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Voice of the Jewish community in Issue 15 kehillatkernow.com Elul 5766/September 2006 Summer visitors: liturgy, lecture and

Harvey Kurzfield

Elkan Levy, co-director of the United Office for Small Communities, together with his wife Celia, visited our community for the weekend of 22nd July 2006. Elkan conducted the Friday night service at Milton & Gloria’s Harvey Kurzfield and Elkan Levy admiring the ark. This was donated by Estelle Moses, who house using the liturgy from the ‘Singer’ prayer had it made up by a cabinet-maker to a design by Anne Hearle. Anne also added the Hebrew inscription, which translates as “Open my heart to wisdom and understanding” and made book, reawakening many memories for those the curtains which depict the stone tablets. brought up in the Orthodox tradition. Elkan’s enthusiasm really engaged those present and On Sunday, Elkan delivered our annual lecture book shop which elicited a great deal of interest the service was enjoyed by all. Members were at Carnon Downs Village Hall. Leslie had and generated excellent sales. also presented with copies of the ‘The Song submitted a notice of this event to the Coracle, Elkan delivered his lecture, “Cromwell and the and Spirit of Shabbat’ CD, a booklet for the Truro Cathedral’s newsletter to all churches in ” with a terrific sense of drama so that ‘Grace after Meals’ service and a ‘What Will Cornwall, and this brought a welcome influx you almost felt as if you were viewing events You Do?’ booklet subtitled ’48 things you can of visitors to the event. as they actually happened. The lecture covered do to make a difference’ from the Jewish Prior to the lecture Elkan and Celia set up a the events which Continued on page 3... Responsibility Project. The next morning, Elkan joined Harvey in leading our Shabbat service from the RSGB siddur. and presided over the That’s not all... Bat Mitzvah of Natalie Rose. The congregation, including many Rose relatives from various transliterations and notes on the origins of parts of the UK, much enjoyed Elkan’s the prayers. Feminists will be glad to see presentation and the Kiddush/ lunch the inclusion of our mothers (Imoteinu) afterwards. Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah to accompany the familiar Avoteinu in many of the prayers. David brought down thirty copies Lots more inside, of the new siddur for the community’s use Lots more inside, and talked about the revision process and including...including... how our own comments can influence the new format. On 22nd David took the Shabbat service, Erev Shabbat hosted by Gloria and Milton Venice Jews 1K ...... 2 Jacobson (front left). Others LgR: Tony and interlaced with much extra information and Mari Woods, Liesl Munden, Harvey Kurzfield, interpretation, and on Sunday morning Animal SacrificE...... 3 Hannah and David Jacobs. Hannah Jacobs led an interesting and informative chavruta session at Pat and Suite Book...... 4 A month later we were delighted to welcome Leslie’s house. This gave rise to a terrific David and Hannah Jacobs from Finchley for discussion, much of which centred on the Letters...... 5 what was billed as a mini-Limmud weekend. problems facing now and in the future. David is the Director for Small Thanks to Gloria and Milton for their warm Sudoku ...... 6 and works at RSGB Headquarters at the hospitality over the two Friday night services Sternberg Centre in North . His wife and to Gloria especially for her deliciously Designed and printed by Noah Hearle. Hannah currently works for Jewish Care. tasty Shabbat meals. Thanks also to Pat and Phone: 01273 888898; David led a Friday Night service at Milton Leslie for their hospitality on the morning of and Gloria’s house using the new RSGB Siddur, 23rd July, where our lovely lunch matched web: www.designextreme.com. which features innovations such as Hebrew Need: newsletter/website/sudoku? Contact me. the gorgeous weather!

