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Croydon
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B efore Pesach, R a b b i S ilv e rm a n fro m H ove
Yeshurun
the last seventeen years.
S y n a g o g u e d e liv e re d a fa s c in a tin g le ctu re on the c e le b ra tio n o f Pesach d u r in g th e tim e o f
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th e se co n d Temple. O u r c o m m u n a l se d e r on the se co n d n ig h t a ttra c te d 32 (de spite th e la te
V s ta rt)! G o o d fo o d , sh o rt D iv re i Torah a n d o u r L a d ie s ' G u ild m a d e a s m a ll p ro fit.
C h a th a m S h a b b a to n : A t th e b e g in n in g o f M a y ; C ro y d o n s h u t m e m b e rs w e n t o v e r to C h a th a m to jo in th e s m a ll c o m m u n ity th ere fo r a jo in t s h a b b a to n . T heir b e a u tifu l shut w as b u ilt in 1869 (the c o m m u n ity d a te s b a c h to the 1700s a n d n o w n u m b e rs 5 0 p e o p le ).
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h e lp e d th em ru n th e firs t s h a b b o s a fte rn o o n service th e re fo r d e ca d e s a n d a d a y o f lectures a n d talks.
L u b a v itc h S h a b b a to n : A t th e e n d o f M a y , R a b b i D u b o v o f W im b le d o n C h a b a d cam e o v e r to C ro y d o n
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B a n k H o lid a y M o n d a y , 2 9 th M a y w a s a n
MBE fo r services to b ro a d c a s tin g a n d d ra m a .
e m o tio n a l a n d la n d m a r k occasion fo r the Yeshurun a n d th e c e n tre p ie c e o f o u r D ia m o n d
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c o m m u n ity , in c lu d in g c h ild re n p a rtic ip a te d .
S euda to o k p la ce . The President, M r M o rris
Each m e m b e r c o n trib u te d a se d ra o r p a rs h a -
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A v ia d Tavori w h o g a v e a v e ry in te re stin g speech. There w a s a b e a u tifu l d is p la y o f p la n ts in the S hul s u p p lie d b y the Ladies G uild,
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the seuda.
s h iu rim o v e r th e course o f th e s h a b b o s - even O n th e 2 9 ,h J u ly 2 0 0 6 ,
a k a b b a lis tic s h iu r fo r se u d a shlishis. There
w e h a d a g u e st
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w as fo o d , d a n c in g a n d Torah in a b u n d a n c e ! J a c k F re e d m a n s a n g a M o d z itz e r n ig u n w h ic h
The F unctions C o m m itte e a re h o ld in g a q u iz
h e le a rn t in Yeshiva in B e lg iu m b a c k in 1938!
s u p p e r o n th e 17,h S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 6 a t the Shul in th e F a m ily R u d o lf H a ll.
T ikkun LeiI Shavuos: There w e re sh iu rim a n d of
M r J a c o b Reich, p a st w a rd e n , a n d M r M o rris
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in y o n k s (exce llent fo r o u r s m a ll co m m u n ity).
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those lost in the H olocaust.
s itu a tio n in Israel. He stressed the Jew ish
21st June.
c u rre n t
p e rspective o n the v a lu e o f life a n d p o in te d F or th e fo rth c o m in g Sim chas Torah, M a x
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A rn o ld has b e e n chosen as o u r Chassan Torah a n d A sh le y Kissen as the Chassan Bereishis.
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The Ladies h a v e n o m in a te d Jessica Wesil as th e ir Eishes C hayil.
W izo House on the 7th A ugust. O th e r events h e ld in o u r s y n a g o g u e w e re :
We Teller on his receipt of the A film s h o w b y the S p rin g b o a rd Trust on the
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o u t th a t o fte n w e d o n o t a p p re c ia te w h a t w e h a ve , u n til it is ta ke n a w a y o r th re a te n e d to be ta k e n a w a y . The circum stances th e re fo re s h o u ld b e h o v e us to b e g in to d e v e lo p an a p p re c ia tio n fo r fa m ily , life , Eretz Yisroel a n d fre e d o m .
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this film .
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Torah has been d o n a te d b y The S u n d e rla n d
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c o m m u n ity .
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c e le b ra to ry re ce p tio n .
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in te rn a tio n a l la w y e r a n d the c re a to r o f the
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discuss c u rre n t events in the M id d le East".
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Faith and Prayer - The True Victory BY DAYAN Y Y LICHTENSTEIN, ROSH BETH DIN Last m o n th 's d e v a s ta tin g c o n flic t in L e b a n o n
to
H e s a id
n o t w a lk a w a y unless he re ce ive d a d iv in e
a p p e a rs
fo r Isra e l.
"Y a a k o v ". H e s a id "N o lo n g e r w ill it b e s a id
blessing; o n ly th e n c o u ld he c la im victory.
