| Date |
Start |
Item |
| January |
|
|
| 4
Jan (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds |
| 7
Jan (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Adult
ed at the home of Ellman Crasnow with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin |
| 8
Jan (Sat) |
9.45
am |
Cheder
at Jessopp Road (the United Reformed Church, Jessopp Road, off Colman Road, Norwich) |
|
11.00
am |
Service
at Jessopp Road with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin, to be followed by a "bring a dish"
lunch — a good opportunity to meet Rachel |
| 25
Jan (Tue) |
- |
Tu
B’Shevat — the New Year for Trees |
| 27
Jan (Thu) |
- |
UK
Holocaust Memorial Day |
| 28
Jan (Fri) |
- |
Tu
B’Shevat Seder at the home of Ellman Crasnow |
|
|
|
| February |
|
|
| 1
Feb (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Ellman Crasnow |
| 3
Feb (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 25
Feb (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Service
at the OMH. The Service will be Service Number One in Siddur Lev Chadash and will include
the Special Reading: ‘Quest’ on pp. 238-241 |
| 26
Feb (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH: Purim sameach – a chance to practice noise-making! |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH: Parashat Ha’Shavua, the weekly Torah
reading:
The Golden Calf: What Went Wrong? |
|
|
|
| March |
|
|
| 1
Mar (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds |
| 3
Mar (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 21
Mar (Mon) |
7.30
pm |
Annual
General Meeting at the home of Oliver Frankl |
| 25
Mar (Fri) |
|
Purim |
|
7.30
pm |
Engaging
with Judaism: Purim – Megillat Esther, the Scroll of Esther. Adult ed with
Rabbi Rachel Benjamin at the home of Deborah Lang |
| 26
Mar (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH: Let My People Go! |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Service
at the OMH |
|
|
|
| April |
|
|
| 5
Apr (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Oliver Frankl |
| 7
Apr (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 17
Apr (Sun) |
2.00
pm |
Wedding
of Nick Carpenter and Deborah Lang, Manor Farm Barns, Framingham Pigot, Norwich |
| 24
Apr (Sun) |
- |
Pesach
Day 1 |
|
7.30
pm |
Communal
Seder at Loddon Middle School with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin |
| 28
Apr (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 29
Apr (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Service
at the OMH, including a baby blessing for Rochaya Isabella Lees |
| 30
Apr (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH: Pesach – Passover Thoughts for the Seventh
Day of the Festival. Adult ed with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin |
|
|
|
| May |
|
|
| 3
May (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds |
| 5
May (Thu) |
- |
Yom
Ha'shoah — Holocaust Memorial Day |
| 11
May (Wed) |
- |
Yom
Hazikaron — Israel Memorial Day |
| 12
May (Thu) |
- |
Yom
Ha'atzmaut — Israel Independence Day |
| 20
May (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed: "The Quarrel" (dir Eli Cohen, 1991.) A film
followed by a discussion. Adult ed with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin at the home of Michele Paton |
| 21
May (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Service
at the OMH |
|
|
|
| June |
|
|
| 2
Jun (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 2
Jun (Thu) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Deborah Carpenter |
| 6
Jun (Mon) |
|
Yom
Yershalayim — Jerusalem Day |
| 12
Jun (Sun) |
7.30
pm |
Shavuot
Study Session with Deborah Carpenter. A the home of Deborah and Nick Carpenter. Torah and
cheesecake. A wicked combination — enjoy! |
| 13
Jun (Mon) |
- |
Shavuot |
| 18
Jun (Sat) |
- |
POSTPONED:
Joan Goodman Memorial Lecture: Jonathan Freedland at the Earlham Road Synagogue |
| 24
Jun(Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Creative
servuce and Havurah Supper
at the United Reformed Church, Jessopp Road (Off Colman Road), Norwich |
| 25
Jun (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH: Classic Jewish Texts: The Bible |
|
|
|
| July |
|
|
| 5
Jul (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Deborah Carpenter |
| 7
