Shabbat Island Discs with Rabbi Pete Tobias
2014-06-27 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Choral Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky, with the KLS Choir, and featuring Rabbi Pete Tobias who will reveal his choice of music as part of our regular Shabbat Island Discs feature, which takes place on the fourth Friday night of each month.
Rabbi Pete Tobias is Rabbi at The Liberal Synagogue Elstree, and author and a broadcaster on BBC Radio 2. KLS is delighted to welcome him this month.
Both members and guests can take a turn at choosing the music. If you’d like a chance, contact Sandra Webber.

Shabbat service
2014-06-28 11:30 - 12:30
Family service with KLS Beiteinu Music Group

Family Service Saturday morning at 11.30am led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky
At our family services, all of the children in our religion school (Beiteinu) join in for a lively and refreshing celebration. Everyone who has celebrated a birthday since the last family service is welcomed onto the bimah for a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday in as many different languages as we can muster! We use the Youth Siddur from Liberal Judaism. The Siddur uses gender-neutral language, reflecting our egalitarian approach to prayer.
As a Liberal congregation, men and women sit together and all members enjoy equal participation in services.
Music plays an important role in our services. Singing is regularly enhanced by our volunteer choir, led by our director of music, though the whole congregation is encouraged to join in. Our members participate in all parts of the service, including Torah blessings, haftorah readings and more. We also welcome lay readers from the congregation to lead services from time to time, although most services are taken by our rabbi.

Shabbat Service @ 8pm
2014-07-04 20:00 - 21:00
As a Liberal congregation, men and women sit together and all members enjoy equal participation in services.
Uniquely we use gender-neutral language, reflecting our egalitarian approach to prayer. We also use many transliterated prayer sheets which are especially useful for those whose Hebrew is not fluent.
Music plays an important role in our services. Singing is regularly enhanced by our volunteer choir, led by our director of music, though the whole congregation is encouraged to join in. Service styles vary – our family services, for example, can be very lively, whereas our Friday nights are often quieter and more reflective. Our members participate in all parts of the service, including Torah blessings, haftorah readings and more. We also welcome lay readers from the congregation to lead services from time to time, although most services are taken by our rabbi.

Shabbat service
2014-07-05 11:15 - 12:30, 2014-08-09 11:15 - 12:30
Saturday morning at 11.15am led by Michael Brandon.
For more information about the services at KLS see Services

Shabbat @ Home
2014-07-11 20:00 - 21:30
On the second Friday of each month a member invites us to welcome Shabbat at home with them. The service is informal and friendly, from our siddur, but please feel free to bring a reading or a topic for discussion. Please bring something to share for the Kiddush.
The venue for this month is to be confirmed. Please contact the office for the address and to let us know you intend to come (but you won’t be turned away if you don’t).
Hosts needed: If you would like to host one of these services in future months, please contact the Synagogue Office.

Shabbat Island Discs with The Farrer Family
2014-07-25 20:00 - 21:00
Choral Service with the KLS Choir, and featuring the Farrer Family (our chair, a Beitenu teacher, a recent bar mitzvah and a budding one!) who will reveal their choice of music as part of our regular Shabbat Island Discs feature, which takes place on the fourth Friday night of each month.
Both members and guests can take a turn at choosing the music. If you’d like a chance, contact Sandra Webber.

Shabbat Service
2014-08-01 20:00 - 21:00
A chavurah supper is an opportunity to share an informal meal, chatting and getting to know each other, and welcome in the Shabbat. Please bring a plated vegetarian/fish supper, and maybe your favourite dish to share, and you can tell us why it’s so special to you. We use the LJ Youth Siddur, siddur lil’mod v’la’asot.
As a Liberal congregation, men and women sit together and all members enjoy equal participation in services.
Uniquely we use gender-neutral language, reflecting our egalitarian approach to prayer. We also use many transliterated prayer sheets which are especially useful for those whose Hebrew is not fluent.
Music plays an important role in our services. Singing is regularly enhanced by our volunteer choir, led by our director of music, though the whole congregation is encouraged to join in. Service styles vary – our family services, for example, can be very lively, whereas our Friday nights are often quieter and more reflective. Our members participate in all parts of the service, including Torah blessings, haftorah readings and more. We also welcome lay readers from the congregation to lead services from time to time, although most services are taken by our rabbi.

