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August 2019
Tisha B’Av Joint Service at Belsize Square Synagogue
7:30 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit (Shabbat conclusion meal); 8:30 pm Lecture on the Second Temple, Josephus and Philo by guest speaker Prof. Sarah Pearce; 9:15 pm Ma'ariv followed by an introduction given by Rabbi Jeremy Gordon, Kinnot and Eicha led by Cantors Cotsen and Heller.
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September 2019
Soul Candles
Soul Candles with Kohenet Rachel Rose Reid "Today we prepare candles for the sake of all these souls and for the sake of the souls who lie in the fields and forest..." Soreh Bas Toyvim, Tekhine of the Three Gates, 18th century. Until the early 20th century, women in Ashkenazi communities made candles during Elul, with the specific purpose of contemplating the souls of loved ones. Visiting graves, measuring out candle wick, making the candles; each of these acts were…
Find out more »Elul Study Sessions
Learning in preparation for the High Holy Days with the New London clergy team: Opening the Gates – Thursday 19 September What does it mean to prepare for the year ahead? Rabbis Jeremy and Natasha will lead a study session based on some of the great Mussar (ethical preparation) texts of our tradition. Closing the Gates – Thursday 3 October A glimpse into the psychospiritual, theological, and musical realms of Ne’ilah with Chazan Stephen Cotsen and Rabbi Natasha Mann. All…
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Elul Study Sessions
Learning in preparation for the High Holy Days with the New London clergy team: Opening the Gates – Thursday 19 September What does it mean to prepare for the year ahead? Rabbis Jeremy and Natasha will lead a study session based on some of the great Mussar (ethical preparation) texts of our tradition. Closing the Gates – Thursday 3 October A glimpse into the psychospiritual, theological, and musical realms of Ne’ilah with Chazan Stephen Cotsen and Rabbi Natasha Mann. All…
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Installation of Rabbi Natasha Mann
New London Synagogue together with Hatch End Masorti and Masorti Judaism are delighted to invite you to the Installation of Rabbi Natasha Mann at New London Synagogue, 33 Abbey Road, London NW8 0AT. Reception to follow
Find out more »Community Friday Night Dinner ~ Welcoming the Night
6.30pm: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv 7.30pm: Dinner and Learning with the Rabbis 'Darkness and Light: The Drive Behind the Ḥanukkah Miracle' Adults: £20 (Non-Members £25), Students and Teens: £15, Children: £10
Find out more »Chanukah Tea Party
3.00pm: Games session - please feel free to bring your favourite game. There will be prizes! 4.00pm: Lighting of the first Chanukah candle 4.30pm: Fabulous Chanukah Tea, featuring fresh latkes, doughnuts, smoked salmon, and much more!
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Special Shabbat Event: What would Louis do? On the role of women at New London
With guests Rabbi Jackie Tabick, Britain’s first ordained female Rabbi (Rabbi Jacobs signed her 1975 ordination papers) and Simon Eder of the Friends of Louis Jacobs. Rabbis Jackie and Jeremy will give a joint-sermon and there will be an opportunity for further learning after Kiddush. Booking not required.
Find out more »Hebrew Alef (Hebrew for Beginners)
Sundays 19 and 26 January, 2 and 9 February 2020, 10.00am-12.30pm. If you want to know your alef from your bet, come and learn at Chazan Stephen Cotsen’s Hebrew reading crash course. Free to NLS members, £10 non members
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