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London: 16:27
Birmingham: 16:28
Hull: 16:17
Sheffield: 16:23
Southport: 16:28
Jerusalem: 16:30
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London: 17:34
Birmingham: 17:39
Hull: 17:35
Sheffield: 17:39
Southport: 17:45
Jerusalem: 17:49
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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.
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Thursday 27 January, 2022
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Lord Alan Sugar was in touch with Chigwell and Hainault United Synagogue this week to set them a very special Apprentice-style challenge. He has challenged members of the community to match the £600,000 donation he and his family have made to the shul as part of a £1.2m project to raise vital funds for the shul.
Lord Sugar, a member of Chigwell and Hainault, has appeared in a special film released ahead of this weekend’s fundraising challenge. The video sees two teams from the community competing to come up with novel fundraising ideas for the shul in order to match the Sugar family donation. Watch the film here.
We wish the community well with their fundraising campaign, details of which are here.
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Another of our communities in the news this week is New West End, whose resident choir, Mosaic Voices, has just had a new album released by Chandos Records, the UK's leading independent classical music label. They also release records for the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC orchestras.
The album is called Letter to Kamilla - Music in Jewish Memory and takes as its inspiration a letter written 80 years ago in Vienna by the great-grandmother of Mosaic Voices' founder, Michael Etherton. In 1942 Kamilla Breuer wrote to her children Lotte and Jozsi. Fortunately, they had escaped Nazi-occupied Austria. Kamilla was not as lucky. The letter was the last thing she wrote before being murdered in Auschwitz.
Michael told us: "Eighty years later, my vocal ensemble, Mosaic Voices, is writing back to her in the form of an album of Jewish songs. We want Kamilla to know that although she, her husband, and her sister, Minka, lost their lives in the Holocaust, all her children survived, and lived their lives successfully and happily in Britain, as proud Jewish people."
The album is available on all major platforms. Click here to get your copy!
It's not every day a shul choir gets a contract from a major record label and we are just thrilled for Mosaic Voices and everyone involved. Mazal tov!
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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, when the country remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Our communities are holding a series of events to mark the day and you can watch a number of them and a selection of other educational programmes on TheUS.tv, our on-demand video platform. Click here to see what's on.
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Shabbat shalom,
Richard Verber
Communications Director
United Synagogue
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The Chief Rabbi's Ben Azzai Programme
The Chief Rabbi is delighted to re-introduce the Ben Azzai Programme, a year-long initiative for Jewish university students which focuses on four major global issues: International Development, Climate Change, The Refugee Crisis, and Global Public Health. Find out more about the Ben Azzai programme by watching the video via the link below.
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The Really Jewish Food Guide 2022
The Really Jewish Food Guide 2022 is fully revised and updated, with over 8000 products listed and 830 new products.
Save money at Kosher restaurants and shops with the discount vouchers inside! Available from Jewish bookshops, kosher food stores, schools and shuls. For the full list of stockists, click the link below.
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JNETICS' GENEUARY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Jewish genetic disorders screening
We are happy to support Jnetics’ important campaign raising awareness about genetic disorders. Watch the Chief Rabbi's message about Jnetics by clicking here. To read more about the work of Jnetics, click on the link below.
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COMING SOON
Women's Hallel: Live
Join Rebbetzen Freda Kaplan, United Synagogue Educator in Israel, and musician Hadassa Kessler for an uplifting Hallel service to mark Rosh Chodesh - the new Jewish month of Adar I. Wednesday 2 February at 8am, on Zoom and on Facebook. Please note that this event is for women only.
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US IN THE CITY
World Interfaith Harmony Week
Watch a conversation with a panel of faith leaders and religious experts, including Rabbi Jonathan Hughes of Radlett United Synagogue and the US in the City Rabbi, during World Interfaith Harmony Week. Wednesday 2 February at 2pm on Zoom.
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JOBS AVAILABLE
Come work with US!
