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You can find details of this week's Torah reading, Maftir and Haftarah in our weekly Daf Hashavua by clicking here.

Wednesday 16 March, 2022

The Tribe team have been in Poland this week supporting refugees from Ukraine, working with a University Jewish Chaplaincy student group. Nearly two million refugees have entered the country.

 

Batsheva Wolf, our secondary education and youth manager, sent us this moving report:

 

"The city of Warsaw is overflowing and the bus station shows it. Hordes of people, queueing for clothes, for a place to stay, for answers. Upstairs a room is set up to accommodate some mothers and children (the men left behind). In a corner, there is space for the children to play. As we come in, the children flock around us and in no time we are making crowns, tying bracelets, throwing beachballs around and making it known that this is a zone for fun.

 

"With Google Translate at our side, we communicate with the kids. Anasty, a 9-year old girl with an endless amount of creativity, sits with us for the 2½ hours that we are there, creating bracelets out of string and glasses out of pipe-cleaners. When we tell Anasty that we're leaving, she frowns. "But we'll be back tomorrow!", we quickly add. "Hurrah!", she says with a beaming smile.

 

"In the afternoon we are at one of the hotels run by the Jewish Agency. We put on music and make puppets with the children, play football and other games. All we try to do is create a space in which the kids can feel like kids and forget about this dreadful time for a little while."

 

You can read more from the Tribe team here. Batsheva will be speaking at the Alei Tzion US community in Hendon next Shabbat (26 March) after shacharit. All welcome.

Homes for Ukraine

 

We welcome the government's Homes for Ukraine Scheme. The United Synagogue has already been asked by many of our members what more they can do to help those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The government’s local sponsorship scheme should provide a tangible way for our community to provide support for Ukrainians in need of shelter and the United Synagogue is pleased to be supporting it. Click here to sign up.

 

World Jewish Relief is also offering support for people considering offering their home. Click here for information. We're also looking at the community sponsorship model through shuls and expect details from the government in the coming weeks.

 

We've put some more ways to help the people of Ukraine on our website.

Jewish families here need your support

 

Closer to home, people need our support too. The rising cost of living has already seen families hit with an increase in household fuel and food bills, many of whom were already struggling to make ends meet because of the pandemic. For nearly two years, the United Synagogue's Chesed department has been quietly supporting hundreds of Jewish families with a weekly food parcel containing items such as soup, pasta, cheese and milk. We'll also be providing these families with Pesach food parcels in a few weeks’ time.

 

We are very worried about the cost of living crisis and anticipate an increase in demand for our services. On March 27-28, we will be holding a fundraising campaign to raise £500,000 to enable us to support as many Jewish families as possible, and the wider work of US Chesed. Please be a part of this campaign by becoming a Chesed champion and telling your friends and family about the campaign. Sign up to be a Chesed champion at www.theus.org.uk/champion.

Purim sameach - you can still donate now to fulfil the mitzvah of matanot l'evyonim, gifts to people in need, by clicking here. There is limited availability so please donate soon.

 

Shabbat shalom,

 

Richard Verber

Communications Director

United Synagogue

WATCH NOW

Highlights from the Megillah

Rabbi Steven Dansky of Cranbrook United Synagogue, together with Rebbetzen and Ma'ayan Siobhan Dansky, gave insights into a selection of highlighted verses of Megillat Esther. You can watch it on-demand on TheUS.tv by clicking the link below.

BOOK NOW

Mosaic Voices Concert

The New West End Synagogue warmly invite you to join them for the first live concert from Mosaic Voices featuring all the tracks from their acclaimed new album 'Letter to Kamilla', on Sunday 20 March at 6pm. Book your tickets now by clicking the link below.

PESACH RECIPES

We want your Pesach recipes!

Do you have any recipes that you love to make each year for Pesach? We want to share as many of your amazing recipes as possible on our website, so please send yours (with ingredients list and method) to recipes@theus.org.uk.

KLBD

Better Nature Tempeh

Today's KLBD certified product is the delicious, all natural Better Nature Tempeh, which is KLBD Kosher Certified Parev. New packaging has the KLBD logo but old packaging without the logo is still certified. For stockists, click here.

YOUNG US

Friday Night Dinner

Join Young US and Hendon United Synagogue for an incredible Purim themed Friday Night Dinner.

With special guest speaker Zaki Cooper, speaking on 'Jew-bilee: Working in the Royal Household'. Friday 18 March at 6:30pm. Click here to book.

SIGN UP NOW

CRP course for parents and children

Tribe are running a CRP course for parents and children in order to gain 2 points for the CRP form. The 6-part online course covers a variety of Jewish topics, and the next course begins on Wednesday 27th April. Click here for more information and to book for Course 1.

What happens when people insist on getting their own way? Find out in this week's D'var Torah by the Chief Rabbi!

 

If God performs miracles, then what is the point of human action? Muswell Hill's Rabbi David Mason finds out in his D'var Torah for the Jewish News.

 

NORTHWOOD UNITED SYNAGOGUE

Journey to Krakow

Join Northwood as they hear from Henry Goldstein, Aviva and John Wilford, and the Chief Rabbi of Krakow, Eliezer Gurary, who will talk about their journey to Krakow to deliver supplies for the people of Ukraine. You can read more about this project here. Sunday 27 March at 7pm.

CATFORD & BROMLEY UNITED SYNAGOGUE

Double celebration in shul

Catford & Bromley celebrated two events in shul as their past Chairman of Trustees, Dr Morris Pearlgood, celebrated his Second Barmitzvah and there was a baby naming for a baby boy of a Ukrainian family, Svetlana and Martin. Read more by clicking the link below,

WOODSIDE PARK UNITED SYNAGOGUE

Kabbalat Shabbat USA

Join Rabbi Hackenbroch for a traditionally joyous Kabbalat Shabbat with tales of Jews from the USA, followed by a delicious United States inspired Kiddush. Friday 18 March at Woodside Park United Synagogue.

ST JOHN'S WOOD, BRONDESBURY PARK, SOUTH HAMPSTEAD, SAATCHI SYNAGOGUES

The Abraham Accords - What's Next?

St John's Wood, Brondesbury Park, South Hampstead and The Saatchi Synagogue together with StandWithUs UK present an evening in conversation with Amb. Ron Dermer and Ed Husain. Sunday 27 March at 8pm.

BOARD OF DEPUTIES

Community Briefing

Read the Board's latest community briefing.

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