U n d o u b te d ly , Isra e l h a d n o choice b u t to
th a t y o u r n a m e is Y a a ko v b u t Yisroel fo r y o u
The sto ry ends w ith the blessing o f the a n g e l
e n g a g e in b a ttle . W ith lite r a lly th o u sa n d s o f
h a v e fo u g h t w ith the d iv in e (a n g e l) a n d w ith
"A n d he blessed h im th e re ".
missiles r a in in g d o w n o n the n o rth o f Israel
m e n a n d y o u h a v e w o n ".
to
be
a
c a ta s tro p h e
h im
" W h a t is y o u r
n a m e ? ".
R e m a rk a b ly it w as the a n g e l h im s e lf w h o th e H iz b o lla h h a d to b e s to p p e d . T ra g ic a lly , W h o w as Y aakov's p ro ta g o n is t? R ashi says he
d e c la re d Y a a ko v the w in n e r b y s a y in g "yo u
w a s the a n g e l o f Esau.
h a v e fo u g h t w ith th e d iv in e (i.e h im s e lf - the
o v e r 160 Jew s lost th e ir lives d u r in g th e w ar. B ut the H iz b o lla h h a v e n o t b e e n d e fe a te d a n g e l) a n d y o u h a v e w o n ". a n d the q u e s tio n o n e v e ry o n e 's lip s is " w h a t
The Torah is f u ll o f d e s c rip tio n s o f specific
w as a c h ie v e d "?
in cid e n ce s in th e lives o f o u r fo re fa th e rs. The
In the p h y s ic a l w a r , Y a a ko v m a y h a v e n o t
R a m b a n in his c o m m e n ta ry on the Torah
h a d a c le a r v ic to ry . H o w e v e r , th e re w as
q u e rie s w h y d id
G-d choose to p u t these
a n o th e r w a r - a s p iritu a l w a r - a w a r fo r
sp e cific in cid e n ce s in th e Torah fo r e te rn ity.
Y aakov's fa ith . I f th e a n g e l h a d to stoop to
The
to
d a m a g e h im p h y s ic a lly , th a t is a sign th a t the
u n d e rs ta n d th e re le v a n c e o f these events fo r
a n g e l lost. Y aakov's fa ith re m a in e d in ta c t a n d
fu tu re g e n e ra tio n s :
th a t w a s his victo ry.
fe a r fo r the se cu rity o f the n o rth o f Israel a n d
// M a a s e A vos S im an L a b a n im " - th e a c tio n s o f
Y a a ko v expressed fe a r "A n d Y a a ko v beca m e
Isra e l as a w h o le . D e s p a ir a t Israel's la c k o f
o u r fo re fa th e rs a re a sig n fo r th e ir c h ild re n .
v e ry fr ig h te n e d " (Breishis 32:18). The Torah
D e s p ite
c la im s
th a t
in fra s tru c tu re has
H iz b o lla h 's
m ilit a r y
b e e n se rio u sly d a m a g e d
a n d the o b v io u s d e p le tio n o f th e ir stocks o f R am ban
re fe rs
to
a
p r in c ip le
missiles, th e re is a lin g e rin g sense o f fe a r a n d d e sp a ir. F e a r th a t the H iz b o lla h w ill re b u ild th e ir stocks a n d th a t n o th in g has c h a n g e d ,
n e v e r says th a t this fe a r w e n t a w a y . The
m ilita r y success. A t th e b e g in n in g o f V a yish la ch w h e re the
A b a rb a n e l e x p la in s th a t this w as s im p ly a A re these fe e lin g s ju s tifie d fro m a re lig io u s
a b o v e is
p o in t o f v ie w ? W h a t is th e Torah p e rsp e ctive
th a t th e re is "a h in t fo r fu tu re g e n e ra tio n s .
on these m atters?
E v e ry th in g
p h y s ic a l fe a r o f b e in g h u rt in c o m b a t a n d th e re is n o th in g s h a m e fu l in th a t fear. In fact,
There is a s to ry in th e Torah th a t sheds lig h t on these issues - a sto ry th a t can h e lp us g ra p p le
"A n d
Y a a ko v (o u r fo re fa th e r) w as le ft a lo n e a n d a m a n w re s tle d w ith h im
u n til the b re a k o f
d a w n , a n d w h e n he s a w th a t he c o u ld n o t he
w ith
his
b r o th e r
Esau
w ill m a n w h e n he enters b a ttle is a fr a id o f d e a th .
c o n tin u o u s ly o c c u r to us". H e goes o n
to In sp ite o f this he goes o u t to fig h t a n d th a t is
e x p la in th a t o n e o f th e lessons to b e le a rn e d h e re is "to p re p a re fo r rescue b y m e th o d s o f
The Torah tells us in Breishis 3 2 :2 5 ,
Y a a k o v 's th ig h
to o u r fa th e r
the c le a r sig n th a t he has fa ith in G-d.
