Welcome to the newborn In This Month’s Highlight View from the Chair...... 2 February shows south of the river...... 2 Knit and Natter...... 2 From the Rabbi...... 3 Social Centre News...... 3 Poems by Joanna Seldon...... 3 WIZO Quiz@Home...... 3 Cheder News...... 4 Hooray Cheder...... 4 Learning Programme for Women...... 5 The Quiz Night...... 5 Jewish Book Week...... 5 Social and Personal...... 6 Summer Hype...... 6 Jodi and Rabbi Jason Holtz pose with their new baby, Asher Irving, The Foodie Club...... 6 shortly after his birth Nightingale Supper Quiz...... 7 Board of Deputies Report...... 7 PURIM IS THE WORD! Memorial Service for Lady Joanna Seldon...... 7 For all you Grease fans, head on over to Thanks for Donations...... 7 Shushan High (our Sanctuary) on Sunday, Sadeh...... 8 Services...... 8 26 February - straight after Cheder - to Lionel Blue Memorial Lecture...... 8 audition. Dates for Your Diary...... 9 Advertisements...... 10 Are you a budding Esther or a sly Haman? Then come and join us. Everyone who auditions will be given a part. First rehearsal is also on 26 February, along with 5 March (after Cheder) and Saturday 11 March (after the service) Performance will be on Sunday, 12 March. For more information contact the executive producer and director - - through the Sam Burchill will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah Hayley Preston on Saturday, 11 February (Shabbat synagogue office: 020 8460 5460 Beshallach) 5777 B’Shevat February 2017 – Tu Life is full of joy and sadness – View from the Chair February shows of Jewish he life of our community, like all life, may know that after our shul had been interest south of the river Tis full of joy and sadness. I am writing converted from a block of four flats back Promises, Promises this in the middle of January. On Monday, into a place of worship by our founder A stellar creative team (music and 16 January, a baby boy came into this members more than 50 years ago, a young lyrics by Burt Bacharach and Hal world; he is called Asher Irving Holtz, man came to the door. He had with him a David, book by Neil Simon) tell a son for Jodi and our Rabbi Jason Holtz. bag containing tefillin, which he said had the story of Chuck Baxter. He’s Mazal tov to them and their parents, who are belonged to his grandfather. It seems that junior executive at a New York over here from America. What happiness, his grandfather was born a Jew but had insurance company, where his mid- what a blessing. converted to Christianity and later in life he town residence makes him popular Two days later, I received a very had built the chapel at 28 Highland Road, with his bosses - they promise him different piece of news. Zibby Alfred which is our shul. He said that the tefillin phoned to tell us of the death of her mother promotion in order to “entertain” at should belong to us and he handed them his apartment. It gets worse as Chuck Jackie and, although Jackie was elderly and over. Well, I don’t know what happened to frail, it wasn’t a natural death. She died in realises the woman who is his own those tefillin but last week when we hired her home, which had gone up in flames secret crush has been invited over a helpful fellow with a van to take away and it apparently took the fire brigade to his place for a rendezvous by his the old chairs, we used the opportunity about two hours to extinguish them. What manager. to get rid of some junk, including an old an awful thing to happen. Let us hope she 7.30 pm (Mon-Sat), 3 pm (Sat didn’t suffer. filing cabinet. Before he put it on the van, our schlepper checked that all the drawers & some weekdays). £25, £20 With poor health and frailty in recent were empty and, lo and behold, from the concs, Southwark Playhouse, years, Jackie hadn’t been around much SE1 6BD. 020 7407 0234. www. lately, so perhaps you didn’t really know bottom drawer, he pulled out a very old set Until her. For many years, she was a key player of tefillin, one for the head and the other for southwarkplayhouse.co.uk. in the community. She attended services, the arm and a couple of old velvet bags with Saturday 18 February worked as the shul administrator and was the word ‘tefillin’ embroidered on them. She Loves Me involved in everything going on. Jackie The straps are in a