March 2013Adar/Nisan 5773

Inside this month:Rabbi Pete celebrates ten years with The Liberal Synagogue Elstree on page 2

Michael Shaw gives us an insight into how Hertfordshire Schools commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day on page 11 and

Details of the AGM and the nomination form can be found on pages 13-14

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other people’s eating habits, then I’m not altogether sure that I want to be one anyway. None of this bears any relation to the reasons I entered the Rabbinate many years ago and if this is the focus of the Rabbi’s power, then I want nothing to do with it, nor with a Jewish religion which seems to define itself by ritual accuracy and apparent purity, assuring itself that the main significance of the coming festival of Passover is to ensure that we don’t have the wrong food in our homes and our stomachs.

This is nonsense. The significance of the festival of Passover is that the events which it commemorates represent one of the most powerful human messages the world has ever heard. This was the moment when the ancestors of the Jewish faith discovered freedom and, as a result of this, founded a religion which was based on the belief that freedom and justice should be enjoyed by all

The traditional response to this oft-posed question is ‘for the power’ - an answer laced with irony, since it is well-known that the opinions and voices of religious leaders in general are rarely sought, even less attended to. Rabbis are said to be invisible for six days of the week and incomprehensible on the seventh.

But the approach of the festival of Passover provides Rabbis with an opportunity to exercise more power than is the case for most of the rest of the year. For this is the annual occasion when the Bible demands that ‘no leaven shall be found within your homes or within your borders.’ And in our sophisticated world of processed foods and additives, the question of what is and is not permitted to cross Jewish thresholds and lips for the week of Passover assumes staggering proportions. Rabbis all over the world, it would seem, busy themselves inspecting the contents of local supermarket shelves and producing for their congregants lists of foods which meet the biblical requirement. At last, a time when a Rabbi has power.

But this annual opportunity to exercise this power over my congregants’ eating habits is one which I greet with increased alarm and concern, often leading me to wonder if I am a real Rabbi. Of course, in the eyes of many members of the Jewish community, I am not: not only do I reject this Passover predilection to examine the potential guilt of food products which are deemed innocent for the rest of the year, I have also spoken out against the policies of the Israeli government which seem inhumane and have occasionally been heard to suggest that the accuracy of religious ritual is less important than the spirit in which it is carried out.

All of which sometimes causes me to question whether or not I really am a Rabbi. But if being a Rabbi requires me to defend policies which seem to contradict the very essence of the religion in whose name I speak, if being a Rabbi means that I am expected to spend this time of the year - and indeed all year - policing

‘So why did you decide to become

a Rabbi?’

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humanity and that no one group of people had the right to oppress or enslave another. All the symbols of the seder meal with which the Passover is welcomed, all the requirements about particular food are meant to focus the minds of Jews on their history, their heritage and their responsibility. And frankly, if they don’t, then the whole exercise will have been a complete waste of time.

I don’t want to be a Rabbi, speaking in the voice of legal detail and ritual requirement. I don’t want to be a Rabbi, concerning myself with the fulfilment of someone else’s interpretation of an ancient text, speaking with the voice of generations of legal debate and decision in which I have no say and which do not speak to me or to the world in which I and my congregants live. I want to speak with the voices of those who first made me realise what was the true purpose of Judaism, of this religious venture which humans seem determined to bury under the weight of petty ritual requirement.

Thousands of years ago, there were those who raised their voices against the hypocrisy and injustice of their time. Men like Isaiah, Amos and Jeremiah

would stand outside centres of worship to which the wealthy Israelites would bring their offerings, believing that making grand sacrificial gestures would be sufficient in the eyes of God to permit them to return to their luxurious homes and continue to make gain from the poor. They would cry out that God was not interested in their hollow ritual, that God was weary of the spectacle of sacrifice, watching people grandiosely carrying out what they regarded as their religious duty while living in and exploiting a society which was riddled with injustice, poverty and suffering:‘‘I loathe, I spurn your festivals, I am not appeased by your solemn assemblies.If you offer Me burnt offerings, or your meal offerings, I will not accept them;I will pay no heed to your gifts of fatlings.Spare me the sound of your hymns,And let me not hear the music of your lutes.But let justice roll down like water,Righteousness like an everflowing stream.’(Amos 5:21-24)