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Pat Lipert place now, despite its turbulent and deprived past. One feels a The square of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice is sense of belonging to something an area of remarkable calm containing as it larger and greater than one’s does three synagogues discretely tucked away self. so that only those who worship here would Jews have lived in Venice in one know where they were. From the Piazza, one form or another for over a would have to look for five arched, first storey thousand years. Their mer­ windows to symbolise the Five books of Moses, chants and travellers preceded to detect where they are. Some small shops Marco Polo. (Read ‘The City of selling Jewish articles of faith and the ubiqui­ Light’ by Jacob D’Acona for a tous tourist mementoes are embedded in the sense of this time period). De­ walls of buildings on two sides of this square. spite many attempts to dispel Opposite that a plaque is dedicated to Jews, it was the Venetian Giuseppe Jona, the president of the Jewish commercial sense which al­ community who on 16 September 1943 com­ lowed the Levantine merchants mitted suicide rather than turn his people in and Ashkenazi moneylenders to when the Nazi deportations began. On the be tolerated. By 1385, the other side in bas relief are two monuments Jewish presence was firmly by the Lithuanian artist, Arbit Blatas, called established when licenses to Synagogue building in the Ghetto. Jewish people knew this was a house of worship because the five windows on the Shoah and The Last Train, dedicated to those lend money were given out. second storey represent the five books of Moses. victims who were murdered during the war. When times became less stable, It is a quiet, reflective kind of place accessible Jews were restricted from conducting business Sara Copio Sullam. There were 5,000 people to specific hours, made to wear yellow circles living in this crowded place. When the Plague sewn to their clothing and to wear caps first arrived in 1630-31, the compacted community of yellow, then of red. In 1516 the first ghetto was hard hit. Mass Jewish graves can be found was established: the island of Ghetto Novo, at the Lido cemetery. A new, larger Ghetto guarded by Christian gatekeepers and paid was established shortly thereafter, the Ghetto for by the Jewish community. Except for Novissimo. becoming a medical doctor, the only occupa­ With more hard times in subsequent years, tions open to Jews were in second-hand trad­ and the decline of Venice, deprivations in the ing, money lending, and limited Hebraic Jewish community also ensued. In later cen­ publishing. turies, Jews began to live outside the Ghetto, Wealthier Levantine (Sephardic) Jews arrived and today, the Jews of Venice contribute a at this time, besides the Italian and German great deal to the educational, cultural and Jews already living in the Ghetto. Conditions commercial aspects of the city. In the original became so crowded that the building of the ghetto, only a couple of Jewish families re­ world’s first tenements began. When you can’t main. The three old synagogues (connected build out, you build up. Each group had its through indoor passages for reasons of security Pat standing by one of the two iron bridges own synagogue with individualistic decoration in more perilous times) are only used about which sealed the Ghetto off from the rest of inside. By the 17th century, Venetian Jewry once a year for particular holidays, while the city. has reached its peak of influence, not only in other synagogues outside the ghetto are reg­ still by two bridges which kept the Jews of the commercial sense but, as would be typical, ularly used. A museum and informative guided the 17th century contained within the ‘foun­ in the scholastic, musical, theatrical, and tours, along with the chance to meet many dry,’ the name from which the word Ghetto literary sense. It was here that such as other Jews from various parts of the world in derives. It is an island within an island, once Leone da Modena, and Simone Luzzatto the friendly cafes, make a visit to this part of a city within a city. It is a consoling, protective worked and wrote, along with the poetess, Venice a priority. Recipe: Rosh Hashanna Vegetable Dish