rather dilapidated state Sheldon and Harnick, famously and John’s children, Zibby and Nathan, but the boxes are fine. Of course, I had to the creative team behind Fiddler on grew up in the shul and were teachers in explain to him what they are and that the the Roof, wrote this musical take on the Cheder. Our hearts go out to them, not letter ‘shin’ inscribed in the leather covering Parfumerie, a play by Hungarian only because of the loss of their mother but the boxes stands for ‘the Almighty’. Of Jewish playwright Miklos Laszlo. for the tragic way she died. Such are our course, I can’t be sure they are those original The tale of Amalia and Georg, unpredictable lives. Jackie will be greatly tefillin but I do wonder... and while I’m who work as clerks in Maraczek’s missed. not at all superstitious, perhaps it’s time I Parfumerie and have another life as The birth of baby Asher and the passing started to lay tefillin? of Jackie so closely in time makes me romantic pen pals with their secret Well, we have some important events admirers, also inspired romantic think of the Hebrew word ‘tam’. It means coming up. Purim starts with reading the movies The Shop Around the Corner innocent, unspoilt, uncorrupted. Judaism megillah on Saturday evening, 11 March tells us that a new-born child is ‘tam’. The and You’ve Got Mail. and there will be a spiel and a party for all fourth child, who is too young to ask the ages on Sunday 12. No less important but 8 pm (Tue-Sat), 3.30 pm (Thu, question in the Seder Haggadah at Pesach is perhaps not quite so much fun, we have Sat & Sun only). £35-£53 (top ‘tam’. There is also no greater compliment price includes a meal deal). Menier that one can have inscribed on a tombstone our Annual General Meeting at 8.00 pm Chocolate Factory, SE1 1RU. 020 than to describe the deceased as ‘tam’ – a on Tuesday, 14 March. I know AGMs person who went through life and remained aren’t very exciting but they are important 7378 1713. uncorrupted. – the shul wouldn’t exist without people www.menierchocolatefactory.com. Now, I would like to thank everyone committed to taking on responsibility Until Saturday 4 March who donated the cost of a chair or two for the for its management. Please do consider becoming a Board member; nominations Garden Room. The old ones were looking Knit and Natter really tatty, with ripped covers. They’ve need to be submitted to our Hon. Secretary, gone and have been replaced by excellent Anna Sedenu, through the shul office by Tuesday, 21 February, new ones which stack neatly. Thanks to Tuesday, 21 February. Even if you’re not 10.30 am-12 noon your generosity we have managed to buy ready to volunteer for the Board, please at Pauline’s home. 60, which should be sufficient for most come along to the meeting and do think We do need knitters, as events and dispose of the old ones; even about joining one of our vital committees we have many requests, our treasurer is happy because we haven’t such as Religion and Ritual, Education, so please do come and help. had to dig into the budget. Thanks so much. Caring Community. Comms, Hooray Contact: Pauline Jeffree, through Actually, there’s a slightly intriguing Cheder, Security or whatever. the synagogue office 020 8460 5460 story about disposal of the old chairs. You John Posner, Chairman

Highlight, February 2017 - Shevat/Adar 5777 2 Tu Bishvat – The New Year for Trees by Rabbi Jason Holtz Social Centre News he new year for trees, Tu B’Shevat, not let the first month be Sivan, the Dianne Mathews writes: Tthe fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Shavuot? It’s a bit like having On 28 December we had our usual month of Shevat, will begin on the the trees’ new year not beginning in meeting and, as it was during Chanukah, evening of 10 February. Perhaps spring, perhaps, but coming towards the we included potato latkes and lokschen February seems an odd time for the end of winter. We start our counting pudding in our meal. Although our trees’ new year. Spring is still some time before anything noticeable changes, not numbers were a little low, those who away and most trees look particularly at the start of the changes. were there thoroughly enjoyed it. We also had the pleasure of Jodi and Rabbi bare. Speaking of spring, why not wait The