These are the words I wish to utter and have heard as we approach the festival of Passover. This is the message I want

to resound around the Passover celebrations in Jewish homes. Words which speak of the duty to seek righteousness and justice in our lives and in the lives of our community, our society, our world. I have no interest in words which tell of permitted or forbidden foods, only in the message that must be learned from them: that we, as descendants of those who celebrated the first Passover over three thousand years ago, have a responsibility to them and to the tradition which grew from their experiences to ensure that the message of Passover is heard and implemented all over the world. If this can be achieved by the selecting and eating of particular foods, then all well and good. But if the selecting and eating of these particular foods is the sole focus of our Passover concerns, then we will have failed in our observance of the festival and will be worthy of the scorn which Isaiah, Amos and others poured upon their contemporaries.

This is my Passover message. It is not a rabbinic message, it is a prophetic message. The spirit at the heart of Judaism which first inspired me to become a Rabbi comes not from

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the pages of generations of legal debate and ritual decision but from the insight and the courage of the prophets who understood a simple and powerful religious truth. That truth has nothing to do with lists of permitted and forbidden

foods, it is to remind us that ritual is worthless unless it reminds those practising it of their real religious duty to do everything possible in their lives to rid the world of injustice and oppression so that one day all the world

Happy Birthday!

Services|March 2013Fri 1 Mar 17.45 Tots’ serviceFri 1 Mar 18.30 Kabbalat Shabbat supperSat 2 Mar11.00 Shabbat morning service 1; Ex 34, 10-28, 35, 1-3; Chafetz Chayyim on ShabbatCouncil Rep:Richard Elman Theme: Covenant

Fri 8 Mar 17.45 Tots’ serviceFri 8 Mar 18.30 Erev Shabbat serviceSat 9 Mar11.00 Shabbat morning service 2; Lev 19, 1-4, 9-18; Amos 5, 10-15, 8,4-6Council Rep: Mike Walton Theme: Love of neighbour

Fri 15 Mar20.00 Erev Shabbat serviceSat 16 Mar11.00 Shabbat morning service 3 & Bar-Mitzvah of Allan Newman; Lev 19, 23-37, 20, 22-26 Ethical Eating, Liberal Judaism in practiceCouncil Rep: Mike Rebak Theme: Justice

Fri 22 Mar20.00 Erev Shabbat serviceSat 23 Mar11.00 Shabbat morning service 4 & Bar-Mitzvah of Joshua Rabin; Lev 24, 10-23; Amos 5, 16-24Council Rep: Davina Bennett Theme: The Human Family

Tues 26 Mar11.00 Pesach morning service; Exodus 12, 37-42, 13, 3-10; 2 Kings 23, 1-4, 21-23

Fri 29 Mar18.30 Erev Shabbat serviceSat 30 Mar10.00 Tots’ serviceSat 30 Mar11.00 Shabbat morning service 5, Gordenfelt 50th anniversary & Birthday Blessings. Lev 25, 1-24; Jubilee & debtCouncil Rep: Nick Belkin Theme: Prosperity

Talia JonesLeon Leighton

That ‘Rabbi’s Word’ was actually written ten years ago, and was the basis of one of the first sermons given by Rabbi Pete at The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (then Hertsmere Progressive Synagogue).

Next month will see the completion of his first decade as rabbi of the synagogue - the longest he has ever served a congregation.

To celebrate this milestone, in his life and in the life of the synagogue, you are invited to join us for

An Evening with Rabbi Pete

in conversation with

Michael WaltonWednesday 10th April

at 7.45pm at The Liberal

Synagogue Elstreeto be followed by the Synagogue’s Annual General Meeting

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

no charge

will be able to celebrate the freedom which is the focus and the challenge of the festival of Passover.

Rabbi Pete Tobias

Alisha Pearl-Constantinescu Amelia San James Savage

Max ElmanJoshua Baumring-GledhillJoshua Rabin

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Mazel Tov!Allan Newman for his Bar-Mitzvah on Saturday 9th MarchJoshua Rabin for his Bar-Mitzvah on Saturday 23rd March.

‘This is the bread of affliction our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat; let all who are in need come and share our Passover.’

Communal Seder 2013 Ha Lachmah Anya...

