Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Purim
2014-03-16
פורים

Purim Eve – 1970s Party
2014-03-15
ערב פורים
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Doroteinu – What is a good Jewish boy doing working in the middle of Africa?
2014-02-26 14:00 (Europe/London)
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.