We’re looking for a new graphic designer, a new rabbi/rabbinic couple, an assistant caretaker, a nursery practioner, children’s service leaders and Cheder teachers. Might you be one of them? Click on the link below to find out more.
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EDGWARE UNITED SYNAGOGUE
5 UK Choral Cantorial Gems
Join Edgware for an evening devoted to leading UK choirs of the past, with an emphasis on those outside London including the Manchester Jewish Male Voice Choir, the Emmanuel Fisher Choir, the Leeds Jewish Choral Society, and the Zimriyah Choir Birmingham. Tuesday 1 February at 8pm.
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ST JOHN'S WOOD UNITED SYNAGOGUE
The Extraordinary Story of Lily Ebert
Join St John's Wood as they hear from Auschwitz survivor Lily Ebert and her great-grandson Dov Forman, in conversation with Rabbi Yoni Golker. Lily will be sharing her inspiring, life affirming story. Thursday 3 February at 8pm. Book now by clicking here.
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WOODSIDE PARK UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Speakers Corner
Join Woodside Park as they hear from Yaki Asael, an Israeli farmer. Yaki was in one of the first groups to settle in Har Hevron as farmers and operates a strict shmita policy. Monday 31 January at 8:15pm.
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PINNER UNITED SYNAGOGUE
A Jewish Community in Harrow
As part of an upcoming exhibition, Pinner is looking for items to display under the following headings: Mitzvah Day, Yom Hashoah, Our Rabbis, Youth & Young Families, Covid Stories, Welfare, Jewish Holidays and Our Building. If you have an item to loan or donate, please email chair@pinnershul.org.
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WOODSIDE PARK UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Friday Night in Japan
Join Woodside Park's Rabbi Hackenbroch and Rabbi Yitzi for a traditionally joyous Kabbalat Shabbat with all your favourite tunes, followed by a Sushi & Japanese Whisky Kiddush! Friday 28 January at 4:25pm.
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BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL UNITED SYNAGOGUE
An Evening with Jason Shron
Join Birmingham Central for an evening with Jason Shron. Following his studies, Jason left to found Rapido Trains in Canada, building the company into one of the world’s best-regarded model railway manufacturers. Wednesday 2 February at 7:30pm. Book now via the link below.
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EDGWARE UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Global Women's Hallel
Join Edgware for an uplifting Hallel service on Rosh Chodesh Adar, to connect women all over the UK and around the world. This will be followed by a chance to go into breakout rooms and make new connections from all over the globe. Tuesday 1 February at 7pm.
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COCKFOSTERS & N SOUTHGATE SYNAGOGUE
CLC presents: Tony Bernstein
Anthony Bernstein was recruited to join Technion UK as its Chief Executive in 2000. With extensive knowledge of how vital the Technion has been and still is in the development of the State of Israel, Tony’s presentation will bring the science and achievements of this national institution to stunning life. Tuesday 1 February at 8pm.
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MILL HILL UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Holocaust Memorial Day
Mill Hill commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day with a lecture delivered by guest speaker Dame Helen Hyde, titled 'Can Holocaust Education Cure Antisemitism?', followed by an interview with Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet.
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RICHMOND UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Holocaust Memorial Day
Join Richmond for Holocaust Memorial Day as they hear from a series of speakers including Holocaust survivor Dr Agnes Kaposi, as well as children reading poetry and Holocaust relevant music. This Sunday at 7pm on TheUS.tv. Find out more by clicking the link below.
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THE ANNUAL SABINA MILLER LECTURE
Embracing Difference
The Annual Sabina Miller Lecture, presented by Hampstead United Synagogue, was given by Olivia Marks-Woldman, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. You can watch it on demand on TheUS.tv by clicking here.
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WHAT'S ON?
Online events
We've got lots of great events taking place online and in person! See what events are happening in our communities every week by checking out the United Synagogue events portal.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES
Community Briefing
Read the Board's latest community briefing.
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