Cockney-Yiddish Music Hall with Vivi Lachs
2015-07-05 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | South London Liberal Synagogue, 1 Prentis Road, Streatham, SW16 1QB, United States
Vivi Lachs returns with Cockney-Yiddish Music Hall at its best with Katsha’anes at South London Liberal Synagogue – part of the Streatham Festival.
The show is funny, feisty and fast with lots of multimedia songs, sketches and audience participation!
Tickets, £10 in advance, available from SLLS, or on the door.

Israeli Film Festival
2015-07-06 20:00 - 21:45
KLS is celebrating Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) with a film festival showcasing 6 Israeli films from different genre. All films are either in English or have English sub-titles.
Films will be shown at 8pm on alternate Mondays, starting on 11 May. Popcorn and soft drinks will be available for sale. This week’s film is “Lo Sam Zayin (I don’t Give A Damn)”.
This Israeli cinema classic tells a deeply moving and emotianal story. Raffi is a life-loving Israeli youth who falls in love with a girl right before getting drafted. Terribly injured in the army, Raffi is faced with a choice: to rise above his new problems, or to become deeply bitter.
Director: Shmuel Imberman
Starring: Ika Zohar, Anat Waxman, Shmuel Villozhani
Duration: 90 mins
Classification (USA): R (Restricted) – Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian

Yom Kippur Family Service
2015-07-07 11:30 - 13:00
Interactive, child-friendly service led by Gabriel Webber.
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.

Choir Rehearsal
2015-07-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2015-07-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2015-07-28 20:00 - 22:00, 2015-09-03 20:00 - 22:00
Usually once or twice monthly on Tuesdays @ 8pm
The KLS Choir rehearses once or twice a month (and enjoy tea, cake and chat!), and sings at the monthly music service on the 4th Friday of the month and at other services. You don’t have to read music, you don’t have to read Hebrew. Come and try it! Singing is a great way to meet people, blow away life’s cobwebs, contribute to KLS, learn about our prayers and about Jewish music. Interested? Contact Sandra Webber via the KLS office.

Doroteinu Annual Garden Party
2015-07-08 14:00 - 16:00
Doroteinu means “all our generations” and is for young and old, and everyone in between – anyone who has not got their nose to the grindstone when we have our meetings. We usually meet on Wednesday afternoons.
Our annual Garden Party is at Helen Greene’s. She normally organises good weather but can’t guarantee it. Please contact the Synagogue Office for the address, and to let Helen know that you are coming so she can make sure we have enough food and chairs. If you need help to get there, contact the office.

Ivrit (Basic Hebrew conversation) Class
2015-07-09 20:00 - 21:00
Basic Hebrew lessons with Marta Friedmann. Weekly class starting on Monday 23 March.
To join the class, you need to know the letters as you will spend only one or two lesson on the script ones. You need to order two books:
“To succeed in Hebrew part-1” (green colour) and “Let’s learn Hebrew picture dictionary” by Marlene Goodmann £7.99
Please contact the Synagogue Office for more details – as the course has already started, we need to ascertain your ability, and if necessary start a new course.

Shabbat @ Home
2015-07-10 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 at the home of the Osorios in Teddington. 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
2015-07-11 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.

Shabbat Island Discs Summer Special
2015-07-17 20:00 - 21:00
Music Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Rebekka Wedell (KLS Director of Music) and the KLS Choir, and featuring KLS members or guests 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.
Summer Special
This month instead of a guest, members of the choir and congregation (THAT’S YOU!) are invited to bring along a favourite Jewish music track. It can be religious or secular, and Jewish is defined however you want! Bring it on your ‘phone, MP3 player, or I-pad or old fashioned CD!
Bring something to share for kiddush afterwards!
Both members and guests are welcome to take a turn at being a castaway and choosing the music in the coming months . If you’d like a chance, contact Sandra Webber or Helen In The Office.
Visitors are welcome to join us at our services – please contact the office beforehand.

