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HAMAOR Pesach 5775 / April 2015 HAMAOR 3 New Recruits at the Federation PESACH 5775 / APRIL 2015 3 Parent Families A Halachic perspective 125 Years of Edmonton Federation Cemetery A Chevra Kadisha Seuda to remember Escape from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana An Insider’s A Story of Survival View of the Beis Din Demystifying Dinei Torah hamaor Welcome to a brand new look for HaMaor! Disability, not dependency. I am delighted to introduce When Joel’s parents first learned you to this latest edition. of his cerebral palsy they were sick A feast of articles awaits you. with worry about what his future Within these covers, the President of the Federation 06 might hold. Now, thanks to Jewish informs us of some of the latest developments at the Blind & Disabled, they all enjoy Joel’s organisation. The Rosh Beis Din provides a fascinating independent life in his own mobility examination of a 21st century halachic issue - ‘three parent 18 apartment with 24/7 on site support. babies’. We have an insight into the Seder’s ‘simple son’ and To FinD ouT more abouT how we a feature on the recent Zayin Adar Seuda reflects on some give The giFT oF inDepenDence or To of the Gedolim who are buried at Edmonton cemetery. And make a DonaTion visiT www.jbD.org a restaurant familiar to so many of us looks back on the or call 020 8371 6611 last 30 years. Plus more articles to enjoy after all the preparation for Pesach is over and we can celebrate. My thanks go to all the contributors and especially to Judy Silkoff for her expert input. As ever we welcome your feedback, please feel free to fill in the form on page 43. Wishing all of you a chag kasher v’sameach. 21 Eva Chapper Editor eNABLeD 4 New Recruits at the Federation Federation of Synagogues | 65 Watford Way, London NW4 3AQ [email protected] | www.federationofsynagogues.com 5 Letter from the Federation President TRUSTEES BURIAL SOCIETY 6 3-Parent Babies PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATOR Halachic perspectives on mitochondrial donation Mr Andrew Cohen Mr Thomas Zelmanovits 13 Message from the CEO VICE-PRESIDENTS SEXTON Mr Noson Kahler Mr Dov Black & Mr Jacky Weg Tel: 020 8202 3903 14 Dinei Torah at the Beis Din TREASURERS (FEDERATION) Fax: 020 8203 0610 An inside view Mr Adam Jacobs & Mr Leon Out of hours answerphone: Newmark 020 8202 3903 18 Celebrating 30 Years of the Aviv Restaurant TREASURERS (BURIAL SOCIETY) CEMETERIES 21 7 Adar Chevra Kadisha Seudah Mr Menachem Gertner & Mr Moshe Montagu Road, Winegarten Edmonton N18 2NF 27 Study in Success BETH DIN Tel: 020 8807 2268 416 A visit to London’s Shaarei Orah Institute ROSH BETH DIN Upminster Road North, 30 History Updated Dayan Y Y Lichtenstein Rainham, Essex RM13 9SB The Federation from 1887 - 2015 Dayan M D Elzas Tel: 01708 552825 REGISTRAR Rabbi Z Unsdorfer During the winter months both 32 Escape from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana Enquires to the Registrar cemeteries are open daily, except Tel: 020 8202 2263 Shabbos and Yom Tov, from 9am until 37 The True Meaning of Simple dusk. During British Summer Time Registered Charity No. 259480 CHIEF EXECUTIVE gates are open until 5pm and during the 38 News and Events Rabbi A Lazarus month of Ellul until 6pm 44 Personals Designed and printed by Kwirkee Ltd | [email protected] 2 HAMAOR Pesach 5775 / April 2015 HAMAOR 3 New Recruits at the Federation Two new staff members have joined the team at Head Office in the last six months Rabbi Josh Bennett Judy Silkoff COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, KF KOSHER COMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECTS MANAGER LETTER FROM THE FEDERATION PRESIDENT >> Josh joins the KF Judy has a degree in Andrew Cohen Kosher team with a English Literature from wealth of experience UCL and has spent the HOTOGRAPHY as a kashrus and food P past eight years working management professional. ENDEL for Jewish communal Dear Reader M He began his career as organisations. Prior to that, I’m delighted to welcome you to the Pesach edition of HaMaor 5775. You will see as you peruse the magazine, HaMaor the Rabbinic Coordinator she worked as a journalist, is a publication in transition – we have made some changes to both the style and content of the magazine in this edition. We attached to a food licencing contributing regularly are keen to gain feedback from you, our members, as to what you would like to see in the magazine in future editions, and department, researching to the Jewish Chronicle, the format the magazine should take. To this end, you will find details of how to submit your feedback on page 43. products, managing a team Totally Jewish, Hamodia of mashgichim and visiting factories to follow up on and Jerusalem Post among other publications. She went Recently, I visited Manchester where I met with representatives of the Ohel Torah kehilla