Ha lachma anya… this is the bread of aff liction, the Matzah we eat at Pesach to remind us of our ancestors’ suffering in Egypt. Pesach is a time when all Jews recall their past by celebrating the Seder. We recognise how fortunate we are to be able to celebrate this festival in f reedom. But as the above reading indicates, there are always those of our community who are in need… TLSE has increased the cost of its Seder very slightly since last year. But we have included in this year’s form an opportunity for you to do as the reading says: to ‘let all who are in need come and share our Passover’. Please con-sider purchasing a place at our Seder for someone who might not otherwise be able to celebrate Pesach, either by purchasing a place in addition to your own, or, even if you are not attending, by sending in a donation for places for other shul members. Subsidies are also available f rom Rabbi Pete - please contact him in conf idence for information.

TUESDAY 26th MARCH

6.30-9.30pm

at TLSE

I would like to book places for the TLSE Seder on March 26th 2013

I enclose a cheque (payable to TLSE) for £ _______

NAME ___________________________________

Tel: ___________________________________

e-mail: ___________________________________ NOTE: Tickets will not be issued but a confirmation e-mail will be sent. Numbers are limited; places are strictly first come, first served. Bookings & payment must be received by Sunday 17th March.

Adults Children Total cost

Members

Non-members

Vegetarian

Extra person(s)

A fish meal will be served. There will be a vegetarian option Please complete the form below, indicating your preferences and send to the above address marking your envelope ‘Seder’

Subsidies are available. Please contact Rabbi Pete for details.

MEMBERS: Adults £16, children (u-12) £9.00

Family ticket (2+2) £45.00 NON-MEMBERS:

Adults £22, children (u-12) £12 Family ticket (2+2) £60.00

High Street, Elstree, Herts WD6 3EY. Tel 020 8953 8889 office@tlse.org.uk

We will be using the new

Liberal Judaism Haggadah, B’Chol Dor va-Dor.

Copies are on sale at the syna-

gogue office, £8.50 per copy, and will also be on sale at the Seder.

and apologies and belated Happy Birthday to Maisie Kent for February.

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Religion SchoolThe Religion School is now continuing in its regular routine. In addition to the weekly learning of Hebrew, the Jewish Studies this year will be focusing on the stories of the Bible. This half term we’ll be making our way through the stories of Joseph and perhaps getting as far as Moses just in time for Pesach...

Sunday 3rd Mar 10.00am – 12.15pm Religion School Sunday 10th 10.00am – 12.15pm Religion School Sunday 17th 10.00am – 12.15pm Religion School Sunday 24th 10.00am – 12.15pm Religion School

And parents: please join us at 12.15pm for that brilliant Religion School service to end the morning!

Bar-/Bat-Mitzvah ClassThe bar-/bat-mitzvah class.

The bar-/bat-mitzvah class will be looking at the origins of worship in ancient times and how the laws of the Torah came to be introduced. The class meets on the following dates:

Saturday 2nd March 9.30 – 10.45am Saturday 16th March 9.30 – 10.45am

Kabbalat TorahThe 2013 KT Group is now officially up and running! Seven young people took part in the opening meeting, and ate lots of kit-kats and pizza as well as discussing how the course is going to pan out during the coming year. The group will meet twice a month, once on a Sunday morning (to include lunch) and once after a Shabbat morning service (also to include lunch). As you can see, lunch is a major part of the programme.

The Group will meet on the following dates and times in March:

Sunday 9th March 11.15 am - 1.15pmSaturday 23rd March 12.30 - 1.45pm

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Adult EducationBasic Judaism discussions continue to take place regularly with one class on a Friday evening and one on a Saturday lunchtime. The basic text for these classes is Rabbi Pete’s ‘Liberal Judaism: A Judaism for the Twenty-First Century’ which is available at shul, priced £9.99.

Although these classes are primarily intended for those converting to Judaism, other members are welcome to join the group, which meets after the services on these dates this month:

Saturday 16th March The role of women in JudaismFriday 22nd March Ask the Rabbi

On Saturday, the class will follow the 11.00 am service, starting at around 12.45pm and ending at 1.45pm and on Friday after the 8.00pm service, ending around 9.30pm. Refreshments will be available.

