where entertainment extended to endless food and They loved children. Their homewas ahaven for all, Edinburgh House, andinDad’s medicalpractice. and Iwere brought up, inMum’s visitsto theelderlyat in Wembley, thesynagogue where my three brothers whether inBombay, inManchester, inNeveh Shalom looked after andoutfor otherswherever they were, They were together oneverything that mattered: They being criticallyillwithheartandrenal failure. and David leftusnineteen days later after ayear of a flashafter theservice onShabbat Yitro inJanuary, had wed sixtyyears earlier. Raymonde passed away in wedding anniversary at Lauderdale Road, where they In December 2018we celebrated theirdiamond community, andofcourse eachother. who cared deeplyaboutothers,theirfamily, their In ourparents we have lost two leadinglights By Sopher Rachel Z”L 1929-2019 RAYMONDE ANDDAVID SOPHER in 1950andtheOlympicsHelsinki1952. water polo. Hecompeted intheMaccabi inIsrael Games medical school,swam intheBackBay baths andlearned David was brought upinBombay, where hewent to fullest. Every aspectofsportwas madeenjoyable. anyone nearby, to stretch furtherandexperience life to its great value ineducation, always encouraging us,and Raymonde andDavid hadhighstandards andplaced every day. or gooutoftheir way to help, we miss Ray andDavid their friendlyconcern, andnotafraid to take action Known inthecommunity for theirwit, theirsmilesand line. scale withanacute observation andasimplicityof she absorbedherselfindrawing, working onasmall studio where shemadelifelong friends.More recently love was working withtheearthitselfinpottery finding little ways to improve their everyday lives. Her visits to our community’s homefor theelderly, forever others. With hersister, Charlotte, shemadeweekly nurturing andcaringfor children, grandchildren and minds to. Sheworked quietly, creatively andpatiently, Ray was hissupportineverything they puttheir sought thelimelight. which later become more commonplace, yet henever his unconventional thinkingandpioneeringpractices considered himselfamaverick andwas known for surgical instruments suchastheSopherForceps. He developed new ways ofoperating, also designing of techniques to benefit women. Inadditionhe a pioneerinhisfieldBritain,adapting range gynaecology ashisspecialism,andwent onto be difficulty. Asa studenthechoseobstetrics and ready to helpandfindsolutions for anyone in As adoctor, David was kind,caringandconsiderate, University ofBangor. degreea bachelor’s inHistory andPhilosophy at the Colwyn Bay, NorthWales, where later shecompleted the outbreak ofWorld War Two they allevacuated to Khedouri ChouaShasha,or‘KC’, was amerchant. At the heartofIndustrial Revolution, where herfather, her parents andsister to Manchester, ‘Cottonopolis’ at Raymonde was borninNice, France. Shemoved with liturgy. The evening endedwith deSola’s Adon Olam. Hechali from theTisha B’av service andothers from our choir, includingsomerarely-heard pieces suchasAl greatly enhanced by singingfrom theS&PSephardi poem written by theireldest son,Rick.The evening was and Eliza.Daisy Goodwin,theTVproducer, read a Amelia, Hannah,Josh,Max,Lucy, Amos,Casey, Isaac Contributions were madeby allninegrandchildren: and theirlawyer sonEdward anddaughter Rachel. April, withtributes by theirsonMark,amedicaldoctor, memorial was heldfor thembothat Lauderdale Road in in Nice, France overlooking theBaiedesAnges.A The burialstook place intheCimitière duChateau 24 February 2019 24 February 2019 Our childrens’ Golden Age weyearn And thoughourtimewillnotreturn We havenowbeencarriedtothetop Our childrens’ Golden Age weyearn And thoughwewishedthescroll would stop And thoughourtimewillnotreturn We havenowbeencarriedtothetop It wasaGolden Age thatwedidknow And thoughwewishedthescroll would stop Parents aboveandchildren below Where theblessingofblessingswas onourline It wasaGolden Age thatwedidknow There wasaveryextendedtime Parents aboveandchildren below Where theblessingofblessingswasonourline Nothing oftheirbeingscantheyreplace There wasaveryextendedtime And thoughnewnamesnowfilltheirspace A generationdisappearsfrom view Nothing oftheirbeingscantheyreplace The scroll ofgenerationsmovesup;andasitmoves, And thoughnewnamesnowfilltheirspace A generationdisappearsfrom view by RickSopher The scroll ofgenerationsmovesup;andasitmoves, THE GOLDENAGEMOVESON by RickSopher THE GOLDENAGEMOVESON

L'HAYIM 2019 | 53 his beingParnas Presidente ormebeingaRabbi. We Cesare andIwere closefriends, butthisdidnotaffect Sephardi Centre. expertise inpublishing.Hewas alsoadirector of the 2000 to 2003,bringingusthebenefitofhisprofessional of theHeshaimfrom 1995to 2000andThesoureiro from and aspresident from 2000to 2004.Hewas theparnas vice president oftheBoard ofEldersfrom 1996to 2000, life to serve it,for anumberofyears ontheMahamad,as only joinedourcommunity, butworked for therest ofhis Jewish tradition withinwhichhehadgrown up. Henot Road, feeling that itwas theclosest match to theItalian marry Judith.They joinedourcommunity inLauderdale I first came to know Cesare after hemoved to London to However, they were eventually reunited after thewar. They didnot know ifthey would meettheirparents again. then inaCatholic orphanageinorder to save theirlives. from theirparents andwere hiddenfirst ina convent and laws. Heandhisyounger brother, Vittorio, were separated experienced persecutionasachildunderItaly’s racial eldest sonofRabbiSimoneandMarcella Sacerdoti, he Cesare Sacerdoti was born inFlorence in1938.The By DrAbraham Rabbi Levy OBE CESARE SACERDOTI OBITUARY: He acted withutter integrity: servinginthecommunity’s quality ofhis. try to dobetter. This level ofempathy was avery special was precisely thereason hefelt ourcommunity should had notthesamelevel ofsupport.For Cesare, this provide what therabbis needed,particularlyashisfather his father experienced. Cesare felt itwas importantto his father was arabbi, soheknew thedifficultiesthat the Mahamad,hewas thebest allyoftherabbis because the community. When hewas Parnas Presidente orin unique insightinto theneedsofrabbis employed by in synagogues, andinCesare’s caseIfelt itgave hima It isnotrare for children ofrabbis to become lay leaders special thingsaboutCesare whichstood out. Over thecourse ofourfriendship, there were certain brothers. life, talkingat lengthwithhiminmy study asifwe were me. Iremember once, whenproblems erupted inhiswork helped me. There were moments,too, whenheneeded desperately neededhissupportIwent to himandhe were there for eachother, andinthemomentswhenI lives ofJews duringtheHolocaust. nations, non-Jews who risked theirown lives to save the in Israel to have them recognised as righteous among the do somethingintheirhonour. Hecontacted Yad Vashem in helpingthemthrough that crisis.Cesare felt hehadto was acutely aware ofhow goodthesepeoplehad been younger brother’s lives towards theendof thewar, he went backto meetthe nuns whohadsaved hisand good inreturn for others.Inthat, heshone. When he remember thegooddoneto us,sothat we cando important. Hehadasensethat we shouldalways For Cesare, the concept ofhakarat hatov was very top oftheark,saying theBircat Cohanim somovingly. from hisfather inItaly. To this day, Iremember himat the Road -to bringbacktheBircat Cohanim that helearnt an opportunityhecould nothave hadat Lauderdale stunned. BeingthesoleCohen present that day provided taught him.Itwas musical,itwas moving, everybody was alone, hemadetheblessing intheway hisfather had Cesare went upto say theBircat Cohanim. Standing washes thehandsofLevy again.After allofthis, washes thehandsofaCohen, andthentheIsraelite Israelite hasto wash thehandsofaLevy. Then theLevy synagogue for washing thehandsofaCohen. First, an synagogue. We have avery longprocess inthat That Shabbat, Cesare was theonlyCohen inthe over 200years. together withanotherfamily, hadbeenlookingafter for attending theAbudarhamsynagogue whichmy family, decided to spend Shabbat inGibraltar withmy family, stayed alittlewhilewithusinourflat inSotogrande. We together. Inever forget thetimewhenJudithandCesare times. Ononeortwo occasions we even went onholiday As friends,we alsoshared many happy andmemorable is now becoming thepatron. time thePrince hadattended thesynagogue ofwhichhe 300th anniversary ofthesynagogue. This was thefirst welcome Charles,Prince ofWales, to Bevis Marksonthe As president ofthecommunity, Cesare was ableto our community. knew were vitalto theidentityandqualityof utmost respect for ourvalues andtraditions, whichhe rabbis employed by thecommunity whilemaintainingthe was goodfor thesynagogue, andwhat was goodfor the playing politicswithmy life. Hewas there to dowhat with him,Iwas dealingwithsomebodywhowas not integrity meantalotto measarabbi, becauseindealing lay leadershipwas notagame, norwas itpolitics.His nine grandchildren. Alexandra, DanielandJonathan, and brother Marcello, hischildren Simon, is survived by hiswife, Judith,his on 3rd March 2019,aged81.He Cesare Sacerdoti diedinLondon to oneofhisfavourite places there. personal connection to theland ofIsrael andspecifically burial, sprinklingitover hiseyes, underlining hisown Cesare’s family usedthesoilasterra santaduringhis be sentwithafamily membertravelling to hisfuneral. the annualdigsinEinGedi,for somesoilfrom there to managed to arrange withhisfriend,whoorganises the subject.Itwas particularlyspecialthat hisfamily of earlyJewish life there, aswell asto read broadly on him to go, year after year, to explore thephysical remains His deepinterest inJewish history andidentitycaused exploring andidentifyingwiththelandofourancestors. year participating inthearchaeological digsinEinGedi, retirement, hewould spendweeks volunteering each Cesare hadalove for thelandofIsrael. Since his relationship IhadwithCesare. school now. That meanssomuchto mebecauseofthe at NaimaJPS,withsomeofthemstill attending the pleasure that allhisgrandchildren were educated On anotherpersonalnote itgives metremendous the man. their memory. This was alsovery characteristic of ceremonies heldinItalyby theIsraeli state to honour to have someofhissaviours recognised, withofficial testimony inorder to verify thefacts. Cesare was able undertaking. Itrequires thepresentation ofevidence and Having saviours recognised isnotaneasy orquick

