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This is the last edition of HaMaor that I will be editing. I hope that you have enjoyed reading the

C O N T E N T S

magazines as much as 1have enjoyed working on them. It has been an educational and sometimes

Federation News

Kashins Board

Holocaust Memorial

Boundary Road

Elstree Beis HaMedrash

JNF Israel Trip

Soul of Ilford

challenging experience and I have met some interesting people with whom I would not otherwise have come into contact. The last six months have been very exciting for our family, with events including the birth of our daughter, Rochel TiFeres, on Yom Kippur - some people will do anything to avoid having to fast!

In this edition we have tried out some new features. We have a children's Pesach story by a young writer and a light look at dieting which you might like to reread after the Yom Tov binge. We have tried to include news and articles from as

Rabbi Harvey Belovski

Myths of Dieting

75th Anniversary

Shul Memories

Minhag Column

Finchley Central Synagogue

President's Page

Children's Story

many shuls as possible, but your news can only go in if you send it to us. Please continue sending your shul news and reports of events in to the Federation office for inclusion in the Rosh Hashana edition.

I am writing this while we are praying for peace in the Middle East in general and in Israel in particular. Alan Finlay, the Federation President, has written movingly of the visit to a number of

Federation venues of four young people who lost

Personal

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relatives in terror attacks, while the JNF shared with us their fundraising trip to Israel to meet the

the

Prime Minister.

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, kosher and peaceful Pesach,

Published by the Federation of Synagogues, Yield Belovski

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Editor: Vicki Belovski Advertising: Roberta Rubenstein Cover graphic reproduced with permission from The Shema Yisrael Torah Network, www.shemayisrael.co.il

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Federation News

Hundreds attend Yeshurun to say tehillim for Israel

report that reg ular services are held in the

Daniels as the minister of South London's only

b uild in g and the accounts of the Synagogue

Fed eratio n

rem ain firm ly in the b lack.

conducted by the Rev. M ichael Simons, chazan

The outlook at

Clapton is goo d .

On ano ther joyous note, w e are proud to report that our h ard w o rkin g Treasurer, Je ffre y Cohen g ain e d his sem icha from the C h ief Rabbi of Haifa, during the sum m er of 2 0 0 2 . He continues to d elig h t us w ith his rendition of the

his stalw art support has b e e n , and rem ains, a

Yeshurun on Sunday 15th D ecem ber (the Fast beacon to our small com m unity. W e wish him of Teves) to recite psalms for the am elioration of

w e re

recited

travels

R a b in o w itz

(M ach zikei

H adas),

(U n ite d ),

S ch n e e b a lg

Roberts

(seed)

R ab b i G orm an

recited psalms.

(Lubavitch) also

Rabbi M ellul of the Sephardi

attend ing . Rev. M ichael Simon of Yeshurun the

recital

w ith

has

re c e n tly

re tu rn e d

from

an d

com m unity w as prevented by ill health from

co n clu d e d

year-old synagogue in H obart, Tasmania.

Freidm an (Kol Yaakov). Rabbi Lieberm an of the Adas an d

Australia, w h e re he led the services in a 150-

Yeshurun's Dayan Gershon Lopian as w ell as R abb is

"A c h e in u ".

Croydonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Dynamic Minister

M r. Geraint Davis. N early 200 p eo p le attended the Ind u ctio n in clu d in g previo us Croydon M inisters, R ab b i H ershi V o gel and

R ab b i

M enachem Ju n ik . All South London spiritual leaders w e re present at w h at proved to be a most successful and m oving occasion for the P re sid e n t, Jo n a th a n

Stone,

the

Board

M anagem ent and the Com m unity.

Chazan Michael Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract renewed At the start of 2003, the Honorary Officers began preparing for the months ahead in Yeshurun's calendar. As part of the process, they reviewed the contract w ith our Chazan, Reverend Michael

Yeshurun p re sid e n t, Steven B ro w n , praised Rabbi Roberts for organising the event and the

was

e ve ry success in his future efforts and in his

the situation in Israel. The recital w as led by five Psalms

service

of Croydon w as present, as was the local MP,

O ver 4 5 0 p eo p le from across Ed g w are packed

ra b b o n im .

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of Ed g w are Yeshurun Synagogue. The Mayor

services, especially on the Yomim Noroim and

lo cal

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Simon, and it has been decided to make some changes to his davening responsibilities.

Ed g w are com m unity for uniting to pray for a successful end to the current situation.

Rev Simon w ill co ntinue to be Yeshurun's ch a zan , d a w e n in g th ro u g h o u t the Yomim

News from Clapton Synagogue

Noroim as in previous years. He w ill also lead the services on selected Shabbosos and Yomim Tovim throughout the year, although he w ill no longer daven w eekly.

In 2 0 0 2 the C lap to n S yn a g o g u e b u ild in g

Left to right: Jonathan Stone, Rev. Daniels,

Rev Sim on, together w ith his w ife Hayley, w ill

Dayan Lichtenstein and the Mayor o f Croydon

continue to take an active role w ith in the

reached its 7 0 ^ year, although the com m unity,

com m unity, contributing to the religious and

o f course, is several years older. The num ber of

On 9th Feb ruary 2 0 0 3 , Croydon shul held the

cultural sides o f the K eh illo h . Their presence,

m em bers is low er than in earlier years, through

Induction Service for its n e w M inister, Rev.

together w ith that of their child ren, Dassy, Yaeli

natural

reasons.

M ark Daniels. Dayan Y.Y. Lichtenstein, the head

and Elim elech, w ill continue to be w arm ly

However, the H onorary O fficers are pleased to

of the Fed eratio n Beis D in , in d u cted Rev.

appreciated by the com m unity as a w h o le.

loss

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g e o g ra p h ic a l

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Federation News

Rabbi Sheinberg in Elstree

Some 30 years ag o, Mrs Newm ark joined the

Ilford Federation’s Eshes Chayil

League of Jew ish W omen. She has served as its treasurer, and as chairperson of the N ew bury Park group. Having organised, and delivered, meals-on-wheels in Stepney and Redbridge, she w as eventually appointed as the League's catering officer. Mrs N ewm ark now represents

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the League at the Standing Conference of W om en's Organisations.

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Her husband, Leon, is a form er chairman of i\

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joint treasurer of the Federation of Synagogues.

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Rav Sheinberg blesses baby Racheldaughter of Daniel and Judith Fish of Radlett.

mmm A dark and cold w inter's night in Elstree was brightened up by the visit of the renowned

Mrs.

Rita

Newmark,

Ilford

Federation

godol, Rav Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg, to the

Synagogue's Eshes Chayil, Simchas Torah 2003

community. On W ednesday 5th February, at ILFORD Federation Synagogue has honoured the request of Elstree Beis Hamedrash's Rabbi Mrs Rita N ew m ark w ith the title Eshes Chayil Dovid Tugendhaft, was present at the home of (Woman of W orth). For almost 25 years, Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Steve Davis. About 150 people, N ewm ark has been an active m em ber of the from

Elstree,

B o reh am w o o d ,

E d g w a re , synagogue's Ladies' G uild. She has served in

Stanmore and Radlett, m any bringing small the positions of treasurer, catering officer an d , children and babies w ith them , flocked to seek for the past four years, chairperson. personal audiences w ith this renow ned Talmid Chacham and receive Rav Sheinb erg

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a blessing from him. in

the

w ith

his

entourage to meet with the British com m unity and to raise funds for his Yeshiva, TORAH OHR, in Jerusalem .

Mrs Newm ark has been the shul's (first woman) representative on the Board of Deputies. She has also served, on behalf of the Federation of Synagogues, on the C h ie f R ab b i's project "W om en in the Com m unity".

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Out of this oblivion the Sefer Torah rises and lives. It is not desecrated. It is our Tree of Life our rock and our sustenance, which has given strength to us in the past and which guides our way forward from the ashes of despair

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Boundary Road

New Rabbi For Boundary Road W altham Forest H eb rew C o n g reg atio n aka

service as p o ssib le, a cco m p a n ie d b y their

for the smooth running of the seder.

Boundary Road" has a new rabbi. Rabbi Ariel

fathers a n d , of course, follow ed by breakfast.

w id e r com m unity, Rabbi A b el runs a "B eer and

A b e l, together w ith his w ife D ebby and their 3

Rabbi A b el feels that the fathers' participation

Shiur

child ren, jo in ed the com m unity in the autum n.

in the pre-barm itzvah study is crucial.

Harvester pub in Beehive Lane, Ilford, a roving

R ab b i A b e l w as bo rn in M anchester and

encourages the boy's father to stay during the

text based shiur in people's homes and a

studied and received sem icha from the Beit

barm itzvah lessons (w hich are free) in order

regular w ard en 's shiur.

M edrash Sephardi in the O ld City of Jerusalem .

that he can learn his son's parsha as w ell and

His first position w as in form er East Berlin, follow ed by a 3 'A year stint in Princes Road

be ab le to assist him in practising it during the w eek.

Rabbi A b el says that it is the parent's

event e v e ry 6 to 8 w e e ks in the

B o u n d a ry

Road

hom e

th rivin g

Friendship Club on a Tuesday and the Abels have

Synagogue in Liverpool.

For the

b e co m e

in vo lve d

w ith

the

cultural

responsibility to educate the child and that he society. The most recent event saw 42 people feels that he is just the facilitator. To this en d ,

The B o u n d a ry Road c o n g re g a tio n , w h ich

going out for d in n er at a kosher restaurant in Rabbi A b el visits K in g Solom on High School in Golders G reen , follow ed by a visit to a fam ily

num bers about 600 m em ber fam ilies, recently Barking sid e every co up le of w eeks to run ce le b ra te d

its

100th

a n n iv e rsa ry

w ith

com edy w ith a Jew ish them e.

"consolidation lunchtim es" w ith those of his cerem ony at w hich the guest of honour was Rabbi A b el says that these social and cultural

pupils w h o are students there. Dayan Lichtenstein and the guest speaker was

events are part of the glue that helps to link the the Rt Hon lain Duncan Sm ith, lead er of the Conservative party and MP for Chingford and W oodford G reen.

Teenage girls are also w ell catered for, w ith a

com m unity together as a fam ily. He hopes that

range of program m es in clu d in g , for exam p le,

by introducing more personal and inventive

a "M others and daughters" seder preparation

approaches to inform al education, members of

w o rksh o p running on Sunday 6 th A p ril at

the com m unity w ill becom e more involved in

w hich participants are invited to share their tips

the religious aspects of Jew ish life as w e ll.

D ayan Lichtenstein has re ce n tly visited to discuss plans to construct an eruv linking the shul and the rabbi's house, w hich w ill facilitate a w id e r range of events.

Rabbi A b el is using the current strong cultural and social life in the shul as a foundation to build a program m e of religiously inspiring events. In addition to Shabbos services, there is a w e e k d a y m o rning m inyan on M ondays,

The Rav, the Honorary Officers and the Board of Management of the

YESHURUN SYNAGOGUE

Thursdays and Rosh Chodesh, follow ed by a

EDGW ARE

bagel breakfast. B o u nd ary Road is hosting

extend their best wishes for a Happy and Kosher Pesach to the members of the Beth Din and the Honorary Officers, Executive and all the members of the Federation of Synagogues

around 15 barm itzvahs this year and there are regular "tefillin celebrations" at w h ich pre-and post-barm itzvah boys conduct as much of the

HaMaor visits the Elstree Beis HaMedrash ^ ^ W n g of the seder. For the

The Federation's outpost in Elstree, the Elstree

with stories, food, singing and parsha points. A

Beis Hamedrash, has been running for nearly

m onthly com m unity highlight is the "kiddush

Rabbi Abel runs a *Beer and eVery 6 â&#x20AC;&#x153; 8 weeks in Ihe Be* e ta e , Ilford, a ro, â&#x20AC;&#x17E; g

m in People's homes and a i's shiur.

four years under the able direction of Rabbi Dovid Tu g en d h aft.