Pat Lipert ½ lb (250 grams) of chickpeas, soaked in water Cook(steam) for a few more minutes. Stir. Add overnight salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot. Delish! With the High Holidays coming, it’s always nice 3 large tomatoes, seeded, peeled and chopped to have a new dish to serve. This is an old 1 ½ lbs (750 grams) of fresh or frozen chopped Sephardic recipe from Claudia Roden’s spinach cookbook, The Book of Jewish Food. It is perfect 1 jar of red roasted pepper (drained of its for vegetarians and symbolic of the New Year olive oil), chopped as green vegetables represent a wish for joy Salt and Pepper to taste and new beginnings, and beans have been a sign Sauté the onion, garlic and coriander in the of plenty and abundance since Biblical times. sunflower or olive oil until soft. Add the roasted What could be a better tikkvah for 5767! pepper, drained chickpeas, and tomatoes. Cook 2 large onions, chopped gently (simmer), for an hour, adding more tomato 1 clove of garlic, minced juice or water if things dry out a bit.. After boiling 2 tablespoons of sunflower or olive oil and squeezing most of the water out of the 4-5 sprigs of coriander finely chopped spinach, place on the chickpea-tomato mixture. Kol Kehillat Kernow September 2006 3 The facts of animal sacrifice in the

Louise Garcia was never meant as a bribe to God, as may purpose in providing milk and eggs. In order have been the case in pagan religions. God to rear these animals for milk and eggs, surplus Many of us are animal lovers and are pleased is all powerful and has everything already, so males are produced and under carefully to see a number of mitzvot in the Torah He has no need of bribes. The significance prescribed conditions God permitted the enjoining us to care for and respect animals, was for the people doing the offering up – to Israelites to slaughter and eat them. The pig for example, not to work an animal on Shabbat, teach them to take the physical and to sanctify on the other hand does not provide another and to feed your animals before you feed it, to join it with their appreciation of God benefit, and we don’t rear these animals for yourself. Jewish tradition also attributes souls as the giver of good things, in this case food, food since we would be raising animals purely to animals. The descriptions of ritual animal and to give back the animal’s soul – for the purpose of killing them for food. sacrifice in the Torah however seems eerily represented by its blood – to the Source of The perfection of the male animals is pagan and at odds with our modern its life. presumably related to the need to use only sensibilities. Here are some thoughts on the Why however did sacrifices always involve perfectly healthy animals for food to avoid problem. an unblemished male? Is this just outdated causing illness in humans. For example, the Is it cruel to kill an animal? Most of us recognise chauvinism? A snippet of a radio programme modern phrase “glatt kosher” refers to meat that to rear and then kill an animal for some at last made some sense of this for me. France from an animal certified to have no blemishes practical purpose such as for food is a recently repealed their ban on importing on the lungs, so it is free of diseases such as legitimate thing to do. The vast majority of British beef and a farmer commented that TB. sacrificed animals were in fact used for young male calves could now be sent to On a final note, the Torah gives lengthy practical purposes. A part of the animal, France for the veal trade rather than being instructions about the care and slaughtering including the blood, was dedicated to God shot at birth. During the beef ban farmers of animals, specifying a quick and humane and the rest would have formed the family would be up all night assisting their cows in method of slaughter, and forbidding the dinner. Even in an “all burnt offering” the calving, only to have to shoot half of the offering of animals that have been damaged animal’s skin was used by the resulting calves, the males, Kohanim for leather. So Sacrificing males despite their being healthy. The animal sacrifice did not reason for this was that only involve a pointless waste reveals that female female calves were a viable of life to somehow please animals were more economic proposition to rear. God, which is the idea most valuable, not less! Female calves will provide milk of us find distasteful. At the and are needed to maintain the point in Deuteronomy where national dairy herd. Males, Moses and the Israelites are encamped on the however, have been made largely redundant plains of Moab overlooking the Jordan and the by falling beef sales. Where once individual Promised Land, God changes the rules. With farms may have