L'HAYIM 2019 | 55 By MiriamRodrigues-Pereira, Hon.Archivist ARCHIVES CONGREGATIONAL NOTES FROMTHE Din. HazanIsaacAlmosninocomplained on7 Hazanim. Ketubot shouldalways beprepared by theBeit all emolumentsshouldbedividedequallybetween the marriages andthat untiltheEldersruledonsubject, on 9thJunethat HazanAlmosninoshouldperform Raphael Meldolaon1st June1828,the Mahamaddecided Marriage Arrangement: Following thedeath ofHaham or give aguet. kiddushin according to din,orJewish law. Hemust marry with agirl,theMahamaddecidedhecould notstay on information from Amsterdam that Peixotto was living However, after receiving aletter from theHahamwith On 26thNovember theMahamadconfirmed itsdecision. circumstances -his wife hadbeenseduced by afriend. had awife living.Aletter from Peixatto explained the or betrothal. The Mahamadrefused hisrequest ashe Ashkenazi Jewess withwhomhewas livingonkiddushin, sought permission to marryClara Levy, aGerman A MaritalTangle: On23 Bevis MarksintheCityofLondon parish. helped withmaintainingorder intheneighbourhoodof him asasworn constable would bepaid.The constable and hat every two years, andtheexpenses ofadmitting new constable would receive £10perannum,anew coat Rodrigues asConstable inplace ofElishaCrabb. The the Mahamaddecidedto electIsrael deMordechai Appointment ofNew Constable: On22nd August 1805 shipment. leaden coffin withanelmshelland oak case, ready for been removed to MileEndandembalmedplaced ina According to abilldated 13thNovember, hisbodyhad Court, Kensington, andwas to beburied inJamaica. A BurialOverseas: In1905Frank Lyon diedat 14Palace to besent.The portrait isstill amongourtreasures. Bevis Marks. The Mahamadordered anacknowledgement Lindo, sentSolomon’s portrait to theVestry Room of secretary ofthecongregation, hersister, Miss Rachel death ofSolomonAlmosnino’s widow, thelong-serving A Portrait Gift:On24thOctober 1892,following the performance ofmarriageceremonies. that astheseniorrabbi andhazan thiswas aslightonhis rd May 1822MosesCohen Peixatto th August many years. of theCommunity’s Bulletinfor Nunes Vaz. Shewas alsoan editor and Richard Barnett andbrieflyDavid since themid-1980s,following Lionel been theCommunity’s Hon.Archivist worked for theForeign Office andhas Miriam Rodrigues-Pereira formerly www.tautrust.org IRegistered No:314179 Charity For more information, Cara contact: Case, Chief Executive IEmail:[email protected] I Tel: 02074468790 Jewish Studies: Battling Pollution: Bioengineering: Thanks to ourdonors, TAU hasrealised dozens ofbigideasinthepastyear alone, including: andmuchmore. arts pioneers research into medicine, ageing, national security, sustainabledevelopment, education, the to thetop inthe63years ofglobal rankings since itsfounding. Today, itisIsrael’s largest university and Just asIsrael hasrapidly become ahubofinnovation andentrepreneurship, Tel Aviv University hasrisen Welcome to theCapital ofBigIdeas. TAUtrust Welcome to Tel Aviv University. TAU GlobalCampaign @TAUTrust about BiblicalIsrael. Scrolls Seas Digitally to findings analysingtheDead reveal important Farming biodegradable andnon-toxic bioplastic from thesea. Creating theworld’s livingheart. first3D-printed The next big idea starts withyou. The bigideastarts next Tel Aviv University Trust I Be Part of the Next BigIdea Part oftheNext Be Tel Aviv University Trust –UK