D uring that tim e the

community has grown to the extent that it regularly fills its existing premises in Allum Hall to capacity, particularly on Friday nights, w hen the singing and d an cin g attract not only

ad ÂŤ home to a thriving |

members, but also many non-members.

Don a Tuesday and the Abels

community has two focal points - the shul

involved with the cultural )st recent event saw 42 people linner at a kosher restaurant in

The

services and the educational programmes.

levono" dance. After Shabbos in the first part in the Jew ish month it is customary to recite the u

kiddush levono" service on seeing the new

m oon. The Elstree com m unity has taken to this practice w ith gusto and engage in singing and d an cin g

a fte rw a rd s.

Rabbi

Tu g en d h aft

exp lained that Allum Hall is a venue for various multicultural activities and the com m unity has been jo in ed on different occasions by the participants from an Indian w e d d in g , people

As well as a full complement of Shabbos services, including a Shabbos afternoon parsha shiur, and

followed by a visit to a family

an occasional seudoh shelishis, there is a Sunday

Jewish theme.

m orning

m inyan, w hich

serves the w id e r

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singing and food. All in a ll, it seems that the com m unity w ill have no problem fillin g their n ew prem ises. A building has been found, w hich used to be a binder factory.

The com m unity has planning

permission and have run an O pen Day at w hich m em bers of the com m unity w ere able to visit the building and give suggestions as to how they w ould like to see it d evelo p ed .

Rabbi

Tugendhaft is committed to a one-way view mechitza w hich w ill be m odern, aesthetically ap p ealing and halachically acceptable. At the m om ent he has an en g in eer w h o is familiar

Hashonoh by bongo drummers!

w ith the Halachic necessities w orking on the The w in ter season has seen a variety of events

design. Rabbi Tugendhaft hopes that the state

o th er

of the art shul in the new premises w ill attract

Sylvester from Radlett is a regular attender - and

incarnation he teaches gem oroh to the sixth

more young couples and families into the area.

maariv on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

form in Hasmonean Grammar school. Towards

ther as a family. He hopes that

The regular gem oroh shiur takes place on

the end of Decem ber, he ran a Shabbaton in

The n ew m ikveh in Boreham w ood United

more personal and inventive

Tuesday evenings, but the main adult education

Elstree for 26 "Hasm o" sixth-form ers, fitting 22

Synagogue is just one of the m any attractions

formal education, members of

event is the "W ednesday night kollel".

of them into his house! The boys w ere joined

of the area to a young couple interested in a

on Friday night by the local youth and the

vib ran t

resultant sin g in g

the

traditional centres. Boreham wood now boasts

neighbours to the front door to ask if they

a kosher g ro cery shop - "Just Kosher"- run by

could jo in

Shabbos m o rning

Avrohom Dovid Potter from H endon.

the

are new flats being built in the neighbourhood

com m unity ; that these social and cultural 1the glue that helps to link the

- for e xa m p le , Rabbi Gideon

vill become more involved in The "W ednesday night kollel" attracts around ?ctsofJewish lifeasweii. I

thirty participants.

About ten ladies come to

the Rebbetzin's shiur on "Derech Hashem" (a classic w ork on self improvement) w hich takes place in the home of fam ily A lizad e, w h ile a

e ve ryo n e

R ab b i

T u g e n d h aft's

an d

d a n cin g

in too. O n jam m ed

into

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norm al

shul

Je w ish

life

outside

one

the

There

prem ises, producing an am azing and very

one learning of seed or hear Jerem y Golka

m em orable

atm o sp h ere.

m em bership" program m e for people w h o are

give a shiur on halocho and contem porary

Ham edrash

hosted

issues,

shelishis, w hich was enhanced by divrei Torah

m em b ersh ip , but w h o p articip ate in shul activities an d w ish to o ffe r some kind of

further twenty men either jo in in the one-to-

Elstree.

the

T u g en d h aft's

house.

The

the

students,

the

The boys

program m e has now outgrown the house and

from

an d

the participants are e a g e rly aw a itin g the

Shabbaton was a great success.

Elstree for

Beis

seudoh

a lto g e th e r

the

sh ul,

w h ich

not in a postion

runs

"associate

to com m it to full shul

financial support.

community's move to its ow n premises. p arty featured

M any people are responsible for the grow th of

The Tugendhafts' home is also host to the

music by Je ff Kalisky on the piano and A lex

the Elstree Beis Ham edrash, M artin Slyper, the

e Be^ Din

fortnightly youth tisch at w hich some twenty

Cowan on the guitar. Lawyer M ichoel Levy, a

shul chairm an w orks tirelessly for the good of

ill tbe

teenag ers, m ainly stud ying in non-Jew ish

Chassidic raconteur, told some spellbinding

the

Its

schools, come together for an O neg Shabbos,

stories and the evening w as rounded out with

The co m m unity C h an u kah

com m unity.

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Putting pen to paper to describe a day in Israel

astronaut so trag ically killed in the recent

conference and then broke aw ay from his

is a tough challenge at the best of times.

Colum bia shuttle disaster.

m edia duties to speak w ith our group before

However, a day in w hich one visits an airbase,

InSeptember

Kiruv organis

takin g part in an exte n sive question and

has d inn er w ith the Prime M inister and an

"I h a d a conversation with Israel's First astronaut

aud ience w ith Bibi N etanyahu is spectacular

llan Ram on b e fo re his tragic death. O ne o f the

even by Israeli standards. Nonetheless, I w ill do

things h e said to m e was h o w im portant the

If anyone

answ ers session.

possesses 30, Follow ing the b riefin g , those returning to the have recogn

planting o f trees in Israel is fo r him. I'm g la d that

UK left for the airport w hilst m any of us used

w ith 150 JN F supporters on our recent Prime

JN F is m aking e v e ry effort to see that anoth er o f

the op portunity to spend some more time in

There are no

M inister's D inner Trip.

llan's dream s b eco m es a reality, llan Ram on will

Israel.

year olds to c

my best to convey the exp erien ces I shared

alw ays b e a source o f inspiration as Israel's space The g ro u p fle w in to Israel o ve rn ig h t on Tuesday 11th February, and from Ben Gurion

p io n e e r a n d his m em ory w ill b e en g ra ve d in our

All in all, the trip raised £85 0 ,0 0 0 for JN F, with

hearts fo re v e r."

the m oney going towards a new youth village at B e'er M ilka near Nitzana in the southern

w e w ere w hisked directly to Tel Nof airbase for a breakfast briefing and tour. Various high-

The d inn er concluded with a perform ance by

ranking air force officials spoke at length about

Israeli entertainers Yevgeny Shapovolov and

the history of the Israeli air force, its past

Shlomit Aharon before w e returned to our hotel.

achievem ents and how it is p rep arin g in the light of the current situation in the G ulf. We w ere told that the air force is on high alert an d , to emphasise this point, our tour included a

or any other town at bars

home for a q

Negev. Neshama pr In short, the trip was an outstanding success.

events with

JN F can be proud that w e have stood shoulder

hosted some

The follow ing m orning w e w e re taken to the

to shoulder w ith Israel at this tim e. All those

n e w ly o p ened Foreign M inistry in Jerusalem

w h o w e met w ere g en u in ely grateful for our

basis, there it

w h e re Binyam in N etanyahu addressed us. Mr

show of our support and JN F w ill continue to

Chinese anc

N etan yahu

support Israel for life.

people. It

gave

im prom ptu

press

visit to the hangars in w hich pilots and their

programme \

planes w ere poised for im m ediate action.

50 people From there w e w e re taken to the prestigious

Converge pi

King David Hotel w h e re w e had just enough time to prepare for the main event, d in n er w ith

held for the

the Prime Minister. Coaches transported the

Bar in Gants I

group to Binyanei Ha'um a in Jerusalem and

scheduled

the 150 guests from the UK jo in e d up w ith 75

With an "•uidnexp*

Israelis for an exquisite 4-course meal prepared

futurefound;

by the internationally reno w ned chef Shalom

first hour,

Kadosh. The au d ien ce was then addressed by

shmooze s

the keynote speaker, Prime M inister Sharon.

modem one

In his speech M r Sharon touched on m any of the

issues

facin g

Israel

today

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terrorism , the econom y and the im pending

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w a r in Iraq. He also spared a few sentences to

c°ntem Porary

praise the w o rk of the JN F. "JN F is an e x c e lle n t

abuse, the

w a y to d o yo u r p a rt in d e v e lo p in g o u r co u n try to g eth er. N o w , m ore than e ve r, yo u r w o rk is

ama

n e e d e d " he said, before going on to re-iterate

Binyamin Netanyahu with JNF UK President Gail Seal and host Cyril Dennis MBE at the JNF UK

the dream of the late llan Ram on, the Israeli

briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem

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Soul for Ilford

A new Soul for Ilford b y D an iel Cohen

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In September 2001 Daniel Cohen set up a new

are not interested in continuing their faith or

Kiruv organisation in Ilford called Neshama

culture, many of whom have not even seen the inside of a shul. Sometimes w e are really

If anyone knows Ilford they w ill know that it briefi"3' * « n g t0* e * V ,0 Spend

of „ w "ore lime in

possesses 30,000 to 4 0 ,0 0 0 Jew s. Also they w ill have recognised the high assimilation rate. There are not m any social places for 18 to 30 year olds to go to on a Friday or Saturday night

P raised £850,000 for JNF. with

town at bars and nightclubs w h ile others stay at

near Nitzana in the southern

home for a quiet night in.

instrumental in arranging the property w h ile continue in their identity and learning , but w e the board are even m ore successful w h e n a person decides to m arry someone of the same faith rather than interm arrying.

At the moment Neshama is enjoying a stable

Cohen, is Benjam in Tamir w ho is in charge of p was an outstanding success, id that we have stood shoulder i Israel at this time. All those

events with other local organisations and has hosted some successful events. On a monthly

are genuinely grateful for our

basis, there is a them ed Friday night (including

port and JNF will continue to

Chinese and Indian) attracting around 40

■life.

p e o p le . It also runs a d a ily one to one

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programme w ith the Ilford Kollel w hich attracts 50 people w eekly. But most successful is the Converge project with Q uench, w hich was held for the first time on 1st October at Faces Bar in Gants Hill attracting over 60 people and is scheduled again for the 11th November. With an expected turn out of 100 p eo p le, the future foundations of Neshama are being set. The first hour, 8pm - 9pm , w ill be the coffee &shm ooze session w hich is conducted in a

committee have been w orking exceptionally hard to facilitate the purchase and renovation of the

new

prem ises.

R ab b i

Tu g en d h aft

for its support and encouragem ent to the com m unity. He said that they have planted a seed in Elstree and it is grow ing into a lovely

the Neshama website and advertising events.

Federation sapling - a plant that w ill bring

Rabbi Rephoel Godlew sky, of Ilford Federation

credit to the Federation.

Shteiele is a great supporter of Neshama and is the acting spiritual leader of the institution.

Expansion of Neshama is underw ay, building its netw ork, projects, m anpow er and funds. If you feel you can help us in any w ay or wish to know more about Neshama, please contact

A considerable am ount of credit is due to * Rabbi Tugendhaft him self and to his w ife Shoshana, w ho in addition to looking after the couple's three young child ren, is active in the co m m unity.

Both

R ab b i

Tu g e n d h aft

and

Shoshana g rew up in Hendon and studied in Israel. Rabbi Tugendhaft spent a year in Keren

Daniel Cohen by phone on 07905 965 642 or B'Yavneh Yeshiva follow ed by several years in by em ail to DanielCohen@ N esham a.org. You can also find out more by visiting the Neshama website at w w w .n e sh am a.o rg .

the M ir Yeshiva in Jerusalem , w h ere he was placedin charge of looking after the English intake and learned privately w ith the Rosh Yesh iva, R ab b i Nosson Tzvi F in k e l. If the Federation planted a seed in Elstree, it is c e rta in ly

the

T u g en d h afts,

w ith

th eir

com bination of Torah learning and warm th

9pm - 11pm is p u re social, except for 10pm -

-w ho have nurtured it and built the Elstree Beis

10:15pm w hen a guest speaker w ill talk on a

Hamedrash into the thriving com m unity it is

contem porary subject, i.e . relationships, drug

today. We wish them continued success.