lesson is that, built into our until then for Tu B’Shevat? Jason Holtz’s company to light the calendar and way of taking time, we Chanukah candles. Actually, it makes perfect sense to expect, hope, and even pray for renewal have it in wintertime. After all, a day and rebirth. It’s nice to celebrate that Trudi Sealey is working hard to starts in either the evening (per the renewal and rebirth when it happens book a full programme of speakers and Jewish calendar) or the middle of the and we do that, too, with our various entertainment for 2017, so we’d really night (per the Gregorian calendar), not festivals, but it is also important that our love to see you all. with the sunrise. A month, which is calendar is built around an assumption Zelda Stone adds: based on the moon, always begins with a that things can get better. The Social Centre met again on 11 new moon, which is when the moon Sometimes we are in a season when January and, despite the fact that it was a cannot be seen at all. Who knows what things seem more dark than light and cold but sunny day, the usual “regulars” the coming month will bring? In our when what we lack is more apparent came to play Scrabble. etc. prayer books, on the Shabbat prior to than what we have. It’s at times like We had our usual discussion about Rosh Chodesh, the new moon, we pray these that we need reminders about the world events and one of our members for renewal and good month. While possibility of change and improvement. was excited because her granddaughter Rosh Hashanah starts in autumn, it February is a cold, dark month, so was has booked for them to see the World actually occurs during the seventh month January and so was December. But in Skating Championships in Helsinki of the year, Tishri. The first month of the February, about one month before spring in March - something she has always Hebrew calendar is Nisan, the same officially arrives, we can begin to see an wanted to experience. This initiated month as Passover, which begins on the end to winter ahead. various members telling about their life fourteenth day of Nisan, after we go With the new year long wish to see or experience different back to the first month. Passover is the for the trees soon things - some of which were quite festival of freedom, when the Israelites arriving, let us look surprising. were released from Egyptian slavery. forward to a year We did our exercises and then had Some have suggested that the Israelites of light and life lunch, which was very appetising as did not really become the Jewish people renewed. usual. until they received Torah at Mount Sinai, Happy Tu B’Shevat! seven weeks later, at Shavuot. So why Social Centre Future Programme Rabbi Jason Holtz Wednesdays from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm Poems by Joanna Seldon z”l Prayer February 8: visit and talk by Stephen Ison and That Would Be Scanned My father Who healed the sick, Andrew Leigh of Jewish Care The year started with poetry. Now too far away February 22: I scanned in whispers, catching To heal me, Exercises, socialising and lunch The rhythms of Hardy, Larkin. Stir your spirit March 8: Work out the beat; where lies the stress? To remind me Exercises, socialising and lunch Would it be out by a foot, would we find What it is to live March 22: Curious aberrations to the rule? The best that can be Entertainment by Bernard Victor Lived Next, I was taught to scan So long as I am Bromley WIZO Eretz Documents and send them Here. Winging through digital air. These two poems and many more can be Quiz@Home Mysterious message: picture and word. read on Joanna’s website (http://www. Saturday, 4 February Now, I’m the thing that is scanned. joannaseldon.co.uk/). Several, like these, 6.30 pm at the home of Barbara My body the picture, mine the beat were written in hospital, where Joanna Fiszzon in Beckenham. and the stress. was undergoing treatment for her terminal illness. Contact details through the Curious aberration to the rule? synagogue office: 020 8460 5460. Ultrasound, CT, PET, Octreotide, MRI. Please turn to page 7 for details of the memorial service for our former member, Please bring food to share. That almost scans. Lady Joanna Seldon, at the West Admission by voluntary donation. Synagogue on Tuesday, 7 February.