L'HAYIM 2019 | 57 professional journey. Tell usaboutyour MELANIE GARSON SPOTLIGHT: DR. opportunities. on acompletely different level as well asproviding new off-West End acting for understanding international dispute resolution andpublicinternational law to jointheinternational disputes departmentat Freshfields. This paved the way was thenoffered theopportunity to return to theUK to qualify asalawyer and Economic Development, andperforming withtheTel-Aviv Community Theatre. I back there to work onsettingupnew projects for theCentre for Jewish Arab Opera Group. Butafter nearly five years intheUS,Imissed Israel andheaded resolution, andmy evenings performing Off-Broadway withthe Village Light company calledPeaceworks, usingjointeconomic initiatives asabasisfor conflict I returned to New York after completing my master’s to spendmy days witha Palestinians. Accords, andhadmy first forays into facilitating meetingsbetween Israelis and opportunity to work with Yair Hirschfeld andRon Pundak,thearchitects oftheOslo for ethnicconflict. It was through researching my master’s thesisthat Ihadthe School ofLaw andDiplomacy inBoston, specialisinginnegotiation andmediation United Nations system. This isturnledto my graduate degree at theFletcher structures, andabriefstint inItaly, Iheadedto New York Cityto work withinthe Following three years lost inawhirlwindofgreasepaint andgrammatical at thetime, suchasEmmaThompson, hadacted whilst studying at Oxbridge. to goto drama school,my parents reminded methat allthegreat actors Iadmired University, focusing onmodernandancientSemiticlanguages.While Ihadwanted step onthispath was my undergraduate degree inOrientalStudies at Cambridge two great interests –seekingstability for Israel, andmusicaltheatre. The first My professional journey hasbeenalittleunusualandalways involves balancingmy people? on how to dealwithdifficult Could you give usafew tips be resolved? believe that allconflicts can conflict resolution. Do you You teach international Robots, theFuture ofGlobalConflict, as well as my own conflict resolutionand launching two new courses inInternational Negotiation, andFrom Cyberwarfare to Governing DividedSocieties.Intheupcoming academicyear, Iamexcited to be War Development, International Peace andSecurity, International Relations, and teaching arange ofcourses includingInternational Conflict Resolution and Post UCL to refresh my specialisations. Ihave beenlecturingat UCLever since, political context andembarked onmy PhDinthePolitical Science Departmentat After several fantastic years at Freshfields, Isought to return to theinternational to protect yourself. fully. Sometimes, thebest wisdomissilence, and itcanbebest to just step away Accept that someinteractions orrelationships are toxic and cannotbedealtwith face. the space for you bothto step back from asituation that allows you bothto save Understand aperson’s needto preserve theirprideanddignity andtryto create help you step backandmove theconversation forwards into amore positive space. Understanding your position inescalating orhardening someoneelse’s positioncan Assess your role intheconflict dynamic andwhether you are partoftheproblem. years offeeling resentment towards someone. run, ashortuncomfortable conversation canbepreferable to weeks ormonths agreed that at timesoneneedsto beprepared to beuncomfortable. Inthelong I recently chaired apanelonmanagingdifficult conversations andallthe panellists through a person’s bodylanguageandexpressions asthrough theirwords. needs andinterests. Listening alsoinvolves watching: asmuch,ifnotmore, issaid skill that we work hard onasmediators inorder to helppeopleunderstand their In order to understand theissue, oneneedsto listen andhear. Active listening isa behaviour. Betough withtheissue at stake butkindto theperson. the person’s characteristics to understand thesource oftheirpositionor Yes andtheneedto separate thepeoplefrom theproblem. Try to move beyond As astarting pointIwould always turnto FisherandUry’s seminalwork Gettingto Most difficultpeopledonotbelieve that they are difficult! should bethearchitects ofthesolution. making, notimposedby external sources. Those whohave to live by thesolution is importantto remember that thesolutionideallyshouldbeofparties’own the conflict, whenactuallytheissue at stake could beentirely different. Finally, it the partiesare trulyseeking.Too often we assume we understand what isdriving what isactuallyunderlyingtheoutward manifestations oftheconflict andwhat Those involved needto want to move forwards. Itisalsocriticalto understand believe there ismore to gainfrom resolution thanfrom continuing theconflict. The key really liesintiming:thoseinvolved have to reach thepointat whichthey sustainable settlementagreements. we needto thinkabouthow to resolve conflicts andalsohow to make resilient and We alsohave to bearinmindthat settlementsoragreements canbreak down, so always theresolution that thoseoutsidetheconflict thinkisbest? Absolutely not! management andresolution canbefound for most conflicts? Absolutely. Isit procedures orcollaborative processes. DoIbelieve that somemeasure of which may involve violence, especiallyintheinternational context, judicial the otherparty. Conflicts canalsobe resolved through a variety ofapproaches relationship, to deeperlevels ofresolution inwhichnoresentment isfelt towards the relationship, to superficialmanagementofa conflict through a working There isacontinuum alongwhichconflicts canbeaddressed ranging from severing

L'HAYIM 2019 | 59 WE NEED YOUR GOOD QUALITYDONATIONS WE NEEDYOURGOOD and why? Who orwhat inspires you favourite musical? productions. What’s your the S&Pyouth musical You have directed all Contact us to arrangeyourcollection me, at theheartofitall,are Herzl’s immortalwords: ‘Ifyou willit,itisnodream’. example ofthetypeinspired andinspiringwomen Iwould like themto be. For adventurous, they challengemeto keep reaching highersothat Icansetthe environmentally conscious, more present, more active inthecommunity ormore daughters inspire meto bethebest ofmyself. Whether itisto bemore them individuallyremarkable andcollectively awe-inspiring. Most ofall,my inspired by thepeopleinourcommunity, eachofwhomhasastory that makes techniques for directing themandstaging ashow onashoestring budget.Iam imagined, helpingmeto lookaround andinto myself for innovative andoriginal productions inspire meto levels ofcreativity andenergy that Ihadbarely order to inspire themontheirjourneys. The children intheS&Pmusicaltheatre teaching methodsandmy own knowledge basesothat Istay fresh andrelevant in that Iseek.Mystudents at theuniversity inspire meconstantly to reassess my ethic andunwavering beliefinmy potential, inspire meto continue striving for all every day, andtheirstories. At afundamentallevel, my parents, withtheirwork to meetthrough work, my greatest inspiration comes from thepeoplearound me Despite allthereading Ihave doneandthoughtleadersthat Ihave theopportunity Mrs Wormwood! Tim Minchin’s Matilda isbrilliant–infact theonepartIwould still love to play is Sam Mendes’adaptation ofCharlieandtheChocolate Factory was fantastic, and the geniusofTim Rice’s lyricsparticularlyinSuperstar, JosephandEvita. Ithink West SideStory andtheoriginalFosse choreography for Chicago. Ialways admire the Roof willalways bespecialfor me. Ilove Jerome Robbins’ choreography for Hammerstein musicalslike The KingandI,SouthPacific andOklahoma.Fiddleron That ispossibly thehardest question ofall.Ilove thegrandeur oftheRodgers and Ayurvedic Shiatsu Reflexology Pregnancy Indian Head Back andShoulders Swedish (Deep Tissue) Lymphatic Drainage Beauty TherapistwithaScienceDegreein& Spa Management Pedicure (upto age 12) Manicure (uptoage 12) Ultra Hydrating Antioxidant Anti-Ageing Collagen Aromatherapy Deep-Cleansing Women Only File and Polish Gel Pedicure Gel Manicure Pedicure Manicure

L'HAYIM 2019 | 61 AF MAIDA_Advert A4_paths.indd 1 19/07/2019 16:03 S&P YOUTH THEATRE SOUND OFMUSICWITHTHE MY EXPERIENCEINTHE Daniella, aged 9yrs much supportwe raised lots of money for Zichron Menachem! After the bigday Ifelt so goodandproud of myself. This was anexperience that Iwill never forget, andbecause we hadso myself somuchandhadagreat timeperforming thebest Icould. audience. Iwas confident in myself as we went out for theopening of theplay. When I was on stage, I was just enjoying up Iwas really nervous butIknew that Iwould dofineandIdid.It was really scaryseeinghow many people were inthe On thebigday we hadquite along rehearsal andate lunchtogether. Aswe were puttingonourcostumes andmake do quietly. the rehearsals even whileothers were practising their parts,asMelanieandJackwould give ussomeword searches to With eachrehearsal Ifelt like we were gettingcloserto thebigday butIalsofelt more prepared andconfident. Ienjoyed the way andIfeel like that boosted my confidence massively. I really enjoyed my debutperformance withtheS&PYouth Theatre andthewholeexperience. Imadesomefriendsalong Ori, aged11yrs Alaya, aged8yrs Mia, aged11yrs be my life-long friends. other children inthecommunity whowill for others, andbrought metogether with taught mehow to useactingto dogood my confidence andshown me my potential, have donesomuchfor me. They have built acting ambitions.Ourcommunity shows never really knew how itwould helpmy have beenattending drama classes butI beginning, andfrom areally young age I’ve beenintheshow’s cast since thevery was somuchfun! I have really enjoyed allthesingingandit amazing thingswhichIamcapableof. my confidence and for showing methe Thank you Melaniefor helpingto boost as Iwas before –Iamadifferent person. friends andnow Iamnolongerasshy confident person.I’ve madesomany show hasmademeamuchmore self- proper actingexperience onastage. The The Soundof Musicwas my very first

