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DATES FOR THE DIARY - 2004

Note: The PJCEA diary is not cast in stone. It's always worth checking the website for any last-minute changes
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Date Start Item
January
6 Jan (Tue) Council Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds
8 Jan (Thu) Newsletter copy date
27 Jan (Tue) Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. There will be a service at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich. 11.00 am start
30 Jan (Fri) 7.30 pm Tu B'Shevat seder with Rabbi Miri Lawrence at the home of Oliver and Muriel Frankl
31 Jan (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Shabbat service at the OMH with Rabbi Miri Lawrence
February
2 Feb (Mon) Council Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft
5 Feb (Thu) Newsletter copy date
7 Feb (Sat) Tu B'Shevat
27 Feb (Fri) 7.30 pm Shabbat service at the OMH with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein
28 Feb (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH with Jenny Lawrence and Byron Simmonds: all about Purim. We are expecting Rabbi Goldstein, also!
11.00 am Adult ed at the OMH with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein – What is the symbolism behind silver and gold?
March
1 Mar (Mon) Council Meeting at the home of Oliver Frankl
4 Mar (Thu) Newsletter copy date
7 Mar (Sun) Purim
2.30 pm Megillah reading at the Synagogue, Earlham Road, Norwich
3.30 pm Purim Party with the Norwich Hebrew Congregation at The Synagogue, Earlham Road, Norwich (nominal charge, payable at the door)
15 Mar (Mon) 7.30 pm AGM at the OMH
20 Mar (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: Jews, Jewishness, Judaisms — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
23 Mar (Tue) Last day for Communal Seder RSVP
26 Mar (Fri) 7.30 pm Adult ed (no details)
27 Mar (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Shabbat service at the OMH to be taken by members of the congregation (no adult ed this weekend)
April
6 Apr (Tue) Pesach Day 1
7.00 pm Communal Seder (2nd Seder night) at the Norman Centre. Contact: Miriam Barnett
8 Apr (Thu) Council Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft
Newsletter copy date
17 Apr (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: Tradition and Authority — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
18 Apr (Sun) Yom Ha'shoah
26 Apr (Mon) Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
30 Apr (Fri) 7.30 pm Shabbat service at the OMH with  Eran Shafir, Israeli shaliach (emissary) to Liberal Judaism
May
1 May (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Adult ed at the OMH with Israeli emissary Eran Shafir. Listening to the heartbeat of the real Israel. A look into contemporary writings about Israeli society today, focusing on the issues of immigrants, Palestinians and Jewish identity
6 May (Thu) Copy date for May newsletter
10 May (Mon) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Ellman Crasnow
14 May (Fri) Liberal Judaism Annual Conference, Tortworth Court Hotel, nr Bristol
15 May (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: Division and its Discontents — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
15 May (Sat) Liberal Judaism Annual Conference, Tortworth Court Hotel, nr Bristol
16 May (Sun) Liberal Judaism Annual Conference, Tortworth Court Hotel, nr Bristol
23 May (Sun) Sunday Walk at the Fairhaven Garden Trust
26 May (Wed) Shavuot
28 May (Fri) 7.30 pm Adult ed with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein: A dynamic and interactive discussion of our beliefs of the origins of the Torah. Does it matter if the Torah, our sacred scripture, is not God given? In the Peill Room, OMH
29 May (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Shabbat service at the OMH with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein. This will be a full Shavuot service
June
1 Jun (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds
3 Jun (Thu) Copy date for June newsletter
19 Jun (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: The Face of the Other — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
25 Jun (Fri) 7.30 pm Shabbat service at the OMH with Rabbi Irit Shillor
26 Jun (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Adult ed at the OMH with Rabbi Irit Shillor: the week's Torah portion
July
5 Jul (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Oliver Frankl
8 Jul (Thu) Copy date for July newsletter
11 Jul (Sun) 2.30 pm Garden Party at the home of Oliver and Muriel Frankl
17 Jul (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: Timing — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
27 Jul (Tue) Tisha B'Av
30 Jul (Fri) 7.30 pm Adult ed at the OMH with Student Rabbi Charlotte ("Charley") Baginsky (no details)
31 Jul (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Shabbat service at the OMH with Student Rabbi  Charley Baginsky. To include a baby blessing for Solomon Hodson
August
2 Aug (Mon) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft
5 Aug (Thu) Newsletter copy date
21 Aug (Sat) 4.00 pm Basic Judaism: My Ways are not Your Ways — at the home of Ellman Crasnow (ends 5.30 pm)
27 Aug (Fri) 7.30 pm Shabbat service at the OMH with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein
22 Aug (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Adult ed at the OMH with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein: Animal Rights
September
7 Sep (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft
15 Sep (Wed) 7.30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah service at the OMH – to be taken by Student Rabbi Charley Baginsky
16 Sep (Thu) 10.30 am Rosh Hashanah service at the OMH – to be taken by Student Rabbi Charley Baginsky
24 Sep (Fri) 7.30 pm Kol Nidre service at the OMH – to be taken by Student Rabbi Charley Baginsky
25 Sep (Sat) 11.00 am Yom Kippur service at the OMH – to be taken by Student Rabbi Charley Baginsky
29 Sep (Wed) Erev Sukkot
30 Sep (Thu) Sukkot Day 1
October
1 Oct (Fri) 7.30 pm Sukkot/Simchat Torah celebration at the home of Miriam Barnett. Bring something for the sukkah!
2 Oct (Sat) 11.00 am Service at the OMH with Student Rabbi Nathan Alfred
4 Oct (Mon) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Ellman Crasnow
7 Oct (Thu) Simchat Torah (the eighth day of Sukkot. Some Progressive Jews in the diaspora may follow the orthodox parctice and instead observe the next day)
7 Oct (Thu) Newsletter copy date
23 Oct (Sat) Cheese and wine evening at the home of Beverly and Byron Simmonds - CANCELLED
29 Oct (Fri) 7.30 pm Adult ed at the home of Oliver Frankl - Israel Leadership Tour with Jenny Lawrence
30 Oct (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH (no details)
11.00 am Shabbat service at the OMH with Ellman Crasnow
November
2 Nov (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds
4 Nov (Thu) Newsletter copy date
26 Nov (Fri) 7.30 pm Shabbat service at the OMH with Marjorie Monnickendam
27 Nov (Sat) 9.45 am Cheder at the OMH
11.00 am Adult ed at the OMH with Marjorie Monnickendam: Religion, Medical Ethics and Politics — A Potent and Powerful Mixture
December
6 Dec (Mon) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Oliver Frankl
8 Dec (Wed) Hanukkah Day 1
12 Dec (Sun) 3.00 pm Hanukkah Party at The Synagogue, Earlham Road, Norwich (change of venue: previously at the home of Oliver Frankl)