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e have completed the team have put a lot of effort into the High Holy Day services organisation of the night and we and now look forward to are honoured to be addressed by WSimchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret. keynote speakers LBC member Simchat Torah gives us a once in Justice Howard Nathan AM QC (Ret) a year opportunity to recognise and also Rabbi Dr John Levi AM who the contributions of two very special was instrumental in establishing LBC people in our congregation. This year our and supporting the shul through its early Chatan Torah is David Rooseboom and Rena Lopata development. Also attending will be local Victorian our Kallat B’reshit. David and Rena have been long- MP’s and local dignitaries including representatives time contributors to the shul, David as a member of the from a number of shuls and Jewish organisations. Security team and Rena as leader of the Care group. As Co-Presidents we ask that you join with us for It will be particularly pleasing to see the efforts of this special dinner to celebrate Leo Baeck Centre’s such dedicated members recognised with this unique unique contribution to Jewish life in the northeast honour. of over the past seventy years, the High Holy Day services ran smoothly thanks to the congregation’s engagement with the region and in planning and experience of Rabbi Jonathan, Michael particular LBC’s contribution to the social fabric Taft, Maurice Duband and Jonathan Taft and a whole and well-being of the Boroondara and adjoining team of people including lay leaders, the LBC choir communities. Please take the time to secure your place and our ever-vigilant security group. We have received by contacting the office or booking online through many positive comments regarding the new Machzor Trybooking.com/BFGJD. and the inclusive nature of services. We hope to take Shana Tova this excellent start and build upon it in future years. LBC’s 70th Anniversary Dinner is the next big event Jim Beck & Gillian Lubansky on the horizon. Vice President Tanya Warms and her

Thank you from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Dear Friends We want to say a huge thank you for your generous donation to the Foodbank. Currently 90% of all groceries and material aid is donated by generous supporters just like you. We can’t operate our programs without your compassionate contribution. The Foodbank operates as a free grocery store for people seeking asylum, where they can choose their own items providing dignity and access to food they can’t afford to buy. Approximately 700 people are requiring food each week and half of those rely on us as their sole source of food. Many of these people are denied the right to seek work and earn an income, while others may receive small amounts. Sadly, this is increasingly the case and the call on our service is growing. It is so inspiring for us here at ASRC to hear the generosity of supporters just like you. Particularly, how this has translated into the practical provision of food to support people seeking asylum in our community. Thank you once again for your compassion and support. It truly is invaluable. Karen and the Foodbank team. Food & Goods Donations Coordinator 214-218 Nicholson St Footscray 3011 For car deliveries: Enter via the rear garage (35 Albert St Footscray) Tel: +61 3 9326 6066 www.asrc.org.au

2 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 rabbinic reflection Looking Back and Looking Forward

ow – would we ever take intensity of the work had faded be OK – but until things on if we realised and over the subsequent years of using the birth, until remembered how much and enjoying the Siddur – and the baby takes Wwork they would really be? because we really always knew its first breaths, Back in Britain, we have long- that a matching Machzor would survives its standing friends who got married be required once the Siddur was first days, you a few months after us. They had introduced, and because it requires can’t be sure! two children soon after, way a particular tenacity allied with a From the Rabbis and before we started on family. We specific skill set and management Ritual Groups’ points of view, it watched them grow through the ability and an attention to detail seemed good – and feedback from baby stages and the paddling pool which is hard to find, especially congregants across the region has stages and into primary and then when it also requires a certain been enthusiastic and positive. secondary schools. By then, we knowledge base in Hebrew and Indeed we sold more books than were expecting Naomi – only to find Aramaic liturgy as well! we expected, and have very few out that our friends had decided to At the back of my mind are left for coming years – so if you start again and were also expecting Mordechai’s words to Esther in were sharing, but would like to another child. We couldn’t quite the Purim story: ‘Who knows, treat yourself to one each for the understand why, since they’d been perhaps you were put here for coming years, I strongly suggest through it all and come out the just this purpose’. Indeed, in the you contact the office and buy now, other side relatively unscathed. words of Rabbi Elyse D. Frishman as there will never be another print Why didn’t they quit whilst they in the Siddur, it has been a ‘sacred run. However, if you found a slightly were ahead?! With the passage of opportunity’. And I want to again larger print would have been useful, the years and raising two of our acknowledge our own Dr Linda large print editions are available, own children through those stages, Stern, who worked with me and and the Yom Kippur book is in two and much as we love them, we are supported me on both Siddur and thinner volumes for convenience. all the more sure that we certainly Machzor, really confirming the clear Attendance for Rosh Hashanah would not wish to start again! Leo Baeck contribution to creating and Yom Kippur was good – I don’t Perhaps it is a useful survival our complete set of new liturgy. remember having to have extra mechanism not to recall quite The books would certainly not be seats put out for a Kol Nidrei before how hard it really is! The Siddur so polished and beautiful without – perhaps it was because of our took me over two years of really the input of the Project Editor and new cellist. Thank you for locating demanding, intense and often Manager Rabbi David E. S. Stein her, Maurice, and thank you again heated and challenging discussion who has made the production of for the enormous amount of work and negotiation with colleagues such books as the Reform Chumash you and the choir did in preparing and with the editorial committee, and the Women’s Torah his unique for the new services, and thanks but it was the hundreds of hours niche. But few would be aware that also to the office for all the extra of sitting over a computer, trying David and I were chavruta (study) work they had to put in. The chair to hold everything together in partners when we were both of the Ritual Committee at the mind and on paper and on the student Rabbis, spending a year at congregation I served in screen, and recording, checking, Pardes yeshivah in Jerusalem way always calculated that the later the trying to meet deadlines, whilst back in 1986! Did God make that festivals fell in the year, the higher reviewing and adjusting Hebrew, happen, or did we make it happen, the attendance, and this might transliteration, translation, and or did we make it happen because explain this year. But next year they making sure it would all fit on the God made it happen? God, as they are earlier again – Rosh Hashanah page, and satisfying the rules that say, ‘works in mysterious ways’! is Saturday 19th September, the creative material could only Anyway, I look back at the start and Yom Kippur is Monday 28th be on the left side of the page, of the year with some happiness September. May I suggest you whilst double page spreads like the and relief. Producing a book like put them in your calendars now? Sh’ma had to be the even and odd this is somewhat akin to having a Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret (also sides… Why did I put my hand up baby – albeit with an even longer major festivals) are on Saturday to go through it all again with the gestation. We did all the checks and 2nd October and Saturday 18th Machzor? I suppose because the tests we could, and it all seemed to October 2020. continues p.7

