Brent Chanukah 2010 programme

Brent Chanukah

1 – 9 December 2010 Celebrating the Jewish Festival of Light Visit www.brent.gov.uk/whatson or call 020 8937 1106

Welcome to Brent Chanukah 2010 Brent Chanukah will be brightening up the borough during December with its magnificent celebrations.

Make sure you attend the Chanukah Party on 5 December to enjoy performances from the N.W. London Jewish Day School choir, the London Cantorial Singers and the Israeli Dance Institute.

Also keep an eye out for free Chanukah dance and art workshops happening in libraries across Brent.

During the eight day Jewish Festival of Lights, eight candles, held in the menorah (candelabra) will be on display in the foyer of Brent Town Hall for all of Brent’s community to enjoy. One candle will be lit every night of the festival until the eighth day when all candles will be alight.

Special thanks go to Brent Chanukah Advisory Forum who have worked with Brent Council to make this festival an enjoyable celebration for all of Brent’s communities.

I look forward to celebrating these events with you.

Happy Chanukah Councillor Harbhajan Singh Mayor of Brent

First night Wednesday 1 December Come and be entertained by pupils from Micheal Sobell Sinai School performing beautiful Chanukah Songs led by Mr Nicky Goldmeier and Ms Rebecca Gilmore.

Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm The Council Chamber

Second night Thursday 2 December Lighting of Brent menorah at sundown.

Third night Friday 3 December Lighting of Brent menorah at sundown.

Fourth night Saturday 4 December Lighting of Brent menorah at sundown.

Fifth night Sunday 5 December Brent Chanukah Party. An evening packed with fun. Watch lively dancers from the Israeli Dance Institute perform in colorful traditional costumes.

Enjoy beautiful harmonies from the N.W. London Jewish Day School choir led by Ben Savery, along with the wonderful London Cantorial Singers, led

by Mr David Druce, including soloists David Shine and David Rome. The choirs will also perform together in a show stopping finale.

Time: Doors open at 6.30pm Show: 6.45pm – 8.00pm Paul Daisley Hall

Sixth night Monday 6 December Lighting of Brent menorah at sundown.

Seventh night Tuesday 7 December Lighting of Brent menorah at sundown.

Eighth night Wednesday 8 December Torah Temimah Primary School choir, under the direction of Mr Ben Savery, will be filling the Council Chamber with their angelic sounds.

Time: 6pm The Council Chamber, Brent Town Hall

All events are held at Brent Town Hall Forty Lane, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 9HD

Celebrate the Festival of Lights in Brent Libraries Chanukah dance class Get active to the sounds of Israeli folk songs and have fun learning Israeli folk dances taught by the Israeli Dance Institute.

Thursday 2 December Willesden Green Library 1pm – 2pm 020 8937 3400

Create your own dreidel Have fun learning and creating your very own traditional Chanukah game.

Sunday 5 December Willesden Green Library 1.45pm – 2.45pm 0208 937 3400 Ealing Road Library 3.30pm – 4.30pm 020 8937 3560 Monday 6 December Town Hall Library 5.30pm – 6.30pm 020 8937 3500 www.brent.gov.uk/libraries

How to play the dreidel game Any number of people can play the dreidel game. At the beginning of the game each player is given an equal number of sweets, usually 10 to 15.

At the beginning of each round, every player puts one piece into the centre pot. They then take turns spinning the dreidel, with the following meanings assigned to each of the Hebrew letters: Nun means nichts, which means nothing in Yiddish. If the dreidel lands with a nun facing up the spinner does nothing.

Gimmel means ganz, which is Yiddish for everything. If the dreidel lands with the gimmel facing up the spinner gets everything in the pot.

Hey means halb, which means half in Yiddish. If the dreidel lands with a hey facing up the spinner gets half of the pot.

Shin means shtel, which is Yiddish for put in. Pey means pay. If the dreidel lands with either a shin or a pey facing up the player adds a game piece to the pot.

If a player runs out of game pieces they are out.

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