Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Shabbat Service
2015-06-06 11:15 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Student Rabbi Emily Jurman. 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.

Ruet Michaeli
2015-06-05 20:00 - 21:00
After our chavurah supper, we have a talk and discussion with a guest from Israel, Reut Michaeli. Reut is in the UK as the guest of the New Israel Fund, and will be speaking at the LJ Day of Celebration on Sunday 7 June. Reut is the Director of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants. ‘Hotline’ aims to defend and further the rights of refugees and migrants in Israel and works to prevent human trafficking. Its activities include running an advice centre (mainly staffed by volunteers), legal activism and public education activities. The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that aims to defend and further the rights of refugees, migrants and prevent human trafficking in Israel, and is a grantee of the New Israel Fund. Prior to working at Hotline, Reut was an Associate Director at IRAC – the Israel Religious Action Centre of the Israeli Movement for Progressive Judaism.
We will have our usual informal chavurah supper with the service and meal starting at 6.30pm, and afterwards, at 8pm, Reut will talk about the situation facing the approximately 55,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan. She will discuss current plans to imprison or deport the refugees from practical, legal and Jewish values standpoints.
Guests are welcome to services @ KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Chavurah Supper
2015-06-05 18:30 - 20:30
Monthly 1st Friday of the month
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 gone, de-stressing, and most importantly sharing food, in an informal Friday night service and shared supper, with student rabbi Naomi Goldman. Please bring a plated vegetarian or fish supper and, if possible, a favourite dish to share. All ages welcome.
This month we are having a summer shabbat so bring summer food. We are also privileged to be sharing the evening with a guest from Israel, Reut Michaeli. Reut is in the UK as the guest of the New Israel Fund, and will be speaking at the LJ Day of Celebration on Sunday 7 June. Reut is the Director of the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants. ‘Hotline’ aims to defend and further the rights of refugees and migrants in Israel and works to prevent human trafficking. Its activities include running an advice centre (mainly staffed by volunteers), legal activism and public education activities. The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that aims to defend and further the rights of refugees, migrants and prevent human trafficking in Israel, and is a grantee of the New Israel Fund. Prior to working at Hotline, Reut was an Associate Director at IRAC – the Israel Religious Action Centre of the Israeli Movement for Progressive Judaism.
We will have our usual informal chavurah supper with the service and meal, and afterwards, at 8pm, Reut will talk about the situation facing the approximately 55,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan. She will discuss current plans to imprison or deport the refugees from practical, legal and Jewish values standpoints.
Guests are welcome to services @ KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Ivrit (Basic Hebrew conversation) Class
2015-06-01 20:00 - 21:00, 2015-05-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2015-05-18 20:00 - 21:00, 2015-05-11 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 Island Discs with.....the Viney Family
2015-05-29 20:00 - 21:00
Change of date this month! Music Service led by Sandra Webber 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 (usually) 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.
This month we are delighted that Leslie, Rebecca and Amelia will be leading the service, supported by Sandra, Rebekka and the Choir, and sharing their Shabbat Island Discs. The Viney family have been members of KLS for many years. Leslie is a Kabbalat Torah teacher at KLS and teaches journalism, and also cooks the vegetarian delight for the communal seder each year! Amelia did her BatMitzvah at KLS and is now a trustee of Liberal Judaism and a Founding Director of The Advocacy Academy which equips young people to change the world. Rebecca did her BatMitzvah at KLS, was active in Jewish student affairs in York and California, now works in the Cabinet Office.
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.

Choir Rehearsal
2015-05-26 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.

Israeli Film Festival
2015-05-25 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 “He’arat Shulayimm (Footnote)”. It has a 12 certificate PG (for thematic elements, brief nudity, language and smoking), and is a drama whose plot revolves around the troubled relationship between a father and son who teach at the Talmud department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Starring Shlomo Bar’aba and Lior Ashkenazi.
Duration: 105 mins

Shavuot
2015-05-24
Shavuot (Lag b’Omer): Literally translated as the “Feast of Weeks,” is celebrated seven weeks after Pesach (Passover). Since the counting of this period (Sefirat ha-omer) begins on the second evening of Pesach, Shavuot takes place exactly 50 days after the first seder. Hence, following the Greek word for “fifty,” Shavuot is also referred to sometimes as Pentecost. . Although its origins are to be found in an ancient grain harvest festival, Shavuot has been identified since biblical times with the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. There are a number of customs associated with personal practice. Chief among them is the eating of dairy products on Shavuot. Although the reasons for this custom are not completely clear, it has become traditional to eat milk and cheese products as part of the celebration of Shavuot.
The period of the Omer is traditionally associated with semi-mourning and weddings and other celebrations are forbidden. But Lag B’Omer is a happy day interrupting the sadness for 24 hours. There are several Talmudic stories given for this.

