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NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2008
BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday this month to Holly Levinson. (Do let me know if you would like a mention here — especially but not exclusively for children —Ed) TU B’SHEVAT SEDER END-OF-MONTH SHABBAT SERVICE The Shabbat service to be held on Saturday, January 26th is to be taken by Rabbi Rachel Benjamin. We will be reading from service number one, on page 105 of Siddur Lev Chadash. The Torah reading for that Shabbat is Yitro, Exodus 18:1-20:23, and we will be reading Exodus 18:13-27. Our Haftarah reading will be I Kings 3:1-15. After the service there will be a kiddush, with coffee, tea and cakes to follow. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY A Holocaust Memorial Day service will take place on Monday, 28th January 2008 at St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich. The Service will start at 11.00 am and end at 11.30 am approx. Please arrive just after 10.45 am to be seated for the start of the Service. Enquiries to Alex Bennett email alex@bennett1962.fsnet.co.uk for Norfolk and Norwich Branch, The Council of Christians and Jews. CHEDER 12 January (Sat) 9.30 am mid-month Cheder at the OMH (ends 11.00 am). Further details from Annie Henriques email annie_henriques@ntlworld.com or Byron Simmonds email bsimmonds@pjcea.org.uk. 26 January (Sat) 9.30 am end-of-month Cheder in the OMH Peill Room. Further details from Jenny Lawrence or Rabbi Rachel Benjamin. Byron Simmonds writes: The mid-month sessions have now been extended by half an hour and run from 9.30-11.00 am. Annie and I took the December mid-month session jointly. We wanted to get Hebrew off the ground. Click here for my report. Rachel Benjamin writes: PLEASE come promptly to the end-of.month Cheder, so that we can have the full hour together. HEBREW STUDY GROUP 12 January (Sat) 9.30 am mid-month Hebrew at the OMH. 26 January (Sat) 9.30 am end-of-month Hebrew at the OMH. Further details from Steve Pruner email stevenpruner@gmail.com SINGING PRACTICE 26 January (Sat) 10.30 am Singing practice at the OMH with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin. This is for half an hour and precedes the service. Children welcome. Rachel Benjamin writes: We will learn a couple of new songs, and prepare for the service, too. Please bring along any music that you may have, from singing sessions in the past. ENGAGING WITH JUDAISM 25 January (Fri) 7.30 pm Engaging with Judaism at the home of Michele Paton. Check with Michele email michele.paton@gmail.com for directions. Topic: The Books of the Prophets – Historical Background. Rachel Benjamin writes: The biblical books of the prophets begin with Joshua, and the conquest of Canaan (late 13th century BCE), and end with the prophet Malachi. Though there are very few historical details in the book of Malachi, there are one or two clues as to its dating (which we will talk about), pointing to a post-exilic, early Persian date, some time after the reestablishment of the Temple in 515 BCE and before Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in 445 BCE. The history of that period is fascinating, and very useful for an understanding of the biblical prophets. In our session, we’ll do a timeline, placing the characters and events in their historical context. JEWISH BOOK CLUB A meeting of the book club will take place on Tuesday, January 15th at the home of Maureen and Barry Leveton. The book: Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson. The Jewish Book Club is open to members and friends of both the PJCEA and the NHC, as well as to Jews who are members of neither congregation. The group meets every six weeks or thereabouts, in members’ homes. Contact: Byron Simmonds email byronsimmonds@pjcea.org.uk or Maureen Leveton email MLeveton@aol.com LIBRARY BOOKS Members and Friends of the PJCEA are encouraged to borrow any title held. For a complete list, check out the website. Or have a word with Kathy Worsencroft email k.worsencroft@btinternet.com If you have any PJCEA library books on loan which are not doing anything much, now is the time to return them to the library (I know who you are! —Kathy) Members and Friends of the PJCEA are encouraged to borrow any title held. For a complete list, check out the website. Or have a word with Kathy. COMMUNITY CONTACT GROUP
Do you know of a PJC member who is in need of extra help or support for any reason? Do you know of a member who is ill and would appreciate a message of encouragement? Or do you have good news about one of our members, which you would like to share via the newsletter? If so then, do please let Sarah Boosey know. Email ed_sarah@lycos.co.uk COUNCIL The PJCEA Council will meet on January 10th, at the home of Deborah Carpenter. Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 5th at the home of Michele Paton. OPENING AND CLOSING THE ARK — A GUIDE
NORFOLK JEWISH PEACE GROUP
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