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NEWSLETTER JUNE 2008
BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday this month to Rachel Gee who who was 8 on June 5th; to Ilana Sluckin who celebrates her 21st birthday on June 13th; also, to Joseph and Samuel Morris who will be 13 on June 15th.
Yom hulédet samé'akh — Happy Birthday! (Do let me know if you would like a mention here — especially but not exclusively for children —Ed) DESMOND LEVINE Z"L The funeral of Desmond Levine z"l took place in the Jewish Chapel, Norwich City Cemetery on Bowthorpe Road on Thursday, May 1st at 2:30 pm. Alex Bennett officiating. Desmond was such a gentle fellow. He was a member of both Norwich Jewish congregations and a regular attendee at PJC services. He will be sorely missed. GET WELL SOON Ruth Collins says that John is now out of hospital and that. "The prognosis is looking good."
Hachlama mehirah — Get well soon! CONGRATULATIONS Mazaltov to Peter Liss who was last month elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor Peter Simon Liss FRS
MITZVAH DAY AT PENSTHORPE
WATERFOWL PARK AND NATURE RESERVE Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park and Nature Reserve is 500 acres of ancient fen meadows, woodlands and lakes, as well as the waterfowl park. It's a beautiful place, in fact one of the most beautiful and important natural places in the county. There are lots of interesting things to see – cranes, swans, red squirrels, lovely gardens, many places to walk and you can even feed the birds. The Jordans, who own it, need all the help they can get with wildlife conservation maintaining Pensthorpe as a wonderful place for learning and walking. It's well accessible to disabled people. There's always work to do. The help needed this summer is treating the wading birds' hide, painting bridges and treating corridors of the cranes' enclosure. We'll have the priviledge of being there – closer to nature. We should have lots of fun doing as much as we can. Anything will be gratefully received. Wear suitable clothing. We'll meet there (at the main entrance) at 10.00am. We'll work for a couple of hours. We'll eat and shmooze in the restaurant. Then anyone who wants to can have a walk around. SARAH BOOSEY REALLY DOES NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS SO PLEASE LET HER KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO JOIN US. THERE MAY ALSO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAR-SHARING. TELEPHONE SARAH OR EMAIL ed_sarah@lycos.co.uk. This is intended to be a child-friendly event. It should be a great and useful day. END-OF-MONTH SHABBAT SERVICE — EREV SHABBAT FRIDAY JUNE 27TH The Erev Shabbat service to be held on Friday, June 27th is to be taken by Rabbi Rachel Benjamin. Rachel Benjamin writes: We’ll be reading from Service Number Three this month, beginning on page 79 in Siddur Lev Chadash. For your information, the Torah portion that week is Korach, Numbers 16:1-18:32, and the traditional Haftarah portion is I Samuel 11:14-12:22. The LJ lectionary provides I Samuel 11:14-12:11, I Samuel 12:12-22 and Ezekiel 44:15-31 as the three possible Haftarah readings. The summer month of Tammuz starts on the following Friday. After the service there will be a kiddush, with coffee, tea and cakes to follow. CHEDER 14 June (Sat) Cheder this weekend comes together with the "Mitzvah Day" at Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park and Nature Reserve. This will be be a child-friendly day, so do come along! Meeting at Pensthorpe main entrance at 10.00 am. Further information from Sarah Boosey email ed_sarah@lycos.co.uk 28 June (Sat) 9:30 am end-of-month Cheder at the Old Meeting House. Further details from Rabbi Rachel Benjamin email rbenjamin@f2s.com Rachel Benjamin writes: PLEASE come promptly to Cheder, so that we can have the full hour together. THE END-OF MONTH CHEDER SESSION IS FOLLOWED AT 10:30 AM BY SINGING PRACTICE. CHILDREN WELCOME. HEBREW GROUP 14 June (Sat) mid-month Hebrew this weekend comes together with the "Mitzvah Day" at Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park and Nature Reserve. This will be a great opportunity to socialize with others in the congregation! Meeting at Pensthorpe main entrance at 10.00 am. Further information from Sarah Boosey email ed_sarah@lycos.co.uk 28 June (Sat) 9:30 am end-of-month Hebrew at At the King of Hearts. Further details from Steve Pruner email stevenpruner@gmail.com SINGING PRACTICE 28 June (Sat) 10:30 am Singing Practice at the Old Meeting House with Rabbi Rachel Benjamin. This is for half an hour and precedes the Engaging with Judaism session. Children welcome. PLEASE BRING ALONG ANY MUSIC THAT YOU MAY HAVE FROM SINGING SESSIONS IN THE PAST. ENGAGING WITH JUDAISM 28th June (Sat) 11:15 am Engaging with Judaism at the Old Meeting House. Topic: to be advised. JEWISH BOOK CLUB The next meeting of the book club will be on Tuesday, June 10th 7:30 pm at the home of Phyll and Ed Mendelsohn. The book: The Mandelbaum Gate by Muriel Spark. The Jewish Book Club is open to members and friends of both the PJC 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 or Maureen Leveton email MLeveton@aol.com JEWISH NORWICH WALKABOUT Sunday, July 6th, 2008 10:30 am. Meet at the Earlham Road Synagogue. £5.00 per person, children free. Proceeds to Magen David Adom. Maureen and Barry Leveton of the Norwich Hebrew Congregation have kindly offered to lead a walking tour of Jewish Norwich. The walk is intended to be child-friendly (not too young), will last about 1½ hours and will conclude with an opportunity to have a "cup of tea and a sandwich" (not included in the price of the walk). It is very much hoped that the walk will be of interest to members of both PJC and NHC. It will provide an opportunity to meet, as well as being all in a good cause. Enquiries to Byron Simmonds or Maureen Leveton MLeveton@aol.com THE PJCEA LIBRARY - CHILDRENS' BOOKS LIBRARY BOOKS Members and Friends of PJC 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 PJC are encouraged to borrow any title held. For a complete list, check out the website. Or have a word with Kathy. CONTACT GROUP The Contact Group exists to help members of our community feel a part of our community. It will do this by contacting members who you feel may benefit from a card, phone call, or perhaps a visit. Let a member of the group know if someone is unwell, isolated, or facing difficult times. We may also be able to arrange a lift for someone who would like to attend services and other communal activities. Our aim is to support members and keep them connected to PJC. Here are the Group's contact details:
Members of the Group can be contacted anytime. COUNCIL The PJCEA Council met on Thursday, May 1st, at the home of Miriam Barnett and on Tuesday, June 3rd at the home of Michele Paton. Next Meeting: Thursday, July 3rd, at the home of Philip Lawrence. OPENING AND CLOSING THE ARK — A GUIDE (REVISED MARCH 2008)
NORFOLK JEWISH PEACE GROUP
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