Please note that those involved in the conversion programme are expected to attend the service as well as the class that follows it: attendance at services is an integral part of the conversion course.

Thursdays At TLSEAdult education continues at TLSE on Thursday mornings and evenings, following the same course at 11.00am and again at 7.45pm.

March continues and concludes the programme looking at the origins of the Torah through the eyes of the fictional but historically based Chronicle of Micaiah ben Gemariah, which was compiled in Babylon during the Exile. This will be an in-depth study of Rabbi Pete’s favourite topic, the writing of the Torah, based around events in Babylon and Judah in the early years of the sixth century BCE.

This course will shed new light on this important historical period and ask anew the age-old question of who wrote the Torah, and why. Some fascinating answers and insights are promised as we explore ancient biblical history.

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Save a life this MarchThe Joely Bear AppealIn November 1994, my brother Joel died at just the age of 4 ½ after a year long battle against a rare form of cancer.

Throughout this time he had been in and out of various hospitals, during which many things had come to my parent’s attention, which they otherwise would have no reason to have known about.

The facilities for the families of children in hospital were appalling, if they existed at all. The play areas for the kids were the same.

Perhaps the most pressing issues were the lack of funding for vital machinery and resources as well as the dangerously low levels of blood in stock, available for surgery.At Joel’s funeral, my parents thanked their friends and family for their support during Joel’s fight and asked them to direct all of their ‘What Can We Do’ goodwill towards going to Edgware Donor Centre, giving blood, and saying ‘Joel Renak sent me’

A week or so later, the head nurse at Edgware spoke with my dad, Leigh, and told him that as there had been such a high number of people doing just this that they wanted to look at this in a different way – it was very much a case of ‘don’t come to us, we’ll come to you’

In January 1995, ‘The Joely Bear Appeal’ was launched in Borehamwood with three main aims – one of which being ‘to promote the importance of giving blood, and of registering on the Bone Marrow Panel’

One month later at Hertsmere Progressive Synagogue (now The Liberal Synagogue, Elstree), The Joely Bear Appeal held its first blood donor session.

The session was different from your typical session – it was in the non-clinical environment of the shul hall, there was a bouncy castle and fully supervised crèche with lots of friendly faces in addition to the staff from the National Blood Service.Every four months since, school halls and synagogues in Borehamwood, Elstree, Radlett and Shenley have played host to Joely Bear’s sessions.

Donated blood is used not only by patients undergoing surgery and receiving treatment for cancer and blood diseases such as leukaemia, but also for treating victims of accident and emergency situations. Currently 7,000 units of blood are needed every day to help save the lives of sick and injured patients across England and North Wales yet only four per cent of the eligible population give blood. Blood donors can donate three times a year and the process of giving blood takes around an hour - with the actual donation taking about five to ten minutes. The fact is, we would all expect blood to be readily available should we ourselves, family or friends need it, so why should we not be willing to give it in the first place? I’d encourage everyone to come down, bring the whole family (for the children there is a fully supervised creche including a bouncy castle and face painting) and donate a little bit of blood.

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As already mentioned, our very first session was at TLSE (then HPS) and some members of our congregation have been regular supporters of our sessions. I hope that Sunday 17th March will see many more families from our now far larger congregation doing something amazing – Give Blood, NOT Excuses!

Anyone aged between 17 - 65, weighing more than 50 kg (7 stone 12lbs) and in general good health could potentially start saving lives by becoming a blood donor. There is no upper age limit for donors who have donated in the last two years.Joely Bear’s 55th Blood Donor Session will be held on Sunday 17th March 2013 at Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue, Croxdale Road, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 4QA and will be open between 9.30am – 12.30pm and 2pm – 4.30pm.