Neshama

d ed icated

listening

and

program m ing itself for the existing generation.

Dei&

b u ild in g

modern one to one learning environm ent.

abuse, the mini-war in Israel.

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of m anag em ent an d

w anted to express his thanks to the Federation grow th. W orking alongside its Director, Daniel

Neshama presently holds jo in t projects and

HaMaor looks at the Elstree Beis HaMedrash

successful in encouraging our participants to

or any other night. Most of them either hit the

ig towards a new youth village

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Eternal Educational Concepts in the Haggadah

H aggadah teaches this concept through its presentation of four quite different sons.

parents and educationalists, w e ignore this message at our peril. Ind eed , King Sh'lomoh noted that the im plem entation of a child-

Apart from the Torah itself, the H aggadah is one of the most published of all Jew ish books. Thousands of editions have been printed, each w ith its ow n particular com m entary or unique artw o rk.

Yet they share the fact that they

p resent a sm all

is a

excited child w h o is m otivated to fill his life w ith spiritual prom ise.

Conversely, failure to

do so may produce a child w h o cannot relate to the values of his parents and perceives

pedagogy, w hich contains insights of genius

Judaism as an irrelevan t b u rd en , w ith the

that

obvious long-term consequences as he moves

g u id e d

that

p aren th o o d , for the result is a sw itched on,

classic of

have

text

is one of the most im portant achievem ents of

parents

throughout Jew ish history.

an d

teachers

Let us d edicate a

towards ad ulthood.

In fact, this concept should p ervad e all of Jew ish ch ild rearin g .

The Torah cites the M itzvah of retelling the tale of the Exodus in four different places. (1) It is evid ent that w e are to perform this M itzvah by com m unicating the story to a ch ild , preferably in response to a question that he has posed. In its introduction to the four sons, the H aggadah tells us that: the Torah sp ea ks o f fo u r sons - o n e w ise, o n e w ick e d , o n e sim ple a n d o n e w h o d o e s n o t k n o w h o w to ask. This indicates that there are only four types of ch ild re n , for it is clear that the Torah must p ro vid e us w ith the means to convey the message of the Exodus to e v e ry

typ e

of yo ung ster.

The

H ag g ad ah

emphasises this fact by d raw ing our attention to the four sons - for children of every typ e, be

are

u n lik e ly

that he m aintains a life-long enthusiasm for Judaism : ed u ca te th e youth a cco rd in g to his w a y; e v e n w h en h e a g es h e w ill not turn from it. (2)

Let us return to the m anner in w hich the Torah wishes us to introduce the story of the Exodus to our children - by using the question and answ er tem plate. This detail is considered so

little space to exam in in g some particularly significant aspects of the H aggadah's strategy.

focussed early training is the key to ensuring

One-size-fits-all solutions be

successful

an d

our

presum ptions for our ch ild re n , as w ell as the policies of our educational institutions should

im portant that the only case in w hich the M itzvah is not perform ed in this w ay is if the child is sim ply unable to pose a question. fact,

the

H alachah

establishes

various

m echanisms to prom pt the children present to ask questions before the adults start telling the

reflect this. Every child is d ifferent, w h eth er in story. The fam iliar M ah Nishtanah, so beloved his intellectual capabilities, em otional needs, of children and adults alike, is one such device. capacity to concentrate, or ind eed practically (3) The M ishnah (4) tells us that at the Seder, every other aspect of character and ability. after the second cup of w in e is poured, the son Blanket expectations are not very helpful, for questions his father. since everyone is d ifferent, the goal is to help each child to develop his ow n talents, rather than pushing him into a particular m ould. We should p rid e ourselves on turning out m ature, stable and fulfilled religious ind ivid uals, not focus on producing clones.

It goes w ithout

It is assumed that an

intelligent child w ill notice that instead of progressing straight from Kiddush to the m eal, as is customary at every other Shabbos and Yom Tov m eal, a second cup of w in e has been poured before the food has even been served. (5)

This acts as a stimulus to questions and

saying that there are overall im m utable aims -

discussion about the special nature of the

am ongst others, d evelo p ing a love of God and

e ve n in g

His Torah, a robust Hashkafah - Jew ish outlook,

spontaneously ask such questions, his father is

com petence in Halachah and certain areas of

supposed to prom pt him w ith the standardised

However, it devolves upon the parent to assess

learn in g , sensitivity and honesty towards other

text o f questions that w e

w hich type (or perhaps com bination of types) a

and the m otivation to further personal spiritual

Nishtanah. (6) Although a Seder w ithout M ah

particular child may be and present the story in

progress.

However, there are m any paths to

Nishtanah is quite unim aginable to us, the

an app ropriate m anner for his intellectual and

achieving these goals and in d eed , numerous

Halachah allows for a situation in w hich the son

em otional needs. Succeeding in this holy task

m anifestations of the 'successful' product. The

asks impromptu questions about the character

they bright, foolish, focussed, dream y, ab le or ed ucationally ch alleng ed - can find m eaning and inspiration from w ith in the story.

ahead.

the

ch ild

does

kn o w

not

as M ah

of the evening; in such a case, it is not even

that needs correction. Expressing the question

M any arguments have been mustered against

necessary to say M ah Nishtanah and one may

(and hence desiring an response) parallels the

a llo w in g

just commence the story of the Exodus. (7)

yearning for deliverance, w h ile receiving the

programmes - most prom inent am ong them

answ er is the redem ption of the intellect, as the

are the issues of suitability of content, wasting

o rig in al

of precious time and the fact that in both

ch ild re n

access

television

But the apparent need for questions goes far k n o w le d g e -d e ficie n cy

now

beyond the rehearsed questions provided for rectified, w hich is analogous to the ecstasy of

substance

an d

m ode

p resen tatio n,

physical em ancipation and the fulfilm ent that it

program m es are generally aim ed at the lowest

brings.

common denom inator - those w ith short or

an inarticulate child to read out. The Talmud (8) requires us to go to extraordinary lengths to ensure that questions are asked before w e tell n e g lig ib le attention-spans. the story, no matter the circumstances: i f h e is sufficiently w ise, his son asks him : if h e is not wise, his w ife asks him ; if not, h e asks him self and even tw o Torah scholars w h o k n o w the laws o f Pesach ask each other.

W hy is such

emphasis placed on this aspect of the Mitzvah?

At a pedagogical level, the im portance that the Torah and the Sages attribute to learning , particularly using the system of question and answers, is of great significance. All too many parents and teachers feel that they ought to

som etim es d id actic

e q u a lly valu e

O thers a rg u e ,

vo cifero usly, certain

that

the

program m es,

particularly those dealing w ith science, nature, history and geography, is unparalleled and should not be denied our child ren.

W hile

feed children w ith inform ation that they w ill much of the traditional Je w ish w o rld has

W hy is it insufficient m erely to tell the story?

rem em b er m oment.

and

reg u rg itate

the

right

strongly favoured the first view , the second

W hile this is essential to a certain opinion still has some currency.

There are m any aspects to this detail of Jewish

W e may

d eg ree, it is equally vital that a child learns to suggest another strand of thought on this

law. We are aw are that the Seder is not just a think for him self, formulate questions and pose commemorative occasion at w hich w e recall

subject, based on our findings above.

them in order to receive inform ation that suits important moments of Jew ish history, but an his own particular needs and interests.

Every

It may be argued that quite irrespective of the

child has areas of curiosity that are not shared

content of television program m es, the entire

in quite the same w ay by his peers; these can

m edium

be expressed and satisfied only by inq uiry and

educational m anner and is, as such, fatally

research.

flaw ed by design.

o p p o rtu n ity to a ctu ally re-exp erien ce the Exodus.

Indeed the Haggadah itself exhorts

us: In e v e ry generation, o n e is o b lig e d to see o n e se lf as if o n e has p erso n a lly com e out from U nfo rtunately,

som e

ed u catio n

E g y p t.... N ot o n ly d id the H oly O ne, m ay H e ther. It is assumed that an

at every

other Shabbos anti has been

second cup o fwnc been servedfood has eve" questions and stimulus to nature of the the special not child does If his father is ■

< such dUEitiol,i' standardised

iththe

. , we kn°w “ is dia1 0 h , Seder ^ though ^e able to U5' itnaglH urn :e Chdietson

inwh1

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anti-

How ever masterful the

photography, superb the script and fascinating

and thus stultify their charges' im agination and

the subject matter, the means of know led g e

individual creativity. The chosen m ethodology

attainm ent is essentially passive. The view er sits

of the Haggadah clearly teaches us that w e

and w atches, w h ile the inform ation is beam ed

should be fastidiously sensitive to each child's

at him , a n d , as a result, he absorbs, rather than

interests and m anner of expression, for the

acquires it.

re d e e m e d us with th em ... At the mystical level,

3ht from Kiddash to the meaI.

m aterial

systems spoon-feed inform ation to children b e blessed, re d e e m our ancestors, b u t H e

will notice that « eal) of

presents

the great Rabbi Tzodok HaKohen of Lublin notes that in order for this principle to be fully realised , the Exodus must occur in e ve ry dim ension

the

p e rso n ality;

this

even m anner in w hich w e answ er him w ill shape his

includes the intellect. The exile-to-redem ption experience of the Exodus is played out in the intellect through the process of identifying and expressing a question and then answ ering it. W hen one identifies a question, one feels a lack of know ledge - a state to w hich Reb

vie w of the w orld and influence the w ay he thinks and formulates future questions.

It is

clear that a g en u in ely inquisitive nature is som ething that Judaism h ig h ly prizes and considers to be a most valuable trait in children

There are no processes of thought, inquiry, research, analysis or investigation involved; indeed there can be none, for the material flows towards the view er at a steady pace, one that has been pre-decided by the producer of the program m e.

and adults alike. Tzodok refers as the exile of the intellect, for

By definitio n, w ith in the

constraints of television v ie w in g , there can be

exile on the physical plane is the awareness of

In this context, w e consider it w orth raising the

no o p p o rtu n ity to e x p lo re an interesting

imperfection and inadequacy of experience

subject of exp o sing child ren to television.

subject in greater dep th, no chance to sit back

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and think before continuing (although one

fully understands them . Exp erience indicates

3) Others include w ashing one's hands after

could alw ays record the program m e and pause

that children educated in this m anner are more

Kiddush, as if to eat the m eal, yet only eating

the tape during p layb ack!) and no prospect of

inquisitive and ind ep end ent thinking than their

a small piece of vegetable and rem oving the

hearing a com plex subject e xp la in e d again in

television-watching counterparts, and indeed

d iffe re n t term s. This is not a h e a lth y or

have much longer attention spans than they.

challenging w ay for a child (or, for that matter, anyone) to learn mature thought processes and develop the crucial tools of inform ation analysis that are so indispensable to fulfilled adult life. A p ile of books, through w h ich a child can

So the Haggadah teaches us not just w hat to

Seder plate from the table (as though one is clearing the table before having eaten). 4) P'sochim 116a

teach, but h o w to teach it. W hen studied

5) See Rashi and Rashbam loc. cit.

carefully, it yields vital information that informs

6) P'sochim loc. cit.

the w h o le gamut of educational theory. Perhaps

7) R'm o, Shulchan Oruch 473 :7 , citing

from time to tim e, w e should even learn it with

M aharil. A precedent for om itting Mah

this in m ind, for w e can be sure that w henever

Nishtanah in certain circumstances is found in

P'sochim 116a, in the story of Doru, servant of

progress at his own rate, coupled w ith the assistance of a caring adult, has much more ed u catio n al p ro g ram m e.

potential Even

than

ca re fu lly

an y

reread

this great classic of R abbinical

television

selected

literature, w e w ill glean as-yet-undiscovered

Rav N achm an.

gems of wisdom that w ill guide each of us

8) B'raysa, P'sochim 116a

and

supervised CD ROMs can be treated in this way, through the m inefield of childrearing. for by using them sensibly, a child can deepen

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him , skip over fam iliar ground and repeat

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Myths of Dieting

I JUST H AVE TO "BE CAREFUL" TO

Debunking Myths of Dieting

LOSE W EIGHT

If yo u've been eating like an elep hant let out of starvation zoo prior to em barking on a healthy eating regim e, you might w ell shift the

(YES, "DEBUNKING" IS IN THE DICTIONARY) b y C hava

pounds. But I have had so m any people come

G o ld m a n

to me com plaining that they are stuck on a Pesach. A time of reaw aken in g . A time of ren ew al. So let's reaw aken some old myths about dieting and ren ew our understanding of them .

nor does it m ean finishing off the kids' leftovers of fish fingers and chips, nor does it mean round ing up the perm itted bread allo w ance from 2oz to three slices (because otherw ise

d ie tin g p lateau - w h e n th e y've o n ly just b eg un , that my first question is a well-justified "W hich diet are you o n ?". O f course, they are on the "I'm -just-being-careful-diet" (1JBCD for short). To w h ich

you'd have to w e ig h it).