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 3 Or Chadash Al Tzion Ta-ir

e (people of Israel) should responsibility to be a light to phrase of being a light and I realize be a ‘new light’ that shines brighten up the earth that comes that one individual can influence out from Zion, meaning out of ‘Zion’, that comes out a community, one community Wour belief system and our land to from our Jewish study and set of can influence, a city, one city brighten (the world). beliefs, then it is not what we do can influence a country and one God had big expectations for as individuals but what we do as country can influence the world. It us when we were instructed to a community that matters most. is the sparks that need to ignite the brighten the world! We have amazing individuals doing fire. powerful Tikkun Olam, ‘fixing of What does the text mean that it We need to function as a the earth’. And I know that many community that challenges and says we should be a ‘new light’, or of our congregants do amazing chadash? exemplifies: What? We need to think work in their everyday work, saving about what will make a difference. On one level it means that we lives, fighting for the rights of the should educate our children. We are disadvantaged, teaching in schools In this, we are not alone - The here to bring them into this world and supporting those in need. Jewish Ecological Coalition has a of understanding, teaching them But Judaism not only encourages 'UPJ group', launched at the 2018 to know right from wrong, but even us to make personal accounting Biennial in Melbourne. Contact more than that we are charged with of our actions but also holds Rabbi Jonathan for more details. making them thinkers, who can us responsible as a community. Let's use our Consumer power bring new understanding to the When we made our confessions against big industries that we can world we live in. They can be a force accounting on Yom Kippur, we directly affect. Here are the top for change through their pursuit said 'Al cheit sheh-chatanu' (in the consumer industries which we can of knowledge. And we are charged plural) - God, please forgive us, change with our dollars. with the responsibility to pass on for we have murdered, raped and • Fashion and clothing industry, our accumulated knowledge and stolen - not that we did these things • Food industry, wisdom; as individuals but we are part of a • Meat and dairy farming, • Jewish methods of learning, society which did, and therefore we must each take some responsibility • Building, • Jewish understanding of justice, and ask for forgiveness. and • Travel • Jewish ideas for a better society. The problem is that we as a • Banking, insurance community need to become a force The clothing industry is one of the We need to ask ourselves, are for change: 'or chadash' a cohesive biggest polluters in the world. We we doing that? Are we inspiring group who makes a statement of can vote with our dollars by only these young sparks to change the action and thought that says we are buying clothes which are made world and make it a better place? LBC Progressive community. We are partly or completely from recycled Are we challenging them to make recognizing the need to move the materials (op-shops not only have a the world a just and better place? world forward and therefore as a wonderful range of recycled clothes It is our job, our primary job, to community, we are going to. 'from Zion ‘brighten’ the world', but also support valuable charities). from our Judaism, to improve the 'Or Chadash' LBC's The clothing industry needs to be world physically, spiritually and 'Brightening' program for restructured to reuse materials intellectually. Repairing the Earth and repurpose materials instead of creating this vast industry of waste. We want our children to take on One pressing challenge seems to Ask at the stores you buy at if they board our Jewish values. We want be more urgent than all the others have any clothes with recycled to create a spiritual space that is - we are told that there is only content. If we don’t ask, they will vibrant and transformative. And if one decade to go before climate not know there is an interest and we want this in such a short amount change is irreparable. This is such demand for it. of time, we need to demonstrate an enormous problem that it seems that it is central to our values by there is nothing we can do that will Food is unnecessarily over- making it a central part of adult make a difference. One less drive packaged to encourage your life. We need to demonstrate it by in the car or recycling our rubbish consumption. If you protest the personal example. is not going to reverse this path packaging at the supermarket we are on. But then I look at this by stopping when you exit the If we are charged with the

4 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 supermarket and take off all the be financially pragmatic with the We can radically change the way we packaging and leave it at the same land producing 8 times more consume and therefore pressure supermarket to demonstrate that food - definitely beneficial for the all these industries. I am inspired you object to it (or better still, do it environment. by Greta Thunberg, one Swedish at the customer service desk), they By the way, emissions from flying teenager with no financial power will notice! are also even more damaging than who is forcing the world to put Refuse to eat food at restaurants those from your car - experts say climate change on the agenda. She and take-away served in single- the emissions at high level are 5 is highlighting the obvious truth use packaging. Many people have times worse than those that have that the scientists are telling us, started to use keeper cups - now to make their way up from ground and we are choosing to ignore! we need to start using keeper level (and they are bad enough!). We, the members and consumers plates and packaging - tell them So try to fly less - and when you of LBC, can force these mammoth you are coming with your lunch box must, make sure to offset your industries to change by voting with to pick up your takeaway! emissions through a reputable our wallets. Notify the supermarket that you company such as greenfleet.com. If we can become a cohesive group want imperfect veg and fruit to au - ideally not the airlines - this of consumers who agree to sign up be an option to buy. Farmers and will cost 5-10% of the cost of the to these practices as a community, supermarkets are trashing tons of flight. It is always fun to fly away we become an example and we fruit and veg because they think on a plane on a beautiful get- might influence other communities we the consumer will not purchase away, but until the airline industry of faith to also sign on to influence imperfect product. Tell them that develops planes to be much more the system. you will. environmentally compatible, try Our children are not buying into our to avoid it (check out the new Large amounts of the materials we systems of faith if those systems Israeli-designed 10 seater electric seem distant and irrelevant. Let’s use to build with are disposed of plane, the Eviation Alice: https:// within the building process. The show them that we care about their nocamels.com/2019/06/israel- future and that their community smaller the job the more waste. eviation-aircraft-alice-electric- We on a personal level in our is something they want to be a plane). We need to avoid the airline part of. We need to give them the renovations need to specify that industry as far as possible. We need our builders use recycled materials power to make the world they are to vote with our dollars. Most of inheriting a better place - and (and be prepared to pay extra our trips are optional. We now have for it if necessary - it often costs that's the Jewish goal of Tikkun increasingly effective and reliable Olam! more). And we need to establish video conferencing. We do not have mandatory recycle disposal and to fly out to meetings across the We are a community that can help repurpose sites for the building world. to change the future for these industry. children - our own and all the We all have more money than we others - who will inherit the earth. We need to understand that cattle think - whether it be in banks or produce extremely damaging our pension funds - or even in Or Chadash - help us shine a new methane which is many times our mortgages! It is not too hard light - let us be a beacon to a safer, more problematic even than the to switch from institutions that healthier future. CO2 coming out of your car. We are funding fossil fuels and other can vote with our wallets to not by Debbie Miller and damaging industries to those who Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black, eat beef and dairy. This is the new specialise in clean, green ones kosher, ‘eco kosher’- food that is fit such as renewables. This sends a to eat. Food that will not destroy powerful message (especially when the environment. I realize this is you send a letter to the Managing problematic for our dairy and beef Director explaining why you have farmers, but it is possible to get a left them) and has a major and lot more cereal or vegetable food ongoing effect. They are likely to out of a single plot of land then perform at least as well and are it is to make a pound of beef, so quite likely not to suffer the results the transition will have a cost to of the firms which have holdings in farmers but it could ultimately dirty and declining industries.