L'HAYIM 2019 | 63 COMMUNITY NEVEH SHALOM SEPHARDI DAVID ISHAG SYNAGOGUE Harry andYvonne Fattal onthewedding oftheirson,Daniel, to Tara Eamanadjou,daughter ofFahimeh Shiraslani. Weddings: Alan andAvril Tysman onthebarmitzvah oftheirgrandson, Joshua,sonofDaniel andLea Tysman. Mark andLanaMisanonthebarmitzvah oftheirson,Luke. Kenneth andHazel Bloch. Russell andMarilynBlochonthebarmitzvah oftheirson,Daniel,andto thegrandparents, Berto andJoyce Cohen, and Helen Levy. Adrian andMichelle Levy onthebat mitzvah oftheir daughter, Emma,andto thegrandparents, Esther Kamhi, andJack Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Elliott andFreda Myers onthe birthoftheirgrandson, Yaacov, sonofRabbiMayer andMichalMyers. Alan andAvril Tysman onthebirthoftheirgrandson, Asher, sonofEyal andRuthLandesman,inIsrael. Albert andDeniseOutmezguine onthebirthoftheirgrandson, Ari,sonofMichael andOshriOutmezguine. Harry andYvonne Fattal onthebirthoftheirgrandson, ArielElie, sonofElizabethandJeremie Obadia. Australia. Ben ShalomandLynda Gentely onthebirthoftheirgrandson, Walter (BenMordechai), sonofRachelandDanielSmithin Neville andRosalind Spiersonthebirthoftheirgranddaughter, LilyRae, daughter ofDanny andAnnaBluestone. Roni andAva Rashtionthebirthoftheirgranddaughter, Darcy Grace, daughter ofJoelleandJonRich. Alan andJudySitton onthebirthoftheirgranddaughter, EleanorYolande, daughter ofDavid andLizzieSitton. and JasonDavis, granddaughter to Geraldine andAndrew Berg, andMandyAndrew Davis. Another mazaltov to Cesar andGladys onthebirthoftheirgreat-granddaughter, IsabellaHarperDavis, daughter ofSamantha Cesar andGladys Bensononthe birthoftheirgreat-granddaughter, EllaNoah,granddaughter to Ike andSusanBenson. Births: The community isdelighted to wishmazaltov to: Mazaltov: Sunday morning:Shaharit8:15a.m. Shaharit andKiddush.Any changeswillbeannounced onShabbat morning. Arvit Motzei Shabbat. Times for afternoon services will vary whenthere isaSeudahShlishit.Duringwinter Minhaisheldafter Shabbat: Shaharit9:05a.m.Minhaisapproximately onehourbefore thetermination ofShabbat followed by ashiurand Friday evening: Approximately fifteen minutes after the commencement ofShabbat. Times ofservices: Website: www.nevehshalom.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 02089049402 Address: 352/354Preston Road, Harrow, MiddxHA30QJ Contact information The stone setting ofNaomiHella,motherMargaret Erdman, was heldonSunday 14 The stone setting ofKhatoun Rashti,motherofRoni Rashti,was heldonSunday 23 The stone setting ofJacob Baher, uncleofRalderElton andNaderBaher, was heldonSunday 6 Stone settings: The friendsandfamily Howard. ofGabriel Alphonse Salemonthepassing away ofhissister, Paulette Dayan. Benny Gabra onthepassing away ofhisbrother, ItzhaqGabra, inIsrael. Sheila Ezekiel onthepassing away ofherhusband,Cyril Ezekiel. Richard Delmonte onthepassing away ofhismother, MarieDelmonte. Matilda RasoulyandDianaIny onthepassing away oftheirbrother, David Sopher, andsister-in-law, Raymonde Sopher. Samira Elias,HakiSouadKhalastchi andRuthSalemonthepassing away oftheirsister-in-law andaunt,Khatoon Elias. Albert Ishkinaziandfamily onthepassing away ofhiswife, Regina Ishkinazi,andhissister, RachelSaidoff, inIsrael. The family andfriendsofDeliciaGabbay. Nabeel Cohen onthepassing away ofhismother, SemhaCohen. Gladys Bensononthepassing away ofhersister-in-law, SuzyDwek. Roni Rashtionthepassing away ofhismother, Khatoum Rashti. David Ononaonthepassing away ofhisbrother, JaquesOnona. Margaret Erdman onthepassing away ofhermother, NaomiHella. Hilda Hikmetonthepassing away ofheruncle, Edward Saddiq. We extend ourdeepest sympathies to: Condolences The stone setting ofValerie Schneiderwas heldonSunday 14 The stone setting ofRegina Ishkinazi,wife ofAlbertIshkinazi,was heldonSunday 14 020 89082261 orviaemailat [email protected]. [email protected]. Anyone wishingto have anannouncement included inthebulletinshouldcontact LizaYehuda on accommodation at thesynagogue shouldcontact AlbertHarrisonon07976 632515orviaemailat Albert Harrison07976632515 orviaemailat [email protected]. Anyone wishing to hold a functionorto book [email protected]. Anyone wishingto sponsoraregular kiddush orto arrange aspecialkiddushshouldcontact A central diaryofevents isheldby thesecretary, ElliottMyers, whocan becontacted on0208346 8744orviaemailat Further information: Elliot Myers on02083468744orviaemailat [email protected] Freddy Khalastchi on07956360690orviaemailat [email protected] following members:BenGentely on02089083065orviaemailat [email protected] Anyone wishingto becalledto theSepher(aliyah) oronany othermatter concerning thewardens shouldcontact the Parnasim: Erdman on02089043911 Please contact thefollowing committee membersfor detailsofany activities:JamilKhazoom on 02089588149andYehuda on thefirst Sunday of every monthfrom 1:00 to 4:00pm.New membersare always welcome. The club, whichisopento allsynagogue membersandtheirfriends,meetsregularly every Tuesday from 1:00to 4:00pm,and The Neveh ShalomClub: The stone setting ofSemhaCohen, motherofNabeelCohen, was heldonSunday 30 th Julyat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery. rd Juneat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery. th th th Julyat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery. Juneat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery. Julyat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery. th Aprilat Bushey Cemetery.

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Adult education: Monday shiuronparasha withRashi&PirkeiAvot: SemoffHall/synagogue at 8.30pm. 12.30 pmat Edgwarebury LaneCemetery, and1.45pmHoopLaneCemetery. Pre-Rosh Hashanahcemetery visits:These communal services willtake place at thefollowing timesonSunday 15 New Year. Officers and Executive Committee wishRabbi&Mrs Lavi, their familyandtheentire congregation a veryhappy andpeaceful will address thecongregation during the HighHolyDays services. The president, Leon Benardout, together withtheHonorary High HolyDays: The Executive Committee welcomes Rev Nissim Ashkenazi whowillbeassisting RabbiAbraham Lavi. Both Yamim Noraim: Times for allHighHolyDays services willbesentoutseparately withtheadmission tickets. Services for the Suzanne DellalHall. Selihot service : This willbeheldonSunday 15thSeptember 2019at 7.30amandfollowed by refreshments inthe kiddush. 8.45am. Service followed by kiddush.Minchais1½hoursbefore theendofShabbat until winter whenitshallberecited after Service times:Friday evening Minhafollowed by Arbit.Times to beannounced inthesynagogue. Shabbat morningShachritat Minister: RabbiAbraham Lavi SYNAGOGUE, HOLLANDPARK SPANISH &PORTUGUESE • • • • • • Births: Besimantov onhappy occasions are extended to: •

Mr andMrsBrian Marks. Besimant Mazaltov alsoto grandparents Barbara andLaurence Cohen. Denise andY T great-grandmother, Eva Behar. T T and Jenny andSteve Wilks. T baby boy to MichalandSimonJulius. T o RachelandTal Geron onthebirthofababy boy. Besimantov to grandparents MandyandRobert Beharand o Yana, thesynagogue's administrator, andherhusband,onthebirthoftheirdaughter, Lara Esther. o ShellieandMichaelBaninonthebirthoftheirson,ShaiIdan. Mazaltov to grandparents Deniseand Yacov Banin, o Lyn andLaurence JuliusandBertaBekhor, onthearrival oftheirgrandson and great-grandson respectively, a o Karen Joss (neeCarmona) onthebirthofherfirst grandchild, ason to SaskiaandMarc Joss. ov onthebirthofadaughter to Sheerelle andMatt, anothergranddaughter for Rabbi andMrsLavi, and acov Baninonthebirthofa granddaughter, adaughter to Aimee andAdam Banin,andsister to Elijah.