There must be as m any dieting myths as there

my in v a ria b le an sw er is:

Being g e n e rally carefu l, g en erally m eans,

are diets. You kn o w the sort of thing I m ean -

Every diet plan (1) has been designed to w o rk

g en erally not losing w e ig h t." Generals like to

some w ell m eaning friend or relative w ill sidle

- if you w o rk w ith it. W hat m ight not a p p e a r to

stick together (just like in the arm y).

over towards your plate and inform you that

you

you're doing it all w ro n g (- and that's w h en

be a

m ajor in fractio n

w o rth y of W hy? W ell, formal diets are designed and

disappointing results, m ight be all it took to tip researched to help people lose w eig h t. The

you are keeping to the diet). These half-truths,

the scales - n o t in your favour. calorie values have been calculated to ensure a

three-quarter truths and just plain ole non Sometimes generously proportioned people

deficit significant enough to result in w eight

have just as generous natures. Saying "n o " to

loss.

anyone, including them selves, is hard for them .

an yth in g , but w h en w as the last time you had

Let's take a closer look at some of these well-

Denying them selves just a little bit of this or a

your IJBCD checked out for its calorie content?

espoused, sworn-by tricks and "w isdom s" and

d o llo p of that infringes on their sense of w hat

truths can be the foundation of m aking or

Not

that

I'm

casting

aspersions

breaking your diet (not to m ention your sanity).

see if any of them stand up to some serious scrutiny (although w e are allo w ed to sm ile).

The most frustrating part about the IJBCD is that a norm al diet entails. These liberties becom e invisible to them as they justify that no diet rea lly m eans no butter, no chips, no chocolate.

I'V E BEEN ON EVERY DIET GO IN G AND NONE O F THEM W O R K

There's one point in terms of follow ing a diet that never gets high press coverage. That's p ro b ab ly because w e d on't w an t to hear it (still

you w ill p ro b ab ly feel quite d ep rived (of your favourites) and w ill feel that you are exerting terrific effort for little d ivid en d s. If you are

A n o th er reason w h y p eo p le may not succeed

a lre a d y

on a d iet is that th e ir easy-g o ing nature

prepared to invest in yourself to this en d , do

prevents them from fo llo w in g all the rules.

yourself a favour and go on a diet instead of

They w ill autom atically v ie w some rules as

relying on m isjudged guesswork.

psyched

to lose w e ig h t an d are

optional or im possible. O r they m ight not take

sitting on the ed g e of your chair?). It's also

the time to fam iliarise them selves w ith them in

I D O N 'T H AVE TO DIET - I'LL GO TO

in cred ib ly obvious - and d o u b ly in cred ib ly un

the first place. If they d id n 't learn to follow

THE GYM INSTEAD

follow ed : You must keep to the diet for it to

rules at school or hom e, they'd better start now I'll be the first one to sing high praise in honour

w o rk.

- if they w an t to see positive results. of exercise (have you got an hour spare?) but

This means conform ing to its rules. This does

Forewarned is forearmed. A diet is not called a

w e need to clarify w hat is the most effective,

not m ean having extras because it w as your

diet for nothing. Following it means following it -

sp eed y route to w eight loss (ever met anyone

best friend's simcha (and "h o w could I not?"),

all the w ay along the yellow brick road, to success.

not in a hurry to lose w eig ht?).

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200 Prior to . emba' S

on a

Let's get the calculators out and do some

O nce you eat less than 1000 calories a day, your

num ber crunching.

body goes into "starvation m ode" (and so do

It takes a deficit of 3 ,5 0 0 calories to blast off one measly pound of fat. If you w ere to jog

are «

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" W hw * f * only jw ' ^ q" a * » k.a well-justified -

kill him) e v e ry d a y fo ra w e e k (7 x 500 = 3500),

preserving mechanisms w ill kick in as soon as its

w e tend to over-eat. Therefore, it makes sense

you stand to lose one pound in w eight.

calorie therm om eter reads low. Basically, this

to stay w ell-fuelled during the course of the

results in your bo d y trying to conserve every

day.

to jo g the dog for an hour (careful you don't

ch my invariable answer is:

dieting would require you to cut back your

calo rie

it can

g e t.

Sluggish

system ,

low Sure, have your 1500 calories on your reduced

metabolism and yep , w eight plateau ensue. calorie diet - but spread them out. The body is

portion sizes at d inn er by one-third and eat strawberries instead of straw berry ice cream for

The obvious answ er to this problem is to eat

better ab le to absorb and use the nutrients in a

dessert. Sure beats all that time-consuming

more (music to your ears). A controlled 1500

snack than it can w h en presented w ith the

h uffing and

calories is usually enough calories to ensure a

feast-or-famine scenario of the typical three

p u ffin g

in terms of e n e rg y

mal diets are designed and

expenditure (besides you don't get hot and

elp people lose weight. The

sweaty - just thin).

ve been calculated to ensure a it enough to result in weight

tree for com pany or that you're just dieting to

not surprisingly, hunger. If w e get over-hungry,

t-being-careful-diet" |UBCD fa

JSt like in the army).

that sabotages w eight loss, it's w hat you eat.

Channy's w e d d in g . This means that its life

To lose the same amount of w eight through

)$ing weight.* Generals like to

stranded on a desert island w ith only a palm

O ne of the most com pelling reasons to eat is,

on?'. Of «0UTC, ftey are

lly ire fu l, generally means,

It's not that you are eating in betw een meals

get into that nice b lack dress for Cousin

about 500 calories. That means that if you were

BETWEEN MEALS

you). Your body doesn't know w h eth er you are

non-stop for a w h o le hour, you'd burn off

‘nm9

m \

TO LOSE W EIGHT I MUST NOT EAT IN

■<§>l

I W O N 'T LOSE W EIGHT IF I EAT LATE A T NIGHT

I'm casting aspersions or ten was the last time you had

Since most p e o p les' bodies d o n 't process

:ed out for its calorie content?

calories differently after dark, this is a non

steady

w e ig h t

loss

(although

this

fig ure

sitty-d o w ny" m eals. Instead , have lig h te r

depends on gender, height, starting w eight

meals and plan on snacking in b etw een. Low-

and activity levels). A nother w ay to keep the

fat yoghurts, fruit and rice cakes, etc., make

metabolism ticking m errily along is to exercise.

great snacks - especially if you are on the go.

W hen w eight loss slows d o w n, you need to

Snacking this w ay may be just w hat you need

speed up (see, exercise is good for som ething).

to reduce your hunger pangs so that you don't go and overeat at the next m eal.

O h, and d on't forget to eat.

starter. The only ounce of truth to it may lie in g pan about the UBCD is that

feel quite deprived (of your

r||| feel that you are exerting Bttle dividends. If you I to

to relax and unw ind in the evening, which

st in yourself a diet instead of and go on

ged gue

sswork.

JA VE TO DIET

style) for the choccies, crisps and nibbly-bits.

If the human bo d y was a calculator this might

brother, but it never w o rked . So, too, with This

myth

is like

a com puter virus -

w idespread infestation w ithout any substance. Although it's often referred to in print as one of

that there are some dodgy bible versions out these days. The truth? It's w hat you eat that

instead

GO A W A Y

M y mum alw ays told me that about my kid

the ten commandm ents of dieting, w e all know

. ('LL GO TO

t<§>!

IF I IGNORE M Y CRAVINGS THEY'LL

might mean an automatic grab (reflex-reaction

lose weight and are to this end, do

cravings. Got an itch for chocolate? Instead of n ib b lin g

e v e ry

co n ce iv a b le

chocolate-

alternative in the house (or scrounging from the n eig h b o u r...) and packing in extra calories, go for a small portion of the potion you fancy

have been true. However, missing this meal may be your first dieting-m istake of the day. Your body has fasted all night (unless you are a larder-infesting insomniac) and needs fuel to get an en erg y fix for the day ah ead . W ithout this kick-start, the metabolism slows d o w n, w hich in turn reduces how many calories you burn.

and stop the craving in its tracks. Sometimes all

packs on the pounds, not w h en you eat it raise in

honour

tosing^P

eight lossP*

it takes is a little of the real stuff to get over the

In ad d itio n, the d ang er of adhering to such a

craving and move fo rw ard . (That's w h y I ended

philosophy is that the chances of overeating

(besides, doesn't this m ake more sense?).

spare?! y O U ^ ”' ■ffectivO' [fed most , what isis the met anV°ne

ise

the fact that most people w ill have a tendency

SKIPPING BREAKFAST SAVES CALORIES

!® |

EA ™ G

LESS D O ESN 'T W O R K , I

HAVE TO EAT LESS...AND LESS...AND

up giving my brother a right hook before he

the next time food eventually does make an

w ould go away. (Just kid d ing ).

ap p earance, are betw een sky and cosmic high

LESS

(hey, that rhymes).

w eight-

HAM A OR

■ ■ rA i

S M L JM F

Q .0 3 k

“M n d n fEDERAT/, ^ nun-ip rnnj

man

5VfVAGOC*°

Myths of Dieting

T®l

YOU CAN EAT AS MUCH AS YOU

In the scenario of Miss G enetically G igantic,

W AN T O F A FAT-FREE FO O D AND STILL

they are even m ore im portant in ensuring a

LOSE W EIGHT

long and healthy life.

There are little m en, w h o sit in advertising

K n o w in g the truth b eh in d these myths is sure

offices w h o are paid big bucks to m ake you

to give you some clout the n ext tim e anyone

think so. Unfortunately, it's just not true.

starts eyeing your plate and b eg in n in g their "Ikn o w -w h at's-b est-fo r-yo u "

le ctu re .

also

Although the m anufacturer m ight em blazon stands to p ro vid e you w ith some m ind-blow ing "Fat-Free" in ju icy big letters all over a food

dinner-party conversation (discussing dieting

product, the ingredients used to substitute the over o ily roast potatoes and fried schnitzel, of taste and feel of fat (e .g . sugar) can result in just

course).

as m any (if not more) calories. (For exam p le , two tablespoons of Skippy's peanut butter w ill

But the best reason for having a realistic picture

p ro v id e

tw o

of exactly w h at w ill or w ill not affect our

tablespoons of Skippy's reduced-fat peanut

w e ig h t loss, is that it can go a long w ay towards

butter w ill p ro vid e you w ith ...y o u guessed it,

preventing pillow -bashing or sobbing at our

190 calories. See w h at I m ean?).

you

w ith

190 ca lo rie s, an d

w e ig h -in

(not

m entio n

the

accom panying long term benefits). Fat-free foods are not calorie-free. If they w e re , not only w ould those little men be m aking even

N ow that w e 'v e reaw oken from our dieting

more money, but you m ight end up being

slum ber and shaken ourselves free from the

thinner too. The best rule of thum b is to check

shackles of dieting ig no rance, let's focus on

the Lie-Detector, oops, I m ean Nutrition Facts

having a truly liberating Pesach. Good Yom

label on the back of each product.

Tov.

• (g )!