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 5 life stories

Over this 70th year we are including excerpts from the Chespeds (eulogies) of some of those who have been influential members of the congregation over the years. In this edition we remember Lazar Krum, who established the Leo Baeck Arts Centre. (LBAC) in 2004 and chaired its Committee for many years . Lazar Krum and care for others, whatever religion or culture or cultural or 24/10/1948 - 30/03/2016 sexual identity. What a crucial ur tradition teaches us to lesson for all of us in this fractured emulate God – and if God modern world. is full of compassion, Lazar Despite a three-and-a-half-year Owas indeed a good follower of the struggle with cancer, he kept tradition, since he was one of the working and creating, striving to most genuinely compassionate be present for the opening of a and caring people I have known. new exhibition, but sadly losing the As I sing the prayer, it will include battle before the opening. his Hebrew name Eleazar, from Typically, it is fresh, creative, which Lazar is a diminutive – and colourful and different. He called indeed Eleazar means helper of it Above and Beyond. The words, God – and indeed this is what whether he realised or not – and Lazar was – helping to make this I expect he did, were from the world a better, more caring, more Mourner’s kaddish, with which I insightful and reflective place. dedication he put into curating now conclude my words. Please join In the thirteen years I knew him, and exhibiting other people’s me if you would like to, in honour of Lazar was the most considerate, work was amazing – selfless and Lazar’s remarkable life and work. gentle and loving soul. His quite unsung. But that would be relationship with his wife Diana by Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black no surprise to those who saw was close, loving, appreciative and him working on his own work, respectful, and the fact that he spending hour after hour in the demonstrated an ongoing care and studio until he was satisfied. His friendship with his first wife Karin work was imaginative, creative, Altmann speaks for his wisdom striking, beautiful – and it always and I suspect also for his insight. had a profound message behind He was so incredibly proud of his it. It was often a message of sons Reuben and Sam, and also shared language or experience, of of Diana’s daughter Chiara, who communication. I am honoured and he loved and treated as his own, proud to have one of his works to and that love and acceptance enjoy and reflect on over the years and welcome extended to Sam’s when he is no longer physically husband Ahmed and Kiara’s present, and I know this is a gift husband Niall. he generously shared with many Of course, I knew him as his others. Rabbi, but I am also proud to have He showed some of his earliest a painting from Lazar Krum's last worked with him on the Arts Centre works for the first time at Leo exhibition Above and Beyond proposal and creation, and in Baeck – depicting the pain and practical ways, footing the ladder Lazar Krum was born in Paris in trauma of the camps which he had as he climbed it to hang works, 1948. He was raised and educated in heard about and felt from survivors, or adjusting levels up the ladder Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and some of whom were little older than trained at the National Gallery of whilst he held it steady. These him. He was then inspired to rework Victoria Art School and the Victorian shared times helped to develop a them, and they have recently been College of Arts. He first exhibited in special bond so that I feel that I accepted into important Holocaust Tel Aviv before settling in London for was not only his Rabbi but shared collections including here in 5 years, subsequently exhibiting in a bit of his friendship – though Melbourne and in Boston. But one London, Berlin, Melbourne, Sydney I know that he had many valued of the things that Lazar learned and and Tel Aviv. Lazar Krum returned to and much longer-standing friends. Australia and continued to work as a taught was tolerance, and interest, The number of hours of care and painter, printmaker and photographer.

6 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 in our community

Zwinger Library update

ell how fast the year has gone, we have now reached over 2,000 books in our library and Wwe are all up to date with the cataloguing. REJEWENATION: a New LBC Group A thank you to Eric Taft and Julie Contole for donating books to our Library. s many of you know, this year the LBC is A huge thank you to Mannie Gross who has been celebrating its 70th birthday. The question spending lots of his time and hours getting our Library we are asking ourselves is – as are many catalogue ready for uploading into a new Library otherA Jewish communities - How can we be System. confident that we will remain a vibrant community We appreciate your expertise and perseverance during and be relevant for the next 70 years. this time. To answer this, we have created a new group called Our future plans are REJEWVENATION, an action-oriented group that to once again at the met at a kickoff event hosted by Rabbi Jonathan. annual Chanukah The aim of REJEWVENATION is to build community, BBQ, to have a broadly and without borders. Second-hand book sale to raise monies We are particularly focussed on reaching young for the Library and professionals that feel Jewish. You might be active Synagogue. at a synagogue or not overly so. Or, perhaps you do not feel the need to join a congregation right now. So if you have any books you need to de-clutter, bring To all of you, we want to connect with you, network them to the Synagogue and we will put them towards with you and build a community with you. our sale. To hear more, be on our mailing list and attend You may also have books that would be suitable for our upcoming events please contact one of the library they are very welcome. organizers listed below. I hope everyone had a Happy New Year and all well Activities in planning include over Yom Kippur. ++a clean up at the Yarra River, I once again thank those on the Library Committee ++an informative business breakfast, who have helped to get the library in such great order. ++a project at a charity such as the Asylum Seeker Happy reading, Resource Centre