th September: to spending many, many more happy andjoyous occasions together. and minaamongst others.Itwas unanimously felt that theafternoon was amagnificent celebration and we are looking forward congregants showcased Sephardi foods suchasborekas, berenjena, Polly's roscas, pastel, sfungato, cheesestuffed courgette Abraham Levy andRabbiJosephDweck. Asplendidreception followed inthehall, where ateam offourth andfifthgeneration wonderful service ledby RabbiAbraham Lavi, whichincludedjoyous singingofBocadelDioandspeeches from RabbiDr in thesynagogue on10thMarch 2019and ajazzlunchon30thJune2019.On10thMarch 2019thecommunity united for a The synagogue community has spentthelast year celebrating its90thanniversary withevents includingamoving service first instance pleasecallthe synagogue office. the care committee, allofwhomare long-standing membersofthesynagogue, would behappy to talkto you discreetly. Inthe Synagogue care committee: Ifyou are lonely, unwell, have beenbereaved orwould just like to talk,therabbi oramemberof details, pleasecontact 02034578020. outstanding andisasister to Keren’s nurseries inBelsize Park andHampstead Garden Suburb, following thesameethos.For Keren’s Nursery:Avibrant nursery openedat thesynagogue inSeptember 2016.The Israeli-style nurseryisOfsted rated as Jewish education. classes, aswe aimto stimulate andexpand eachchild'sknowledge ofJudaismandreligious practices, whilst developing their and crafts whichassists intheirlearning.We welcome allmembersandparents to enrol theirchildren into ourhighlyinspiring Hebrew, andallabouttheJewish festivals, bothfrom ahistoric andeducational basisaswell asby participating inrelated arts and bat mitzvah. These classes are botheducational andenjoyable, with children learningthedailytefilah, learning to read Or Torah ChadashCheder:We holdanumberofclasses for thevarious agegroups ofchildren, between sixyears oldto bar office forfurtherinformation. of Judaismto enableabetter understanding whenthey revisit themat alater stage intheirlives. Pleasecontact thesynagogue style whettingthechildren’s appetites andgivingthemastrong grounding intopics suchasthealephbet,holidays andbasics years oldwhichprovides avibrant andrelevant experience for ourchildren. We focus onalively, energetic, hands-onteaching Talmud Torah class: Within thelast year we have launchedadynamicnew curriculumfor children agedbetween four andsix which are highlyappreciated. Donations: We are most grateful to ourmembers,theirrelatives andfriends,to ourvisitors for theirgenerous donations, synagogue office. Kiddushim: Ifyou have asimcha,birthday ornahalathenwhy notsponsorakiddush? For more information pleasecallthe and JamesSaragoussi. Life Elders:The following memberswere honoured duringtheyear asLife Elders:NaomiGreen, Anthony Levy wedding anniversary. golden wedding, Collette andLeon Sassoon ontheir45thwedding anniversary, andNaomiJulianGreen ontheir30th Wedding anniversaries: JillandIanBenezra ontheirgoldenwedding, SuzanneandMaurice Saragoussi ontheir married inLondon, andRomy Unterhalter andRaphaelSinaiwhowere marriedinCapeTown, SouthAfrica. Weddings: Besimantov to David andMonicaOzwhowere marriedinIsrael, HannahGreen andBradley Singerwhowere their engagements.We wishthefamilies many happy andhealthy years. Engagements: Besimantov to andKatie JoshuaGarson Meltzer andto LimorAzouz andAlex Silver onthehappy occasion of mitzvas inthesynagogue. Barmitzvahs: Mazaltov to SaulBerebbi, JadenShemtov andOliver Saragoussi andtheirfamilies for celebrating theirbnei Awards 2019. Besimantov to RuthFinkel whowon theChesedInitiatives inaPrimarySchoolaward at theJewish Schools D-day landingsinJune1944. and for hisinvolvement intheconstruction oftheMulberryHarbourandpipelineunderEnglishChannelfor the Besimantov to RalphLevy, whowas honoured at theRAFMuseumfor thetimehespentonBerlinAirliftinJuly1948, now aconsultant cardiologist andelectrophysiologist. Besimantov to Jonathan Behar, sonofMandyandRobert Beharandgrandson ofEva andthelate Sammy Behar, whois

L'HAYIM 2019 | 67 RAMBAM SEPHARDISYNAGOGUE Bar Mitzvahs -DanielZiman Miriam -great-granddaughter ofCharlesSilas Ella –granddaughter ofRachelCohen Lielle Shenker –daughter ofIlanaandJosh Eliezer andRafael Bahar–twinsonsofMichelle andJonny Asher Aharon Kaye –sonofJoandJulia(Grandson ofLorraine andBrian) Births Sephardi Centre –David Albohayre: [email protected] Kiddushim –RimonitShriki:[email protected] Security Rota –Natan Servi:[email protected] Special Projects –Jordan Jay: [email protected] Welfare –David Chriqui:[email protected] Fundraising &Events –Ravid Autmazguin: [email protected] Events –Rivka David: [email protected] Fundraising –Lea Misan:[email protected] Membership –BrianKaye: [email protected] Religious Affairs –MoisheGotlieb:[email protected] Treasurer –Derek Sheena:07720805796|[email protected] Chairman –UriKamara: [email protected] Contact details Jordan Jay Nader &Linat Baher Aida Benhamu Richard &Janette Sassoon Edward &LisaSolomon Simon &IlanaShaw Moshe &DaliahZiman Raymond &Daisy Benjamin Ian &Sharon Shenker Shmuel &Katie Shurkin Joshua &IlanaShenker New Members: A daughter for Louisa &Danny Keller A sonfor Samantha &Jacques Sultan A sonfor Ian& Kimberley Tussie A daughter for Lauren &Robert Shadi BIRTHS: Jenna Cousen Shully Sultan Orly Cohen BAT CHAYIL: Raph Moryoussef Benji Fine Aron Davila BARMITZVAH: Jacob Edelstein to AngelinaShlaffeman ENGAGEMENTS: Joseph &AnitaJayson Eddie Farshi Adam &Steph Rubin Michelle Rubins Mark Abrahams Adam Gottlieb Ben &Nicole Cohen NEW MEMBERS: Marc Mesrieto Natalia Segal Montana Bloomto David Sciama Emma Cohen to OmriSagzan Jake Ailionto Melissa Korn WEDDINGS: Claire Newton, MarleneNicholls,Faye Cohen, Margot Joseph,Len Blackman,AbeFeldman FUNERALS: Members ofthePresident’s Committee: Ros Farshi, ShellyWagon, HelenaBower Wardens/Parnassim: Victor Hassan, Reuben Solomon Members oftheCouncil: Reuben Solomon,Ros Farshi, Anthony Sultan,Jonathan Shasha,Tracy Kingsley, Jonathan Dwek Hon Secretary: Ros Farshi Treasurer: Stephen Elias Chairman: Richard Simon President: MichaelKhodadad The following were elected for theforthcoming year: ELECTIONS: Telephone: 01619801877 Address: 24Wicker Lane, HaleBarns,Cheshire, WA15 0HQ Email: [email protected] Contact information MANCHESTER –SHAARE HAYIM THE SEPHARDICONGREGATION OFSOUTH Shoshi Ellituv Alice Bower Sascha Galkoff Sam Farage Laura Gurevitz Nettie Newman Jacob Edelstein Sara Holmes James &RachaelLindemann Sam Farage to Laura Stolberg Joshua Hodarito Lauren Keefer Joseph Jayson to AnitaJamasebi Raphael Bloomto Tara Adlestone