W H O LE

FA M ILY

FA T

THEREFO RE IT'S M Y DESTINY TO BE

(1) W e're talking about sensible, w ell balanced eating program m es, not fad diets.

FAT TOO Chava G oldm an has a Business D egree an d is a Genetics do p ro vid e a reason for a tendency

q u a lifie d

towards obesity. They d o n 't p ro vid e an excuse

who

for it.

Consultancy C o m pany. She has d esig ned and

runs

W e ig h t M a n a g e m e n t C onsultant h er

own

D iet

and

Exercise

cu rrently supervises a W eig h t M anagem ent G e n e tics,

m etabolism

an d

e n v iro n m e n ta l

G ro up , is a q ualified RSA A erobics an d Body

factors go a long w a y in determ ining how

C o nd itio n ing Instructor, sp ecially trained in

large your appetite is and how efficiently your

A d van ced C h o reo g rap h y and Post Natal and

bo d y uses the food you eat. But the story

A n te Natal Exercise and is one of the prem ier

doesn't end there.

o rth o d o x Je w ish aerobics instructors in the

A lthough such a person born into such a fam ily

w o rld . She also w rites a w e e k ly colum n on diet

m ight look lo n g in g ly at Little Miss Skin 'n'

and exercise, is a freelan ce journalist and guest

Bones (daughter of Mr and Mrs Skin 'n ' Bones),

le ctu re r. A ll this she fits aro u n d h e r busy

she doesn't have to resign herself to a life in the

schedule as a m other o f a w h o le lot of (bli ayin

fat lane.

hora) live ly child ren and as a w ife of a full-time K o llel a ve re ich . (Chava says the secret to her

Eating few er calories and exercising w ill still

busy schedule is to be w e ll organised and not

w o rk very effectively to reduce excess w eig h t.

to breathe - there's no tim e for th atl).

Ilford Federation's 75th Anniversary b y M a rk Harris

ILFORD Federation Synagogue, in Coventry

In his speech, Ilford Federation's rov, Rabbi

crossroads", he considered that the com m unity

Road, marked its 75th anniversary last year

Harvey Belovski, referred to the synagogue's

w o u ld

with a special Commemorative Service. Almost

recen tly

effectively".

300 people attended the service, w hich was

plaques, subscribed by and nam ing members

in stalled ,

75th

a n n ive rsa ry

wall-

of the community. He said: "These represent

held at the synagogue on 27 October 2002. The distinguished guests included Dayan Y Y

not only the congregation's dedication and

pass

through

it "c o n fid e n tly

and

The service was conducted by the synagogue's chazan. Rabbi Shneur Zalman Rodal; and an

Lichtenstein, Rosh Beth Din of the Federation of

com m itm ent

the

extensive reception, donated and prepared by

Synagogues, M r Alan Finlay, president of the

furtherance of its aims, but also its pride in the

the shul's Ladies' Guild, followed the ceremony,

Federation, local MPs M ike Gapes and Linda

C o ventry Road sh ul, w h ich

is a focus of

Ilford Federation held its 75th anniversary

Perham, the mayor of Redbridge, Cllr Dev

spirituality in an am oral w o rld ." Reflecting on

dinner at the M anor Hall in Chigw ell on 3

Sharma, Cllrs W einberg and Ellerm an, other

the thought that the synagogue was now "at a

Novem ber 2002 (28 Cheshvan 5763).

the

b u ild in g ,

and

borough dignitaries and numerous rabbonim . In his address, Dayan Lichtenstein alluded to the deb ate in the Gem orrah as to w hich institution is to be regarded as holier than the other, a synagogue or a yeshivah. He said: "W hilst the Gemorrah acknow ledges that a house of learning is important for the study of Torah, it also states that a shul could be holier. Whilst Torah study may take place anyw here, prayer needs a specific venue. Indeed, it is a mitzvah to pray only in a synagogue.' He went on to rem ark that a shul, like Coventry Road, "is a place w here w e are closer to G-d". He continued: "But there is another aspect. In this synagogue, one not only feels closer to the Al-mighty, but also nearer to one's fellow man. is

Ilford Federation Synagogue's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Service. Back row (left to right): M r

infectious. Here one feels at hom e, a part of the

Andrew Garfield (IFS financial representative), M r David Hiller (IFS chairman) and M r Leslie Glazer

community. This is a result of the dedication of

(IFS honorary life vice president); middle row (left to right): M r Melvyn Weinberg (IFS warden), M r

many people w ho have contributed to the

Jeffrey Gitlin (IFS life warden) and M r Alan Finlay (president of the Federation o f Synagogues); front

community's success over three-quarters of a

row (left to right): Rabbi Harvey Belovski (rov of IFS), Dayan Y Y Lichtenstein (Rosh Beth Din of the

The

frien d lin ess

century."

Ilford

Fed eration

Federation) and Dr Issy Segal (IFS honorary life president).

1n dn

.^ * 2 2 2 L ' qa. A.

* SYNAGOd^

J O U R N A L

THE

F E D E R A T I O N

S Y N A G O G U E S

Shul Memories

buffet lunch there after the Shabbat service.

Shul Memories of a Wandering Jew

Today, the Centre is housed (at 70 Robinson Road) in one of the most luxurious, multiÂ purpose Jew ish com plexes in the w orld.

b y M a rk H arris

The indispensable Je w ish Travel G uide, the Je w ish g lo b e tro tte r's essential co m p an io n ,

ASIDE from the UK and Israel, w hich can be regarded as special cases for present purposes, there are countries yo u've doubtless visited, on

intravenously, w e began to ap p reciate the hearty w elco m e. But w h a t I rem em ber most is,

m entions that the M aghain Aboth Synagogue in Singapore (24 W aterloo Street) serves lunch

at the kiddush, being introduced to a hefty for the com m unity every Shabbat. But I didn't

holiday or business, for a simcha or other reason, w h e re yo u've p ro b ab ly attended a synagogue service. p erso nal

Like m e, you m ay have

a n e cd o te s,

rem in iscen ce s

reflections about some of these shuls, w h eth er housed in architectural m asterpieces or more m odest build ing s, old or m odern.

Honolulu cab b ie and his dim inutive Filipino kn o w that w h e n I visited some 10 years ago. w ife , a convert to Jud aism . I w as am azed w hen This is one of the most intriguingly harm onious, he recalled that, some years earlier, during his tim e as a US airm an in East A n g lia, h e'd called into the "Blue and W hite Shop" in Gants Hill, Ilfo rd , to b u y books for his converting fiancee, w h o 'd accom panied him .

On my return to

London, I w as even m ore astounded to hear

m ulti-ethnic cities I've ever stayed in. And its cleanliness and neatness w ell deserved the island state's apt tag, "Sw itzerland w ithout the m ountains".

Follow ing the shul's Saturday

m orning service, w e jo in ed the congregation as it trooped outside, in the blazing summer

M y travels around the w orld have often kept in

H arvey G o ld b e rg , the Ju d a ica em p o rium 's

step w ith that of the proverbial w an d erin g

proprietor, recollect the unusual circumstances

heat, for the expected kiddush.

Je w .

of that shop ping e xp e d itio n .

tem ptingly presented on long tables covered

From

the

cra d le

Eastern

M editerranean birth to d e rh e im , and on to the

w ith pristine w h ite tablecloths.

This was

As w e w ere

Am ericas and the exotic extrem ities of the Far

During the early

1990s, I becam e virtually

about to m ake our farew ells to a frien d ly

East, South Africa and the A ntipodes.

O ften,

obsessed w ith venturing out to the Far East. In

kehillah, before returning to our hotel for the

surp rised at h o w sm o o th ly my

high-rise and frenetic Hong K o n g , w ith its

O riental eq u ivalen t of a siesta, out from the

scattered brethren have adapted to settled life

d yn a m ic

kitchens cam e steam ing platters piled high

w ith in m ultifarious cultures.

u b iq u ito u sly

I'v e b e e n

Though perhaps

street

m arkets,

d a zzlin g

sm o ky

neo n

an d

tem ples, bustling

my astonishm ent is som ewhat m isplaced, in

harbour, w e clim bed to the Peak's M id Levels

light of the history of our p e o p le .

for Shabbat service at the colonial-style O hel

w ith

the

re a d e r

so m e,

I'd like to n ecessarily

Leah Synagogue on Robinson Road.

w ith curried chicken and rice!

Strangely,

despite the hum id 90-degree tem perature, the u

Kosher Ind ian" w ent dow n very w ell indeed!

Here I

a b b re v ia te d , m em ories of shuls across the

w as given pesichah, the honour of bearing a

A few years b ack, on a sojourn in faraway

g lo b e

Sefer Torah from the open A rk .

The heavily

Australia, taking in tropical Q ueensland, the

encased Sefer w as d elivered to me from a shelf

G reat B a rrie r R eef an d the "R ed C e n tre "

in the circular, room-like Aron H a'Kodesh.

(in clu d in g

that

this

w a n d e rin g

Je w

has

encountered over the years.

d ram atic

Ayers

Rock

and

the

An exte n d e d trip to H aw aii about 12 years ago

carried it to the bim ah; and was about to lay it

outback town of A lice Springs), w e spent a

proved, at least to m e, that it's a very small

flat on the reading desk, w h e n it w as quickly

w e e k in sparkling Sydney.

(Jewish) w o rld . Based in the resort of W aikiki,

taken from my grasp and placed in a vertical

strolled d o w n to w n to daven in the Great

w e d ecid ed to trek five miles to Chabad's

position. How foolish of me to forget that this

Synagogue. Consecrated in 1878, it overlooks

Shabbat m orning service on the other side of

w as a S ep h ard i co m m u n ity; an d that the

the Anzac m em orial in H yde Park.

that landm ark extin ct volcano, Diam ond H ead.

leyning w as from a standing scroll!

e m in e n tly

On arrival at the house being used by the small

recall a d elicio u sly trad itio n al, pre-booked

Australian soldier Sir Jo h n M onash, a practising

congregation at that tim e, my fam ily w ere

Friday night meal at the King David Restaurant

Je w , com m anded Anzac forces during the First

tired, hot and very thirsty. A fter several bottles

in the Jew ish Com m unity Centre (then dow n

W orld War.

on Q ueens Road); and an eq ually enjoyable

m agnificent interior topped by a dark blue

C o ke

w e re

p u m p ed

into

us,

alm ost

I also

On Shabbat, w e

su itab le ju x ta p o sitio n ,

It's an because

O ur visit to the shul, w ith its

Shul Memories hers after

** Sabbat service. ntre«housed of the la t7 0 ^ » most 'uxurious multi.

ceiling sprinkled w ith hundreds of small, goldleaf stars, h ap p e n e d barm itzvah.

c°mpieXles i

In ^ world.

A fter the service, the entire

buffet luncheon in the synagogue's large hall. But, regrettably, w hat I rem em ber most of all is

r0t,er'S eSiential wnipanion

"**» * * ‘ Wa,erl0° S^ l

the

highest

m ountain

tem porarily

confiscated m obile phones that I'v e ever

'fy every Shabbat.

them.

to co in cid e w ith a

congregation w as invited to an extensive

would know best. Naturally, I couldn't oblige

of English: "okay"!

witnessed in the lobby of an orthodox shul!

Again, I felt enorm ously privileged for the opportunity to daven on Shabbat in the 13th

As I w rite, scores more detailed recollections of

century, gothic-styled, Altneuschul (Cervena

shuts struggle for attention in my mind's eye.

ul.7 1) in Josefov, the ancient Jew ish quarter of

Unfortunately, they are too numerous for the

Prague, the new Paris of central Europe. This

space available here. There are several more in

has to be the oldest, active synagogue in the

Europe, like the Dohany Synagogue in Budapest

w o rld .

It's the erstw hile home of the golem ,

(VII Dohany Utca 4-6), the second largest in the

"created" in the 16th century by Rabbi Judah

w orld, built in the Oriental-Byzantine tradition;

’ ' ™ ,ed “ me 10yea,, aga

In the year 2000, I participated in a choral

Low.