Terri Nathan ++a social Craft Beer Night. If you have any other ideas, comments, or you would like to assist in any way, please contact Rabbinic Reflection, continues from p.3 Deborah Ogawa on [email protected] or Looking forward this month, our busy 70th anniversary 0451600805. year draws to its close with the Anniversary Shabbat Organizers: Steve Hacker, Deborah Ogawa, Karen Service – exactly 70 years since the first one, which was Silberberg, Matthew Rose, Simon Goodrich held at the Isaacs’ home - with a pot-luck meal, and our final event, the Commemorative Fundraising Dinner with our two eminent, fascinating and amusing guest Speakers, Hon. Howard Nathan AM QC and Rabbi Dr John Levi AM, on Saturday 23rd November – please book through the office or on TryBooking.com/BFGJD. Chanukah starts very late, on the evening of 22nd December, but our popular Pre-Chanukah Barbecue is on Sunday 8th December, a part of our Open Weekend of activities. I look forward to seeing you at many of these and our other activities in the coming year. L’shalom,

Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 7 members profile Tony and Dorothy Kerron

Communities are built when people’s gifts, assets, passions, strengths, capacities are brought into the “world.” Meet Tony & Dorothy Kerron, valued members and contributors to the the strengths of LBC community .

oth Dorothy and Tony trace Tony attended a Catholic Primary died from the Spanish flu leaving their family journeys to the School. Back in London in 1946, Dora widowed aged 29 years with UK from Eastern Europe in secondary school was at Highbury five children. Dora, known as ‘Mrs Bthe 1880s. Tony tells a story of his Grammar School which was close to Charlie’, was an educated woman grandfather who lived in Swansea the Arsenal playing fields, sparking fluent in both Russian and Yiddish before WWI and was told he could a lifelong support for the team. and used her language skills to read not live in a seaport because he Tony attended Cheder 5 days a and write her neighbours' letters. was an enemy alien. Instead, he week after school and on Sundays Sadly, Dora died aged 52. Dorothy’s was sent to , a major from the age of 4 till 13 and paternal grandparents, Zelig manufacturing centre and port, celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Schnelwahr and Esther came from where he became a master tailor. Grove Lane Synagogue in Stamford Warsaw. Zelig and his brother left In 1919, when Tony’s father, Hill. behind a large family who perished Joseph, was 11 years old, the in the Holocaust. Dorothy’s father, family returned to London. Here, Too young to attend university, Israel Schnelwahr (later changed for the first time, Joseph met his Tony accepted a position at to Snelver), who aspired to be a first cousin Esther. They eventually British Oxygen who offered him doctor, but the family could not married in 1936 and their only child ‘a sandwich course’ in Chemical afford his studies, worked in a Tony was born in 1938. engineering. This led to design expertise for air separation pharmacy before becoming a tailor. Joseph was conscripted into plants and liquid gas storage. In 1932, he married Annie and they the air force in WWII, his two Subsequently, he worked for welcomed three daughters into the brothers were in the air force and several design and construction family, Shirley, Dorothy, born 1940 army. Again Joseph’s father was companies in the oil and gas and Estelle. During the war, Israel threatened with internment but industry which involved working was an air raid warden and became when the authorities learnt of worldwide including the Arab a Red Cross Ambulance driver. the brothers' roles, they left him Middle East. He also designed Dorothy and her family lived in a alone. Joseph served in the RAF training simulators for plant council flat in Hackney, NE London. regiment for the entire war and was operators. The girls attended Secondary part of the D Day landings. While school at the Skinners Company stationed in Germany at the end Dorothy’s maternal family came Girls Grammar. Aged 15 and not of WWII, Joseph and other Jewish to London from Russia in the particularly happy at school, servicemen were taken to help 1880s. Her maternal grandmother, Dorothy attended a small college to with the destruction and clearing Dora, came alone aged 12 years. learn typing and shorthand which of the Belsen Concentration camp, When 18, she married a political led to secretarial work, a skill she a highly emotional story that only firebrand, Yeheschel Rothberg, enjoyed. Her last position was surfaced many years later. a cap maker who had trouble keeping a job. The family moved with an American stockbroker. The To avoid the blitz, Esther moved to to Manchester where her husband family celebrated Shabbat meals, Manchester to be with her parents. looked for work. Tragically he Pesach and the High Holy Days. Although living in a Jewish area,

8 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 Seeking acts of kindness

At the Finsbury Park Schule Jewish social uring this period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur club, Dorothy, aged 16, and Tony, aged we reflect on the cyclical nature of the year, the seasons of 18, met at a dance. In 1961, four years our lives. It is a time when we particularly remember family Dmembers or friends who have died during the year as well as to the day after meeting, they married and set up home in Southgate, N London, those who have passed on in years gone by. later settling in East Barnet. Vicky was Within our Progressive Jewish community in Melbourne we are born in 1964 and John in 1971. In 1966 blessed with a close-knit team of men and women who volunteer the family chose to join the Southgate for the mitzvah of performing Tahara throughout the year; for Liberal (later Progressive) Schule, Tony recently deceased Jewish men and women requiring funeral served twice as Chairman and three services by Bet Olam. The name of this group of volunteers is the times as Treasurer. Dorothy served both Progressive Chevra Kadisha Victoria. as Marriage Secretary and Membership Tahara is the ritual washing, drying and dressing (in special Officer. white garments) of the deceased, so that they may be restored Vicky, an active member of the youth to spiritual purity. We follow the tradition of women attending to club, studied econometrics at Manchester women, men attending to men. University and currently works on the Every team performing Tahara has highly experienced team ‘TeachMaths Project’ at Melbourne leaders and all volunteers receive free full training. On-going University. On a weekend visit to Oxford, support for all volunteers is built into the program. she met James Kennard. They married in 1987 before heading to Israel where Tahara is an act of kindness which provides our volunteers with James studied to become a Rabbi. His a deeper sense of belonging within our community and enables Rabbinical career began as a Jewish us to continue to carry out our meaningful traditions. Blessings Chaplain at Universities in NE and Psalms are read during the Tahara and our volunteers are followed by teaching roles both in humbled to know that this will be the last time human hands will Manchester and London before accepting administer to the deceased as they are prepared for their last the role of headmaster at Mt Scopus journey. People are often surprised at the sense of serenity and College 13 years ago. They have four meditative peace even in this encounter with death. sons and a daughter, three of the married Our group is about to commence recruitment for new volunteers, sons live in Israel. John, who studied with upcoming training sessions and health and safety Jewish History at University College information. London, works as a post-production film We are seeking interested men and women from this and television editor. Married to Vicki, congregation who are keen to hear more, or who may consider they have three boys and moved to becoming a member of the group. Melbourne in 2010. If you’d like to know more, please contact: The pull of family brought the Kerrons to Melbourne six years ago and they Bev: joined the LBC after visiting there a few e: [email protected] times and a warm welcome from Ruth m: 0410 483 676 Jacobs. At Southgate Schule, under Sue: the tutelage of Rabbi Harry Jacobi, e: [email protected] Tony learned to read Hebrew fluently m: 0412 944 478 and became a lay leader, a talent he brought with him to the LBC where he often reads from the Haftorah. Apart from their eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren both Dorothy and Tony participate in the local U3A and swimming exercise.