w ith th e a b o v e fears.
h im
th a t h a p p e n e d
says th e A b a r b a n e l even the tru ly m ig h ty (Y a a ko v)
o v e rc o m e
d e s c rib e d , th e R a m b a n e x p la in s
s tru c k
his
th ig h
b e c a m e d is lo c a te d
and as he
The lesson is clear. V icto ry c a n n o t be m easured
w a rfa re ".
so le ly b y m ilita ry success. I f w e a re to le a rn fro m Y aakov's e x p e rie n c e , w e m ust e x a m in e m o re clo se ly w h a t to o k p la c e . D id Y a a ko v w in this b a ttle ? The a n s w e r is n o t clear. His p ro ta g o n is t d id n o t p re v a il
Fear o f physical
d a n g e r is n o t a d e fic ie n c y o r so m e th in g to be a s h a m e d o f b u t ra th e r
is a c a ta ly s t fo r
a ro u s in g o u r p ra ye rs a n d s tre n g th e n in g o u r fa ith in G-d. By d o in g so, this w ill ensure o u r
a g a in s t h im ; he c o u ld n o t d e stro y Yaakov. a b ility to succeed sp iritu a lly .
w re s tle d w ith h im . Then he s a id "Let m e g o fo r
H o w e ve r; Y a a ko v to o d id n o t p re v a il.
d a w n has b ro k e n " a n d h e s a id "I w ill n o t let
th ig h w as d a m a g e d a n d he w a lk e d a w a y
There is o n e m o re lesson to be le a rn e d fro m
y o u g o unless y o u h a v e blessed m e". He s a id
w ith a lim p . Y aakov re a lis e d th a t he
Y aakov. F a ith fo r th e J e w is n o t ju s t a n
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Light unto the Nations BY ALAN FINLAY - PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES "A ir C h a irm a n , does th e p a n e l e v e r th in k it
There has also b e e n the c la im th a t Israel's
The p re s e n t w a r a g a in s t H iz b o lla h
r ig h t
b o m b in g o f c iv ilia n a re a s o f L e b a n o n w as
H a m a s does n o t, B a ru ch H ashem , th re a te n
" d is p r o p o r tio n a te "
th e c o u n try 's existence.
to
p u b lic ly
d is a g re e
g o v e rn m e n t p o lic ie s ? "
w ith
Is ra e li
The v e n u e is Bevis
M a rk s S y n a g o g u e a b o u t fo u r ye a rs a g o a n d
th e re fo re ,
th e p a n e l consists o f m yself, the Presidents o f
Is ra e l's
th e
U n ite d
S ynagogue
and
S p a n is h
£r
P o rtu g u e se a n d N e d Temko, th e th e n E d ito r o f the Jew ish C h ro n icle .
From m e m o ry , w e a ll
a n s w e re d in the sam e v e in , th a t it w as o u r re s p o n s ib ility n o t to g iv e a n y h e lp to o u r e n e m ie s b y a p p e a rin g d iv id e d a n d th e re fo re
and
c o m m ittin g
a c tio n
o r g a n is a tio n
th a t
Is ra e l
w as,
" w a r c rim e s ".
ta k e n
a g a in s t
w h ic h
w as
a
Was
o r b e in g safe a n d secure, I k n o w w h ic h one
a n d schools m o re " d is p ro p o rtio n a te " th a n the
o b v io u s
A llie d b o m b in g o f D resden, th e d r o p p in g o f
u n d e rs to o d ?
th e
m ilit a r y a c tio n
H iro s h im a
is a c h o ic e
d e lib e r a te ly
gets m y vote.
on
i f th e re
b e tw e e n h a v in g the s y m p a th y o f th e w o rld
e m b e d d in g its e lf in c iv ilia n areas, h o sp ita ls
H -b o m b
Isra e l is a s tro n g
te rro ris t
o r th e
a e r ia l
B ut w h y is th e b lin d in g ly
r ig h t
o f Is ra e l
to
d e fe n d
its e lf
W h y is th e re a c tio n
to a n y
b y Is ra e li v ilifie d ?