Israeli Film Festival
2015-07-20 20:00 - 21:45
KLS is celebrating Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) with a film festival showcasing 6 Israeli films from different genre. All films are either in English or have English sub-titles.
Films will be shown at 8pm on alternate Mondays, starting on 11 May. Popcorn and soft drinks will be available for sale. This week’s film is “Sheerratt Ha Sirenna (Song of the Siren)”. It has a 12 certificate. Like a Scud missile winging towards an army base, a singleminded young woman pursues True Love, oblivious to the Gulf War around her in this Israeli romantic comedy, set during 1991 in Tel Aviv. Starring Yair Lapid and Dalit Kahan.
Duration: 91 mins

Shabbat@Home Service - change of venue
2015-07-24 20:00 - 21:00
Change of venue. This week the Rabbi is inviting us to welcome Shabbat at her home. 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 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).
Visitors are welcome to join us at services – please contact the office beforehand.

Shabbat Service
2015-07-31 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Sandra Webber. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.
Guests are welcome to KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Prudential RideLondon
2015-08-02 03:00 - 19:00
Sunday 2 August (central London, SW London including Kingston upon Thames & Surrey):

Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Handcycle Classic – the world’s top handcyclists race over a 15-mile route, starting from Kingston upon Thames and finishing on The Mall in St James’s Park.
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 – 25,000+ amateur cyclists will take on a 100-mile cycle challenge through the closed roads of London and Surrey before finishing on The Mall.
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic – the world’s best male cyclists will compete in this world-class one-day race through London and Surrey. The race starts in central London before heading into Surrey and returning to London to finish on The Mall.

Further information on Prudential RideLondon events can be found at www.PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk
There will be road closures around Surrey – final routes for the 2015 events will be announced soon.

Shabbat@Home
2015-08-07 20:00 - 21:30
Once a 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 the home of Andree and Shimon 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@Home
2015-08-14 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 the home of Stephanie and Frank in Surbiton. 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.

Krav Maga (Self-Defence)
2015-08-20 19:00 - 20:30
Weekly 1 1/2 hour class on Thursdays 7-8.30pm
Stay sharp. Be fit. Burn 1000 calories. Look after yourself.
Rabbi and Chair discuss deep theological issues
Be aware, confident, safe! Burn calories and improve fitness!
Adult self-defence classes (Urban Krav Maga) run on most Thursdays at 7pm.
An additional warm up takes place at 7.30pm.
Sessions last for 90 mins.
First class free – but please book in advance via the office.
Krav Maga is great for confidence, awareness, exercise, stress-relief, fitness and self defence. You don’t have to be fit to start but your fitness will improve. Geared to mixed ages and abilities, beginners welcome. cost- £10 per session, paid directly to the external trainer. Please contact the KLS Office for more information or if you would like to try Krav Maga.

Shabbat Service
2015-08-21 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Seymour Kelly. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Shabbat Service
2015-08-28 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Keep In Touch Tea Party
2015-09-02 14:00 - 16:00
The next Keep In Touch Tea Party will be held at the Hymans’ home in Surbiton. All members are welcome (editor’s note: the cakes are rather delicious!!). Please contact the office if you hope to attend and to get the full address, or if you need a lift.

Shabbat Serivice
2015-09-04 20:00 - 21:00
Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
Bring something to share for kiddush.
Non-members, please contact the office beforehand if you wish to join us.

Selichot
2015-09-05

Beiteinu - Religion School
2015-09-05 09:45 - 12:30
The school uses the principles of Informal Education to teach a religious knowledge and Hebrew curriculum to over 50 pupils aged between 5-17. It also has a developing early years’ programme.

The children have a short breaktime – bring fruit for the snack. There is a short assembly for all children each week, and teaching in year groups. Music, art and Hebrew teaching feature for children in primary school.

The 12-13 year olds prepare for B’nei Mitzvah, then go on to studying for a GCSE in Jewish Studies, and then complete their Beiteinu experience in the Kabbalat Torah class.

Bookcrashers
2015-09-05 10:00 - 11:00
We will be discussing “Eleanor Marx” by Rachel Holmes . All are welcome, whether you have read the book or not.
Why not get a copy of the book from the local independent book shop in Surbiton – Regency Bookshop? You can order a book to be in the shop usually within 48 hours. Order on Thursday and pick it up on the way to KLS on Saturday.

Family Service
2015-09-05 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

HeBrew Café
2015-09-05 12:30 - 13:00
After the Family Service – our fundraising café selling filled bagels, crisps, cake, sweets and hot and cold drinks

Youth Club
2015-09-05 13:00 - 15:00
For children aged 7 to 16 (school years 3 to 11), meets monthly after the Family Service and HeBrew Café at KLS for a range of activities from craft to sports.

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.
