NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2007
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December
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As I sit here, with my laptop and a long cool drink in my
hand by a pool in Adelaide, Australia thinking of you… I just can’t forget about
you all back home and across Europe.
CHANUKAH SOIREE
Gourmet nosh, top table dreidel, swanky jazz and luxurious cocktails. Everything you love
about the Festival of Lights, dressed up to the eights! Guest of Honour: Gil Hovav,
Israel’s most flamboyant and entertaining celebrity chef. In London for one night
only to cook us a feast fit for a Maccabbee! Contact a.katzil@liberaljudaism.org
DECONSECRATION
Rabbi Menno Ten Brink sent the photo below from the
deconsecration ceremony of the Liberal Jewish Community building in Amsterdam, they then
consecrated the temporary building at the Stadionweg 269 in Amsterdam. They are expected
to be there for about 1 ½ years.
AWARD CEREMONY
The Abraham Geiger Award 2008 is conferred upon HRH Prince
El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, a voice for global sustainability, reconciliation and
interreligious understanding. HRH will receive the 2008 Abraham Geiger Award in
commemoration of the great liberal thinker of Judaism, Abraham Geiger (1810-1874). The
award ceremony will be in Berlin on March 4, 2008.
WINTER WEEKEND
21-23 December 2007. A classic weekend programme of services, walking, singing, partying
and studying with a very special interfaith gathering. Share the spirit of a 'tent'
getaway with people of other faiths in the multicultural city of Birmingham
CONFERENCE CORNER
European Region, Biennial 13th-16th March 2008 Vienna
Liberal Judaism Biennial Conference 4th-6th April 2008 Bristol
The Movement for Reform Judaism, Biennial 4th-6th July 2008 Leicester
VISITORS
During my travels this month I have come across a number of young people who are going to
be travelling around Europe during the next year or so. They were very pleased to hear
there were so many Progressive congregations around Europe. I have suggested they make
contact with me so they can be directed to the right person in the community. If you have
a member that I should direct these young people towards, please let me know.
YOUNG ADULTS ACROSS EUROPE
Gone are the days when we had WUPJYS, now there is...
EUROJEWS www.eurojews.org
JENERATION.ORG www.jeneration.org
TENT–The Meeting Place www.liberaljudaism.org/tent
BOARD PROFILES
Will continue in February 2008
CONTACT ME
As I have not heard any grumbles, I take it this format of newsletter is better. Any
suggestions welcome. Please write to me with articles or items for the next issue of the
newsletter. Next months edition will be written from a beach in Brisbane, Australia!! kmichael@tiscali.co.uk |