My w ife was seated in the wom en's

the homely 18th century shul on the island of

most intriguingly harmonious,

concert tour of South Africa as a first tenor with

section behind feet-thick w alls, w hich w ere

Rhodes (1 Simmiou Street) whose community

5 I've ever stayed in. And its

the London Jew ish M ale Choir. We w ere based

punctuated by n arro w , vertical slits,

was sadly decimated during the Holocaust, and

neatness well deserved the

in Cape Tow n, a fascinating A frican/European

em otions w e re alm ost at a p e a k , my jo y

w hose

m etropolis dom inated

exquisitely enhanced, w hen I was called to the

know ledgeable about that dreadful time; the

Torah read in g

majestic

tag, “Switzerland without the ’flowing the shul's Saturday we joined the congregation

by the flat-topped

massif of leg end ary Table M ountain.

One

in this m ed ieval house of

Shabbat, w e w ere invited to join w ith Cantor

w orship.

Perhaps this was my most intensely

Ian Camissar and his choir at the beautiful, mid-

spiritual exp erien ce to date.

caretaker,

Lucia

Sulan,

was

very

19th cen tu ry synagogue in D ijon,

France, w here very recently I was mistaken by the rabbi for an A m erican , w ith am using

side, in the blazing summer tpected kiddush. This was nted on long tables covered

19^ century Garden Synagogue. It was a truly w onderful exp erien ce to sing in this domed

consequences; and many others. Last autum n, on an extend ed trip to Ja p a n , my

and colum ned, pink and cream coloured shul

w ife and I spent Shabbat w ith the Jew ish

However, I'd like to offer a final m em ory, one

at the southern rim of the Diaspora. Following

com m unity in Tokyo. The m odern Com m unity

from several flow ing out of North A m erica. It

our farewells to a friendly

the service, choristers enjoyed lunch and

C en tre, w h ich

fam ilies,

serves aptly to show that, in w h ich ever far-

^turning to our hotel for the

zemirot at the home of the minister, Rabbi

houses a synagogue (for "eg alitarian" services

flung Jew ish com m unity today's w andering

nt of a siesta, out from the

Simon

The

led by the com m unity's minister, Rabbi Henri

Je w happens to be, invariab ly there'll be a

synagogue's m odern extension houses a small,

Noach), an orthodox m inyan, a m ikveh, a

warm w elcom e in a shul. In 1997, on a visit to

but excellent, Holocaust display; and, today,

swim m ing pool, rooms for the Sunday H ebrew

Toronto and Niagara Falls, my w ife and I

there's also a Jew ish museum.

school

w alke d one Shabbat to the A nshei M insk

e xp an d in g " hall and a "m ini-m arket" selling a

Synagogue (10 St A ndrew s Street), in the heart

w id e range of kosher food and d rink. On

of Kensington M arket. In the 1930s, w h en the

davening at the Novik Synagogue (6 Twarda)

Friday night, the Israel am bassador to Jap an

shul w as e stab lish ed , this w as a v irtu a lly

in w hat was the w artim e heart of the W arsaw

was present, together w ith the director general

exclusive Jew ish area (a little like London's East

ghetto. Miraculously, this lovely 19^ century

End

shul survived the German occupation, and the

Fukuyam a. During lunch after the Shabbat

synagogue still retains a heim ische am bience.

subsequent dem olition of the ghetto after the

m orning service, I asked Rabbi Noach w hat the

As w e clim bed the steps leading to the shul

U p rising .

The renovated b u ild in g boasts

Japanese attitude is today towards their Jew ish

d oo rs,

impressive, classical features, and a crowning

gaijin (foreigners). "I'll give you an exam p le, //

entrance like Abraham at his tent.

portico with a Star of David centrepiece. The

he responded w ith a w ry sm ile. "Not long ago,

w e 'd never met before, he greeted us like

columned entrance to the Aron Ha'Kodesh

long-lost relatives. Almost his first words w e re :

supports a metal dom e constructed of coloured

businessmen w h eth er I'd talk to them about

m arble and granite. I'll never forget the bright

business econom ics and fin a n ce . You see,

eyed , little old

th ere.

they've sort of stereotyped Jew s as successful,

Mark Harris is a regular contributor to Essex

Rem arkably, he was 91 and a survivor of the

and prosperous, entrepreneurs. They w ant to

Jewish News, and is an active member of Ilford

lodz ghetto. Sadly, he possessed just one word

learn our secrets. They considered that a rabbi

Federation shul.

te tablecloths. As we were

Harris

an d

his

reb b etsen .

O ne

most

p o ig n an t

m em ories

man I b e frie n d e d

the

w as

an d

has

ad u lt

150 a ffilia te d

ed u catio n

Holocaust

asked

classes,

Education

g ro u p

C e n tre

Ja p a n e se

H A M A O R

of o ld ).

Not an y m ore, though

R ab b i

Shm uel Spiro

the

stood at the Although

W here are you having lunch today? n

M .

11NDD ^VFEDEMtvo.*

SYNAGO*^

J O U R N A L

THE

F E D E R A T I O N

S Y N A G O G U E S

Minhag Column

Biblical shwarma - Hillers sandwich O ne of the favourite parts of the Seder must be

W e eat some m aror by itself prior to korech, in

brocho said on it, w e use the bottom matzo of

Korech" - the Hillel san d w ich , in w hich w e

o rd er to fulfil the opinion of those w h o say that

the p ile.

assem ble m atzo, m aror an d charoses in a

eating the foods together is not the real mitzvo

rem inds us of the three things w hich Hillel

The fact that it is the third matzo

san d w ich an d eat it a cco m p a n ie d w ith a

and therefore if w e eat them only together w e

assem bled in his sandw ich - the Pesach lam b,

declaration as to its purpose.

are just having a snack and not fu lfilling a

the matzo and the maror. Some people do not

I suspect that

some p eo p le enjo y it because (at last) it is

mitzvo.

use the third matzo, but keep it to use the next

som ething (almost) real to eat, together w ith its

day as one of the w h o le matzos for hamotzi at

pro xim ity to the meal - the next stage of the

There seem to be a variety of opinions as to the

sed er.

correct perform ance of the m itzvo.

H o w ever,

korech

has

its

ow n

Yom Tov lunch. The m achzor V itry says this is an incorrect custom.

sig nificance, apart from being a tasty snack. A ccording to the M eiri, the Baal HaM aor, and As the declaration says, in the times of the

Rashbam quoting

Rabbi Yochanan, w e must

Tem ple Hillel took matzo and m aror and ate

eat m atzo

them together in order to fulfil the ob lig atio n,

However, if w e eat them together, w e have not

"O n matzo and m aror you shall eat it (the

fulfilled the mitzvo as they cancel each other

Pesach sacrifice)." Some com m entators are of

out.

b y itself a n d

m aro r b y itself.

he did put in the paschal lam b and ate all three things together.

The Rabbis disagreed w ith

Hillel and concluded from the fact that the verse does not say "you shall eat it w ith it", that a person fulfils their obligation even if they eat the three things separately.

The Gem ora does not d e cid e the halocho

w ant to rem ind ourselves of w h y w e are eating it. U nsuprisingly there is a difference of opinion as to w h eth er w e should make the declaration, "This is w hat Hillel did in the times of the T e m p le ..." before or after w e have eaten the

the opinion that he did not include the Pesach sacrifice in this sand w ich, w h ile others say that

Having put together the korech sandw ich we

A ccording to Rashbam quoting Rav Ashi and Ram ban quoting Rabbi Yochanan one can fulfil the m itzvah either w a y - separately or in a

sa n d w ich . Those w h o have the custom of m aking the d eclaratio n before eatin g , lay them selves open to the question of m aking a b re a k

sandw ich

b e tw e e n

the

brochos

an d

th eir

fulfilm ent - som ething w e are usually careful In ano ther o p in io n , the rabbis ag reed w ith

not to d o - The extenuating circumstances in

Hillel that id eally one should eat the foods

this case are that the declaration is relevant to

together and only fufill the m itzvah by eating

the m eal. However, there are those w h o prefer

them separately if absolutely necessary.

to eat and them rem ind themselves w h y they are eating.

either w a y and therefore w e m ake a brocho on the matzo and eat some and then eat the matzo and m aror together w ithout a brocho, as a rem inder of Hillel in tem ple times. W hy do

Yet another opinion

(Pri M egadim ) states that

id eally one should eat the matzo and m aror

W hich ever w ay you fulfil the m itzvo, I hope

se p a ra te ly an d o n ly eat them to g e th e r if

this short

absolutely necessary.

som ething to "ch e w on. n

discussion

has

g iven

e ve ryo n e

w e not just eat the tw o together straight aw ay? If w e did so the pungent taste o f the m aror

We eat the third of the three original seder

w o u ld o ve rp o w e r the taste of the m atzo.

matzos for korech in o rd er to use each of the

Eating m atzo is a B ib lica l co m m an d m en t,

matzos for a mitzvo - the first being used for

w hereas eating m aror like this is a rabbinic

ham otzi, the second for the mitzvo of eating

m itzvah. In such a case it is not app ropriate that

matzo and for afikom en and the third now for

the rabbinic com m andm ent should outw eigh

k o re ch .. H o w ever, since this m atzo is less

the Biblical one.

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the contest en d ed in a tie! In Feb ruary a

In March w e intend to hold a family seudah

four Jewish Care Homes, another afternoon of

Shabbaton was also a sellout. Rebbetzin Telsner

shlishit, now that the hours of daylight w ill have

entertainment took place in December in the Shul.

provided all the food, the majority of w hich she

lengthened. O nce Pesach is over, a car rally is on

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prepared and cooked herself! O ver 70 people

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The Federation of Synagogues recently hosted

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four rem arkable young people. They did not

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ments will be served - everyone

the heavy traffic.

apologising for disturbing her sleep.

As he is running with the

she

tele p h o n ed

her

m other, "D on't

w a n t."

teacher passes her, she realises that the child is,

anym ore. I told this story to a rabbi w h o , whilst

lost a relative in a terrorist bom bing.

in fact, her grandson. "H urry, hurry, run faster rr

appreciating her g rief, asked w h y w ould this

Yifat is 23 and an Economics graduate from

she shouts. It is human nature to react and feel

be more poignant than any other loss.

Hebrew University. Her brother Ron, aged 22 is

more d eep ly towards a situation w hich affects

currently studying at Yeshivat Kiriat-Shmona.

one personally.

was to be norm al. Tragically, each of them had

bom b

attack

French

H ill,

Jerusalem . Their sister and 2-year-old nephew w ere injured in the same incident. Shelly, aged

Her sister was

killed in Jun e at Patt junction in Jerusalem with 16 others. Lior, aged 23, works at the Jew ish Agency and lost his sister in anambush in South Jerusalem . Her husband was seriously injured and her children suffered traumatic shock.

ROAD

in w hich the loss has happened.

most touching event of the w eek was taking

of a terrorist outrage and im m ediately w ant to

Ron to shul in the mornings so that he could say

know if the people affected are know n to

K ad d ish . O ne is used to m ourners saying

them . The British media reports a hom icide

Kaddish in shul and, clearly, one feels sadness

bom bing on a bus in Jerusalem . All of us with

for them. They are mourners norm ally because

fam ily and friends in Israel w ant to know not

a relative has passed aw ay after an illness.

just the nam e of the suburb but the street in

Sometimes it is a long illness. Sometimes it can

w hich the outrage occurred and even the

be sudden and unexpected like a heart attack.

num ber of the bus in order to find out w h eth er w e m ight kn o w som eone affected . m odern

tech n o lo g y,

info rm atio n

W ith is

now

Association, these four Israelis agreed to come

asking people how long do they think it takes

to England on a program m e organised by the

from an incident occurring to the m ajority of

Fed eratio n .

w orld Je w ry hearing about it. Estimates range

spoke

about

their

experiences to Federation shuls, schools and university students.

For me, the

Israelis, as w ell as Jew s around the w o rld , hear

quickly dissem inated.

They

Sadly, she cannot te le p h o n e her

It seems to me that the difference is in the w ay

Through an Israeli charity called Terror Victims V'

friend s

of "b e careful, more haste, less sp eed ." As the

want to be rem arkable. What they wished for

School specialising in surgery.