Shabbat @ Home
2014-08-08 20:00 - 21:30
On the second Friday of each month a member invites us to welcome Shabbat at home with them. The service is informal and friendly, from our siddur, but please feel free to bring a reading or a topic for discussion. Please bring something to share for the Kiddush.
This month will be at the home of the one of our families in Kingston. Please contact the office for the address and to let us know you intend to come (but you won’t be turned away if you don’t).
Hosts needed: If you would like to host one of these services in future months, please contact the Synagogue Office.

Shabbat Service
2014-08-15 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Sandra Webber. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Shabbat@Home Service
2014-08-22 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat@Home of the Hyman family. Please contact the office for address details. Please bring something to share for kiddush.

Shabbat Service
2014-08-29 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Seymour Kelly. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Family Service
2014-09-06 11:30 - 12:30
Saturday morning at 11.30am led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
This is a chance for the whole family, and the wider KLS family too, to pray, discuss the Torah reading and show off what the children have been up to at religion school. We have multi-lingual renditions of Happy Birthday for all those who have celebrated that month – so far we have sung in English, Hebrew, French, German, Welsh, Spanish, Italian and Russian! There is also a group for the littlest ones, ShabbaTots.
For more information about the services at KLS see Services

Shabbat @ Home
2014-09-12 20:00 - 21:30
On the second Friday of each month a member invites us to welcome Shabbat at home with them. The service is informal and friendly, from our siddur, but please feel free to bring a reading or a topic for discussion. Please bring something to share for the Kiddush.
Please join Rabbi Janet and Vince along with members of our sister community SLLS for a Shabbat service at Rabbi Janet’s in Kingston. This will be a short, informal musical service with a look at and discussion of some texts about Teshuvah from our tradition.
Please contact the office for the address and to let us know you intend to come (but you won’t be turned away if you don’t).
Hosts needed: If you would like to host one of these services in future months, please contact the Synagogue Office.

Shabbat Service
2014-09-13 11:15 - 12:30
Service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Followed by kiddush. See Services for more information on the type of services that we hold at KLS.
Guests are welcome to KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Selichot Service with the Selichot Island Discs of Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh
2014-09-20 19:30 - 20:30
We are delighted to be welcoming Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh back to KLS to share his Selichot Island Discs for the High Holy Days as part of the Selichot Service at 7.30pm. The service will be led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky and the KLS Choir.
Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh was the Rabbi at KLS from 1977 to 1983, he has lectured at Leo Baeck College since 1984, and is the Director of Jewish Studies and a Senior Lecturer at the College.
Please join us at this service, and do bring something to share for kiddush afterwards.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
2014-09-24 20:00 - 21:30
Led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
Admittance by ticket only. Non-members wishing to attend High Holyday Services @ KLS must contact the office to buy tickets in advance. Tickets must be purchased before Erev Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah Service
2014-09-25 10:30 - 12:30

Rosh Hashanah Family Service
2014-09-25 11:30 - 12:30
Led by Rabbi Bethany Stone.
Admittance by ticket only. Non-members wishing to attend High Holyday Services @ KLS must contact the office to buy tickets in advance. Tickets must be purchased before Erev Rosh Hashanah.

Shabbat Service
2014-09-26 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Kol Nidre Service
2014-10-03 20:00 - 21:30
Led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
Admittance by ticket only. Non-members wishing to attend High Holyday Services @ KLS must contact the office to buy tickets in advance. Tickets must be purchased before Kol Nidre.

Yom Kippur Service
2014-10-04 11:00 - 12:30

Yom Kippur Family Service
2014-10-04 11:30 - 12:30

Yom Kippur Additional Service
2014-10-04 13:15 - 15:00

Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Concluding Service and Havdalah
2014-10-04 16:15 - 18:15

Erev Sukkot Family Service
2014-10-08 18:30 - 20:00
Family service at 6.30pm led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Bring greenery to decorate the Sukkah in the service, and something to share for kiddush.
Decorating the Sukkah
Beautiful!
To read more on the meaning of this festival, click here for a short article by Rabbi Pete Tobias.

Sukkot Service
2014-10-09 10:30 - 11:30
Led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky

Shabbat Service
2014-10-10 20:00 - 21:30
Led by Sandra Webber – bring something to share for kiddush under the Sukkah.

Erev Simchat Torah Family Service
2014-10-15 18:30 - 20:00
Family service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Usually involves lots of sweets….

Simchat Torah Service
2014-10-16 10:30 - 11:30
Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
