Shabbat Island Discs with…..

Music Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky and the KLS Choir, and featuring Ethan Kelly 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.  As usual in these services the “guest” will be interviewed, and this is a great opportunity […]

Shabbat Lounge Service

An informal music service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky with our Music Director Rebekka Wedell.  Why Shabbat Lounge?  We drag the sofas in from the Mosaic Room into the Sanctuary, and sit around the portable Ark.  We then need you to help to drag the sofas back!  Followed by kiddush. […]

Ivrit (Basic Hebrew conversation) Class

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 […]

Choir Rehearsal

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 choral 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 […]

Pesach

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 […]

COMMUNAL SEDER – 6.30pm

Communal Seder held at the synagogue. Doors open at 6.00 pm: Seder begins promptly at 6.30 pm. Join us for a community meal - there will be a fish or vegetarian main meal and lovely desserts afterwards.  It is not recommended for children under 5 due to the late finish. As seating is limited, you […]

Chavurah Supper

Monthly 1st Friday of  the month (apart from December and April!!) You are warmly invited to this year's Chavurah Suppers, a great way to relax, let go of the week and welcome in Shabbat with other KLS members. Using the LJ Youth Siddur, we will be singing together, sharing our stories from the week that has […]

Kindertransport – talk by Michele M Gold

Finchley United Synagogue Kinloss Gardens, London, United Kingdom

From December 1938 until the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, some 10,000 children traveled alone from Germany, Austria, Poland and Czechoslovakia to Great Britain on the Kindertransport.  Michele M Gold has written a book, "Memories That Won't Go Away: A Tribute to the Children of the Kindertransport", telling the stories of hundreds […]

Table Tennis Club

All welcome to join us for a friendly game of table tennis.  We meet monthly, usually on the second Tuesday of the month at the synagogue in the NFJ Hall.  All ages and all abilities.  The club recently received a new table in celebration of Robert Markless’s tutorship of 100 Bnei Mitzvah. We have two […]

Choir Rehearsal

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 […]