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 71 kashrut to more Jews in theUKthanmany otherJewish In itsown way, theSKA hasbeeninstrumental inbringing as possible. and anethosofmakingkashrut asaffordable andaccessible ingredients andadditives, constantly striving for perfection and production managersto monitor what are often complex Sephardi BethDin.Ourfood scientist works withdevelopers maintained by arabbinical team undertheauspices ofthe At thesametime, standards ofhalachaandsupervisionare that willenhance thelife ofallobservant Jews. community life-cycle institutions, products andcompanies profit organisation, it works to search outservices to the Nonetheless, theSKA isnever far from itsroots. Asanon- lucrative kosher trade withIsrael. service to thosewishingto take advantage ofthebuoyant and in many European countries, offering auniqueandbespoke products to market. Indeed,theSKA now supportfactories trendsetters, theSKA assists intherealisation oftheirkosher Working tirelessly withfront-line product developers and products andmanufacturing baseswithnopriorcertification. development ofnew clientele andtheconversion ofexisting The SKA choosesto concentrate itsefforts onthe these inflated costs on to the consumer – you! manufacturer anddistributors, withlittleoption butto pass the endresult isalways thesame:highercosts to the sales forces, withthe profit lineastheirmoral guide. But Unfortunately, thisethosisusuallydriven by hungry kashrut which already display perfectly acceptable hechsherim! back’ theircertification onto pre-existing certified products, approach to theirvarious services, often choosingto ‘piggy- In general, most kashrut authoritiesfollow avery conservative product ranges. horiz Jewish communities intheUK.The SKA hasbroadened its community, theSKA isnow privilegedto service many originally setupto serve theSpanishandPortuguese out itsrightfulplace intheUK’s kashrut arena. Although a modest operation compared to some. However, ithascarved There are several kashrut authoritiesintheUK,andSKA is THE SKA KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN AUTHORITY OFTHEUNITED THE SEPHARDIKASHRUT ons andisconstantly addingnew services andexciting affiliation or status. for thebenefitofwholeJewish community, regardless of synagogues, happilyworking with otherkashrut authorities caterers withacceptable kosher certification to theirhallsand The Sephardi Kashrut Authority makes apointofwelcoming and practices. food isprepared inways that reflect modernFSA standards on supervisionofhalachicdetails,butare makingsure that emphasis onfood hygiene. SKA shomrimare trained notonly In additionto itshighstandards ofkashrut, there isan reasonably priced non-meat meals. visitors incentral London by offering kosher supervisionof promises to improve thelives ofstudents, residents and on themodelofahugelysuccessful chaininAmericaand vegan kosher supervisedrestaurant intheUK.This isbased The SKA hasnow setitssightsontheopeningoffirst local, qualityretailer. Yet anothersuccess story for theSKA. sign that canbetrusted whenbuying food anddrinkinyour equivalent oftheBooker prize’. The Great Taste logoisthe described asthe‘Oscarsoffood world’ andthe‘epicurean acknowledged benchmarkfor fine food anddrink.Ithasbeen Organised by theGuildofFineFood, theaward isthe kosher ices! organisers just for Chalav Yisrael to honourtheiramazing Astonishingly, anew category was speciallycreated by the been awarded theinternational Great Taste food award 2019! To theirgreat surpriseanddelight,BelladelGelato have just fully kosher. substituting allnon-kosher ingredients for thosewhichare conversion to ‘chalav Yisrael’ andthecomplicated taskof out. The SKA assisted thissmallice-cream producer inits Small artisans,suchasBelladelGelato, have notbeenleft and working far from theenticingaromas ofakosher bakery. around thecountry, vitalfor thosewhofind themselves living bread includingthefamous SKA Kingsmillinsupermarkets in theUK,AlliedBakeries, makingitpossible to find kosher organisations. SKA worked withthebiggest bread producer

L'HAYIM 2019 | 73 apart by acousin andhisfriend,butits damagedinsides her motherstopped her. Judy’s golliwog toy was torn protruding gutbackinto hisbodyandwas upsetwhen a trigger-happy soldier. Monika triedto pushherfriend’s walked hand-in-handpast theGermans,hewas shotby citizens to leave. As Monika andasmallPolish friend Germans conquered thecityandinstructed its Polish were passing asPoles andlodginginaWarsaw flat, the risk inwartime Poland: whileMonika and hermother saved theirlives that day. Poles aswell asJews were at the timeto useherstash ofmoney to bribetheguard Treblinka. realisation Only hermother’s that now was trip to stay withfamily elsewhere: itsdestination was but apotential death warrant. Atrain journey wasn’t a dark hairandeyes weren’t just asignofherorigins dinners, itmeantshewould belucky to survive. Her her, beingJewish didn’tmeancomplications over school Monika was ahiddenchildduringtheHolocaust. For sure theheroine willsurvive to thelast page.’ goodness it’s written inthefirst person- at least Icanbe and saying to afriendwhenhalf-way through, ‘Thank I was reminded ofreading anerve-wracking thriller Monika’s story isanothermatter altogether. At onepoint interested inwhat shesaidaboutrationing andbombing. her family’s religious observance; itwas alsoeasy to be her brother, visitsto relatives, earlydays at schooland to understand what shewrote aboutarguments with two-mile radius ofwhere I’mwritingthisanditwas easy Many oftheepisodesinJudy’s life happened withina what they now realise abouttheirsignificance. as they understood themthen,withaddednotes about necessarily squirmedover forever. Events are described cataclysmic ontheday canbeacknowledged, andnot that may reassure young readers that thingswhichseem incidents –vomiting, embarrassing misunderstandings – and withtouching honesty andclarity. Bothmention secondary school.Itworks becausethey bothwrite well, they metandbeganalifelong friendshipat theirLondon author alternately, from theirearliest memoriesuntil is exactly what thetitlesays –scenes andtopics, by each cookery writer JudyJacksonandherfriendMonika Sears This bookby Lauderdale Road member, novelist and Reviewed by Montagu Rachel Sears (Marsons2019)£11.99 Time by JudyJacksonandMonika Episodes: Two Girls,Two Lives –One BOOK REVIEW and endearing books Ihave read for sometime: Firstly, don’t, you willmiss outononeofthemost compelling this bookwhetherornotthey read it,althoughifyou There are two lessons Ithinkeveryone shoulddraw from with hermemories. how to live withherfamily againaswell ashow to live school. When sheandJudymet,Monika was learning learn perfect Englishandsentheraway to boarding because they could pass asPoles, decided Monika must After thewar herparents, knowing they hadsurvived back. her mother’s to save Monika’s soulby preparing herfor baptismbehind save Monika’s, Pola returned to thefamily andattempted to theother. After thewar, having risked herlife to help woman felt ittoo risky to keep her, they handedherback in thehousedidn’trealise shewas there. When either all day whilehermotherworked sotheotherpeople For‘aunt’. atimeshehadto remain entirely still andsilent living withherreal motherwhomshehadto refer to as in thecare ofPola whohad beenthefamily’s maid,and Monika alternated between staying inthecountryside to resilience. life hangsby afrail thread, even ifthisbookisatribute could beneatly sewn up. The message here isthat human of thenational history curriculum,asJudyandMonika don’t have to have lived through anera that isnow part her wartime experiences written for hergrandson. You version ofMonika’s partofthebookwas anaccount of Secondly, record your memoriesfor your family: thefirst enhancing force throughout ourlives. World War IIbutitisalsoatribute to friendshipasalife- book isanaccount oftwo girls’lives duringandafter cherish your friendsandwork at staying intouch. This story. family orwithawideraudience, finda way to tell your whether you want to share your experiences withonly write alongnarrative account orspeakinto arecorder, never match. Sowhetheryou write letters to your family, ranging socialhistories ofthetwentieth century can accounts matter inaway that more detailedandwide- have written down somememoriesoftheirlives. Their lucky –three grandparents andtwo great-grandparents did, you just needto talkaboutyou. Mychildren are

L'HAYIM 2019 | 75 Ho husband-to-be? Ho venue andRabbi: Wedding date, love findingoutabout my bridesandtheirpersonalities on theirwedding day anddon’tlosewhothey really are. should looklike amore glamourous version ofthemselves Georgia told us:‘Ialways say to my bridesthat they glamorous butnatural-looking makeup. wonderful bridalhairstyles andTal Caplanapplied Georgia from Games GiellyGreen Salonsculpted bridal hairstyles andmakeup priorto theirwedding day. The brideshadachance to bepampered andtryout photoshoot session that includedmakeup andhairstyling. Seasons Hotel at Ten Trinity Square. We hadscheduleda one ofBritain’s finest architectural landmarks,the Four three prospective bridesat theGiellyGreen Salon,at On onebeautifulsunny AprilSunday we metupwith BEAUTIFUL S&PBRIDES w were you proposed to? w didyou meetyour dinner onabeachandproposed there! My fiancé did very well ontheproposal front -heorganised aprivate three course method ofJswipe! I actuallymetmy fiancé through amodern yet now very common Jewish dating Hotel inKensington. RabbiEliawillbemarryingus(healsomarriedmy parents!) We willbegettingmarriedon1st September 2019at theMillenniumGloucester