W hat
m a ke s a re p o rte r s p e a k w ith a n g e r a t the
b o m b a rd m e n t o f Ira q ?
c o m m u n a l le a d e rs n e v e r h a d th e r ig h t to p u b lic ly criticise Is ra e li p o licie s.
m ilit a r y p o w e r a n d
and
p lig h t o f a L e b a n e se m o th e r a n d c h ild a n d A n d as w e a re a ll a w a re , th e re w a s the British
in n e u tra l term s to th e sam e p lig h t o f a n
m e d ia
Is ra e li m o th e r a n d c h ild ?
b ia s ,
r e fe r r in g
to H iz b o lla h
as a
I w rite these w o rd s o n th e la st d a y o f the 'm ilita n t o r g a n is a tio n ',
o n ly
te le v is in g a n
H a m a o r p r in tin g d e a d lin e a n d so I d o n o t a n ti-Is ra e li re m a rk b y th e U N C om m issioner k n o w w h a t w ill h a p p e n in th e in te rv e n in g a n d n o t th e p re c e d in g sentences c ritic a l o f p e r io d b e fo re y o u re a d this a rtic le . The UN
I d o n o t b e lie v e th a t it is anti-S em itism b u t the c h a lle n g in g o f a m indset. In the m in d s o f m a n y p e o p le a ro u n d the w o rld b a se d on
H iz b o lla h a n d o n ly a s u p e rfic ia l re fe re n ce to S ecurity C o u n c il re s o lu tio n a n d su b se q u e n t
2 ,0 0 0 ye a rs o f h istory, Jew s a re s till p e rc e iv e d th e e ffe ct o f H iz b o lla h a tta c k s o n the p e o p le
cease fire is fiv e d a y s o ld a n d voices in Israel a re n o w b e in g ra is e d a b o u t s h o rtc o m in g s in the m a n a g e m e n t o f th e w a r. I s till b e lie v e it is n o t the business o f British c o m m u n a l le a d e rs to jo in in to those criticism s.
W h a t I w a n t to
c o n s id e r in this a rtic le is th e re a c tio n to the w a r in the U n ite d K in g d o m .
as o f n o rth e rn Israel.
successfully w in
I b e lie v e th a t th ere is a n im p o rta n t lesson fo r
rest o f th e w o r ld s till p la c e s us.
us in th e e m o tio n a l responses fro m p o litic ia n s
b o m b in g
th e m e d ia .
In
1967 a n d
1973, w e
p o litic ia n s on a ll sides c ritic is in g Tony B la ir fo r
d e s tro y e d a n d th e Jew s d riv e n in to the sea. >/
Since H iz b o lla h
w a rs u s in g c o u ra g e a n d We a re
n o lo n g e r in the g h e tto b u t th a t is w h e re the
re a l d a n g e r th a t th e State o f Isra e l w o u ld be
n o t c a llin g fo r a ceasefire.
can
s h o u t o u t a t the te le visio n in a n g e r?
and
Is ra e l s ta rte d
th a t Jew s
a g g re ssio n c h a lle n g e s th a t m indset.
m ilita r y a c tio n , th e re w a s a c la m o u r fro m
m o m e n t th a t
th o u g h t
listen to a re p o rt fro m J e re m y B ow en a n d n o t
g a th e re d in shuts to p r a y because th ere w as a
th e
The
H o w m a n y tim es d id w e
its
F rom
victim s.
P lu c k y little Is ra e l" h a d the s y m p a th y o f the
a p a r tm e n t
b lo c k s
A Jew
is f a r
m o re
s h o c k in g th a n i f it w e re a n y o th e r n a tio n a lity .
I f th a t w e re a ll, a ttitu d e s a n d m indsets can c h a n g e ; o th e rw is e , b illio n s o f p o u n d s w o u ld n o t b e sp e n t o n a d v e rtis in g a n d PR. There is a
m o re
fu n d a m e n ta l
re a s o n
fo r
the
w o rld a lth o u g h th a t s u p p o rt d id n o t e x te n d to
o v e rw h e lm in g ly c ritic a l re a ctio n o f the w o rld
attacks, w h a t im p e lle d s e n io r p o litic a l fig u re s
m ilita r y assistance.
to w a rd s the Israeli m ilita r y in m y o p in io n a n d
to th in k th a t Isra e l s h o u ld stop its m ilita r y
h a d lost those w ars, the w o rld w o u ld h a v e
it
response w h ils t its citizens w e re s till b e in g
expressed re g re t, s h ru g g e d its sh o u ld e rs a n d
re s p o n s ib ility b y th e A lm ig h ty o f b e in g o h r
s u b je c te d to s u s ta in e d ro c k e t a ttacks? W o u ld
m o v e d o n . "A b ra v e e x p e rim e n t", "A lw a ys
I'g o y im , a lig h t u n to the n a tio n s.
a n y o th e r c o u n try be e x p e c te d to a cce p t such
d o o m e d to fa ilu re " , "C a n 't e xp e ct Jew s to
Ju d a ism has com e C h ris tia n ity a n d Islam . The
a s itu a tio n ?
f ig h t " a n d so on.