by Val Silberberg

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9 Kislev 9 Kislev 8 Kislev 7 Kislev 6 Kislev 5 Kislev 4 Kislev 3 December 2019 | Kislev • Tevet 5780 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 Kislev 8 Kislev open 9 Kislev open 1 2 3 4 5 weekend 6 weekend 7 7pm LBC Book Club - end 4.45pm Sh’ma program 9.30am Israeli Dancing 9.15am Morning walk 9.00am Torah Study Group of year 5.15pm BM program 10am Exercise for YaH 10.00am Morning Service 7pm Shabbat Unplugged 12.30pm Chavurah Lunch followed by dinner 5.30pm Dinner @ Vicky’s 7.00pm LBCinema

10 Kislev open 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev 15 Kislev 16 Kislev weekend 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4.45pm Sh’ma program last 9.30am Israeli Dancing 9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 10-12 Study Session class Term 4 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service 12-2pm Chanukah BBQ 5.15pm BM program 12.20 BM Workshop

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9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 5.15 BM program 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service 5pm Friday Night Kids 7pm Shabbat Unplugged followed by dinner

24 Kislev 22 25 Kislev 23 26 Kislev 24 27 Kislev 25 28 Kislev 26 29 Kislev 27 30 Kislev 28 Chanukah 1 candle Chanukah 2 candle Chanukah 3 candle Chanukah 4 candle Chanukah 5 candle Chanukah 6 candle Chanukah 7 candle 9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service

1 Tevet 29 2 Tevet 30 3 Tevet 31 Chanukah 8 candle Chanukah 8 day

office closed 21 December - 5 January

Rosh Chodesh What’s On at LBC

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES SHABBAT STUDY GROUP House of Study Every Saturday morning, LBC’s Shabbat study group 3pm Sunday 3 November throughout the year, we hold our convenes weekly from History of the Temple Mount. Shabbat services from 10am to 9-10am on Saturdays. Topics are What was the Temple Mount about noon. not limited to Torah parashot, and we have a variety of presenters. before it was the site of Solomon's Everyone is welcome, and we look Temple? Who purchased it? What forward to you staying afterwards Coffee and bagels are available on does Jewish history tell us about to share in our Kiddush. arrival. this sensitive and holy site - and Our fourth Shabbat service of the Book Club what do the Muslims say about month is normally followed by a 7pm Sunday 1 December what to them is al Haram al Sharif, the site of Muhammad's 'Night shared BYO non-meat Chavurah End of year film event at a private Journey' and consequently the 3rd lunch, often with a guest speaker. home. holiest site in Islam today. 10.30am Sunday 2 February 2020 FRIDAY NIGHT KIDS Join us to hear Rabbi Jonathan's Join us for a discussion of House of Study session. We Bring your younger family Pushing Time Away by Peter encourage you to make a small note members, 5 to 5.45pm, usually on Singer, a rich and loving portrait donation please. the third Friday in the month. of the author’s grandfather, David This activity provides an Oppenheim, a contemporary and ISRAELI DANCING opportunity for a short story, some friend of both Sigmund Freud and 9.30am–noon Tuesdays Shabbat songs and shared candle- Alfred Adler, from the turn of the lighting and challah before going twentieth century to the end of his $10 donation per session home to your own Shabbat dinner. life in a concentration camp during Not familiar with Israeli dancing the Second World War. Next scheduled sessions are on but want to give it a go? Want to socialise while learning the latest 15 November, 20 December and 10 CHAVURAH LUNCH January. steps? The first part of the class is 12.30pm Saturday 29 November geared to beginners. Everyone is welcome to join the SHABBAT UNPLUGGED Chavurah Lunch with speaker Stacy group. Our Shabbat Unplugged services Gildenston. The classes will end on Tuesday will be on 6 and 20 December and Topic: I never Knew I Was a Jew. 10 December and will resume on 17 January. The service will be 12.30pm Saturday 6 December Tuesday 28 January 2020. followed by a two-course catered non-meat meal, at a cost of $15 Chavurah lunch speaker TBC. JEWISH JAM SESSION per person for adults or $47 for a 12.30pm Saturday 24 January family of four. 4.30pm Sunday 9 November 2019 Chavurah lunch speaker TBC. The service at 7pm is free to all, but Enjoy Jewish and popular music at Please bring a non-meat dish to please book in advance to ensure our Jewish Jam Sessions at LBC. share for lunch. your place for the 8pm dinner at No previous performing experience trybooking.com/EGVV. DEBORAH’S WELL is needed and sheet music is provided. 70th Anniversary Service 7.30pm Wednesday 27 November at a private home. Bring an instrument (if you have Friday 15 November, 7pm Speaker TBC. one), or your singing voice, or just Welcome in the day of rest with our listen — and also bring a small note LBC Women's Group meets musical Shabbat service, led by donation. approximately every six weeks, Rabbi Jonathan. This special service hosting guest speakers on topics will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of interest. We ask for a gold coin of Leo Baeck Centre. Join us for a donation at each meeting. If you Chavurah Pot Luck Shabbat dinner are interested, please contact Janet after the service. Please bring a Bau at janetlovesscrabble@gmail. vegetarian dish to share for dinner. com