each kept one bull for a new central place of worship (the Temple inseminating the cows, nowadays far fewer in ) sacrifice of all animals according breeding males are required as an artificial to the religious protocol will no longer be insemination programme is used. Male animals possible, since the people will be spread out are only needed in minimal numbers for over the land and won’t be within easy reach breeding, and entire adult male animals – of Jerusalem. God therefore stipulates on bulls, rams, billy goats, etc – are dangerous which festivals Jews are to travel to the central to keep and look after as they are aggressive place of worship to offer the sacrifice (and and powerful. God forbade the Israelites to A pair of grazing bulls partake in the resulting feast) and says that castrate an animal, so that was not an option. through cruelty. The insistence on perfection on other occasions the Israelites may slaughter Therefore the males were sacrificed and would have meant people took great care of animals for meat without the religious eaten while young, while females were kept their animals and would have treated wounds protocol, apart from the stipulation that the for future breeding and to yield dairy products. and illnesses. They would certainly have life blood of the animal (thought to equate So sacrificing males reveals that female avoided inflicting deliberate cruelty on with the soul or life-force) must be poured animals were more valuable, not less! animals to be killed as appears to have been out on the ground and not be eaten. This analysis may also throw some light on the case in other religions of that time, since Today there is a distance between seeing cute why some animals are kosher and some not. that would have rendered the animal unfit animals in the fields and buying pre-packaged The animals we eat – cattle, sheep, goats and for sacrifice and therefore for eating and meat in the supermarket. The ancient birds such as chickens – all have another benefiting from. Israelites did not have this luxury. They were herdsmen who lived closely with their animals and got to know them as individuals. Slaughtering time would have been traumatic Leslie’s Joke emotionally, with frightening implications for 3L Summer their own mortality. Having to live in close Two children were touch with this reality, the ritual element of Continued from front page... led to the playing with their dog inviting God into the process was a way of official restoration of the Jewish Immigration by the sea when their sanctifying the event. Meat to be eaten was to and a meeting which took place dog was carried out by dealt with in this way in the Israelite camp to between Oliver Cromwell and Rabbi Manasseh a big wave. A passing acknowledge that even as life is taken away ben Israel from Amsterdam. There was rabbi dived in, saved the from an animal, God is the source of all life. considerable interest and many questions from dog and revived it by The Hebrew word for sacrifice is “korbon” the enthused audience and Elkan’s answers artificial respiration. but it does not mean to give something up or were as entertaining and educational as his The children asked, to offer a gift to God. The word means “to lecture. “Hey, Rabbi, are you a come near” and is a declaration of intent to We were absolutely delighted at Elkan and vet?” elevate material resources to a higher level, Celia’s input over the weekend and they will “Am I a vet?” replied the to direct them to the service of God. Sacrifice always be warmly welcomed back to Cornwall. rabbi. “I’m soaking!” 4 September 2006 Kol Kehillat Kernow n Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Book review: An Unfinished Symphony

events, the mere date conjures miraculously survived because her daughter, up all kinds of horrific images . Denise, carted it around in a suitcase and saved Think Drancy. Think Complicity. it for many years until she had the courage to Think the unthinkable. You’ve open it up and read what her mother had got the picture. But do you? Irene written many years before. She typed it out Nemirovsky’s uncompleted and sent it to the publishers, Editions Denoel novel, meant to be in five parts, and it was published sixty-four years after the describes in poignant detail what death of Nemirovsky. The appendices of this it was like to be living in France book make for fascinating reading as they give during this time. the background to the text and also reveal the She was arrested, taken to minute notes Irene Nemirovsky