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 85 or coriander. Serve withsteamed sweet potato andthickchunksofbread. sweet. Adjust theseasoningtoo. Take offtheheat andletit rest for fifteen minutes before Garnish withsomeparsley serving. Adjust theflavour to your liking.If you prefer a sweeter taste addadollopofhoney, or asplashofwineif you feel itis too the cover. The sauce shouldbecome thickandalittlesticky. Ifitisstill runny, cook for afew more minutes. wine, thelemonjuice andthebalsamicvinegar. Stir andraise theheat to mediumhigh.Let thewholelotbubblealittlewithout fruit alittleto blendwiththesauce. Ifthesauce driesup, addsome more water. About 10minutes before serving,addthe the longeritcooks thebetter. Halfway through, addsomesaltandpeppergive thechicken agoodstir. Mashthedried and raisins. Reduce theheat to asimmer, cover andcook for agoodhourormore. Slow cooking doeswonders for thisdish; minutes. Add somewater orstock to cover three-quarters ofthechicken. Bringto theboil.Once boiling,addtheprunes,dates spices andstir. Cook for another2minutes. Return thechicken pieces to thepot.Mixwell withthespices. Simmerfor about5 and setaside. Inthesamepot,sauté theonionsuntilgolden.Add thegarlicandginger. Stir fryfor 2minutes. Add the In aheavy-bottomed pot,brown thechicken pieces (ormeat) onallsidesinalittleoilmediumheat. Remove from thepot Method 1 heapedteaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon turmeric 1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon grated (about5cmlong) 1 bigpiece fresh ginger, finelychoppedor 2 cloves garlic,finelychopped 1 bigonion,finelychopped Or 1kg cubedlamborbeef 8 chicken thighs Ingredients recipe callsfor chicken butyou canmake itwithlamborbeef. Ihave usedlambseveral timesandthetaste isgreat. this recipe by addingsomefresh ginger, white wineandbalsamicvinegar to balance thesugarfrom theprunesanddates. This Combining fruitsandspices withdifferent types ofmeat isanoldMiddleEastern andNorth African tradition. Ihave adapted with dates, driedfruitandwhite wine Salt andpepperto taste 1 tablespoonlemonjuice 2 tablespoonsbalsamicvinegar 2 glasses white wine 2 tablespoonsraisins 10 pitted Mejdool dates, roughly chopped 12 pitted prunes, roughly chopped ½ teaspoon Cayenne pepper 1 heapedteaspoon ground ginger HASHANAH FOR ROSH CHICKEN STEW SWEET the milkbecomes. Serve hotincupsormugsusingasoupladle. Bring to theboil,thensimmeruncovered for about10to 15minutes, stirring occasionally. The longeryou simmer, thethicker add thesugar, andstir well to mix. When you are satisfied that you have squeezed allthemilkout, combine the water inthebowl withthe water inthesaucepan, bowl andsqueeze somemore. This willproduce more milk. Squeeze for about10to 15minutes oruntilyou have squeezed most ofthemilkout.Then place thesackinwater ofthe string to make asack.Holdingthesackinwater insidethesaucepan, squeeze thesackto draw outthemilk. Place theground almondsinadoubled-upsheetofmuslinorcheesecloth,closethesidesandtietightlywithrubberband Place halfthewater inadeepsaucepan andtheotherhalfinabowl. Finely grindthesoaked almondswithsomewater inablender. Method 12 tablespoonssugar(orto taste) 11 cupswater 6 cupswholealmondssoaked overnight Ingredients makes achangefrom drinkingcoffee or tea. cardamom, butmy preference isleave itasisto beableto taste thedelicate flavour ofthealmonds.Itiseasy to make and fast, thefirst thing we putinourhungry stomachs isthissoothing, very creamy almonddrink.Somepeople add rosewater and This isamost deliciousdrink.Traditionally, we have itonce ayear to break thefast ofYom Kippur. After atwenty-five hour H’riri ALMOND DRINK YOM KIPPUR

L'HAYIM 2019 | 87 Arrange onaplate inonelayer. Once theZingoolashave cooled down, you canpilethemoneontop ofthe other. start another. Frybothsidesuntilgolden.Carefully lift outoftheoilanddipinto thesyrup. squirting thebatter into theoil.With very quickcircular motions,start makingcircles andloops.Once you finishonecircle, In awideheavy-bottomed pan,heat upsomeoilfor deepfrying. Once the oilisvery hot,reduce theheat to mediumandstart Uncover thebatter andgive itagoodstir. Fillthepiping bag,plastic bottleorfunnel withthebatter. the rosewater andsimmer for anotherminute, oruntilthemixture becomes alittlethickandsticky. reduce theheat to medium-low andsimmerfor about5minutes orso. Add thelemonjuice andsimmerfor aminute orso. Add In aheavy-bottomed pan,tipinthesugar, addthewater, stir to dissolve thesugarandbringto theboil.Once thewater boils, While thebatter isfermenting, make thesyrup. consistency ofathicksinglecream. Cover thebatter andsetasidefor 30 minutes. in theoil.Add alittlewater andmix.You needto addthewater alittleat atimeuntilyou achieve athickpouringbatter, the In alarge bowl, mixtheflour, cornflour, dry yeast, saltandsugar. Addthe yogurt andmix well to remove allthelumps.Mix Mix theyeast inalittle water, cover, andsetasidefor about20minutes. Method You willneedapipingbag,cleanplastic ketchup bottle, afunnelorthelike, andsomeoilfor deepfrying. A pinchofsalt ½ teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoonsyoghurt (optional) ½teaspoon oil 1 teaspoon instant dryyeast 2 teaspoons cornflour About 180mllukewarm water 125g plainflour The batter Ingredients Hanukkah instead oftheusualdoughnutsorotherfrieddishes. These quirky-looking sweets are popularintheMiddleEast andallover theIndiancontinent. Onecould have themduring Famous BaghdadiSweet 2 tablespoonsrosewater 1 teaspoon lemonjuice 400ml water 800g sugar The syrup OR ZLABIA ZINGOOLA Serve withplainwhite rice orshortgrain brown rice. Add coriander leaves andcook for another5minutes. Remove from theheat andwhiskgentlywithafork oreggbeater untilthedalismashed. Add thecurry leaves. Reduce to simmerand after 10minutes addsalt andpepper. Cook for about40minutes stirring once inawhile. Return to the boil. Add thedal, thetomatoes, chillies,ginger, garlicandturmeric. Bring 3cupswater to theboil. Wash thedalandsoakfor 20minutes. Method 1 flat teaspoon turmericpowder finely chopped A piece fresh ginger(about3cm)very 2 green chillies,finelychopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 200g yellow Moongdal Ingredients Serves 3or4 Salt andpepperto taste About 15curryleaves chopped 4 heapedtablespoonscoriander leaves, 3 garliccloves, finelychopped STEW MOONG DAL

L'HAYIM 2019 | 89 ½ cupsunflower seeds ½ cuplinseed ½ cupsesameseeds ½ cuprice flour ½ cupbuckwheat flour Ingredients Method Variation: You canalsoincorporate somethyme ororegano inthedough. Take outoftheoven to cool. Break upinto pieces. crisp bread. Pop itinto theoven andbake for about40minutes; dependingonyour oven, itcould take longer. You want atoasted looking dough withyour hands.There shouldbeaneven thickness throughout. same size asthemat. With arolling pin,roll outthedough carefully, thethinnerbetter. Alternatively you canflatten the Place thedoughonabakingsheetornon-stick mat andflatten alittlewithspoon. Then cover withabakingsheetthe With aspoon,mixalltheingredients together untilthedoughbecomes smoothandelastic. Heat theoven to 150°C. one ofthehealthiest andmost deliciousdoughrecipes that Ihave used,andis incorporates 4typesofseeds:sunflower, linseed,sesame, andpumpkin,inthedough. This crispbread is Made withbuckwheat (whichisnotagrain) andrice flour(bothofwhichare gluten free), this recipe If you would like to vary your matza intake duringPesah, thesecrispbread wafers are just thething. 1¼ to 1½cupsboilingwater ¼ cupolive oil ½ cuppumpkinseeds WAFERS CRISP BREAD GLUTEN-FREE DELICIOUS, FOR PESAH:

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moreish! Garnish withafewGarnish crushedpistachios. Serve withpittabread. and mixwell. heat very slightlyandcontinue untilthemixture thickens. You want to endupwithathickcreamy mixture. Add therose water Add thewater to theflour, alittle at atime. Stir continuously to prevent lumping(you canuseawire whisk for this). Raisethe a few seconds ifitgetstoo hot. until theflourchanges colour. This mixture burnseasily, so keep an eye onitwhile stirring. You cantake thepanoffheat for In anotherpan,warm theoilonvery low heat andaddtheflour. Mixthoroughly, stirring continuously for about10minutes or Warm thewater inapanandtipthesugar. Stir themixture untilthesugardissolves. Method 4 heapedtablespoonsflour(orrice flour) 200g sugar 250ml water Ingredients A few crushedpistachios for thegarnish 2 tablespoonsrosewater 2 1/2tablespoonssunflower orgrape seedoil PUDDING SWEET OR FRAGRANT HALAWA,

L'HAYIM 2019 | 91 SHUK MAHANEYEHUDA, JERUSALEM: to eat, oryou can graze andshare different treats from a variety ofplaces. variety offood stands onoffer isthat not everyone inagroup has to agree onwhere can findawide variety ofinteresting street food offerings. Ahugeadvantage ofthe have openedallover Israel andsomeofthebest are inthefood markets, where you Everyone knows Israel for falafel, hummusandshwarma, butnew street food places By DebbieKandel QUICK BITES GUIDE TO STREET FOOD & DEBBEST ISRAEL BAR DWINY PITA JOSEF BURGER 6 BeitYa’akov Street 123 Agripas Street mullet andcrispy cauliflower. fillings includingseared entrecote, osso buco, fried red style. fresh pita, orontop ofsmalltoasted pita,bruschetta- so eachdishcanbeserved eitherinsideapillowy The concept at Dwiny isopenorclosedsandwiches, normally quickandfriendly. goose liver andchilipineapple, andtheservice is burger. There are great choices oftoppings, including I find to be more tender andjuicy thanthehouse preference isfor theAngusBurger (NIS45)which the shuk,JosefBurger isstill my favourite. My Even thoughotherburger jointshave openedaround

All the ingredients are fresh and interesting, with side. Aslice ofmargarita pizzaisNIS 14. pineapple andchili,withagreat spicy salsaonthe like grilledcourgette, beetroot, kalamata olives, traditional options,they alsoserve unusualtoppings flavour andlovely sourdough base. As well as Craft Pizzaserves pizza by theslice, withagreat 12 HaTapuach Street (Mehadrin), CRAFT PIZZA selection ofcocktails andFrosé –arosé wineslushy. As well asfive varieties ofcraft beer, they alsoserve a Wings (NIS32)andhome-madeKettle Chips(NIS15). Balls(NIS24),ClassicBeef ChiliMac’n’Cheese Buffalo and craft beer, butotherpopulardishesincludeFried Hatch 28 HaEgoz Street (Mehadrin), HATCH spice mix. succulent pargit (NIS54inlaffa), bothwith asecret Jerusalem mixed grillandmy personalfavourite, extensive takeaway menuincludesHatzot’s famous takeaway window, alongwithstreetside tables.The This popularsteakiah (meat grill)hasaseparate 121 Agripas Street HATZOT 54), androasted vegetables (NIS45). Asian chicken (NIS44),asado45),tongue (NIS various homemadesauces andsalads. and vegetables, baked inastone oven andserved with Shamburak, aKurdish Syrian pastry filledwithmeat the service andatmosphere. the owners have managedto keep theintimacy of that ithasalready expanded twice. Regardless, Since Ishtabachfirst opened,ithasbeensopopular 1 HaShikmaStreet (MEHADRIN) ISHTABACH isprimarilyknown for itshomemadesausages

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 93 SARONA MARKET, TELAVIV: Basta andFishenchips. Jachnun Barfor aYemenite malawach, Argento for Argentinian empanadas,Pasta There are somany otherstreet food places that are worth visitingintheshuk,like Spanish & Portuguese community inLondon for many generations. Israel for 11years butis originally from London. Her family has beenpartofthe Debbie Kandel hasafood blog inIsrael, debbestfood.com. Shehas beenlivingin many othercities. Levinsky andShukHatikva inTel Aviv, aswell asmarkets inAkko, Ramle, Haifa and Other funmarkets to explore around thecountry are ShukTzafon, ShukNamal, and roasted vegetables. platters andsandwiches,withaselectionofsauces as they cook. ChefRan Shmueli’s stand sellschicken watching thegoldenchickens turningonthespits One ofthemost appealingthingsaboutKukuriku is KUKURIKU amazingly fresh andthere isaspeltoption. lamb, fish, vegetarian or vegan. The pitabread is a flavoured soda. The meatball optionsincludebeef, meatballs!) andcomes withasidesalad,olives and meatball sandwich,orNIS45for alarge (about6 sandwiches. The lunchdealisNIS38for amedium Chicho isaMoroccan food barspecializinginmeatball CHICHO sounds delicious! crispy grilledpitawithnuttychocolate andbanana– They alsoserve adessert PitaLoti (NIS10),a Hebrew word for liver andnotamistake intranslation! other delicioustoppings. The nameisaplay onthe of grilledchicken liver, silan,lemonsauce, tahinaand normally order theHeavy Pita(NIS34),whichconsists hasanumberofinterestingPita Basta items butI PITA BASTA

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L'HAYIM 2019 | 117 ohn abhSheminiAtzeret Hoshana Rabbah 5:57PM Succot 6:29PM Rosh Hashana 2019/2020 JEWISH CALENDAR 27 20 13 6 SUN 2019 OCT 29 22 15 8 1 SUN 2019 SEP 6:42PM 6:57PM Succot 28 21 14 7 MON 30 23 16 9 2 MON Rosh Hashana 6:40PM Simhat Tora TUE TUE 6:55PM Succot 6:08PM Yom Kippur 7:25PM Rosh Hashana 29 22 15 8 1 24 17 10 3 WED WED 7:07PM Yom Kippur 30 23 16 9 2 25 18 11 4 THU THU 31 24 17 10 3 26 19 12 5 FRI 5:32 PM 5:46 PM 6:02 PM 6:17 PM 6:33 PM 6:49 PM 7:05 PM 7:21 PM FRI 25 18 11 4 27 20 13 6 SAT SAT 6:33 PM 6:46 PM 7:01 PM 7:16 PM 7:32 PM 7:48 PM 8:05 PM 8:22 PM 26 19 12 5 28 21 14 7 8 Candle Hanukkah 1 Candle Hanukkah 29 22 15 8 1 SUN 2019 DEC 24 Day Mitsvah 17 10 3:30 Play Date Grand 3 SUN 2019 NOV

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26 19 12 5 SUN 2020 APR 29 22 15 8 1 SUN 2020 MAR Fast ofEsther P 27 20 13 6 MON 30 23 16 9 2 MON esah Ha'Zikaron Yom 7:41 PM Pesah TUE TUE 21 14 7 24 17 10 3 28 31 7:31 PM Pesah WED WED Ha'Atsmaut Yom 8:47 PM Pesah 29 22 15 8 1 25 18 11 4 8:49 PM Pesah THU THU 8:36 PM Pesah 19 12 5 16 9 2 26 30 23 FRI FRI 7:58 PM 7:46 PM 7:22 PM 6:11 PM 5:59 PM 5:47 PM 5:35 PM 7:34 PM Pesah 20 13 6 17 10 3 27 24 9:06 PM SAT SAT 7:14 PM 7:02 PM 6:50 PM 6:38 PM 8:53 PM 8:27 PM 8:40 PM Pesah 21 14 7 28 18 11 4 25

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