12 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 What’s On at LBC

LBCinema Sunday 8 December TELELINK 10am Two introductory sessions: Please join us for the summer The Telelink Conference Program The Jewish Life Cycle and the & sessions of LBCinema season. 2019 is a free weekly program beginning Festival Cycle (with coffee break). sessions start at 7pm, and the price each Friday at 4pm and concluding is still $10. 12pm Relaxed community pre- with the blessing of the Shabbat Sunday 17 November - Foyle’s War. Chanukah BBQ with fun activities candles at 4.45pm. Philosophical, for adults and children. It's May 1940 and the war news religious and social topics are is grim. The Germans are rolling 2.15pm Ask the Rabbi – your discussed. across Europe and invasion fears chance ot ask the Rabbi any sort Telelink provides a wonderful are affecting everyone. The arrest of questions you’d like – Australia, opportunity for people who may of a young girl on a sabotage Israel, politics, religion, interfaith, be isolated in their homes to make charge brings Foyle into contact refugees, environment, gender contact with one another. with a group of English Nazi equality. Contact the Office about joining. sympathizers. MItzvah Day Saturday 7 December - The WALKING GROUP Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Sunday 17 November, 1-3pm, Society. before the BM workshop. Starts from LBC on a Friday at 9.15am. If you are able to, and wish In the aftermath of World War II, a Join us again this year for Mitzvah to join us for a brisk walk for an writer forms an unexpected bond Day at the LBC. with the residents of Guernsey hour or so please contact Kathy on Mitzvah Day is a day when Jewish Island when she decides to write 0408 564 817. people around the world a positive a book about their experiences difference to our world by taking during the war. B'Nei Brith Unit Hatikvah action – together. Come take part 3pm Sunday 19 January - 2040. in a range of activities that will help meets at LBC monthly. Australian documentary 2040 takes our community and others around Sunday 24 November, 8pm at LBC you on journey to explore what the us. future could look like by the year Senior Constable Margaret Bonnett Drop in for a bit or stay for the 2040 if we simply embraced the from Boorandara Police Station will whole time! People of all ages best solutions already available to discuss ‘Scams”. welcome. us. More information : Michael Taft 70th Anniversary Gala Dinner Activities include: 0417 431 899 • beautification of our building - a Sunday 1 December, 2.30 pm, at Open Week-End working bee in the big classroom Beth Wiseman Community Centre Lots of activities, including the to organise our supplies and following: teaching equipment Dr Rachael Kohn “ Should Jews Defend Western Civilisation”. Friday 6 December • cooking for the hungry The afternoon includes musical 6pm Learn about (and make) • making holiday cards for entertainment from the winners of plaited Challah bread your family or others in the community B’nei B’rith Showcase. $10 B’nei 7pm Service followed by catered B’rith members $15 non members. Wanted: Please bring any dinner. Book online at trybooking.com/ organising goods you may have BFPJL Saturday 7 December such as plastic containers and 9am Torah Study Group – an labels. You can bring on the day, or introduction to the Service and the drop off to the office beforehand. Torah portion. Any questions, please contact 10am Shabbat Service. Deborah on 0451600805/debnaki@ 12pm Kiddush and Shabbat lunch hotmail.com together – meet members of the Leo Baeck Congregation. Please bring vegetarian contribution. 5.30pm Dinner at Vicky’s.

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 13 Community Notices

SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS Mazal tov a number of instances the melodies had to be reworked to fit changed Nov: Leon Taft Jo and Charles Cohen, on the or additional words. arrival of their grandson, son to Hannah Warmbrand Cello Ivana Snaider. Edward Redlich Julian and Marissa. Shofar sounded by Maurice Duband Jennifer Solomon Julie Contole and Colin Riess on & Stephen Hacker Anne Freadman the arrival of their first grandchild, Choir: Bette Opitz, Dina Burgess, Alison Harcourt Solomon Lawrence Riess, first child Liv Cameron, Caroline Rose, Beryl Rachel Kirby for Suzi and Dash. Langer, Zoe Bell, Ria Eisler, Janet George Svenger Tony & Dorothy Kerron on the birth Bau, Len Britton, Michael Taft, Paulette Bancroft of their new great-grandson, son to Steve Einfeld, and Colin Riess. Dec: Alexis Shub Judy & Yitzi Kennard. Meditation: Nathan Moshinsky Hannah Opeskin led a group as an addition to our Gabrielle Lindeman Condolences morning service. Thea Proctor Annette Able, Naomi, John and Sound system: Greg Segal and Alexander Redlich family on the death of their sister David Nathan for set up and audio Dr Gary Levy and mother Stephanie Heller. balance, and thanks to David Janet Conroy Nathan, Ruth Berkowitz, and Greg Nicholas Lubansky Graeme, David and Deborah on the Segal for running the system over Jan: Nigel Rose death of their father Joseph Isaac. these High Holy days. Joseph Spring Julie-Anne Lilienthal, Nadine Cohen Lay Leaders: Ron Steiner, Sharene Vanessa Harvey and Ethan Cohen on the death of Hambur, Tony Kerron, Jon Taft, Nathan Fink their nephew and cousin Gabriel Deborah Ogawa, Mannie Gross, Ashley Warmbrand Moshe Louis Lilienthal. Julie Contole, Colin Riess, Albert Monica Petterson Isaacs, Michael Taft, Michael Dorothea Tropp-Boas Albert Isaacs on the death of his Polack, Karen Silberberg, Ayal Leon Bloom brother Victor Isaacs. Marek, Karl Charikar, Linda Stern. All the post B’nei Mitzvah students HHD Thanks SPECIAL Anniversaries who participated in the Mincha Service. Jan: Peter & Robyn Meyer The President wishes to thank the Beautiful Flowers donated by Geoff & Jane Lindeman following for their contribution over Sharene Hambur Iain & Helen Messer the High Holy Days: Honey cake: enjoyed at Rosh George & Kathy Deutsch Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black Hashanah day donated by Jonathan Tony & Diana Burgess Office staff Julie-Anne Lilienthal & Taft. Inna Lysy Welcome new members B’nei mitzvah student discussion: Caretaker Leon Cisek Michael Polack and Regina Bron Leslie and Steven Goldman The new Machzors were distributed Activities for the children: Jessica by Lisa Sylvan and Deborah Ogawa Bellamy, Tamara Reichman and Jay CARE COMMITTEE and the office team. Kowald. Our Care Committee offers Michael Taft and Mannie Gross Shammas roster: Jon Taft, Albert assistance to LBC members who prepared the donated Machzors for Isaacs, Michael Taft. need it. This may include visiting use by visitors to the community. Mazon Bag Preparation: Deborah the sick or recently bereaved, High Holy Day Coordinator Jon Taft Ogawa & Shma parents. assisting negotiations with aid Many thanks to Maurice, our Music Mazon Bag Distribution: Board authorities, or helping with suppers Director, his choir and cantoral members staff Michelle Langer, Julian Duband at Minyanim. Chocolates: The Chocolate box for & Laurence Splitter who gave up If you need assistance or want to much time for rehearsals. Extra their generous support during the join the group please contact the special thanks to Maurice who had year. office. to re-order the music folders of Appeal Spiel: Speakers in house the cantors and the choir to fit the LBC Appeal. order of service in our new book. In Security: Tanya Worms, Rob