O T H THE

than w ait for an am bulance to come through

She could not telephone her

are for. You can telephone me any time you

25, is studying at H ebrew University Medical

a.m . in Israel.

sees him and shouts to him words to the effect

hom icide : Su" % April 20th, 10.00am.

child and take him to the local hospital rather

be silly," her m other said, "that's w hat mothers

They lost their m other and 5-year-old niece in a

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through an issue w ith som ebody, but it was 4

child through the streets, an elderly wom an

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decides that it w ould be quicker to pick up the

I have recently been

Sometimes, death is through an event like a car accident. Here, Ron was saying Kaddish for his m other w h o had been deliberately murdered by a terrorist. Som eone had deliberately set out to kill people and had killed his mother. That, for me, put his Kaddish and his sense of loss into a different category from other mourners.

from 25 minutes to 1 hour. As O rth o d o x Je w s, w e do not b elieve in

They also met with MPs Our reaction is more intense if w e know of the

v a ls e ti.

organised through the Labour Friends of Israel people affected, just like the injured child being and the Israeli Ambassador. rushed to hospital, w hile w e become far more

m ighty controls every action. We are all aware of stories w h ere people have been killed or,

Everyw here they spoke, they m ade a deep

sensitive still w hen a relative or friend is involved.

impression. The closeness of the tragedy meant

For those of us privileged to hear these four

in d eed , not killed because they turned left

that their feelings w ere still raw an d , at times,

young people, this will not happen again. As

instead of right, took a certain bus as opposed

and when incidents occur, w e w ill think of how

to their regular bus, got delayed in traffic and

these four Israelis have been affected and be far

so on. We believe that none of these acts are

more sensitive to other families so affected. We

random but are all directed from above. Here

they spoke em otionally.

They made people directly aw are of the impact such a loss has on the family. There is a well

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chance or co incid ence. We believe the A-

known story about a child w ho is hurt in a school playground accident.

Looking at the

heavily bleeding leg , the supervising teacher

are no longer desensitised.

Yifat

told

how

w hen

was a young man w hose m other had been she w as

m urdered and still had faith in the A-m ighty to

program m e in A m erica, she w anted to talk co n tin u ed on p a g e 24

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"Missing"' Seder

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B y Y e h u d a h S im ch o G a ff in Aged 9

It w as three days before Pesach and Sara was

und er b ed s, they p eeked into cupboards and

say K ad d ish, ackn o w led g in g His suprem acy

very busy w ith all the preparations for the

they rip p ed up carpets. They searched under

and righteousness.

Seder. She had to buy new clothes for the kids

the stairs, inside the shed and they even dug

and there was also a broken w in d o w w hich had

up the g ard en just to find their precious

Most shuls now end their m orning services by

not yet been fixed - no-one kn ew how it had

heirloom ! They w e re re a lly sad.

saying tehilim and the Acheinu prayer. "O ur brothers, the entire fam ily of Israel, w ho are in

h ap p ened . As the m other of eight children all different ages and sizes, it w as very hard to find

But, just as their hopes w e re at the lowest

distress or captivity, w h eth er on sea or d ry

clothes to fit them a ll, especially Danny w ho

point, a man w alke d in carryin g a v e ry heavy

land, m ay the O m nipresent have m ercy on

liked everything in different styles. This year

black sack and you could see sw eat running

them and lead them from distress to relief, from

everything had gone sm oothly until now, so

d ow n his fo reh ead . He sat d ow n and from his

d arkness

Sara and her husband David hoped everything

suitcase took none other than their silver seder

redem ption now sp eedily and soon and let us

w ould continue to go w e ll, too. Danny got his

p la te !

say A m e n ".

suit, Rachel got her dress and Ruthie got her

through the d o o r a n d , seeing the sed er plate,

dress. Eli and Rafi got their m atching suits and ties, little Dina got her dress and baby Jo n n y

Then

D an n y an d

his frie n d

burst

crie d , "Baruch HASHEM w e have our seder

lig h t,

from

oppression

I can think of no more fitting w ay to end this article and to pub licly thank the bravery of

plate b a c k !"

Yifat, Ron, Shelly and Lior w h o gave this prayer got a pair of trousers and a shirt.

The n e x t m o rn in g

R ach el a n d

R afi w e re

The fam ily w e re am azed at w h a t they saw : a

extra m eaning and w h o touched and changed

ro b b er g ivin g back stolen things. He then told

our lives.

his story: "I used to be a very poor man and I

lessons. Su d d enly they crie d , "M um m y, the

had a brother w h o w as v e ry rich. W hen he

sed er plate is m issing!" Sara cam e running in

d ied I got all his m oney and so I d ecid ed to

and w h e n she saw the cupb oard w as b are, she

return this to yo u ."

settin g

the S ed e r ta b le b e fo re g o in g

started to cry, "D a v id , w h a t w ill w e d o ?" Then Rachel asked if they could see the other Just then Eli and Dina w alke d in and Eli said, "W h at are you lo o king for? M ayb e I can h e lp ."

Then Danny stom ped in , disturbed by the noise. But as he w as the house m athem atician

things he had stolen and he took out lots of gold and silver objects. The fam ily encouraged him to return everyth in g that he had taken

Terror Victims at Israeli Embassy; Ron, Lior, His Excellency Dr. Zvi Stauber, Ambassador of IsraelShelly , Yifat

and repeat his story e ve ry tim e. So he did and

he thought he should keep his tem per, so he

he becam e a w ealth y Je w nam ed Yisrael ben

said, "Should I get my friend Joshua w h o is a

A vrah am

b rillian t d etective?"

Tzed akah .

"Yes!" answ ered his m other, so he raced out

AND

side to find his frien d .

M ISSIN G SED ER PLA TE W AS SOL VED.

who

g ave

TH A T IS H O W

lot

m oney

THE S T O R Y O F THE

Terror Victims at Finchley Central (I to r) Rabbi

W hilst he w as g o n e , the rest of the fam ily

Yehudah Simcha Gaffin is a year 4 pupil at

started to look for the sed er plate. They looked

Avigdor Primary School

Telsner, Morris Reich (President) with Shelly, Yifat, Ron Ej Lior

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Births Mazal Tov to the following on the birth of a child: D ayan a n d M rs Elzas on the birth o f a G randson

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wlle^ er on sea or dry

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'speedily and soon and let us

Ruth a n d M o sh e Leib Stuart on the birth o f twin G ran dchildren

ublidy thank the bravery of

A h a ro n a n d H u gu ette M e n cz e r on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

Elstree

Tami a n d Ja so n M e n cz e r on the birth o f a D a u g h ter

D eborah a n d Jo h n n y M a n so o r on the birth o f a Son Sam antha a n d A ry e h K in g on the birth o f a Son A m a n d a a n d Ben B ra d le y on the birth o f a Son Jo a n a n d H a rvey Su m m erfield on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

A la n a n d M y ra Fish on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

id who touched and changed

Ilford R a b b i Ex M rs B e lo v sk i on the birth o f a d a u g h te r Tony a n d C in d y M ille r on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r E la in e a n d A la n R uben stein on the birth o f a G randson

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Su za n n e a n d Sta n ley K u sh n er on the birth o f a G randson

Yeshurun Toni a n d C harles G reen on the W ed d in g o f th eir Son K en n y to Je ssica W eller in C h icago D a v id Stein a n d V alerie Stein on the W ed d in g o f their D a u g h te r A rlette to Je re m y G arcia H a rry Sh u lm an on the W ed d in g o f G randson A sa Isa a c to Tami A lm o u g y

W edding Anniversaries Mazal Tov to the following:

Eva a n d D a v id Trainis on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

Croydon

N a d in e a n d D a v id B a kst on the birth o f a D a u g h ter

So n ia a n d D a v id Brett on their G olden W ed d in g

A n n ette a n d P au l K o slo ver on the birth o f a D a u g h ter

Elstree

Louis a n d H a n n a h B ro o m b erg on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r Sa n d ra a n d Stephen Brass on the birth o f a G randson H ila ry a n d La u re n ce C o rn ey on the birth o f a G randson

Jo se p h in e a n d G eo ffrey K a y on th eir R u b y W ed d in g Betty a n d Sam C hester on their D ia m o n d W ed d in g

Finchley Central Lou ise a n d La u rie C ohen on their G o ld en W ed d in g

Sid n e y Frosh on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

Ilford

Toni a n d C h arles G reen on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

Lo rn a a n d Jo h n Sto d ell on their S ilve r W ed d in g

W eddings Mazal Tov to the following:

M a u re e n a n d B a rry Sharpstone Ex Phyllis a n d Len n ie Linton on the birth o f a G randson

M r Ex M rs La u re n ce Ross on their

Rita a n d Leon N ew m a rk on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

R a b b i Ex M rs U n sd o rfer on their

Shomrei Hadath

Croydon

M r a n d M rs J G re e n w o o d a n d M rs L G raham e on the birth o f G ra n d d a u g h te r and g re a t G ra n d d a u g h te r resp ectively

P au l a n d N icola S h a p iro on their

Son Sa m u el's w e d d in g

Estelle a n d G eo ffrey C o n w a y on th eir P ea rl W e d d in g M a u re e n a n d M o n ty S h e a r on th eir 45th W e d d in g A n n iv e rsa ry

Yeshurun

Son's w e d d in g in A m erica

K ath y a n d V ictor P a n a s on their S ilve r W ed d in g Ruth a n d S o lly S h e e r on their G o ld en W ed d in g

W edding

Elstree M azal Tov to the following:

Elspeth a n d M e y e r Fhim a on the W ed d in g o f th eir Son Sim on to

Elstree

M rs C Lazarus on birth o f twin G randson a n d G ra n d d a u g h te r

Patricia D a vit la

R o sem a ry a n d A la n D a vid so n on

Ilford

th e e n g a g e m e n t o f th e ir son C ra ig to N ik k i A ra d

D ayan a n d M rs G ershon Lo p ia n on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r M in k ie a n d Shm uli O renstein on the birth o f a D a u g h ter Patricia a n d Brian S h a e r on the birth o f a G randson

D a n ie l Tobin

Fresco on

and

th e ir

D e b o ra h

fo rth c o m in g

W ed d in g

Shom rei Hadath

N eil B re d sk y on his e n g a g e m e n t to D a n ie lle G rant

Shom rei Hadath

M r a n d M rs A G oldschm idt on

M rs A . A d le r on h e r son E lk a n 's engagem ent

their Son's W ed d in g

M r a n d M rs S.D. W in eg a rten a n d

c.^i

M rs H .D . W in e g a rte n on the e n g a g e m e n t o f their D a u g h ter a n d G ra n d d a u g h te r resp ectively M r a n d M rs D R o se n fe ld e r on their d a u g h te r's e n g a g e m e n t Mr D M o u s s a io ff engagem ent

his

Yeshurun R o g e r a n d Susan G ib b o n s on d a u g h te r Sa ra 's e n g a g e m e n t to A d a m Gam su Louise a n d D a vid Frost on son A lex's en gagem en t to Justine Swiel R e n a a n d Ju lia n G re e n a w a y on so n D a n ie l's e n g a g e m e n t to Jo a n n e V ogel Su za n n e a n d Sta n ley K u sh n er on son J a m ie 's e n g a g e m e n t to R iv k a S e g a l A h a ro n a n d H u g u ette M e n cz e r on son D a v id 's e n g a g e m e n t to N ico la R o se n fe ld e r K en n y a n d D eb o ra h A rn o ld on d a u g h te r M ich e lle 's e n g a g e m e n t to M ic h a e l Sh ra n k M o ira a n d A la n P o se n e r on son B a rry 's e n g a g e m e n t to H a y le y Stock S te p h a n ie a n d M a rtin M ille r on so n R ic h a rd 's e n g a g e m e n t to Fra n cin e Leig h Lin d a a n d A la n W eston on the e n g a g e m e n t o f Lin d a 's son J o e l to Em m a Lester