Shavuot Seder @ SLLS
2015-05-23 19:00 - 21:00
Come join your SLLS friends in an old Shavuot tradition. In the context of a seder, using our Haggadah Shel Shavuot, we will use Tanach and Rabbinic Literature to deepen our understanding of the history and teachings of Shavuot. We will share some ritual foods such as a cheese mountain and some Torah shaped biscuits. On Shavuot we read from Ezekiel, “Mortal, eat what is offered you; eat this scroll, and go speak to the house of Israel.” So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat, as he said to me, “Mortal, fill your stomach and your belly with this scroll that I give you.” I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey to me. (Ezekiel 3:1-3). The seder will be led by Rabbi Janet Darley.
The seder will include a supper, so bring something to share—and of course we’ll have cheesecake. Please Please contact the SLLS office if you plan to come, so that they know how big the cheese mountain needs to be!

Shabbat Service
2015-05-23 11:15 - 12:30
Service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Rabbi Pete Tobias. 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.
For more information about the services at KLS see Services

Erev Shavuot
2015-05-23

Shabbat Service
2015-05-22 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.
Guests are welcome to join us but please contact the office beforehand.

Doroteinu
2015-05-20 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 next meeting is on Wednesday 20th May at 2.00pm at KLS. Peter Watling will tell us about the Brooklands Museum, its planes and cars. He is a regular volunteer there and he can probably arrange a special guided tour of those interested.
Please do come along – it costs just £2 for the talk and tea and cake afterwards. If you need help to get here, contact the office.

Youth Club
2015-05-16 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.

HeBrew Cafe
2015-05-16 12:30 - 13:00
After the Family Service – our fundraising café selling filled bagels, crisps, cake, sweets and hot and cold drinks

Shabbat Lounge Service
2015-05-16 11:15 - 12:30, 2015-04-25 11:15 - 12:30
An informal music service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Student Rabbi Emily Jurman 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. 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.

Bookcrashers
2015-05-16 10:00 - 23:00
Book choice to be confirmed. All are welcome to join us in the KLS Library, whether you have read the book or not.

Shabbat Service
2015-05-15 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Seymour Kelly. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.
Guests are welcome to join us but please contact the office beforehand.

Film Club - "Far From The Madding Crowd"
2015-05-12 15:00 - 17:30 | 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.
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.
This month we are seeing a remake of the Thomas Hardy classic, “Far From The Madding Crowd”, starring Carey Mulligan. The film starts at 3.15pm, so please meet in the foyer at 3pm having purchased your tickets.

Israeli Film Festival
2015-05-11 20:00 - 21:45
KLS is celebrating Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) with a film festival showcasing 6 Israeli films from different genres. 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 “Givat Halfon (Halfon’s Hill)”. It has a U certificate. “Givat Halfon” is an Israeli cult comedy starring The Gushushsh Trio.

Chavurah Supper
2015-05-08 18:30 - 20:30
Monthly 1st Friday of the month (apart from May)
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 gone, de-stressing, and most importantly sharing food, in an informal Friday night service and shared supper, with student rabbi Naomi Goldman. Please bring a plated vegetarian or fish supper and, if possible, a favourite dish to share. All ages welcome.
Guests are welcome to services @ KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.
May 8 – Counting the Omer – get together to mark spring shading into summer and find out why we are counting at this time of year. Spring food!
Jun 5 – Summer shabbat and summer food
Jul 3 – Reflect on the year that’s gone and say goodbye before the Chavura suppers take a break for the summer. Bring your favourite dish of this year so far.

Shabbat Service
2015-05-02 11:15 - 12:30
Service held from 11.15am to 12.30pm, led by Craig Simmons. 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 @ Home
2015-05-01 20:00 - 21:30
On the second Friday of each month (ok, the first this 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 Webber family 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.

AGM
2015-04-26 11:00 - 12:30

Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration
2015-04-25 12:30 - 13:15
Join Shimon and Tomer after the service on Saturday for a lastminute.com Yom Ha-Atzmaut celebration! There will be group singing, and please bring some Israeli food to share.

Shabbat Service
2015-04-24 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Norman and Jill Hyman. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.
Visitors are welcome to join us at services – please contact the office beforehand.
