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33 Kehillatkernow.Com December 2012, Kislev/Tevet 5773 KK Members Bring in the Year of 5773! KolKol KehillatKehillat KernowKernow Voice of the Jewish Community in Cornwall Issue 33 kehillatkernow.com December 2012, Kislev/Tevet 5773 KK Members bring in the year of 5773! Pat Lipert fashion the ten-day period in Tishri. A light supper followed. Members of Kehillat Kernow observed The Days The first day of Rosh Hashanah, weather holding of Awe during September with many good again, made for a hopeful beginning to another wishes for all our friends and congregants at year. Harvey again led the service with so many the Lipert house in Rosudgeon. 5773 was of the traditional themes and music creating ushered in with a fine service led by Chairman a very nostalgic observance. Murray Brown Harvey Kurzfield. Many members who lived blew the shofar proclaiming the beginning of both near and far made a special effort to be 5773 official. A special Kiddush and luncheon there as we began to reflect in more intense followed. With so many contributions from the New Year parade-Julian Berg has the honour this year of carrying the Torah for the 5753 service when the Akeda portion is traditionally read. Yom Kippur, the mood of this season took on a more reflective tone. Who cannot be moved by hearing those plaintive refrains? Who cannot take stock of ones self when we observe Yom Kippur? Teshuvah permeates everything. On Yom Kippur, several of our members helped with the five services: Adam Feldman, Harvey Kurzfield, Iain Brown and Louise Garcia. Yes, it is a long day, but a good day, and somehow we are all uplifted and better than we were the day before. Nicola Willis break fast supper insured the transition from the religious to the secular was very joyful indeed. Thank you to all those who Prayers for Atonement-Part of the KK congregation on Yom Kippur participating in the all- helped during the four-day period for no day services led by several of our members community event can be held without those who work very hard to make it happen. community, everyone began the first of Tishri Let this New Year be a time of more community LotsLots moremore with a fine celebratory meal. Some members spirit, sensitivity and hands-on caring for even ate al fresco. Not bad considering the others. Let there be more volunteering from inside,inside, summer weve had. It seems that Rosh a greater number of our members and more Lots more Hashanah always is blessed by warmth outside continuous charity for the causes we support. including...including... and inside. Let the spirit of Yom Tov be with us throughout inside, With Harvey singing Kol Nidre on the erev of 5773. including... Dor Kemmyn launch .............2 Meet the rabbi: weekend Jacobs visit ............................3 Shabbaton with Rabbi Livingstone Members of Kehillat Kernow were treated to of us! one member said, showing the Bernard Moss pottery..........4 a weekend of services with visiting US enthusiasm everyone felt through the director of Small Communities Rabbi Reuven exchange. Livingstone November 2-3rd. Held at the It was the first chance Rabbi Reuven and the Talking story.........................5 Lipert house in Rosudgeon, there were Friday Cornish Community had met and it renewed Night services and Shabbat dinner, Saturday our ties with the US community. Rabbi On being a Jew........................7 morning services followed by Kiddush and Reuven replaces Elkan Levy in the luncheon. directorship. The position offers a way for The services were well attended and R. the US to reach out to the smaller Livingstones talks and sermons were warm, communities throughout England. Details of Newsletter designed by Noah Hearle welcoming, and inclusive. Members were this event will be featured in the next issue designextreme.com able to get to exchange ideas and it was a of Kol Kehillat Kernow. Website design and Sudoku puzzles good opportunity for R. Livingstone to get to Thank you Rabbi Reuven for giving all of us know our community. I really feel he is one a memorable Shabbaton! Do you want to share your Kol Kehillat Kernow? Visit: kehillatkernow.com/newsletter for an online version of the newsletter! 