Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Family Service
2014-11-22 11:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Saturday morning at 11.30am led by LJY-Netzer
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.
This Shabbat we will be Taken Over by LJY-Netzer leaders and children for a “different” family service….come and find out what LJY-Netzer is all about.
For more information about the services at KLS see Services

Beiteinu - LJY Netzer Take Over Day
2014-11-22 09:45 - 12:30
Religion School from 9.45am-12.30pm each Saturday morning during term time.
Beiteinu celebrated Purim with games, food and some strange characters joined us for the morning…..
This Shabbat we will be Taken Over by LJY-Netzer leaders and children for a “different” religion school and family service….there will be activities and games for all, so come and find out what LJY-Netzer is all about.
The school uses the principles of Informal Education to teach a religious knowledge and Hebrew curriculum to over 50 pupils aged between 5-17. It also has a developing early years’ programme. The children have a short breaktime – bring fruit for the snack. There is a short assembly for all children each week, and teaching in year groups. Music, art and Hebrew teaching feature for children in primary school. The 12-13 year olds prepare for B’nei Mitzvah, then go on to studying for a GCSE in Jewish Studies, and then complete their Beiteinu experience in the Kabbalat Torah class.
Beiteinu pupils working on the Shalom Mosaic that welcomes all to KLS
Beiteinu students at the unveiling of their handiwork – the new Shalom Mosaic welcoming all to KLS

Shabbat @ Home
2014-11-21 20:00 - 21:30
On the second Friday (or third as it is this month!) 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.
Please contact the office for details of this week’s service.
Hosts needed: If you would like to host one of these services in future months, please contact the Synagogue Office.

LJY-Netzer Kinus
2014-11-21 18:00 - 2014-11-23 12:00
What is Kinus?
Are there things in LJY-Netzer that you would like to be different? Do you have an idea of a charity that we should support? Do you want to make real change in YOUR Youth Movement? If so then Kinus is the place to be. It’s our decision-making event for Nechalim and Yamim. That means that you get to have your say about how LJY-Netzer works—and change the things that you think need changing. No need to complain any more about stuff—now you can actually make a difference.
Kinus is an LJY-Netzer event, so you’re guaranteed an amazing couple of days filled with games, exciting activities, a little bit of learning as well as time to hang out. You’ll get to see your friends again if you’ve been before or make a whole bunch of new ones if this is your first time.
Last year, Kinus made some drastic changes to LJY-Netzer such as bringing back a fun theme to MachanehKadimah (summer camp)… who knows what could happen this year!
Want changes with LJY-Netzer? Come on Kinus!
Last year, Kinus discussed LJY-Netzer’s vegetarianism, the way we do Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) on events, how much time Nechalim and Yamim spend together on events, what events we run each year forNechalim and Yamim and many other important topics.
Questions? Contact Tom at tom@liberaljudaism.org and 020 7631 9825 or Tamara at Tamara@liberaljudaism.org and 020 7631 9823.

Mitzvah Day 2014
2014-11-16
This year KLS is expanding its Mitzvah Day projects. Join the Beiteinu pupils and the KLS Choir at Southborough Nursing Home in Langley Avenue (Surbiton) where the residents will be entertained with music and songs.
We are also introducing a year-round donation station for the Kingston Food Bank. Non-perishable food (with a future Best Before date) that can be donated to help local people who are in crisis:
Milk(UHT or powdered) Sugar(500g) Fruit Juice(long life cartons) Soup Pasta sauces Sponge pudding(tinned) Tomatoes(tinned) Cereals Rice pudding(tinned) Tea bags/instant coffee Instant mash potato Rice/pasta Tinned meat/fish Tinned vegetables Tinned fruit Jam Biscuits or snack bars
Mitzvah Day is an international event: Every year on Mitzvah Day an astounding 35,000+ people say ‘yes’ to social action and giving, spreading goodness, repairing the broken and quite simply, making this world a better place.
Mitzvah Day’s hundreds of social action initiatives are underpinned by our mission to reduce hardship and poverty, care better for our environment and give a little joy. We bring these Jewish values alive by creating opportunities and partnerships that put them to work. It’s all about imaginative hands-on projects that play a pivotal part in building stronger communities, creating durable links between different faiths and charities, both Jewish and not, and cultivating valuable relationships with other faith groups.
Mitzvah Day was founded in 2005 by Laura Marks and became a registered charity in 2008. There are lots of ideas for Mitzvah Day at their website, as well as getting involved with KLS’s activities.

Bookcrashers
2014-11-15 10:00 - 11:00
The next meeting of Bookcrashers will be on 15 November. As its name might suggest, KLS’s book club welcomes gatecrashers who have not read the book being discussed.
But for those who do want to read the book, November’s is An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris.
The book is a historical fiction thriller based on the true story of Georges Picquart as he struggles to expose the truth about the doctored evidence that sent the French Jewish artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus to Devil’s Island. It won this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
More information from Sara Alston via the KLS office.
Stuck for Chanukah gifts? Come along to Bookcrashers to get some suggestions of books that would make good Chanukah presents.

Shabbat Service with visiting speaker, Mohammad Fahili
2014-11-14 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Mohammad Fahili, Director of the Sir Charles Clore Jewish-Arab Community Centre in Akko, will be speaking during the service. KLS have supported their work in Akko, and it is always nice to be able to thank supporters in person.
Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Postponed to 2015: Evening Institute - learn blessings and songs
2014-11-12 20:00 - 21:30

Kabbalat Torah Service
2014-11-08 11:15 - 12:30
Kabbalat Torah service – A service created and led by two teenagers – Alison and Simmie – to mark the end of their studies at Beiteinu and to affirm their commitment to Judasim.
Guests are welcome to KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Shabbat Service
2014-10-31 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Memorial Event for Henry Rollin
2014-10-28 14:30 - 16:30
Henry at the RSC
There will be a memorial event for Henry at 2.30pm on 28th October, 2014, at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB. Everybody is invited and would be most welcome, but contact the synagogue office if you plan to come by 14 October (for catering numbers).