Booking an appointment in advance minimises waiting times and allows you to select a location and time to donate that suits you. You can book an appointment for this session by calling 0300 123 23 23 or via the link on our Facebook page (Facebook.com/JoelyBear)

Thank you for reading,Dan Renak

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SATURDAYS SUNDAYS

Sat 2 Mar Michael Woodcock Sun 3 Mar Dave Pollock

Leon De La Cour Danny Alpert

Malcolm Kirsh Danny Barkany

Sat 9 Mar David Steinber Sun 10 Mar Danny San

Neil Marcus Paul Cohen

Simon Bernstein Roger Cavendish

Sat 16 Mar Alan Dove Sun 17 Mar Bob Batley

Elliott Setyon Harvey Adams,

Steven Schusman Dan Deutsch

Sat 23 Mar Harvey Adams Sun 24 Mar Alan Dove

David Festenstein Greg Greene

Rick Clucas

Sat 30 Mar Gary Good Sun 31Mar No Religion School

Len Hirsch

Michael Rebak

Security|March Rota

Pilates at TLSE|by Shirley LeuwTuesday for me is a "good day". It is the day that I come to the Pilates Class at TLSE. The class lasts just one hour and I - the least sporty of people and now in my very late seventies - feel so much better for having lain down on a mat on the floor and exercised my body and lungs (correct breathing is a vital ingredient!)

The class is small. Our teacher, Mandy Rolle, limits the number but the good news is that there is room for you to join us. The cost is approximately £12 per session and there is plenty of space in the car park. If you can still lower yourself to the ground and, like me, just about manage to get up again, give it a go. And if you are young, Pilates will help to keep you lithe and stretched. YOU'LL LOVE IT!

Teacher, MANDY ROLLE Tel:07946579931 e-mail: mandy1@rolle4.com

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Security|NoticesPlease could all members ensure that when they are parking in the synagogue car park that their 2013 car park passes are clearly visible. This will help security officers on duty and will save hold ups in entering the car park.

If any member opens a window in the building, they must make sure that they close it afterwards.

A Big Thank You to Alan Dove who is retiring from the position of head of security, after a decade of quietly getting on with this vital job.Thanks too to Bob Batley and Harvey Adams, for stepping into his shoes. Alan will be a hard act to follow!

Holocaust Memorial DayHertfordshire Schools remember Holocaust Memorial Day (H.M.D.) on the last Thursday in January. I was privileged to be invited both as a member of S.A.C.R.E. (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) and photographer. The event takes place at a different venue each year to include as many schools as possible, this year being the turn of Bushey.

Children from a range of schools participated from Year 6 to 6th formers. All were impressive both in the quality of their presentation and the obvious sincerity of the words and song used. Two 6th formers spoke movingly of a visit to Auschwitz and its impact upon them whilst a group of children from a local junior school presented a very moving play based upon the work of the artist Hans Jackson; his great nephew was one of the guests.

The highlight of the evening was the very moving account given by Zigi Shipper, a holocaust survivor, of his experiences in Nazi Germany. Aged 9 he started the long road leading to Auschwitz and certain death, as he said, it was only his good fortune that he managed to survive. His parents had divorced when he was five and his mother came to England prior to 1939. Good luck intervened and he was reunited with her on being repatriated.

He concluded, after one of the most moving and harrowing accounts I have heard, by telling us that we must never hate people and strive to overcome the troubles life gives to us. His talk was met in complete silence with a rousing ovation at the end. We were able to meet his wife and family afterwards.

H.M.D is an annual event and reminds us that genocide was not confined to the Nazi era but still exists today. Candles are lit in memory of those more recent atrocities and the evening ends with an affirmation and a brief silence.

I find the evening moving and thought provoking and I am proud to have some association with the organisation and to see how the youth of today acknowledge and question how such events could happen.

Michael Shaw See the back page for photos

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Friday 1 March 5.45pm Tots’ service