m o d e rn
had
no
in te n tio n
o f s to p p in g
its
ro c k e t
If, chas v 's h a lo m , Israel
is b e ca u se
w o r ld
we
have
been
is p re d ic a te d
g iv e n
on
th e
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C hristian values. I f the w o rld w a n ts a m o ra l
w a r , tra g ic m istakes h a p p e n . We a re a ll o n ly
s ta n d a rd s th a n th e o th e r co u n trie s o f the
b a ro m e te r on a n y issue, w h e th e r it is a le g a l
h u m a n . In e v e ry m ilita r y a c tio n , c iv ilia n s are
w o rld .
co n stitu tio n , a b o rtio n o r e u th a n a s ia , it looks
tra g ic a lly k ille d a n d the fa c t this is b e in g
re s p o n s ib ility th a t m akes the Isra e li m ilita ry
to the values e m b e d d e d in Ju d a ism fo r m o ra l
d o n e b y Jew s is m uch m ore u p s e ttin g fo r the
forces ta ke such g re a t care to a v o id c iv ilia n
g u id a n ce .
w o rld th a n i f it w e re a n y o th e r n a tio n a lity
d e a th s a n d to ro b u s tly in v e s tig a te e v e ry
because th a t is n o t h o w m o ra l a rb ite rs are
m ilita r y a ctio n . I f those h ig h sta n d a rd s h a v e
m e a n t to b e h a ve . The fa ct th a t it is in response
s lip p e d , a c tio n is ta ke n . O u r re s p o n s ib ility is
to terrorist a tta c k a n d in o rd e r to d e fe n d its
n o t o n e fro m w h ic h w e shirk.
It is the v e ry u n d e rs ta n d in g o f this
H a v in g this re s p o n s ib ility m eans there is an
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A m ore re a so n e d th o u g h t
m o ra lly s u p e rio r w a y to o u r n e ig h b o u rs . I f w e
Listen to the K ol N id re A p p e a l w h ic h this y e a r process w o u ld h a v e re a lis e d this b u t e m o tio n
d o n o t, w e n o t o n ly le t ourselves d o w n b u t
is s u p p o rtin g a n Isra e li h o s p ita l a n d M a g e n
breeds irra tio n a lity .
fi"' % is the blindingly d is a p p o in t the o u tsid e w o rld . They lose th e ir
01 ,swl lo defend iWf
c o n fid e n c e in the m o ra l b a ro m e te r w h ich
D a v id A d o rn a n d p le a se g iv e generously. So, the n e x t tim e y o u h e a r a n y n u m b e r o f
'hy is the reaction to any
O u r P e o p le n e e d a ll o u r su p p o rt. Jews p ro v id e . They fe e l le t d o w n . That is w h y
B ritish
the re a ctio n a g a in s t Isra e li m ilita r y a c tio n is so
Israel, u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e y a re in s tin c tiv e ly
b itte rly critica l.
ju d g in g
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Secret Lives Rabbi Menasseh ben Israel and Cromwell's legitimation of England's Jews BY MARK HARRIS
h a n d s o f th e m o n a rc h y a n d the In q u is itio n in S pain a n d P o rtu g a l. •
L iv in g la rg e ly a ro u n d
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w e a lth y m e rc h a n ts se cre tly p ra c tic e d th e ir
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a n c ie n t
J e w is h
fa it h ,
h o ld in g
re lig io u s
services in a house in n e a rb y C reechurch .V
M Us
Lane. A lth o u g h
it is s a id th a t C ro m w e ll's
g o v e rn m e n t h a d possessed n o k n o w le d g e o f .v
this s itu a tio n , th e re a re suggestions th a t, in
Duke's Plac
W h ite h a ll a n d the City, m a n y p e o p le w ere
admissionsu a w a re o f th e crypto-Jew s. H ow ever, th e y w e re
Jews and th soon to b e re v e a le d o ffic ia lly a n d s o m e w h a t
presentJews
d ra m a tic a lly .
been arevh
Bevis Marks Synagogue THROUGHOUT this y e a r, events h a v e b e e n h e ld to c e le b ra te th e 3 5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f the s o -c a lle d "re -a d m is s io n " o r " r e tu r n " o f the
The
h a u n t in g ly
synagogue
a tm o s p h e ric
had
been
S e p h a rd i m o d e lle d
D u rin g th e 1650s, th e re w as a d e v e lo p in g
in Hebrew
p u b lic d e b a te a b o u t w h e th e r Jews, e x p e lle d
Cambridge.
b y the e d ic t o f K in g E d w a rd I in 1290, s h o u ld
that Jews,
b e p e rm itte d to re tu rn to E n g la n d a n d , i f so,
Catholicism
on
what
c o n d itio n s .
S u p p o rte rs
of
re-
experience
a rc h ite c tu ra lly on th e S panish a n d P o rtuguese
others he Je w s
to
E n g la n d .