Copy date for March Highlight: Sunday 12 February 3 Cheder News Hooray Cheder We are really pleased to announce two additional members of the Hooray Cheder PTA. I (Michelle Brooks Evans) and Dani Hall will be continuing as co-chairs and Amanda Penn and Katia Pisetzky will be the new co-deputies. As a team we will be involved in Cheder and children’s activities and be there to assist Vicki. However, we can’t do this alone and we need you. If you would like to get hold of any of us, just email us on [email protected]

inter is well underway and Cheder is services are now integrated into our Wrolling along nicely! Here’s a bit of Cheder curriculum, as we want the news about what’s been happening, and a children to know about services and bit more news about what’s yet to come… use the Hebrew they’ve been learning, 1) Cheder started again on Sunday, 8 so please do come along. January and we got off to a flying 5) And now, a bit of advance warning: Katia and Amanda have joined Hooray start with Kittah Zayin’s Siddur thanks to a generous donation from one Cheder presentation (see the picture above). of our former Cheder teachers, we have This is an generous annual dona- been given a chance for a fully funded Amanda - I’m the mom (yes, American) tion from the Goldman Trust. Eight Cheder School Trip to the Jewish of Noah in Kittah Gimmel and Mabel children received their own siddur, or Museum in North West London at the in Super-Gan. We’ve been coming to prayer book, so that they may learn end of June. More details to follow, so Cheder for 3 years and both my kids love prayers for Jewish services. We are please keep an eye open for the flyers it, so I’m excited to contribute to this so grateful to the trust for continuing that will be coming home shortly. community that has been so welcoming to support our Cheder children. Last but not least, please check the Security to us. If anyone wants to talk to me, they 2) Congratulations are in order, because Rota on this page to see if we are expecting can generally find me in the Gan during last term, we managed to raise an you to show up for security. If you realise Cheder term time. incredible £215.00 for The Chart- you cannot attend on the day you’ve been Katia - I am Natali’s mom. Natali goes well Cancer Trust Tiger Ward. allocated, please contact Graham Harris: to Super Gan. I have Russian roots, This term, Kittah Chet has chosen [email protected] while Natali is also half-Tibetan. We our charity for us, called Instep, That’s all for now! Until next month, first made contact with the shul two which is a theatre programme years ago, when Natali was three. We L’Shalom, designed for children with disabili- came to the Gan and to some celebration ties. Please continue to send in your Vicki, Cheder Head Teacher events, we loved it. It felt like coming spare change, as we always talk in home. I very much look forward Cheder Security Rota, assembly about the good our Tzeda- to participating in the community kah is doing. Purim Term, 2017 - Sundays more often and giving back the love 3) Tu B’Shevat is coming on Sunday, 5 February and welcome we received and keep 5 February. This year, we’re tre- Rosanne Posner or Joe Millis receiving. It would be a great pleasure mendously excited that shul members 12 and 19 February - Half Term to meet and converse with all members and be a part of this incredibly inclusive Jo Jaeckel and Alona Sheridan 26 February community. will lead an activity for us! Please Michelle or Stuart Morgan Michelle and Dani send your children on the 5th with an 5 March Gavin Nathanson empty cereal box, which they will be Amanda and Katia recycling into a piece of art. 12 March Kim Osborne Hooray Cheder PTA 4) Our once-termly Children’s Service 19 March Judith French will take place this term on Saturday, Saturday 25 March 25 March. As usual, Cheder will be Children’s Service (No Cheder on cancelled on Sunday, 26 March to Sunday, 26 March) allow you to come to this event. These 2 April Amanda Penn

