Tu Bishvat
2015-02-04
טו בשבט
Wednesday 4th February
New Year for the Trees

Purim
2015-03-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
פּוּרִים
The story of Purim is told in the Book of Esther, whose eponymous heroine plays the leading role in saving her people. The holiday is traditionally celebrated with wild abandon, fancy dress and partying as well as the reading of the Megillah (retelling the story). There is also a tradition of giving gifts to friends and the poor.

Pesach
2015-04-03
פֶּסַח
Pesach
Originally a combination of a couple of different spring festivals, it is a commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt–especially the night when God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites during the tenth plague–and of the following day, when the Israelites had to leave Egypt hurriedly. Centered on the family or communal celebration of the seder (ritual meal), Passover is one of the most beloved of all Jewish holidays.
The first night of Pesach is Friday 3 April, and the festival finishes on Friday 10 April.

Yom Ha-Shoah
2015-04-16
יום השואה
Thursday 16th April
The full name of the day commemorating the victims of the Holocaust is “Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah“–literally the “Day of (Remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Heroism.” It is marked on the 27th day in the month of Nisan–a week after the seventh day of Passover, and a week before Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers).

Yom Ha-Atzmaut
2015-04-23
יום העצמאות
Yom HaZikaron/Yom HaAtzma’ut:
The fourth of Iyar, the day preceding Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) to be a Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for all military personnel who were killed while in active duty in Israel’s armed forces. Joining these two days together conveys a simple message: Israelis owe the independence and the very existence of the Jewish state to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for it.
Israel’s Independence Day is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Iyar, which is the Hebrew date of the formal establishment of the State of Israel, when members of the “provisional government” read and signed a Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv.

Erev Shavuot
2015-05-23
Shavuot (Lag b’Omer): Literally translated as the “Feast of Weeks,” is celebrated seven weeks after Pesach (Passover). Since the counting of this period (Sefirat ha-omer) begins on the second evening of Pesach, Shavuot takes place exactly 50 days after the first seder. Hence, following the Greek word for “fifty,” Shavuot is also referred to sometimes as Pentecost. . Although its origins are to be found in an ancient grain harvest festival, Shavuot has been identified since biblical times with the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. There are a number of customs associated with personal practice. Chief among them is the eating of dairy products on Shavuot. Although the reasons for this custom are not completely clear, it has become traditional to eat milk and cheese products as part of the celebration of Shavuot.
The period of the Omer is traditionally associated with semi-mourning and weddings and other celebrations are forbidden. But Lag B’Omer is a happy day interrupting the sadness for 24 hours. There are several Talmudic stories given for this.

Shavuot
2015-05-24

Selichot
2015-09-05

Selichot Service
2015-09-05 19:00 - 21:00
Come along at 7pm to learn some of the songs that we will be singing in the services over the High Holy Days. Our Director of Music, Rebekka Wedell, will talk about the songs that we sing as well as lead us in learning them.
Followed by the Selichot service which will be led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky and the KLS Choir.
Please join us at this service, and do bring something to share for kiddush afterwards.

If you are not a member of KLS, please contact the synagogue office beforehand.

Erev Rosh Hashanah
2015-09-13, 2016-10-02

Rosh Hashanah
2015-09-14, 2016-10-03

Kol Nidre
2015-09-22

Yom Kippur
2015-09-23

Erev Sukkot
2015-09-27

Sukkot
2015-09-28

Erev Simchat Torah
2015-10-04

Simchat Torah
2015-10-05

Chanukkah
2015-12-06

1st Night Pesach
2016-04-22

2nd Night Pesach
2016-04-23

3rd Night Pesach
2016-04-24

4th Night Pesach
2016-04-25

5th Night Pesach
2016-04-26

6th Night Pesach
2016-04-27

7th Night Pesach
2016-04-29

Erev Shavuot
2016-06-11

Shavuot
2016-06-12

Selichot Service
2016-09-24 20:00 - 21:30
Selichot service with the KLS Choir.
Please join us at this service, and do bring something to share for kiddush afterwards.
If you are not a member of KLS, please contact the synagogue office beforehand.