But
these
h ig h lig h t e d
G re a t
S ynagogue
in
A m s te rd a m
and
,tle belief th e xp re s s io n s , jo u rn a lis ts ,
a d o p te d
co n se cra te d in 1701. The c a n d le -lit p la c e o f
c o m m e n ta to rs a n d n e w s p a p e r
h e a d lin e w riters, som ew hat
in v a r ia b ly
a re ra th e r sim p listic a n d
m is le a d in g .
The
te rm s
a re
w o rs h ip
is h is to r ic a lly
s ig n ific a n t
to
th e
ce
c e le b ra tio n s n o t o n ly in term s o f its lo c a tio n in
f0backJ,ew,
the C ity o f L o n d o n , b u t a lso in re la tio n to the
in a d e q u a te to c o n v e y the c o m p le x ity o f the
c o m p o s itio n o f a Jew ish c o m m u n ity th a t h a d
Je w ish s itu a tio n in the m id-17th c e n tu ry . A n d
e x is te d th e re , a lb e it c la n d e s tin e ly , fo r m a n y
th e y im p ly , in c o rre c tly , th a t this c o u n try w as
d e ca d e s p r io r to 1656.
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eecoi
nof loom to
d e v o id o f Jew s fro m th e tim e o f th e ro y a l d e cre e o rd e rin g th e ir e x p u ls io n , a t the e n d o f th e 13th c e n tu ry , u n til 1656.
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By the tim e o f the e s ta b lis h m e n t o f O liv e r C ro m w e ll's P rotectorate, a fte r the E nglish C ivil W ar, som e 2 0 0 M a r ra n o s h a d s e ttle d in
In Ju n e , the P rim e M in is te r, the Lord M a y o r
L o n d o n . T heir Je w ish ancestors h a d c o n v e rte d
a n d n u m e ro u s o th e r d ig n ita rie s a tte n d e d a
s p u rio u s ly to R om an C a th o licism in o rd e r to
c o m m e m o ra tiv e c iv ic service a t Bevis M a rk s .
escape p e rse cu tio n , d e a th o r e x p u ls io n a t the
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im m ig ra tio n , w as expressly d e d ic a te d to the English p a rlia m e n t.
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The y e a r 1655 s a w the e n d o f a tra d e w a r w ith H o lla n d , w h ic h h a d d e la y e d C rom w ell's c o n s id e ra tio n o f the re tu rn o f the Jews to E n g la n d . In D ecem ber, the L o rd P rotector o rg a n is e d a fiv e -d a y conference in W h ite h a ll,
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d e b a te the issue. A m o n g the d e le g a te s w as
Place' M small endow 0/
M enasseh ben Israel, w h o w a s tre a te d as a
m secret,y Practiced their
p o litic a l le a d e r a n d re p re s e n ta tiv e o f the
f°irh, holding religious
Jews, w h ic h in a c tu a lity he w as not. O n 31
we in nearby Creechurch
O ctober, the ra b b i p re se n te d a fo rm a l, seven-
it is said that Cromwell's
p o in t p e titio n to th e C ouncil o f State se e kin g
possessed no knowledge of
a u th o ris a tio n fo r Jew ish re-adm ission.
me are suggestions that, in
Duke's Place
The ra b b i's p e titio n re q u e ste d Jew s to be
le City, many people were who
tre a te d as o rd in a ry citizens a n d asked fo r
Je w ish
p u b lic places o f w orship, re lig io u s tolerance,
c le rg y m e n
perm ission fo r b u ria l grounds, free tra d in g o f
bee n a re v iv a l o f H e b ra ic studies; a n d chairs
o p p o s in g the re tu rn o f "b la s p h e m e rs " to form
a ll m erchandise, re lig io u s courts a n d the re p e a l
in
a s ig n ific a n t p h a la n x c ritic a l o f re-adm ission.