made about Drancy and then to Auschwitz the book she was writing. and murdered in 1942, with only The first part of the novel, “Storm in June,” two sections of this novel describes the flight from Paris of many types completed. The daughter of of people with the imminent invasion from wealthy Russian Jews who the Nazis. Their chaotic situations, their kind immigrated to France due to the or callous reactions are realistically pictured Russian Revolution in which they as they flee via train, wagon, bicycle or on lost everything) she married foot with only what they can carry, hoping, Michael Epstein and had two sometimes fruitlessly, to find refuge in the daughters, Denise and Elizabeth. countryside. The second part of the novel, She became a well known writer. “Dolce,” depicts various people’s reactions For practical reasons and in light under German occupation. The various types of the growing anti-semitism, of French people, partisans, aristocrats, she and her two daughters were common labourers, farmers or shopkeepers, baptised in the Catholic faith by are all thrown together in this chaos for better a family friend in 1939 in an effort or for worse, and intertwined in all of this are to survive. She never denied her each person’s dealings with the German Jewishness or her Jewish roots soldiers who have become part of their daily and wore the Yellow Star when lives. A tableau of the human condition and it became mandatory. all the good and bad that entails is vividly Baptism papers meant nothing exposed. Pat Lipert to the authorities. Both she and her husband In the last edition of our newsletter I mentioned died in Auschwitz. The daughters, hidden by that if you read one book that year (5766), Paris, 1941. In the light of what we have friends and on the run for the duration of the make sure it is A Tale of Love and Darkness by experienced and know of history and world war, survived. The hand-written manuscript Amos Oz. For 5767, it must be Suite Francaise. My view from Radio Cornwall

Naomi Rowe having the Jewish perspective on some of towards some faith groups in the county. I the grittier talking points. We must not hope the items on the programme help to Naomi Rowe presents a three hour faith forget the guests Kehillat Kernow have put dispel myths and break down boundaries. programme for Radio Cornwall every Sunday my way such as Elkan Levy and David Jacobs. This is where you come in! While you may from 6am. The programme aims to be many things, a feel there are “better speakers” than you When Harvey asked me to write for the forum, a voice, an information service, an in Kehillat Kernow, using just a handful newsletter I was delighted - a entertaining way to makes the listener believe there are only 5 chance to say a massive start your Sunday. I'm Jews in Cornwall! I encourage - no actually THANKYOU for your very aware, however, - urge you to become a contributor! The contributions. When I took on that most of my programme can only exist with people the programme 18 months ago listeners are Christians talking on it and it doesn't mean having a with the remit to go "multi- and this troubled me. vast knowledge of ancient Jewish culture! faith", I must admit it was a I brought up the subject It could be a topic in the news which you daunting prospect. I only knew at an Islamic contribute by saying “I’m Jewish and I two Jewish people - David conference last year, believe this ” or “I’m enjoying faith life Hampshire and a teacher from asking how I could because ”. The programme is a celebration my secondary school who was make the programme of the diversity which makes our world somewhat lapsed! But I needn't more appealing to colourful. Please do get in contact - Harvey, have worried. I've had such a other religions. The David, Pat, Lesley, Milton and Gloria will all warm welcome from you all and answer from the Muslim tell you I'm quite nice! Tel: 01872 475263 you're so understanding when delegates was to keep or email: naomi.rowe@bbc. co.uk.” I ask the questions bugging my Radio Cornwall presenter: doing interviews using Editor’s Note: Naomi was married in July limited knowledge of ! Naomi Rowe their perspective. I and is now known as Mrs Naomi Kennedy. I've loved joining you for hope I am fulfilling this. From all of us at Kehillat Kernow we wish celebrations such as Yom Kippur, finding out But I am also aware of what seems to be an Naomi and her husband every happiness for more about Hannukah and Pesach, and inherent lack of understanding and tolerance the