Jul (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 17
Jul (Sun) |
10.30
am |
Mitzvah
Day at Honeypot Wood with Sarah and Eddie Boosey |
| 29
Jul (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed: Classic Jewish Texts: The Talmud. Adult ed with Rabbi Rachel
Benjamin at the home of Michele Paton |
| 30
Jul (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice in the Peill Room (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Service
at the OMH |
|
|
|
| August |
|
|
| 4
Aug (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 4
Aug (Thu) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft |
| 14
Aug (Sun) |
- |
Tisha
B'Av |
| 26
Aug (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Service
at the OMH |
| 27
Aug (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice in the Peill Room (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH: Classic Jewish Texts: The Midrash |
|
|
|
| September |
|
|
| 1
Sep (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 6
Sep (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds |
| 8
Sep (Thu) |
10.00
am - 4.00 pm |
Heritage
Open Day at The Synagogue, Earlham Road |
| 23
Sep (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the home of Oliver Frankl: God, part II – What does
God want from us, as we approach the High Holy Days? (incl visit by Michael Romain) |
| 24
Sep (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Service
at the OMH (incl visit by Michael Romain). After the service the Council, Rachel and
Michael will decamp to the King of Hearts) |
|
3.00
pm |
Council
get-together at the home of Michele Paton followed by a meal out (Pizza Express on
St Benedicts Street, Norwich) |
| 25
Sep (Sun) |
|
Cheder
trip to the Jewish Museum, London |
|
|
|
| October |
|
|
| 3
Oct (Mon) |
7.30
pm |
Erev
Rosh Hashanah service at the OMH |
| 4
Oct (Tue) |
- |
Rosh
Hashanah |
| 6
Oct (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 6
Oct (Thu) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Kathy Worsencroft |
| 8/9
Oct (Sat/Sun) |
- |
Resolving
Conflict – conference at the UEA |
| 12
Oct (Wed) |
7.30
pm |
Kol
Nidre service at the OMH with Student Rabbi Matt Durbin |
| 13
Oct (Thu) |
11.00
am |
Yom
Kippur services at the OMH with Student Rabbi Matt Durbin |
| 18
Oct (Tue) |
- |
Sukkot
Day 1 |
| 23
Oct (Sun) |
10.00
am |
Another
Mitzvah Day. At Winterton Dunes with Sarah and Eddie Boosey |
| 25
Oct (Tue) |
- |
Simchat
Torah (Most progressive Jews in the Diaspora observe the eighth day of Sukkot as Simchat
Torah, although some may follow the orthodox practice and observe the next day.) |
| 28
Oct (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Service
at the OMH |
| 29
Oct (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH: Heroes of Jewish Thought |
|
7.30
pm |
Joan
Goodman Memorial Lecture at The Synagogue, Earlham Road, Norwich. Jonathan Freedland:
Jacob's Gift – Reflections on How to be Jewish |
|
|
|
| November |
|
|
| 3
Nov (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 1
Nov (Tue) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting |
| 10
Nov (Thu) |
7.00
pm |
The
Fifth Roger Virgoe Memorial Lecture – The Jews of Medieval Norwich and York. Lecture
Theatre 2 |
| 12
Nov (Sat) |
7.30
pm |
She'koyokh
Klezmer Ensemble at the Norwich Synagogue |
| 25
Nov (Fri) |
7.30
pm |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the home of Michele Paton: The Structure of the Prayer
Service, and the Purpose of Prayer |
| 26
Nov (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Service
at the OMH |
|
|
|
| December |
|
|
| 8
Dec (Thu) |
- |
Newsletter
copy date |
| 8
Dec (Thu) |
7.30
pm |
Council
Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds |
| 15
Dec (Thu) |
7.30
pm |
Book
Club (check with Andy Sluckin for details) |
| 18
Dec (Sun) |
3.00
pm |
Hanukkah
Party at The Synagogue, Earlham Road |
| 26
Dec (Mon) |
- |
Hanukkah
Day 1 |
| 30
Dec (Fri) |
7.00
pm |
Service
at the OMH - NOTE EARLIER START |
| 31
Dec (Sat) |
9.30
am |
Cheder
at the OMH |
|
10.30
am |
Singing
practice at the OMH Peill Room (for half an hour) |
|
11.15
am |
Engaging
with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH Peill Room: The Real Story of Hanukkah |
|
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