14 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 Kendall, Alan Feldman, David Mannie & Regina Gross, Simon LBC OFFICE BEARERS AND STAFF Rooseboom, Tony Kerron, Grosser, Sandra Haker AO & Hugh Berryman–Brook, Ellis Ian Hacker AO, Sam & Sharene Contact Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black Edwards, Hanna Ogawa, David Hambur, Margaret Heselev, through the LBC Office or Rose, Mathew Rose, Alan Albert Isaacs, Lucie Jacobs, [email protected] Harvey, Jack Cohen. Stephen & Karen Kaye, Tony & He is unavailable on Thursdays, except for Carpark: David Rose, David Dorothy Kerron, Elaine Lednar, emergencies. Wakesberg, Rob Kendall. Gary Levy & Patricia Fenner, Co-Presidents Board Members meet and Margaret Llewellyn, Alex & Dr Jim Beck greet: Michael Polack, Michael Rena Lopata, Cathy Lowy, & Ms Gillian Lubansky Taft, Deborah Ogawa, Jim Beck, Harold & Gillian Lubansky, Vice President Martie Abraham, Tanya Warms, Philip & Marilyn Mandie, Marek Ms Tanya Warms Gillian Lubansky, Ellis Edwards, Ayal & Karen Silberberg, Hon. Secretary Michael Polack, Mannie Gross, Margaret Masur, Paula Messer, Ms Caroline Oblak Jon Taft, Mark Pryor, Caroline Dennis & Fairlie Nassau, Co-Hon. Treasurers Oblak, Lisa Sylvan, Jon Taft, Deborah & Akihiro Ogawa, Dean Ms Marlis Cohen Stephen Hacker. Pavitt, Philip Bliss OAM, Colin & Mr Ellis Edwards Riess & Julie Contole, David Alan Jacobs led the Ballarat Immediate Past President Rooseboom, Caroline Rose, shul in their High Holy Day Mr Mannie Gross David Rose, Michael & Jennifer services. Board Members Rozen, Peter & Judi Schiff, Sally Mr Martie Abraham Scott, Helen Selby, Valerie DONORS Mr Stephen Hacker Silberberg, Roy & Jennifer We sincerely thank all of you Ms Deb Ogawa Solomon, Linda Stern, Lisa who have made donations to Dr Michael Polack (Youth Ed) Sylvan, Jonathan & Margaret the Leo Baeck Centre from 21 Ms Lisa Sylvan (LBAC) Taft, Leon & Susie Taft, Michael July to 15 October 2019. Dr Jon Taft (Membership) & Ruth Taft, Ronald Taft, Tanya Mr Michael Taft (Ritual) Anonymous, Barry & Sue Warms & Ken Opeskin, Jerome Mr Matthew Rose (co-opted) Aarons, Bronia & Jim Beck, Tom Winston, Goldie Zyskind. & Jane Beer, Hugh Berryman- LBC Office hours: As usual, we particularly thank Brook, Leon & Marjorie Bloom, Monday - Friday, 9am - 2pm the ‘repeat donors’ on this list, B’nai Brith Hatikvah , Philip & Closed: Public Holidays and and we apologise for any errors Vivien Brass, Brenda Brook, Jewish Festivals or omissions. Marlis Cohen, George & Kathy Contact Office: Deutsch, Helga Duband, T: 9819 7160 DEADLINE FOR NEXT E: [email protected] Lorraine Duband, Maurice & PROFILE Claire Duband, Ellis Edwards, Administrative Officer Please send your material for David & Cheryl Epstein, Laura Ms Julie-Anne Lilienthal our February/March 2020 issue Ercole, Alan Feldman, Jennifer to the LBC Office before 15 Resource Officer Gold, Craig Goldblatt, Greta January. Ms Inna Lysy Goldblatt, Mattie Gottlieb- Drucker, Paul Grinwald, This edition of Profile was edited by the LBC office team. LBC Office will close at 3pm Friday 20 December 2019 and will re-open at 9am Monday 6 January 2020 Articles are accepted as expressing the views of the author, and not A timely reminder about packages of unknown origin necessarily those of the Editors. • DO NOT MOVE OR TOUCH PACKAGE. Articles may be edited for reasons of • Attempt to determine the owner of said package. length or clarity. Advertisements will be accepted, contact the office for • If available have the uniformed guard deal with package. details. • Call CSG and they will advise or come and deal with the package. Profile is registered to Australia Post • Contact the Police. Publication No PP 325 999 10035 • Under no circumstances touch or attempt to remove package.

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 15 been and seen

High Holy Days LBC Mazon drive

The annual High Holy Days Mazon collection was a great success. Your generosity helped us deliver a large load of food, grocery and other items to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. However, did you know LBC runs a Mazon Food Appeal all year round? Please regularly bring a small item for the basket in the foyer and we will arrange delivery of your donation. Avoid tinned carbohydrates (e.g. baked beans, spaghetti) but other canned and dried foods are welcome, as are toiletries, unused phone and travel cards and supplies for babies.

 September House of Study discussion led by Jerry Winston on links between religion, faith, belief, creed & ‘God’ was interesting and Rabbi Jonathan was at well attended. the massive September

 climate change strike with various

other concerned LBC

members 

Rabbi Jonathan at a recent baby naming ceremony

16 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 Been and seen

Sukkot at LBC ukkot was a busy time at LBC. Thank you all  so much for sharing this chag with us and we hope you had as much fun as we did! Havdalah at S Yom Kippur service at LBC.

Conversation & Canapes function celebrating LBC's 70th Anniversary 

Dr Chris James attended the opening of her art exhibition, Goodness and Beauty, at the Leo Baeck Art Centre. She donated her artwork and all proceeds of sales to LBC.