2 December 2012 Kol Kehillat Kernow Chairmans Dor Kemmyn Project on its remarks way Harvey Kurzfield Pat Lipert I sometimes allow the news to depress me, es­ The sun shone gloriously down on members of pecially when I read about the misery caused the Cornwall Faith Forum in October when the by a relatively few people against site for Dor Kemmyn, Common Ground, was the many. It seems as if bad firmly established. Celebration for gaining char­ news stories are what grab ity status and planning permission for the inter- the headlines. In reality, Im faith building which will house many cultural sure more good stories are and faith groups throughout Cornwall took out there which dont get place at the Penmount site. The details of the reported. OK, the Olympics building-to-be were explained by the architect and Para-Olympics were Matt Robinson to a crowd of about a hundred well covered and that was people, local officials, representatives of seven good to see. But there are good faith groups, and children from the Church of stories going on all the time. Here are England VA Primary School choir. Robinson ex­ a couple of small ones: I sent my daughter in plained the various venues which could be held London a dust-buster for her new flat via Ama­ in the proposed building along with its spiritual Harmony at Penmount-Kehillat Kernow members, Estelle Moses and Harvey Kurzfield zon. It never arrived and I didnt hear about it and aesthetic features. enjoy the songs, rituals and prayers offered until I got back from Rome. I immediately rang In keeping with Cornish tradition, a Celtic bless­ at the Dor Kemmyn ceremonies. Amazon and within two days her present ar­ ing was delivered by Grandbard Maureen Fuller, rived. Now thats not world news, but it is good a coconut was smashed in good Bhati style to Last month, Kehillat Kernow raised money for news as far as Im concerned. Another good bring luck to the project. Rev. Andrew Yates, the building project with its evening of Jewish news story occurred a couple of weeks ago when Brian and Bernadine Nathan invited a few peo­ ple to their home to share a film about Israel. The film didnt focus on the Israel/Palestine argument or the Israel/Iran argument, nor even the Israel/every anti-semitic group in the world argument. Instead it looked at all the positive aspects of Israel: The brilliant innovative indus­ tries helping to shape the way things are done all over the world, the positive attitudes to work of almost all Israeli people; the quality of edu­ cational, inspirational achievements in Israel. And even here in sunny Cornwall, our Jewish community that started life with about ten members, has grown to become a significant part of Anglo-Jewish history. We should be proud of our achievements. The inter-faith community is also about spread­ ing good news, sharing good practices and in a short time (relatively speaking), we hope to be part of the good news story that is Dor Kemmyn (Common Ground) where worshippers of all faiths will have the opportunity to share a most beautiful building. Ecumenical Plans-Rita Stephen, Interfaith Development Worker and tireless promoter of the If you have good stories to tell, share them so Dor Kemmyn building project, shows a model of the proposed Interfaith Forum building we can all be more positive about the future. designed by architect Matt Robinson. Along with good and bad news, we also hear of sad news with the deaths of three people close Chair of the Cornwall Faith Forum, delivered humour and story telling. Now plans are under­ to our community. Bernard Moss had been a the welcome and peace prayer and emceed the way to raise the rest of the monies needed to member for a number of years but living in Me­ ceremony. make the building a reality. vagissey and being of advanced age, meant that Readings were offered with themes of light, few people would have met Bernard. He was a peace, harmony, and good will to all peoples gentle, quiet man who worked as a potter. He and for our planet by representatives of the never retired. I will miss him. seven faiths. Happy Kehillat Kernow had a true friend in Celia Levy Placing of the last stake in the oval which out­ and her death in Israel after a long illness is a lines the proposed building was put into place Chanukah! great loss. Our thoughts go to her husband, El­ by Lord Lieutenant Colonel Bolitho completing kan and to her family. the Wood Henge on the site. Get out your Chanukiahs for the first lighting Finally our lovely Kate Fagin passed away after Our own Harvey Kurzfield gave a fine rendition of the candles is the 8th of this month. a long battle on Monday the 15th of October. of Adon Olam to the tune of Yellow Submarine A special service led by Adam and all the Words cannot express what I feel in my heart and everyone joined in the chorus saluting the Cheder children is set for the 2nd of Tevet, at this moment in time. Our thoughts are with project which will bring so many people of var­ 15th December, at Three Bridges School, the Anthony and both their families. ious faiths, backgrounds and cultures together. seventh day of Chanukah. Service begins at Shalom. A luncheon followed the ceremony. 10:30am.
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