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DATES FOR THE DIARY - 2006

Note: Unless otherwise stated, services will be taken by Rabbi Rachel Benjamin.

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
1 Jan (Sun) - Hanukkah Day 7
2 Jan (Mon) - Hanukkah Day 8
3 Jan (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Deborah Carpenter
5 Jan (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
26 Jan (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
27 Jan (Fri) - Holocaust Memorial Day
27 Jan (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed at the home of Andy Sluckin. Topic: Liberal Judaism
28 Jan (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at Jessopp Road
10.30 am Singing practice at Jessopp Road (for half an hour)
11.15 am Service at Jessopp Road to be followed by a Havurah lunch
31 Jan (Tues) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: Love and Darkness by Amos Os. At the home of Maureen and Barry Leveton
February
2 Feb (Thu) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Miriam Barnett
5 Feb (Sun) 10.00 am Children's Tu B'Shevat Seder at the NHC Communal Hall
12 Feb (Sun) 7.00 pm Tu B'Shevat Seder at the home of Michele Paton (ends 9.00 pm)
13 Feb (Mon) - Tu B'Shevat
17 Feb (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH
18 Feb (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. Topic: Israel, with Gili Tzidkiyahu, the LJ Israel Shlicha (Emissary)
March
1 Mar (Wed) 7.30 pm Norwich Jewish Peace Group at the home of Jo Bissonnet
2 Mar (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
2 Mar (Thu) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds
6 Mar (Mon) 7.30 pm AGM at the OMH Peill Room
8 Mar (Wed) 8.00 pm Yasmin Levy In Concert at the Norwich Arts Centre
13 Mar (Sun) 5.00 pm Megillah reading at the Synagogue, Earlham Road
14 Mar (Tue) - Purim
14 Mar (Tue) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. At the home of Jonathan Dangour
19 Mar (Sun) 10.00 am Children's Israel Extravaganza! with Becca and Andy Fetterman. At the Synagogue, Earlham Road
24 Mar (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed. At the home of Oliver Frankl. Topic: Preparing for Pesach. Alan Lester visit
25 Mar (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 Alan Lester visit
29 Mar (Wed) 7.30 pm Norwich Jewish Peace Group at the home of Jo Bissonnet
April
4 Apr (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Deborah Carpenter
6 Apr (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
13 Apr (Thu) - Passover Day 1
13 Apr (Thu 7.00 pm Communal Seder at Lodden Middle School (2nd Seder night)
25 Apr (Tue) - Yom Ha'Shoah
27 Apr (Thu) - Trip to the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge Univiersity Library
28 Apr (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH
29 Apr (Sat) - Mitzvah Day at Winterton, with Rachel Benjamin — to incorporate cheder, singing practice and adult ed
30 Apr (Sun) 3.00 pm Judith Silver in Concert, at The Synagogue, Earlham Road
May
2 May (Tue) - Yom Hazikaron - Israel Memorial Day
2 May (Tue) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Byron Simmonds
2 May (Tue) 8.00 pm Jewish Book Club: The Speckled People by Hugo Hamilton. At the home of Brenda Korn
3 May (Wed) - Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel Independence Day
4 May (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
5-7 May - LJ Bienniel Weekend at the Cheltenham Park Hotel, Cheltenham
23 May (Tue) 7.30 pm The 2006 Martin Buber Lecture. "Jesus the Jew" - a talk by Rev Jonathan Gorsky MA, at the UEA Chaplaincy
26 May (Fri) - Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day
26 May (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed. At the home of Miriam Barnett. Topic: Jerusalem
27 May (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at Jessopp Road
10.30 am Singing practice at Jessopp Road (for half an hour)
11.15 am Service at Jessopp Road to be followed by a Havurah lunch
June
1 Jun (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
1 Jun (Thu) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Michele Paton
2 Jun (Fri) - Shavuot
12 Jun (Mon) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: The Life and Times of Michael K by J M Coetzee. At the home of Byron Simmonds
23 Jun (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH Peill Room (the OMH main hall is undergoing redecoration)
24 Jun (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH
10.30 am Singing practice at the OMH at the OMH Peill Room (for half an hour)
11.15 am Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed at the OMH Peill Room. Topic: Parashat Ha’Shavua, Portion of the Week: Korach
29 Jun (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
July
4 Jul (Tue) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Michele Paton
16 Jul (Sun) - CANCELLED: Trip to Lincoln. Meet 12.00 noon at Jews Court
21 Jul (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed at the home of Byron Simmonds. Topic: Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah or Cult?