Bar Mitzvah M azal Tov to the following:

Ilford Sim on a n d N a ta lie S h e a r on their son Scott's Barm itzvah K im m elm an fa m ily on C harles's Barm itzvah

M rs D Weston on the birth o f a G ra n d d a u g h te r

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M ic h a e l Selm an on the birth o f a great-G randson

D eborah a n d D arren Selm an on the birth o f a Son

and Lior who gave this prayer

A m a d o r of

Croydon

Jo se p h in e a n d G eo ffrey K a y on the birth o f a G randson

H e le n e a n d W ilfred Littlestone on the birth o f m o re g rea tG ran dchildren

F ra n k ie a n d Tony Branston on the birth o f a G randson

M ick e y a n d M a u ric e M a y e r on the birth o f a G randson 1more fitting way to end this

C arol G arnett on the birth o f a G randson

J u d y a n d Je re m y Levin son on the o cca sio n o f A le x 's Barm itzvah D e b ra a n d A n d re w M o n tla k e on th e o cc a sio n of J o r d a n 's Barm itzvah Ruth a n d H e n ry M o n tla k e on th e ir g ra n d s o n J o r d a n 's Barm itzvah M r Ex M rs J Ross on the occasion o f th eir son C allu m 's Barm itzvah

Yeshurun D a n ie l S in cla ir on his B arm itzvah D a n ie l B o u rla on his Barm itzvah

F r e d d ie F o b io n B orm itzvoh

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M ic h a e l M ire on his B arm itzvah

M r H ym ie Singer, the S y n a g o g u e 's Life President on the loss o f his w ife, Doris

Jo s h u a B ye on his B arm itzva h

Elstree

H a rry Sa kstein on his B arm itzvah

M rs M u rie l Bass on the loss o f both a b ro th e r a n d sister

Tal La n d sm a n on his B arm itzva h

M r M e y e r Fh im a on the loss o f his F a th e r

Bat M itzvah

The fa m ily o f the la te D o lly M a n n J a c q u e lin e H a c k e r on the loss o f h e r M o th e r D a v id W ein er on the loss o f his M o th e r J e f f G o rd o n on the loss o f his F a th e r

Ilford

Jo c e ly n G ra n t on the loss o f h e r F a th e r

M a rtin Silverm a n on the loss o f his Fa th er

M a rtin e Sh erm a n on the loss o f h e r F a th e r

Colin O rm sb y on the loss o f his M o th e r

M o rris B o u rn e on the loss o f his w ife Lily

her

Ia n B e ln ik o ff on the loss o f his M o th e r

M a r k s C o h en on the loss o f his w ife Edith

Em ily Ferris on h e r B atm itzvah

H o w a rd B e ln ik o ff on the loss o f his M o th e r

M o rd a u n t C o h en on the loss o f his w ife M y re lla

Su sie G o ld e n b e rg on the loss o f h e r tw in Sister

S h a ro n S z a p ira on the loss o f h e r h u s b a n d Sta n ley

M azal Tov to the following:

Shom rei Hciciath M r a n d M rs R o b in so n on th eir d a u g h te r's Batm itzvah

Yeshurun A s h ira R a b in o w itz B atm itzvah

D alia Colem an on h e r Batm itzvah Em m a B e rg on h e r B atm itzvah Sa ch a F a b ia n on h e r B atm itzvah A v ita l K ro p p on h e r B atm itzvah

Special Birthdays M azal Toy to the following:

Croydon Ezra D o u e k on his 80th B irth d a y

H a rry Shulm an on the loss o f his B roth er H e le n e Littlestone on the loss o f h e r B roth er Lisa G o ld in g on the loss o f h e r Sister S id n e y Frosh on the loss o f his Sister The fa m ily o f the la te S id n e y B la ckm a n The fa m ily o f the late R a ch el Briski

P lea se se n d in a ll y o u r p e rso n a l a n n o u n ce m e n ts to H a m a o r, 65 W atford W ay, Lo n d o n N W 4 3A Q F a x . 8 2 0 3 0610

J o s e p h in e Sim on s on the loss o f h e r F a th e r A rn o ld L e v e n e on the loss o f his W ife L in d a S n o o k on the loss o f h e r H u sb a n d S y lv ia L e v y on the loss o f h e r M o th e r To the A u b e r fa m ily on the loss o f Eric A u b e r

Ilford M a u re e n B irth d a y

R e n e e W ise on the loss o f h e r h u sb a n d S id n e y

Sh ea r on

h e r 6 5 th

Yeshurun

H a rry I kin on the loss o f his Sister

M a r k G o ld w a te r o n B irth d a y

h is 40th

A h ro n H a d jiz a d e on h is 80th B irth d a y D a v id L e v e n e B irth d a y

F ra n ce s B o o k a tz on the loss o f h e r M o th e r

h is

95th

Special Achievem ents M azal Tov to the following:

Ilford G em m a Ellio tt on o b ta in in g h e r BA(H on) in B u sin ess Stu d ies N e il M a rtin o n o b ta in in g his M a s te rs D e g re e in D ig ita l P ractices w ith co m m e n d a tio n N e v ille S h a n e on o b ta in in g his PhD in A stro ph ysics

Condolences We offer our condolences to:

East London Central

IN T E R N A T IO N A L T R A V E L A G E N T S

S a n d ra Ep stein on the loss o f h e r H u sb a n d

Shom rei H adath

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M r Ia n C a lle r on the loss o f his Sister M rs G G ra h a m e a n d M rs J G r e e n w o o d on th e lo ss o f H u sb a n d a n d F a th e r re sp e ctiv e ly

Yeshurun R o ch e lle B a ig e l on the loss o f h e r M o th e r R ic h a rd S a n d g ro u n d on the loss o f his M o th e r

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The fa m ily o f the late A n n e M o rris The fa m ily o f the la te So lo m o n K u tch in sky M a x C a ller on the loss o f his Father F ra n k H e c k e r on the loss o f his M o th e r R o sa lin d C h a p lin on the loss o f h e r M o th e r M illie W in ston on the loss o f h e rH u sb a n d

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President: A Finlay

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Vice-President: B Mire

Burial Society

Treasurers (Federation): L Newmark & P Westbrook

Administrator: M L Stuart

Treasurers (Burial Society):

Sexton: N Kahler

H Dony & N Bruckheimer

Tel: 020 8202 3903 Fax: 020 8203 0610 Out of hours answerphone: 020 8202 3903

Beth Din Emeritus Rav Rashi: Dayan M Fisher

Cemeteries

Rosh Beth Din: Dayan Y Y Lichtenstein

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Dayanim:

Tel: 020 8807 2268

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Registrar: Rabbi Z Unsdorfer

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Constituent Synagogues

Affiliated Synagogues

CLAPTON FEDERATION SYNAGOGUE.

BEIS NADVORNA BETH HAMEDRASH.

(Sha'are Shomayim). (Incorporating Yavneh Synagogue), 47 Lea Bridge Road. E5 9QB. Tel: 020 8806 4369. Secretary: W. Jacobs. Tel: 020 8989 5211.

45 Darenth Road N16. Tel: 020 8806 2030. Rav: Rabbi M Leifer. Treas: Mr S Tessler.

CROYDON & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE. The Almonds, 5 Shirley Oaks Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 8YX. Tel: 020 8662 0011. Minister: Rev Mark Daniels. All correspondence to The Secretaries: Mrs V Harris. Tel: 01883 348939. Mrs B Harris. Tel: 020 8689 7442.

EAST LONDON CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE. 30/40 Nelson Street, E1 2DE. Tel: 020 7790 9809. Secretary: L. Gayer. Tel: 020 8554 5267.

ELSTREE BETH HAMEDRASH. 6 Allum Lane, Elstree, Herts WD6 3PH. Rav: Rabbi D Tugendhaft. Secretary: Mr M. Slyper. Tel: 020 8953 8444.

FINCHLEY CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 2 Redbourne Avenue, N3 2BS. Tel: 020 8346 1892. Rav: Rabbi Z. Telsner. Secretary: Mr, M.M. Goldin. Tel: 020 8203 1024.

HENDON Beis Hamedrash 65 Watford Way, Hendon NW4 3AQ. Tel: 020 8202 2263. Rav: Dayan Y.Y. Lichtenstein. President: Shaul Berkowitz. Tel: 020 8202 6204.

ILFORD FEDERATION SYNAGOGUE 14/16 Coventry Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4QR. Tel: 020 8554 5289. Rabbi elect: Rabbi Alex Chapper. Secretary: Mrs E Conway.

MACHZIKEI HADASS SYNAGOGUE 1-4 Highfield Road, NW11. Rav: Rabbi C. Pearlman. Hon. Secretary: R. Shaw. Tel: 020 8204 1887.

NETZACH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

CONGREGATION OF JACOB SYNAGOGUE. 351/353 Commercial Road, E1 2PS Contact: Mr David Behr.

FIELDGATE STREET GREAT SYNAGOGUE. 41 Fieldgate Street, E1. Tel: 020 7247 2644. Secretary: Mrs D Jacobson.

FINCHLEY ROAD SYNAGOGUE. (Sassover), 4 Helenslea Avenue, NW11. Tel: 020 8455 4305. Rav: Rabbi S. Rubin.

LEYTONSTONE & WANSTEAD SYNAGOGUE. 2 Fillebrook Road, E11. Secretary: Cllr. L. Braham Tel: 020 8539 0088.

LOUGHTON, CHIGWELL & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE. Borders Lane, Loughton, Essex, IG 10 3HT. Tel: 020 8508 0303. Min: Rev. J.D. Lorraine. Secretary: Mrs M. Lewis.

NEW WIMBLEDON & PUTNEY DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE. Secretary: Mrs R. Diamond. Tel 0208 788 6669.

SPRINGFIELD SYNAGOGUE. 202 Upper Clapton Road, E5. Tel: 020 8806 2377. Rav. Dayan I. Gukovitski. Secretary: L. Blackman. Tel: 01702 340 762.

STAMFORD HILL BETH HAMEDRASH. 50 Clapton Common, E5 9AL. Rav: Dayan D. Grynhaus. Secretary: M. Chontow. Tel: 020 8800 7369.

TOTTENHAM HEBREW CONGREGATION.

281 Golders Green Road, NW11 9JJ. Rav: Rabbi Doron Ahiel. Secretary: Tova Cohen. Tel: 020 8455 0097

366a High Road, N17 9HT. Minister: Rabbi S Lewis. Secretary: Dr S.S. Cohen. Tel: 020 8482 3428

OHEL JACOB SYNAGOGUE

WALTHAM FOREST HEBREW CONGREGATION.

(Ilford Beth Hamedrash), (Incorporating the Ilford Rabbinical College) 1st Floor, rear of 476/478 Cranbrook Road, Ilford. Essex IG2 2LE. Rav: Rabbi R. Godlewsky. Secretary: Mrs R. Pressman Tel: 020 8550 4596.

(Queens Road) 140 Boundary Road, E17 Tel: 020 8509 0775. Secretary: A Wolpert.

SHOMREI HADATH SYNAGOGUE 64 Burrard Road, Hampstead, London NW6 1DD. Rav: Rabbi Mordechai Fachler. Secretary: Mrs P. Schotten. Tel: 020 7435 6906.

SINAI SYNAGOGUE 54 Woodstock Avenue, NW11 9RJ. Tel: 020 8455 6876. Rav: Rabbi B. Knopfler. Secretary: Mr E. Cohen.

YESHURUN SYNAGOGUE Fernhurst Gardens, Stonegrove, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7PH. Tel: 020 8952 5167. Rav: Dayan G. Lopian. Secretary: D. Cohen.

WEST END GREAT SYNAGOGUE. (Beth Hasepher & Soho), 32 Great Cumberland Place, W1H 7DJ. Tel: 020 7723 9333. Secretary: S.B. Levy.

WEST HACKNEY SYNAGOGUE AND MONTAGUE ROAD BETH HAMEDRASH. 233 Amhurst Road, E8 2BS. Chairman: I. Leigh. Tel: 020 8550 9543.

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