Highlight, February 2017 - Shevat/Adar 5777 4 Jewish learning programmes for women in 2017 Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner has launched two learning programmes for women in 2017. Two frameworks are offered, each costing £100 for the whole of 2017. Both assume no previous Talmudic knowledge. The Chai (life) Shiur This will be a monthly Talmud/ leadership shiur (class) for Progressive ?????? QUIZ NIGHT ?????? young adults who self-identify as Saturday, 18 March women on a leadership trajectory (up to age 32) with chavurah supper 8 pm in the Garden Room from 7-9 pm. There are 18 (numerical value of the Hebrew letters of Tickets: £10.00 per person spaces available – with a (חי chai corresponding 18 spaces at Rabbi £5.00 under 18s Laura’s dining table. Teams of 8 False Obstacles A monthly shiur open for all self- Bring your own nibbles (non-meat please) identifying women of any age. Rabbi Laura will teach about obstacles that We will provide tea, coffee and pastries are placed in front of Jewish women For tickets and further details contact in the name of halacha (Jewish law) Janet Burlem (at the Shul): 020 8460 5460, to stop them participating in personal or public rituals/Jewish public [email protected] life whether explicitly religious or communal. This includes issues such If you want to come on your own, or in 2’s or as women singing in public, wearing 3’s, just let us know and we can make up a table tallitot (prayer shawls), reading from for you Torah in public etc. From 7-9 pm. (location to be confirmed, will include an online platform) JEWISH BOOK WEEK BEAUTIFUL CARDS If you would like to participate please 25 February – 5 March email [email protected] and cc A range of lovely nature- Sonia Leigh [email protected]. at Kings Place, 90 York Way, based images, plus Places are filling fast, particularly for London N1 bespoke designs for the Chai Shiur. (lunchtime events at special occasions JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, Dates: London NW3) The Chai Shiur Besides the opportunity to browse and Tuesday 21 Feb, Tuesday 21 March, purchase from the wide range of books Monday 17 April, Wednesday 10 on offer, there are many interesting daily May, Monday 5 June, Tuesday 4 events for which tickets are required July, Tuesday 12 September, Tuesday (visit www.jewishbookweek.com). 10 October, Tuesday 7 November, There are no events on the two Fridays Tuesday 12 December and the Saturday ones are restricted to the evenings. False Obstacles A percentage of every sale will A full list of events can be viewed on the Tuesday 7 March, Monday 3 April, go to the Synagogue. Tuesday 2 May, Tuesday 23 May, website (see above) or in the brochure Details, prices and samples Tuesday 20 June, Tuesday 18 July, on display in the shul foyer. from Judi Sheffrin through the Tuesday 28 September, Tuesday 24 October, Tuesday 28 November, synagogue office: 020 8460 5460 Tuesday 9 January 2018.

Copy date for March Highlight: Sunday 12 February 5 Social and Personal Summer Hype 2017 - Emma and Manya write BIRTH - Jodi and I are delighted to ith the start of 2017 we are really We are applying for grants from announce the birth of our son, Asher Wexcited for the third Summer Hype. various organisations and hoping for Irving Holtz, on Monday, 16 January. Last year’s camp was a great success support from our local communities. B’simchah rabbah, with great joy. and, if you haven’t done so already, However, we would really appreciate any Rabbi Jason Holtz please do check out our twitter feed @ contribution you are able to make so that Summerhypeteam and our Facebook we can expand Summer Hype in 2017 and DEATH - We are very sorry to report page https://www.facebook.com/ create the best community possible for our the death of our member, Jackie Alfred, SummerHypeTeam. participants. The easiest way to donate is in a fire at her home on 18 January and This year we are adding two extra through our Virgin money page: we extend our deepest condolences to days to our camp (so running a seven- http://uk.virginmoneygiving. her children Nathan and Zibby and day camp!) at the same site as last com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/ other members of her family. May the year, Kingswood, Grosvenor Hall in showFundraiserProfilePage.action?use memory of Jackie be for a blessing. Ashford. Summer Hype is a summer rUrl=summerhype2017&isTeam=true BEREAVEMENTS - Sincere camp community for children from the This year you can also support us by Hackney area of London. Believing that clicking and voting for us to win a grant condolences to Julia