22 Jul (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH
10.00 am Hebrew at the OMH (for half an hour)
10.30 am Singing practice at the OMH (for half an hour)
11.15 am Service at the OMH
24 Jul (Mon) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: The People on the Street: A Writer’s View of Israel by Linda Grant. At the home of Jonathan Dangoor
August
1 Aug (Tue) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Miriam Barnett
3 Aug (Thu) - Tish'ah B'Av
3 Aug (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
25 Aug (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH
26 Aug (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH Peill Room
10.00 am Hebrew at the OMH  (for half an hour)
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. Topic: Jewish Values I
September
4 Sep (Mon) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. At the home of Maureen and Barry Leveton
5 Sep (Tue) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Michele Paton
7 Sep (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
7 Sep (Thu) 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Heritage Open Day at The Synagogue, Earlham Road
12 Sep (Tue) 8.15 pm Visit Palestine – a film by Katie Barlow followed by Director Q&A. At the Norwich Playhouse
22 Sep (Fri) 7.30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah service at the OMH
23 Sep (Sat) - Rosh Hashanah service at the OMH
29 Sep (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed.  At the home of Miriam Barnett. Topic: Jewish Values II/High Holy Day Themes
30 Sep (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH Peill Room
10.00 am Hebrew at the OMH (for half an hour)
10.30 am Singing practice at the OMH (for half an hour)
11.15 am Service at the OMH
2.15 pm Council brainstorming session at the home of Miriam Barnett
October
1 Oct (Sun) 7.30 pm Kol Nidre service at the OMH
2 Oct (Mon) 11.00 am Yom Kippur services at the OMH
5 Oct (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
5 Oct (Thu) 7.30 pm Council Meeting at the home of Deborah Carpenter
7 Oct (Sat) - Sukkot. We should do something this weekend
14 Oct (Sat) - Simchat Torah
14 Oct (Sat) 11.15 am Simchat Torah. Service at the Old Meeting House, to be lead by Ellman Crasnow
18 Oct (Wed) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: The Dying Animal by Philip Roth. At the home of Beverly and Byron Simmonds
27 Oct (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH
28 Oct (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH Peill Room
10.00 am Hebrew at the OMH (for half an hour)
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. Topic: 350 Years of British Jewish Life (Heroes and Heroines of Jewish Thought to be re-scheduled for a later date.)
31 Oct (Tue) 7.30 pm Checkpoint Watch:Testimonies from Occupied Palestine. A presentation by Judith Keshet at The Woodland Hall, Colney Wood Burial Park
November
2 Nov (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
2 Nov (Thu) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Michele Paton
19 Nov (Sun) 10..00 am LJ PR Workshop at the Montagu Centre, London
20 Nov (Mon) 7..00 pm Burial Committee meeting at the the home of Byron Simmonds
24 Nov (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism – Adult ed. At the home of Miriam Barnett. A conversation with Rabbi Danny Rich, the Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism (Prayer and Liturgy to be scheduled for another date)
25 Nov (Sat) - No Cheder this weekend
- No Hebrew this weekend
- No Singing this weekend
11.00 am Civic Service at the OMH to be followed by kiddush and a buffet lunch
27 Nov (Mon) 7.30 pm Jewish Book Club: Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai. At the home of Phyll and Ed Mendelsohn
December
1-3 Dec - The Eastern Counties Association of Progressive Synagogues (ECAPS) Annual Social and Study Weekend, at St Gabriel's All Hallows Convent, Ditchingham, Nr Bungay
5 Dec (Tue) 7.45 pm Council Meeting at the home of Michele Paton
6 Dec (Wed) - Lionel Blue at the UEA
7 Dec (Thu) - Newsletter copy date
9 Dec (Sat) - Annual Communities' Shabbaton at the Oxford Jewish Centre
16 Dec (Sat) - Hanukkah Day 1
17 Dec (Sun) 4.30 pm Hanukkah Party at the Synagogue Hall, Earlham Road. £5.00 at the door. Children free. PJCers welcome
29 Dec (Fri) 7.30 pm Service at the OMH
30 Dec (Sat) 9.30 am Cheder at the OMH Peill Room
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. Topic: Hanukkah
12.45 pm Hebrew at the OMH (for half an hour)