future. Kol Kehillat Kernow September 2006 5 Letters to Kehillat Kernow Hasidic Stories Louise Garcia Dear Harvey, Thought you might be interested in this - if I can When our dad got a new job in Cornwall, we were get it to you! My family were the Mendozas and A spiritually refreshing session with Jerusalem- worried about making new friends. But, when the boxer who is about to have his first pro fight based storyteller Chana Sofia Yaffe was much we came to visit in May, we enjoyed making friends is my nephew's son. enjoyed by those who attended the event in and having lessons with Bonnie. Alexandra and Sid James is on the family tree because he was Chacewater Village Hall one sunny Sunday Becky were very nice to me (Rosie) and Murray married to one of my Dad's cousins in S. Africa. afternoon in July. Thanks to Anne & David made a friend called Josh. We had an amazing The reunion was wonderful- a truly amazing week­ Hearle for organising this very special cultural time and can't wait to move to Cornwall in Sep­ end! The lady called Gerry Winnerman from Cal­ event. Chana entertained us with a blend of tember. See you in September! ifornia is coming with her husband to stay here stories about the great rabbis of the Hasidic Rosie and Murray Brown. for 10 days next week! And the person who travelled tradition and with haunting songs, niggunim, from NZ was my niece accompanied by her son. with guitar accompaniment. Audience Dear Harvey, My daughter is of course the Rebbitzin, Cindy participation was encouraged and we enjoyed May I thank you and all of your congregation who Collick who organised it all- and apparently the not only learning some new choruses, but also gave us such generous and warm welcome, a JC reporter says that since the article appeared, dancing the Havah Nagilah before breaking vibrant Shavuot service - and of course, a wonderful he has been inundated with Mendozas and Costas for tea! lunch which had all the hall marks of not just and Harts from around the country, saying WE Hasidism celebrates the spiritual search of happening, but due to creative efforts. It was a would have been there too if we'd only known the individual for God and the mystical pleasure to see how valued is the Torah scroll about it! dimension of our faith. If you missed the event, affirming my view that scrolls have a life of their So as it seems the whole world is related to us, you are still in luck, for not only can you own – if only they could tell us! Perhaps once in is any of your congregation part of the family by experience Chana’s wisdom through CDs from a while Truro Museum would allow one of your any chance- yourself perhaps? her website - , but she is also returning to original scrolls out on loan for a day to be present Do you think this might be of interest in your next Cornwall in September. She has agreed to (though not used) at a service; doesn't sound much shul Magazine? lead an informal story and song session at the to ask of them?. Devorah Dicks, Email. home of her friends Ashley & Jenny Cohen on I know some of our team had come a long way but Monday 11th September at 7pm. For directions all were enthused and hugely appreciative. It Dear Harvey, ring the Cohens on 01736 364082 or Anne really says much for our south west Jewish com­ Just a line to thank you for the warmth of the Hearle on 01736 731686. munity and its hidden strengths, that reflects welcome we received, and for the truly wonderful such credit upon the likes of yourself who have and memorable weekend that we spent with built it up over the years - a surprise no doubt to Kehillat Kernow. Cantor Training most living the other side of Stonehenge but proof It was an unusual combination of religious and of the need for our 'smaller' communities. Please cultural experiences, and formed one of the nicest Louise Garcia excuse this rather informal expression of our visits that we have paid to any of the communities. What cantor, you ask! Well, we’re learning to thanks but from a river across in Brittany (whither We look forward to being with you all again, but sing, and if my Latin serves me aright that’s we departed that very afternoon) it is the only in the meantime will treasure and admire the all “cantor” really means. Thanks once again way of reaching you. I hope you will pass it on to Kehillat Kernow Mezuzah that you gave us, and to Anne Hearle for organising these singing all in Kehillat Kernow with whom it was so inspiring which will act as a daily reminder of the warm sessions, to Gloria and