Hodges and her everything from dance-offs to discussion through the Galaxy Hot Chocolate family on the sad loss of her mother, has educational value, we aim to give award.This is a grant that we have applied Jenny Silk, grandmother of Maya and children a unique space for fun, personal for and we have to get the most amount Cleo. May the memory of Jenny be for development and self-expression during of votes in order to win, so we would be a blessing. the school holidays - not to mention giving grateful for as many votes as possible. Sincere condolences to Rhona Green their parents a break! We plan to offer this You can also add us on easyfundraising and her family on the sad loss of her holiday to 40 children in year 7 and hope (https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ that many of our participants will return mother, Betty Green, grandmother of causes/summerhype/) so that whenever for a third year running. Leah and Hannah. May the memory of you shop online Summer Hype gets a Betty be for a blessing. We are also aiming to set up a year donation (at no extra cost to you). round youth club after Summer Hype With all good wishes and with many thanks Dedication of Memorial Plaque 2017, so our community and philosophy in advance for your ongoing support of A plaque in memory of the late Lois can always be of benefit to the participants. Summer Hype. Sokol, mother of Heidi Small, will be We plan to do different projects within the Yours sincerely, youth club, ranging from social action to dedicated after the Shabbat morning Emma Mittelman language classes to identity projects. service on Saturday, 11 February. and Manya Eversley Thanks to the congregation - Janet Burlem, our Administrator, The Foodie Club would like to thank everyone for their kind words of sympathy and comfort at the sad loss of her daughter, Nicola. BAR MITZVAH - A hearty mazal tov to Sam Burchill and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, which he will celebrate on Saturday, 11 February - Shabbat Shirah. GET WELL SOON - to Valerie Cohen, Denise Levinrad, Joan Lewis and Trudi Sealey. We are also wish well to others known to us who are unwell but prefer to remain private and those of whose indisposition we are unaware. Thursday, 2 February Welcome to new members The next outing for the Foodie Club will be on , and Mr Julian Heinemann of Anerley; we are hoping to go to a Turkish restaurant in West Wickham called Marmaris, Mrs Deborah Kale of Beckenham, which has come highly recommended. daughter of Miriam Wellbrook and of Anyone wishing to join us should contact me through the synagogue office: the late Derek Wellbrook; 020 8460 5460 Mrs Amelia Kyazze of London SE12. Brian Freeman

Highlight, February 2017 - Shevat/Adar 5777 6 Date for your diary 2016 at the Board of Deputies Joe Millis reports Nightingale Hammerson e are now against the Israeli settlements, seem to Supper Quiz Wentering fly in the face of the mainstream views the second year of British Jews. We very much hope you of the three-year will support this event for We on the Progressive side of term of the Board the debate are trying to point out, Nightingale Hammerson of Deputies, sometimes with success, that a City on Sunday 26 March British Jewry’s University/Yachad poll from 2015 which will take place at: sole democratic suggested that 75% of British Jews representative body. Nightingale House felt that settlement expansion was 105 Nightingale Lane It has been quite a busy year at the a ‘major’ obstacle to peace. And Board, which meets eight times a year more than two-thirds (68%) agreed London, SW12 and is the only Jewish organisation with the statement: ‘I feel a sense of The Supper Quiz is always a great that has representation from across despair every time Israel approves an sociable and fun evening with a the communal spectrum, from the expansion of the settlements’. Almost delicious supper and plenty of raffle JNF on the far right to pro-Israel, pro- three-quarters (73%) felt that Israel’s prizes to be won. peace Yachad on the left. It is also the current approach to the peace process You can make up a table of 10 with only place really where all the major has damaged its standing in the world. your family or friends or you can synagogal bodies, United, Reform, He also caused