6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat supper

Sat 2 March 9.30am Bar/Bat-mitzvah class

11am Shabbat morning service

Sun 3 March 10am Religion School

Tues 5 March 10am Pilates

Fri 8 March 5.45pm Tots’ service

6.30pm Erev Shabbat service

Sat 9 March 9.45am Singing group practice

11am Shabbat morning service &Bar-Mitzvah of Allan Newman

Sun 10 March 10am Religion School

11.15am KT Group

Tues 11 March 10am Pilates

Wed 13 March 8pm Council Meeting

Thurs 14 March 11am Adult Education

7.45pm Adult Education

Fri 15 March 8pm Erev Shabbat service

Sat 16 March 9.30am Bar/Bat-mitzvah class

11am Shabbat morning service

12.30pm Basic Judaism

Sat 16 March 2pm Shabbat afternoon walk

Sun 17 March 10am Religion School

12noon Pop-up Fair

Tues 19 March 10am Pilates

Thurs 21 March 11am Adult Education

7.45pm Adult Education

Fri 22 March 8pm Erev Shabbat service

8.30pm Basic Judaism

Sat 23 March 11am Shabbat morning service &Bar-Mitzvah of Joshua Rabin

12.30pm KT Group

Sun 24 March 10am Religion School

Tues 26 March 11am Pesach morning service

6.30pm Communal Seder

Thurs 28 March 11am Adult Education

7.45pm Adult Education

Fri 29 March 6.30pm Erev Shabbat service

Sat 30 March 10am Tots’ service

11am Shabbat morning service &birthday blessings

Sunday 17 MarchPop Up Fair

at The Liberal Synagogue

Elstree12.00 – 5.00 pm

You can enjoy the Rabbi’s Deli Bar, Bric a Brac Stalls, Hand Crafted Cards and Needlework, Hand Embroidered Tableware, Silverware, Stella and Dot Jewellery, Interior delights for your home, Baby Gifts, discover the benefits of Reiki healing, Funky Treatz, Pens and Mirrors, and much much more.

Ryan will be going around doing Caricatures picturesHave you got a problem with your Computer come and meet Dr Mike our IT specialist and he will sort you out.

Are you a hairdresser or a photographer if so I would love to hear from you?

When you need a break take a seat in the newly refurbished Back Hall and enjoy some food in Penny’s Pantry.

There will be a Bottle Tombola, so please donate any bottles for this, you can leave at the Synagogue marked Tombola Pop Up Fair.

And Finally….. Please tell your friends and family about the Pop Up Fair Sunday 17 March from 12.30 at The Liberal Synagogue Elstree, all are welcome.

For further information contact Penny Beral 01923 855367 Penny@pennyberal.co.uk

Diary|March 2013

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The Liberal Synagogue Elstree 44th Annual General Meeting

on Wednesday 10th April 2013 at 9.00 pmNotice is hereby given that the 44th Annual General Meeting of The Liberal Synagogue Elstree will be held at the Synagogue on Wednesday 10th April, starting at 9.00pm.

Agenda• Opening Prayer • Election of Ordinary Council members

• Apologies for absence • Election of Honorary Secretary

• Minutes of the 43rd AGM • Election of Deputy to Board of Deputies of British Jews

• Matters arising from the minutes • Election of Hon President/s

• Chairman’s Report • Appointment of Independent Person to examine the accounts

• Rabbi’s Report • Any Other Business

• Questions to the Chairman and Rabbi

• Honorary Treasurer’s report and confirmation of the subscription for the current year.

Any member of the congregation is invited to stand for election to Council., and the nomination form can be found overleaf.Copies of the Treasurer’s report and minutes of last year’s AGM will be available at the AGM.

Rebecca DaveySynagogue Manager

The evening will include coffee and light refreshments.

Date: Sat 16 MarchTime: 2.00pm

Leader: Nancy Shavickfrom 64 Aldenham Ave, Radlet.

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THE LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE ELSTREE

44th Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 10th April 2013

NOMINATION FORM – TLSE COUNCIL

FOR RE-ELECTION – Name & Position

Nominated by Seconded by

Michael Walton (Chairman)

Richard Elman (Vice Chairman)

Davina Bennett (Council Member)

Peter Merton (Council Member) Nick Belkin (Council Member)

Elaine Greenberg (Council Member)

Jason Levy (Council Member)

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We send condolences to Vicky Leibou on the loss of her husband Lawrence.

Get well soon to Lauren Bennett, Helen Schifreen, Hollie Walton and Allan Newman.

Mazol tov to Howard Cowan on the occasion of becoming a great uncle for the fifth time with the birth of Daniel Shimon parents of Rabbi Alex and Rochelle Cowan

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Crockery on loanAre you having an event that requires extra crockery and cutlery?

Look no further as the synagogue has acquired crockery and cutlery, which we can lend to you for a small donation.Please contact Carol Hurst for more information on 020 8950 1862

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The Care and Welfare Committee have a lightweight wheelchair that is available for anyone who would like to borrow it. Contact Carol Hurst for further information

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Children from Hertfordshire schools commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Ziggy Shipper (below right) talks about his experiences in Nazi Germany.