Milton Jacobson for to come together. welcome in the West! letting us use their fine conservatory and Paul Newgass, With kindest regards to you all. regaling us with tea and biscuits, and to our Hebrew Congregation Elkan Levy. talented teacher Michelle Brown. In these sessions we have learned useful warm-up, Poems at Truro Cathedral breathing and relaxation techniques, and have worked on Ein Keloheinu and Hashivenu, which Louise Garcia Shhh! we use in our services, and have had fun with Little soul adrift in action, news, views, chatter, Israeli songs and rounds such as Laylah, Hida, Truro Cathedral’s ‘Writer in Residence’ Victoria noise and haste, and the trio Shalom Chaverim, Zum Gali Gali Field ran two thought-provoking creative writ­ Swept along and swamped, washed over, don’t and Eh Chalutz leh-mon Avodah which can be ing courses during the year, one of which was go under, lift your face combined together. Quite apart from learning attended by Harvey Kurzfield and the other by Breathe in deep, the air here’s restful, still new songs and getting a vocal work-out, I find Louise Garcia. This was a stimulating interfaith small gasp, refresh your soul, the excellent community spirit engendered experience for both the community’s partici­ Breathe in deep the Truth, the Source, the One by these occasions a real boost. We look pants and you can read poems by Harvey and that makes the fragments whole forward to the next Singing Sessions. These Louise on the cathedral website at There’s stillness here in shul or chapel, great will be on Saturday 21st October and Saturday www.trurocathdral.com. Each course culminat­ cathedral, ring of stone, 2nd December, both from 2 – 4 pm in the ed in a one-hour service of music and readings Trapped within some tranquil spirit, lit by can­ Killifreth Room at Chacewater Village Hall. of prose and poetry by the course participants dles, great unknown. The cost of each session is £3. In the in the Cathedral. S.O.S was one poem on a re­ Once long ago we built a temple, once we meantime, if you would like to learn some ligious theme written during the course. made a sacred tent, Friday night Zemirot such as the lovely “Shalom Wheresoe’er we took the Ark, there too the Aleichem”, Harvey still has some spare (free!) S.O.S by Louise Garcia God of Israel went copies of “The Song and Spirit of Shabbat” I sold my soul to the supermarket, bills, com­ Where is He now? In books or nature? Coded CD donated to us by the puter, motorway - in the Holy Name? Office for Small Communities. This “To do” list, quick, keep busy! 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New Year Greetings and together we raised over £900 in a very short 9 Sept: Shabbat Ki Tavo-Harvey, Truro Baptist I hope it’s not too early to mention our forthcom­ space of time. Congratulations and sincere Church (TBC), 10:30 am. ing Rosh Hashanna services. Once again Pat & thanks to those who contributed so generously. 11 Sept: An Evening with Chana – songs and stories, Leslie Lipert will be hosting these services in Jenny & Ashley’s, 7pm. Rosudgeon. Erev Rosh Hashanna will take place Elkan’s lecture 22 Sept: Erev Rosh ha-Shana, Fri. Night, Pat and on Friday 22nd September and Rosh Hashanna Following Elkan Levy’s lecture we were able to Leslie’s, 6 pm. on Saturday 23rd September. send a cheque for £170 to the UJIA, making our 23 Sept: Rosh ha-Shana, Pat and Leslie’s, 10:30 At present there are dark and difficult days ahead Charity donations for 2006 at over £1000. A BIG am. for Israel and all Jewish people, wherever they thank you to all concerned. 1 Oct: Kol Nidre, Erev Yom Kippur, Bonnie & Wilf’s, may live. 6 pm. My hope, therefore, is for a lasting and peaceful Kind greetings to: 2 Oct: Yom Kippur, Bonnie & Wilf’s, 4pm.* settlement in and around all of Israel’s borders. All those in our community who have been unwell 7-15 Oct: Succot. With this in mind I wish you all strength of purpose or unable to get to services. Vera has been very 14 Oct: Shabbat Yizkor, Shemini Azeret-Pat Truro and peace in the months ahead. Shalom. poorly for several weeks, but it is good to know Baptist Church, 10:30 am. - Harvey that she is now on the mend. Our thoughts and 15 Oct: Simchat Torah. prayers are also with Lowenna who has had a 21 Oct: Singing, Chacewater Village Hall (CVH), Bereavement trying year with several emergency visits to hos­ 2 – 4pm. We were saddened to hear of the death of Jack pital. On two occasions she has had to give up 28 Oct: Shabbat No-ah-Louise TBC, 10:30 am. Cohen earlier