Photo credits: Tanya Warms, Mannie Gross

November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 17 Our community

Veronica Kastelan Becomes a Lawyer

Veronica Kastelan, after 40 years as a midwife decided to return to University to study law. Now at 70 years of age, with Bookstall donations great pride she appeared at a ceremony at the Supreme Court Calling for donations for our 2nd hand book for admission to be an Australian lawyer. stall to be held at our Chanukah Open day The admission was moved by Senior Barrister Jim Cyngler OAM (8th December). and received by The Honourable Justice Stephen Kaye QC AM. Please leave your donations under the book A very real achievement by Veronica of perseverance, library table in the box provided. dedication and application. All genres welcome. Sellable condition only. Pick up available for larger numbers. Contact the office to arrange.

seeking basketball players We are looking to create three mixed basketball teams to compete in a Progressive Judaism Melbourne contest to be held at GESAC in Bentleigh in 2020: ++Youth (under thirteen), ++Teens (13-19) Pictured ( left to right) with her son Anthony Kastelan, ++Adults. Veronica Kastelan, The Honourable Justice Stephen Kaye QC AM and Jim Cyngler OAM. We know we have some great players out there. Please send names and best contact details to [email protected] and let's get training! Meet the Bar Mitzvah

Showcasing the intelligent young people who are completing their B’nei Mitzvah at the Leo Baeck Centre. Meet Jordan Harvey, who became Bar Mitzvah on Shabbat Sukkot, 19 October 2019.

Name: Jewish family history (who in your family is Jewish, Jordan Harvey. what you know about them): Favourite sports and/or teams: My Granny’s family is Jewish and her parents and Richmond Football Club is my team. I love playing Aunty fled from Germany to South Africa to escape basketball. the Holocaust. We now have family living all over the world. My mum and her sisters, all grew up in Favourite TV show: South Africa and they all had Bat Mitzvahs. Brooklyn Nine Nine. Did you know (an interesting fact about you, that Favourite food: the congregation may not know)? Macaroni and Cheese and my Granny’s Chicken I was born with Clubfeet and had to have both of Soup. my legs in plaster up to my hips for the first four Favourite place you’ve visited: months of my life. I then went into a special brace South Africa. in which both my feet were joined together by a bar. Something you’ve learned while studying for your I had to wear this brace until I was 5 years old. My Bnei Mitzvah: parents told me that it didn’t stop me from crawling I have been practicing how to read Hebrew. around the house. Now I can run around and you wouldn’t know that there was anything wrong with my feet at birth.

18 Profile | November-December 2019, January 2020 what's on

join us for 2019

mitzvahdrop in any time on day 1:00PM to Sunday 17 November 3:00PM at Leo Baeck Centre, Kew

Mitzvah Day is a day when Jewish people around the world agree to do Tikkun Olam to make a positive difference in our communities by taking action – together.

Drop in for a bit or stay for the whole time! People of all ages welcome.

This year’s activities at the LBC will include:

beautification of our building - a working bee in the big classroom to organise our supplies and teaching equipment cooking for the hungry making holiday cards for your family or others in the community

Please bring any organising goods you may have such as plastic containers and labels. You can bring on the day, or drop off to the office beforehand.

Any questions or comments, feel free to contact Deborah Ogawa at 0451600805 [email protected]

LBC religious education program for grade 3-6 children the Classes run on mondays, 4.45—6.30 pm, commencing in early 2020 February. Pre-enrolment is preferred and online enrolment form will be available from December. Enrolment can also ְׁש ַמע sh’ma be completed from 4.15—6 pm on the first day of term. please contact the office on 9819 7160 or [email protected] for more program information or to register your interest. November-December 2019, January 2020 | Profile 19 lbc beit hamidrash 0years 7engaging with community בית המדרש Leo Baeck Centre LBCinema presents house of study for progressive Judaism 3pm SUNDAY 3 November 7pm sunday 7pm saturday History of the Temple Mount 17 November 7 december

What was the Temple Mount before it was the site of Solomon’s Temple? What does Jewish history tell us about this sensitive and holy site - and what do the Muslims say about what to them is al Haram al Sharif, the site of Muhammad’s ‘Night Journey’ and consequently the 3rd holiest site in Islam today?

Presenter: Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black entry still $10 0years 7engaging with community A small note donation is invited. Leo Baeck Centre for progressive Judaism 7:15pm Saturday 23 November 2019 th Leo Baeck Centre Annivers0 ary gala Dinner for progressive Judaism MC’d by Rita Erlich, the event will include an address by

Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew 7 a delicious non-meat meal, a 70th Anniversary Souvenir Booklet, a history of LBC and two special keynote speakers:

Rita Erlich, writer, editor, speaker and broadcaster with particular interests in Rabbi Dr John Levi AM, Emeritus The Hon. Professor Howard Nathan AM food (especially Jewish food), wine and Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel, QC (Ret), a Victorian Supreme Court travel. She has written for most Australian author, scholar, friend Judge, art lover, philanthropist newspapers, and is the author/editor of and a Life Member of LBC and a friend of LBC 30 books, including cookbooks tickets $100. book via Trybooking at trybooking.com/BFGJD January 2020 | Tevet • Sh'vat 5780 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 Tevet 1 5 Tevet 2 6 Tevet 3 7 Tevet 4

9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service office closed 21 December - 5 January

8 Tevet 5 9 Tevet 6 10 Tevet 7 11 Tevet 8 12 Tevet 9 13 Tevet 10 14 Tevet 11

LBC office reopens 9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service 5pm Friday Night Kids

15 Tevet 12 16 Tevet 13 17 Tevet 14 18 Tevet 15 19 Tevet 16 20 Tevet 17 21 Tevet 18

9.15am Morning walk 9am Torah Study Group 10am Exercise for YaH 10am Morning Service 5.30pm Intro to Judaism 7pm Shabbat Unplugged followed by dinner

22 Tevet 19 23 Tevet 20 24 Tevet 21 25 Tevet 22 26 Tevet 23 27 Tevet 24 28 Tevet 25 9am Torah Study Group 3pm LBCinema 9.15am Morning walk 10am Morning Service 10am Exercise for YaH 12.30pm Chavurah Lunch

29 Tevet 26 1 Sh'vat 27 2 Shvat 28 3 Shvat 29 4 Shvat 30 5 Shvat 31 Australia Day 9.30am Israeli Dancing 10am Profile mail out

Rosh Chodesh