Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Shabbat @ Home
2015-06-12 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
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 Kelly family are hosting this month, and the service will be led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. 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.

Bookcrashers
2015-06-13 10:00 - 23:00
Bring along books that you have read and would like to recommend. All are welcome to join us in the KLS Library, whether you have read the book or not.

Shabbat Service
2015-06-13 11:15 - 12:30, 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.

HeBrew Cafe
2015-06-13 12:30 - 13:00
After the Family Service – our fundraising café selling filled bagels, crisps, cake, sweets and hot and cold drinks

EGM
2015-06-13 13:00 - 14:00

Youth Club
2015-06-13 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.

Ivrit (Basic Hebrew conversation) Class
2015-06-15 20:00 - 21:00, 2015-06-25 20:00 - 21:00, 2015-06-29 20:00 - 21:00, 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.

Film Club – Jurassic World
2015-06-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Odeon Cinema, Rotunda, Kingston, United Kingdom
Once a month, on a Tuesday afternoon, we plan to see a film at the Odeon Cinema at the Rotunda centre in central Kingston and members can join us if you wish. Kingston is very well served by public transport and is therefore relatively easy to reach. The Rotunda prices have been raised, the charge is £7.25 for Seniors and £9.15 for others.

We meet in the foyer by the box office about 15 minutes before the commencement of the film. You need to purchase your own ticket and can sit where you wish. After the film, members who would like a cup of tea or coffee or light refreshment could move on to one of the Rotunda’s cafés or bars and we discuss the film together.
This month we are going to see “Jurassic World”, meeting in the foyer at 2.45pm, and the film starts at 3pm.
The film club is open to all members regardless of age. Initially, we will be selecting the film and advising members ideally by email or KLS publications of title and times to meet.
If you require any further details or you have some questions please contact the Synagogue office.

Adult Education on a Saturday - UK Task Force
2015-06-20 10:00 - 11:00
Continuing our interesting series of talks on Saturday mornings, we are delighted to welcome the UK Task Force to KLS. UK Task Force is a coalition of organisations in the UK Jewish community from a broad spectrum including Liberal Judaism, United Synagogue, MRJ, the various youth movements, UJIA, the Board of Deputies. Its aim is to educate on the issues facing Israel’s Arab minority, looking at gaps in the community’s knowledge. They run seminars, tours of Israel and bring speakers over to the UK. Sam heard them speak at the recent LJ Day of Celebration, and booked them straight away to come and talk to KLS. To get an idea of their work, look at their UK Task Force.
Come and find out more in the Library.

Shabbat Lounge
2015-06-20 11:15 - 12:30
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. This month Charley and Rebekka will be joined by Andree Frieze, updating us on the Citizens UK project, that KLS are involved with, to persuade local councils to house Syrian refugees.
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.

Israeli Film Festival
2015-06-22 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 “Metzitzim (Peeping Toms)”. It has a certificate of 15.
This Israeli comedy affectionately follows an aging hippie as he goes about the business of day-to-day living and stars Eric Einstein and Uri Zohar.
Duration: 88 mins

Choir Rehearsal
2015-06-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2015-06-30 20:00 - 22:00, 2015-07-07 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.

Shabbat Island Discs with.....Rabbi Charley Baginsky
2015-06-26 20:00 - 21:00
Music Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky, with our Music Director Rebekka Wedell, 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. As usual in these services the “guests” will be interviewed, and this is a great opportunity to find out more about your fellow congregants.
Bring something to share for kiddush afterwards!
Both members and guests can take a turn at choosing the music. If you’d like a chance, contact Sandra Webber.

Family Service
2015-06-27 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

Beiteinu End of Year Party In The Park
2015-06-27 13:00 - 14:30
Cricket will be one of the more normal games we play unlike wellie wanging!
From 1-2.30pm (straight after we have cleared up the Kiddush)
To mark the end of another exciting year we will be having another party in the park over the road. Bring a rug or chairs, a picnic and something yummy to share! We will be playing games (hurling the mangold was a huge hit, literally) – bring your games too. And you don’t have to be a Beiteinu pupil to join in – all members are welcome. If it is hot there will be ice pops! If the weather is not up to park life, we will stay in the NFJ Hall for indoor fun.

Gefiltefest
2015-06-28 10:30 - 17:00 | JW3, 341-343 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET, United Kingdom
The Jewish Food Festival is back for another year. Click on Gefiltefest for more information.

Council Meeting
2015-06-30 20:00 - 22:00

Chavurah Supper
2015-07-03 18:30 - 20:30
Monthly 1st Friday of the month
FRIDAY NIGHT CHAVURA SUPPER – SUMMER CREAM TEA SPECIAL
You are warmly invited to the last Friday night Chavura supper before the summer break. As usual we will be sharing the stories of our week, singing together, destressing and sharing food in a relaxing and informal Friday night service using the LJ Youth siddur, the last service that Student Rabbi Naomi Goldman will be leading as she ends her placement at KLS. Naomi’s informal services have been very popular, and we are sad that this is the last one. But we won’t be sad on the day as we are going to celebrate the British Summer with an after-dinner tea-tasting and talk by Carolynne Farrer, who opened a teashop last year from where she sells a mixture of vintage and retro teas from small, local and independent suppliers. Steve and Carolynne will also be bringing scones, jam and clotted cream. Please bring a savoury dish to share for supper. All welcome.
Guests are welcome to services @ KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Cockney-Yiddish Music Hall with Vivi Lachs
2015-07-05 19:00 - 22:00 | 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.

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.

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 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.