this month. Jack had been the promising university degree courses. She is now 11 Nov: Shabbat Va-Year-Harvey TBC, 10:30 am. President of Hebrew Congregation making her own (much sought after) jewellery 12 Nov : Remembrance Sunday. for a number of years and had been well-liked and decorations from home. Contact the editor 25 Nov: Shabbat Toledot-Pat TBC, 10:30 am. and admired by all who knew him. He and his if you wish for more information or would like 26 Nov: AGM CVH, 2pm. wife lived almost all their lives in Plymouth apart to get in touch with Lowenna. We also miss seeing 2 Dec: Singing, CVH, 2 – 4pm. from a short spell in Israel. Jack was renowned Ron & Brenda Mason. Ron is now in a care home 9 Dec: Shabbat Va-Yishlah-David Hearle, TBC, for his sense of humour – which is not surprising in St Just and Brenda visits him regularly. Brenda 10:30 am. since he owned and ran ‘Jack Cohen’s Joke Shop’ very kindly donated a beautiful set of Kiddush 15-23 Dec: Hanukkah. in the centre of Plymouth for many, many years. cups for use in all our services and we used them 23 Dec: Shabbat Mi-Ketz-Harvey, TBC,10:30 am. When he got to an age when he was forced to for the first time at our wonderful Pesach Seder 6 Jan: Shabbat Vayechi-Pat, TBC,10:30 am. consider retirement, he sold the joke shop but at Trevarno earlier this year. Jack Abel from My­ 20 Jan: Shabbat Va’eira-Louise, TBC, 10:30 am. insisted that the name remained. lor, near Flushing, has also had some treatment 27 Jan Holocaust Memorial Day. Milton and I attended the funeral service in Ply­ at Treliske this year and we hope that he too is * Those wishing to participate in a morning service mouth on Thursday, 3rd August. making a good recovery. for Yom Kippur there will be prayers at Harvey's As befits such a well-known Plymothian, a large Our condolences to Milton and Gloria on the re­ house in Penponds from 10.30am onwards. crowd came to pay their respects. cent death of their cousin George from Leeds, - Harvey who passed away peacefully at the age of 93 following a serious illness. Magen David Adom UK A BIG thank you to Estelle who kindly donated the Following a telephone appeal from Magen David A note to potential new members funds for the new Ark, shown Adom UK’s headquarters, Leslie and I arranged Kehillat Kernow welcomes new members from on the front page. a letter to be sent to members of Kehillat Kernow all parts of Cornwall and beyond. Those living asking for donations towards this charity’s ef­ in Cornwall pay a modest subscription of £60 per forts in supplying funds for medical supplies and year which covers Shabbat and other services, personnel in Israel. There was a brilliant response the purchase of new prayer books for use in serv­ ices, cheder activities, travel to South West SUDOKU events and, most important of all – regular con­ tact with your fellow Jews. We also welcome How to play: Complete the grid so the ‘Friends’ from outside the county. Their sub­ numbers 1 to 9 appear only once in each scription is an even more modest £30 per year, row, each column and 3×3 box. Don’t worry, and they share in all the benefits of belonging no maths is involved, only logic is required to our community when ever they are visiting to solve the puzzle! Cornwall. For future notice we would point out IT’S HARD that those parents of children who regularly 9 673 participate in cheder activities should also be paid-up members of Kehillat Kernow. We are 2 considering levying a charge of £35 per term per child for non-members, so a family membership 48 1 5 fee of £60 per annum must be the bargain of the century! Please feel free to contact me at 6 9 hkurzfield@yahoo .co.uk and I will arrange to send appropriate forms should they be required. 45318 6 2 Newsletter articles David and Hannah Jacobs examining our We also welcome articles for this newsletter, so 5 8 13 ‘Vav’ Torah before the Saturday Torah service if you feel you have something to say, then please the 22nd of July. Our Torah, on loan from send me your contributions, preferably as a 4 Exeter Synagogue, is called Vav Torah because ‘word document’ and your article/poem/emini- almost every page (except for two instances) scence/letter will be given very serious consid­ 913 6 begins with the letter ‘Vav.’ David and Hannah eration – although, of course, the final decision stayed on through Sunday and gave a Chavruta For the solution and more free puzzles, have a rests with the Editor. workshop to the community at the Liperts. look at the Sudoku website: sudokusolver.com.