much anger when join a table Liberal and Masorti, can sit together he sent a letter of congratulations to Once again we are delighted that our without major broigeses. Almost. Only US President-elect Donald Trump, Quiz Masters Helen and Anthony one group is missing, and that is the which sparked an angry 200-signature Spiro and Alexandra and John ultra-Orthodox, who refuse to sit with letter from younger members of the Dembitz are hosting the evening us Progressives. And women. After all, community. and have already prepared the this could lead to mixed dancing. But, overall, the Board does good work questions! During the past year, the Board on behalf of the community, and that is Application forms will be available has worked hard to ensure that British largely down to its highly professional on request shortly Jews do not face discrimination at work staff. Many thanks for all your support or school because they need to take Joe Millis Annette Cauneen, time off for festivals and other Jewish holidays. Senior Fundraiser, 020 8772 2307 Thank you, generous annettecauneen@nightingale. And although this does not affect org.uk us much in South London, the Board members! has worked with Jewish schools to ensure that faith schools do not have Judi Sheffrin writes: to take a non-Jewish quota of 50%. During last year you were asked for In another educational development, donations for specific items on a Memorial Service for the the Board helped to produce a new couple of occasions. We are happy late Lady Joanna Seldon - resource to assist teens studying for a to announce that, as a result of one Sir Anthony Seldon writes: We would GCSE on Jewish Studies. The guide for appeal, 60 new chairs have now like to invite you to attend a memorial students and teachers gives an insight arrived in the Garden Room. Come service for Joanna, to be held at the into Judaism and was written by Clive and try them for size! on Tuesday 7 Lawton, whom some of you may know February at 5 pm. as one of the best educators in the The other item - for which we The service will be followed by a reception, community and as one of the founders still need just short of £500 - is to which you are warmly invited. Due to of Limmud. a defibrillator. Many of you limited space, would you please let us However, unfortunately, there are will know what a vital part such know in advance if you wish to stay on massive differences of opinion at the machines can play in saving lives. If for the reception - you can email us at Board when it comes to Israel. you are looking for a way to mark a [email protected]. The current President, Jonathan special event, why not contribute to Anthony, Jessica, Susie and Adam Arkush, is very much of the old this fund? Or just contribute anyway. Service: 5-6 pm; Reception: 6-9 pm school and will not contradict Israeli We hope we’ll never have to use it, government policy, especially when it but it will be reassuring to know that https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ comes to peace with the Palestinians. it is there. Donations may be sent to memorial-service-for-lady-joanna- His statements of late, especially his seldon-tickets-30920718702 condemnation of the UN Resolution the Synagogue office. Thank you.

Copy date for March Highlight: Sunday 12 February 7 Sadeh SERVICES Tu B’Shevat Seder and Party February 2017 – Shevat/Adar 5777 Sadeh farm will be hosting its first event on the evening of Saturday, 4 Fridays at 7.00 pm, unless otherwise stated. February – an enchanted indoor forest- Saturdays at 10.30 am, unless otherwise stated themed Tu B’Shevat party. Friday 3 February The evening will kick off with the Saturday 4 February Bo (8 Shevat) inspiring kabbalastic tradition of a Tu B’Shevat seder led by Rachel Rose Friday 10 February Reid and Yael Tischler, Kohenets, Saturday 11 February Tu B’Shevat which will involve fruit and wine. This Shirah (Beshallach - 15 Shevat) will be followed by the Rebbetzin’s Bar Mitzvah of Sam Burchill disco (by Jacqueline Nicholls), Tu B’Shevat art activities, apothecary Friday 17 February cocktails, snacks, an after-party and Saturday 18 February Yitro (22 Shevat) maybe a bonfire, weather dependent! Friday 24 February For those who want to stay, the next Saturday 25 February Shekalim (Mishpatim - 29 Shevat) morning