Read the Telegraph obituary here

Doroteinu Annual Lunch
2014-10-26 12:30 - 15:30
Come and enjoy a three-course lunch, meet your friends and fellow KLS members, and hear the inimitable Alan Baker giving an illustrated talk, with audience participation, on the history of the music hall.

Tickets £10 from Jenny Osorio.

Shabbat Service
2014-10-25 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.

Shabbat Island Discs with.....
2014-10-24 20:00 - 21:00
Choral Service led by Sandra Webber, with the KLS Choir, and featuring Jill and Norman Hyman 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.
Both members and guests can take a turn at choosing the music. If you’d like a chance, contact Sandra Webber.
Guests are welcome to KLS, but please contact the office beforehand.

Wurzburger Centenary Concert
2014-10-18 19:30 - 21:30
A concert of music by Walter Wurzburger and Hans Gal, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of émigré composer Walter Wurzburger. For more information and tickets see wurzburger.org

Hans Gal
Five Intermezzi for String Quartet (1914)
Walter Wurzburger
String Quartet no 2 (1944)
Hans Gal
slow movement from String Quartet no 2(1930)
Walter Wuzburger
Danse Russe for String Quartet (1989)
Walter Wuzburger
3 pieces for clarinet (1981)
Walter Wuzburger
Wind Quintet (1946)
Performers include The far flung four, Patrick Clements, Richard Stockall and friends

Please note that this event is not arranged by Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Bookcrashers
2014-10-18 10:00 - 11:00
KLS’s book club has rebranded itself as ‘Bookcrashers’ to recognise that gatecrashers who have not read the book being discussed are not only welcome to attend but also encouraged!
But for those who do want to read the book, October’s is ‘My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel’ by Ari Shavit. The author is an influential columnist for the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz. He tells the story of Israel and the Israeli condition through interviews, historical documents, and private diaries, as well as his own family’s experience. The book has received a lot of praise, named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times and the Economist and won the New York-based National Jewish Book Award in 2013.
A selection of reviews can be found at:
www.amazon.co.uk/My-Promised-Land-Triumph-Tragedy/dp/1922247545/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-promised-land-ari-shavit/1114032563?ean=9780385521703
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15798334-my-promised-land
www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/my-promised-land-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-israel
More information from Sara Alston via the KLS office.

Shabbat Service
2014-10-17 20:00 - 21:00
Shabbat Service led by Vince Daly. Please bring something to share for Kiddush.

Simchat Torah Service
2014-10-16 10:30 - 11:30
Service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.

Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
2014-10-16
שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶֽרֶת שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Thursday 16th October
Eighth Day of Assembly / Rejoicing of Torah

Erev Simchat Torah Family Service
2014-10-15 18:30 - 20:00
Family service led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Usually involves lots of sweets….

Stone Setting - Robert McMillen
2014-10-12 12:00 - 15:00
The Stone Setting will take place at the Long Ditton Cemetery. Please join the family, and share your memories of Robert, and have refreshments at the Synagogue afterwards.

Sanctuary Sukkah
2014-10-11 13:15 - 15:00
Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Danny Rich, together with other faith leaders and members of their communities, will be leaving from KLS at 1.15pm on the 11th October to walk to the Bentalls Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames. Bring your lunch to KLS if you are going from there. Otherwise, meet us outside the front entrance of the Bentalls Centre at 1.45pm. Please bring some greenery and decorations for the sukkah.
Outside Bentalls, we will be building a sukkah​ – representative of all the places where we as a people have been offered sanctuary. We will petition the Council of Kingston to make attempts to house Syrian families. We will be sharing our stories of our own journeys and decorating the sukkah together. Please join us, all welcome – including children.
We live in times when we often do not know how to respond to the many difficulties present in society. There is never a more poignant time in the year than during the Chuggim for us to really think about what it means to have as part of our identity a history of slavery in Egypt, refugee status in more recent times and now to live lives in freedom.
Citizens UK, a civil society alliance of 350 synagogues, mosques, schools, churches and unions, is launching a campaign for the 2015 elections to ensure that the next national government resettles 1500 UN refugees per annum in the UK. These refugees, who are the victims of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, would be resettled through an EU funded program. Partnering with Liberal Judaism synagogues, they’re looking to go throughout the country to build ‘Sanctuary Succot’ and ask local councils to commit to resettling 5 families. In the Jewish community, we know the importance of sanctuary. Whilst many were turned away, we remember that 70 000 Jews found sanctuary in the UK during the 1930s.

Shabbat Service
2014-10-10 20:00 - 21:30
Led by Sandra Webber – bring something to share for kiddush under the Sukkah.

Sukkot Service
2014-10-09 10:30 - 11:30
Led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky

1st Day Sukkot
2014-10-09
סוכות‎
Thursday 9 October
First day of the the Feast of Tabernacles

Erev Sukkot Family Service
2014-10-08 18:30 - 20:00
Family service at 6.30pm led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Bring greenery to decorate the Sukkah in the service, and something to share for kiddush.
Decorating the Sukkah
Beautiful!
To read more on the meaning of this festival, click here for a short article by Rabbi Pete Tobias.

Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Concluding Service and Havdalah
2014-10-04 16:15 - 18:15
Led by Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
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.

Yom Kippur Additional Service
2014-10-04 13:15 - 15:00

Yom Kippur Family Service
2014-10-04 11:30 - 12:30

Yom Kippur Service
2014-10-04 11:00 - 12:30