o f anti-Jew ish laws. The W h ite h a ll Conference
adm ission s te a d ily p ro m o te d an aw areness o f
N e ve rth e le ss,
Jews a n d the Jew ish re lig io n a n d s o u g h t to
fe a re d
present Jews in a sym p a th e tic w a y. There h a d
m ig r a tio n , jo in e d
E n g lish
b u sin e ssm e n ,
to-Jews. However, theywere c o m p e titio n
fro m
any
ed officially andsomewhat
there was a developing out whetherJews, expelled
H e b re w
w e re
set u p
in
O x fo rd
and
fo rce s w ith
fa ile d to reach a n y fin a l conclusions; a n d the
C a m b rid g e . M a n y s u p p o rtiv e Protestants fe lt th a t
Jews,
who
had
s u ffe re d
under
C atholicism in the Ib e ria n p e n in s u la r, s h o u ld e xp e rie n ce the tru e C h ristia n ity in E n g la n d . But others h a rb o u re d less a ltru is tic m otives. In the b e lie f th a t the conversion o f the Jews to C h ristia n ity w as a p re c o n d itio n o f the "Second C o m in g ", c e rta in Protestant sects w e re e a g e r to b a c k Jew ish im m ig ra tio n fo r the M essianic
D u rin g this p e rio d , M enasseh b e n Israel, w hose Jew ish ancestors in S pain h a d been Conversos ("N e w C hristians"), w as a S e p h a rd i c o m m u n ity ra b b i in the D utch c a p ita l. W ith the a id o f his lin g u is tic skills, he h a d a c h ie ve d a c e rta in d e g re e o f fa m e in n o rth e rn E urope
p o w e rfu l m e rc h a n t/c le rg y lo b b y resisted a n y fa v o u ra b le d e cla ra tio n . However, a u th o rita tiv e le g a l a d v ic e
sought by
the
C o u n c il h a d
c o n firm e d th a t no le g isla tio n w as re q u ire d to a n n u l the e xp u lsio n e d ict o f E d w a rd I. The P roclam ation, w h ich h a d n o t been ra tifie d b y
as a n e ru d ite teacher, tra v e lle r a n d a u th o r. P arliam ent, w as to be tre a te d p u re ly as an act B e lie v in g th a t the M essiah w o u ld com e w h e n o f the ro y a l p re ro g a tiv e addressed to p a rtic u la r Jews w e re re sid e n t in e v e ry n a tio n across the
o p p o rtu n ity it w o u ld p ro v id e .
persons. w o rld , he w as a n x io u s to fin d n e w hom es fo r
Possible e co n o m ic a n d tra d e a d v a n ta g e s d id
his
A
T here n o w fo llo w e d a series o f s ta rtlin g
n o t lo o m la rg e in the m in d s o f supporters.
c o n te m p o ra ry discovery, b y e x p lo re r A n to n io
events, w h ic h p ro v e d to h a v e a s ig n ific a n t
Though, as a p ra g m a tis t, C ro m w e ll doubtless
M o n te z in o s , o f a p u rp o rte d
"lo st trib e o f
b e a rin g o n the "re s e ttle m e n t" o f the Jew s in
a c k n o w le d g e d the s u b s ta n tia l c o n trib u tio n
Is ra e l" in South A m e rica , w h ic h seem ed to
E n g la n d . W a r w ith S pain h a d b ro k e n out,
m ade
by
b re th re n
w h e re v e r
he
c o u ld .
Je w ish
m e rch a n ts,
la r g e ly
of
s u p p o rt th e ra b b i's id e a s, h a d p ro m p te d
w h ic h g a v e rise to serious im p lic a tio n s fo r the
o r ig in ,
who
s e ttle d
in
M enasseh to w rite a b o o k c a lle d "The H o p e o f
M a rra n o s in th e C ity o f L o n d o n . A n to n io
the p rin c ip a l p o rt c ity o f the
Israel". Its p u b lic a tio n in E n g la n d , w h ic h the
C a rv a ja l a n d A n to n io R o d rigues R obles w e re
N e th e rla n d s , E n g la n d 's m a jo r tra d e riv a l.
a u th o r s a w as a ta rg e t c o u n try fo r Jew ish
le a d e rs o f th e s m a ll a n d secretive Jew ish
S e p h a rd i
A m ste rdam ,
had
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th e fo llo w in g d a y . It seems th a t n o re c o rd o f
w o rs h ip in C reechurch L a n e in D e ce m b e r
a n y d e cisio n is to b e fo u n d in th e C ouncil's
1656. In trig u in g ly , som e o f the o a k benches
O rd e r B ook. B ut researches b y the Jew ish
fro m th a t s y n a g o g u e la te r fo u n d a h o m e in
h is to ria n
Bevis M a rk s .
C ecil R oth re v e a le d th a t c e rta in
p a g e s w e re m issing fro m th e C o u n cil's re co rd C ro m w e ll h a d been astute e n o u g h to recognise
o f p ro c e e d in g s o n th e m a te ria l d a te .
the benefits to be d e riv e d fro m the re-adm ission H o w e v e r,
C ro m w e ll
a p p e a rs
to
have
o f the Jews to E ngland. Jewish re s e ttle m e n t
c o m m u n ic a te d s p e e d ily a p o s itiv e response to
h a d com e a b o u t in a less p u b lic w a y than
M en asseh. A lth o u g h th e a n s w e r as c o n v e y e d
M enasseh h a d o rig in a lly conceived. But the
b y th e L o rd P ro te cto r is ta k e n , ju s tifia b ly in
e v e n tu a l,
v ie w o f his e a r lie r in te n t a n d the O c to b e r
a v o id e d the o p e n a n ta g o n ism th a t c o u ld h a ve
1655 p e titio n , as a u th o ris in g fu tu re Jew ish
fo llo w e d a m ore fo rm a l p u b lic p ro nounce m ent.
s e ttle m e n t in E n g la n d , it p r o b a b ly re la te d
The absence o f a n o ffic ia l d e c la ra tio n also
o ste n s ib ly to th e le g itim a c y o f th e e x is tin g
m e a n t there w e re no express restrictions on the
J e w is h c o m m u n ity ,
r e g a r d to the
social, re lig io u s a n d o th e r activities o f Jews.
sp e cific contents o f th e M a rra n o s ' a n d ra b b i's
E n g la n d 's g e n e ra l w illin g n e ss to p e rm it a n d ,
m ost re ce n t p e titio n to th e C ouncil.