we will have an Avodat lev (lots of singing!) session to start the day, Monday 27 February Rosh Chodesh Adar followed by breakfast and the planting of the first fruit trees on the farm. We are partnering with the Jewish Vegetarian Society, so don’t worry, all the food will be vegan and delicious. THE LIONEL BLUE MEMORIAL LECTURE And we are partnering with Moishe Speaker Dr John Sentamu House, which is also awesome. Most Rev and Rt Hon Archbishop of York Tickets Wisdom, Futility, Death and Time: Tickets for sleeping over are limited and the party-only tickets are running The Voice of Religion in the 21st out so snap yours up soon! Century Feel free to come just for the tree Wednesday 15 March at 8pm planting on Sunday which will take Alyth Synagogue, Alyth Gardens NW11 place from 11 am to 1 pm. Tickets are free with a suggested donation Doors Open: 7.45 pm - Refreshments https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ Tickets: Prepaid £10.00; on the door £15.00 tu-bshevat-seder-and-party-at-sadeh- (go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lionel-blue-lecture- tickets-30231312670 tickets-29886180370) This event was made possible through the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Rabbi Lionel Blue OBE z”l 1930 – 2016 Family Foundation’s Grassroots As a much loved broadcaster, prolific writer, congregational rabbi and Initiative program. convener of the Reform Beit Din, Lionel Blue z”l endeared himself to Sadeh is situated in the Skeet Hill millions. He provided inspiration and wisdom to those who listened House grounds. Skeet Hill House is situated just 2 miles from Junction 3 of to him on the radio, read his books or sat opposite him. the M25 in Kent, in 7 acres of beautiful College is honoured to be hosting the first Lionel Blue z”l greenbelt countryside. It is the only Memorial Lecture as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations fully kosher residence for use by Jewish Dr John Sentamu, Most Rev and Rt Hon Archbishop of York organisations which is still in operation. Dr John Sentamu practised Law both at the Bar and at the Bench in It is a communal facility in the fullest meaning of the word, being used by Uganda before he came to the UK in 1974. He was groups of youngsters from youth groups, ordained as a priest in 1979, he was appointed Bishop schools and synagogues from every for Stepney in 1996, Bishop for Birmingham in 2002 segment of the Jewish community. and Archbishop of York in 2005. He is Primate of England and Metropolitan, a member of the House of Lords and a Privy Councillor.

Highlight, February 2017 - Shevat/Adar 5777 8 Dates for Your Diary February March W 1 W 1 Th 2 Foodie Club - details from Brian Th 2 Freeman F 3 F 3 S 4 Terumah S 4 Bo S 5 Rehearsal for Purim Shpiel after Sadeh Farm Tu B’Shevat party Cheder WIZO Quiz@home - Beckenham venues at Jewish Book Week ends 6.30 pm M 6 S 5 at Sadeh Tu B’Shevat tree planting T 7 Farm, 11 am to 1 pm W 8 Social Centre, 10.30-2.30 at the Shul M 6 Th 9 T 7 Memorial service for the late Joanna Seldon, 5 pm at West London F 10 Synagogue S 11 Zachor (Tetzaveh) W 8 Social Centre, 10.30-2.30 at the Shul Erev Purim - Talk by Stephen Ison and Andrew Rehearsal for Purim Shpiel after the Leigh on Jewish Care service Th 9 S 12 PURIM - Purim Shpiel - 10 am in the Synagogue F 10 M 13 S 11 Tu B’Shevat - Beshallach Bar Mitzvah of Sam Burchill T 14 Synagogue AGM, 8 pm at the Shul Plaque dedication after the service W 15 Inaugural Lionel Blue Memorial S 12 Cheder Half Term Lecture - 8 pm at Alyth Gardens M 13 Th 16 T 14 F 17 W 15 S 18 Ki Tisa (Parah) Quiz Night at the Synagogue Th 16 S 19 F 17 M 20 S 18 Yitro T 21 S 19 Cheder Half Term W 22 Social Centre, 10.30-2.30 at the Shul M 20 Bernard Victor entertains T 21 Th 23 W 22 Social Centre, 10.30-2.30 at the Shul F 24 Th 23 Talmud class at 10.30 am S 25 Ha Chodesh (Vayakhel-Pekudei) Knit and Natter, 10.30-12 noon at Children’s service Pauline’s S 26 Clocks go forward 1 hour Talk by Lord Peter Hain, 7.30 pm at No Cheder Wimbledon Shul M 27 F 24 SHEKALIM (Mishpatim) T 28 Rosh Chodesh Nisan S 25 Jewish Book Week begins at Kings Place, London W 29 Th 30 S 26 Audition and first rehearsal for Purim Shpiel - after Cheder F 31 M 27 Rosh Chodesh Adar T 28

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