in Salford, which has joined the applications for kosher certification. He then moved on to on to spend a year managing fundraising committees Federation family as our fifteenth Constituent member. Ohel Torah was established some 70 years ago towards the end of a position as Logistics Manager at KosherZone, the online and doing PR for Chai Cancer Care, followed by five World War II and some of the founder members are still playing an active role in communal life today. Over the past few years, department of a busy kosher supermarket in North West years at outreach organisation Phone and Learn as the membership of the kehilla has risen considerably and the small shul building is veritably bursting at the seams, with many London. There, he was responsible for bringing in new Programme Coordinator. Most recently she worked at of its programmes and tefillos needing to be held off-site. As a result of their move to the Federation, Ohel Torah will be able business while setting up the operation from scratch. Jewish employment charity TrainE-TraidE in the role to start their ambitious new building project, having recently purchased land on the site of the former Central Synagogue. Prior to this, Josh studied at Hasmonean High School of Employment Project Manager, where she managed The new site is across the road from their shul and will include a Beis Hamedrash and Simcha Hall. This will bring all their and learnt at Midrash Shmuel in Israel for many years, PR and social media in addition to coordinating special services under one roof and enable them to develop and expand further. gaining Semicha from R’Zalman Nechemya Goldberg events, ongoing courses and regular workshops for the While the overall size of the Manchester Jewish community has not changed significantly since the 1950s, it is evident that shlita in 2010. organisation. the frum kehilla is undergoing a period of tremendous growth. According to a 2013 study, 91% of Salford Jews identify as Josh’s remit at the Federation is to increase the number Since joining the Federation in January, Judy has set strictly Orthodox, with local frum schools reporting increases in enrolment of up to 25%. The same study found that 47% of of products certified under the KF Kosher logo – he up the successful ‘Ask the Federation’/ShailaOnline all Jewish marriages taking place in the city were under strictly Orthodox auspices and three quarters of all Jewish births already has several new companies and products in the Facebook group in addition to the Federation’s general were to frum families. According to anecdotal evidence, approximately 200 frum families moved to Prestwich since last pipelines including a range of flavoured coffees and social media profiles, and managed the publicity for Pesach and the community is thriving. a naturally derived sugar replacement. At the end of the Chevra Kadisha dinner. She is responsible for all March, Josh brought KF Kosher to well-known trade publications, including the new regular e-newsletter to Looking at Greater London, there are areas, such as Edgware, Borehamwood and Elstree that have indicated significant show the International Food and Drink Event, where Federation shuls and Council members. In the coming Orthodox growth in the past decade. As ever, this growth is reflected in local Federation activity. Crucially, our new 11-acre the organisation was one of 1200 exhibiting companies months she will be overseeing the rebranding of the cemetery in Edgwarebury Lane will provide a vital amenity for these communities. The land, close not only to the Edgware present. Federation and the website redesign. community but within easy reach of Ohr Yisrael in Elstree as well, will accommodate up to 8,000 plots and is projected to be ready for use in the next 12 months. Significantly, Borehamwood and Elstree have shown a 40-50% increase in the size To contact Josh with suggestions for the Kashrus To contact Judy regarding publications or projects email of the community over the last decade and it has become a vibrant centre of Jewish life. department email [email protected] [email protected] When the Federation was established in the East End of London nearly 130 years ago, it was in response to a rapid increase in the number of Jewish immigrants to that area of the city. The Federation understood their needs and was able to provide DO YOU HAVE A SHAILA? them with a communal model that enabled them to maintain and nurture their minhogim and way of life, while fully integrating Post your question and get a response from the Federation Beis Din within 24 hours as active members of British Jewish society. Indeed, once again, the Federation is positioned to identify and respond to FEDERATION OF the needs of the current Orthodox Jewish community, tracking its growth and establishing itself as a strong presence across London and nationally.
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