Kingston Liberal Synagogue

KLS Book Group
2014-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
The Book Group will be discussing “The Lady from Tel Aviv” by Raba’l Al-Madhoun. It has won the Arabic Fiction prize and The English Pen Award.
Plot summary:
Walid Dahman is going home. Returning to Gaza after nearly four decades in exile, he looks forward to embracing his mother and reconnecting with the people and places he once left behind. Boarding the flight from London, Walid’s life intersects with Dana, an Israeli actress, on her way back to Tel Aviv. As the night sky hurtles past, what each confides and conceals will expose the chasm between them in the land they both call home. The Lady from Tel Aviv is a powerful and poetic story of love, loss and the desire to belong.
Meet in the KLS Library.

Shabbat Island Discs with Rebekka Wedell
2014-04-25 20:00 - 23:00
25th April 8pm
Our Music Director, Rebekka Wedell reveals her 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.

The Apartheid Smear
2014-04-23 20:00 - 21:00
23rd April at 8pm
Ron tells it how it is

Doroteinu – London Wetland Centre: a volunteer's view
2014-04-23 14:00
23rd April at 2pm
Nick Osorio talks about the London Wetland Centre, in which he will skim through its history, how it is managed and what can be seen there.

Pesach – Communal Seder
2014-04-15
15th April
Last chance to book your places at the Communal Seder – do it now!
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Please book your places asap – we need to know how many fish and how many matzos to buy.

Krav Maga (Self-Defence)
2014-04-03 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 Island Discs with Rabbi Janet Darley
2014-03-28 20:00 - 23:00
Rabbi Janet Darley— rabbi for South London Liberal Synagogue and KLS representatie on the Board of Deputies reveals her 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.

Purim
2014-03-16
פורים

Purim Eve – 1970s Party
2014-03-15
ערב פורים
HOLD THE DATE.
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON.

Doroteinu – What is a good Jewish boy doing working in the middle of Africa?
2014-02-26 14:00
Stan Moss will answer the question:
What is a good Jewish boy doing working in the middle of Africa?
This will be a talk about his work for the British Council.
Contact Stan M. or Brenda D., or Helen In The Office, for more information, or if you would like to come but need a lift.

Special Friday Night Service — Valentine Shabbat
2014-02-14 19:15
Come and celebrate Valentine’s Day with the KLS Choir led by Rebekka Wedell.
There will be a selection of Jewish love songs both religous and secular, in a warm and lighthearted atmosphere, and a special Kiddush.
Everyone is invited to a Pre-service ‘Taster’ singing workshop t 7.15pm as a warm-up to the service!
In preparation, join the second of two rehearsals at KLS on Tuesday 11th February from 8 until 10pm to prepare the special Valentine programme of songs. Open to all.

Evening Institute: Hidden Gems of the Siddur
2014-02-05 19:30 - 21:00
An introduction to Jewish prayer

Even more than the Chumash (Torah), the Siddur is the most ubiquitous of Jewish Books. Everywhere Jews have gone they have taken their prayers, liturgies and Siddurim with them. Unlike the Bible, Jews everywhere and everywhen have been able to add their own materials to Siddur. Unlike the Talmud and law codes, which were for the intellectual elite, the Liturgy and Siddur were writen for and by many different Jews and were open to all.
Writen and complied over many hundreds of years, the Siddur is full of poetry and prose, theology and history, as well as comfort and challenge.
And yet despite all that, until recently the Siddur and Liturgy in general were not given the credit they are due. In these sessions we will look at the structure of liturgy, its history, spending some time looking at some of the hidden gems of the daily and Shabbat services. We will also devote a session to looking at the contribution of progressive Judaism to the Siddur.
There will be 5 sessions from 5 February to 5 March, each lasting 11⁄2 hours.

Tu B'Shevat
2014-01-16
טו בשבט
Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees.