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R abbi Menasseh Ben Israel c o m m u n ity .
R o b le s
w as
a
p ro s p e ro u s
m e rc h a n t a n d s h ip -o w n e r w h o , as a resu lt o f th e c o n flic t a n d his p u r p o rte d S panish o rig in s , w as
re g a rd e d
as
an
enem y
h a v in g
a lie n
and
c o n fro n te d (d o u b tle ss a lo n g s id e others) w ith o rd e rs fo rfe itin g his p ro p e rty .
to settle here, w ith lib e rty, to practice th e ir This w o u ld
e x p la in
th e r a b b i's a c tio n
in re lig io u s
b e lie fs,
assisted
London
c o m m u n ity
fro m
A m s te rd a m .
In tra d in g n a tio n .
a d d itio n , C a rv a ja l a p p o in te d Moses A th ia s fro m
H a m b u rg th e
as
chazan
c o m m u n ity
th o u g h to o
s m a ll
he to
w a r r a n t e m p lo y in g a m in is te r (w h ich m a y In co n se q u e n ce , he fe lt c o m p e lle d to re v e a l h a v e s ty m ie d M e n a sse h 's a m b itio n ). The first h is tru e id e n tity as a P o rtu g u e s e J e w is h
M a r k H a r r is is a w r it e r a n d a r e tir e d la w y e r. H e is a r e g u la r c o n trib u to r to the
p u b lic a tio n s .
N ew s
and
Ilfo r d F e d e ra tio n S y n a g o g u e .
re fu g e e a n d , o n th a t basis, s o u g h t to h a v e the 1656, six
le a d in g m e m b e rs o f th e M a rra n o s , to g e th e r the
C o u n c il
re q u e s tin g
th e
of
S tate,
th a t
c o m m u n ity b e a llo w e d to c o n tin u e to liv e p e a c e a b ly , Je w ish fa ith
to w o rs h ip a c c o rd in g
to th e ir
a n d to p u rc h a s e la n d fo r a
c e m e te ry o u ts id e th e City.
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s y n a g o g u e o f th e " re tu rn " w a s o p e n e d fo r
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to
becom e, fo r three centuries, the w o rld 's greatest
Essex Jew ish
w ith M e n a s s e h b e n
c o u n try
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c o n s id e re d
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association for business ethics
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re a s o n a b ly h e a lth y , he repeats th a t the rules
show s p ro je c te d fig u re s fo r th e n e x t fe w
fo r o ve rd ra fts a re a p p lie d b y reference to the
m o n th s
re a s o n a b ly c o n s e rv a tiv e
p re c e d in g six m o n th s ' a c c o u n t transactions,
estim ate o f sales o f th e n e w p ro d u c t ran ge.
a n d th a t, o n th a t basis, the o v e rd ra ft fa c ility
The
has to b e w ith d ra w n .
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fig u re s
o u ts ta n d in g .
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a re
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s u p p o rt
the
w o u ld
S ophie d ra w s the m a n a g e r's a tte n tio n to the Sophie's business is in tro u b le . The c o m p a n y
o v e rd ra ft, b u t d o n o t g u a ra n te e a m a jo r
supplies batteries to in d u s try a n d its c lie n t
tu rn a ro u n d fo r the co m p a n y.
base is sm a ll, specialised a n d static. M o re
p ro p o s a l also does s o m e th in g else. W hen
w o rry in g ly , the firm has ju s t re ce ive d a le tte r
S ophie visite d the b a n k 's c e n tra l w ebsite, she
n e w p ro d u c t ra n g e a n d then illu stra te s h o w it H ow ever, the re la te d
d ire c tly
to
tw o
of
th e
b a n k 's
C o m m u n ity A im s a n d the b a n k m a n a g e ris a ttitu d e b e g in s to ch a n g e . M o re as i f ta lk in g
fro m
the b a n k s a y in g th a t th e o v e rd ra ft
fo u n d
its
m ission
s ta te m e n t.
U nder to h im s e lf th a n to Sophie, he ag re e s th a t they
fa c ility h a d been re v ie w e d , th a t the b a la n c e
"C o m m u n ity A im s", she le a rn e d th a t the b a n k w ill be a b le to list the C o m p a n y's a c c o u n t in
is too h ig h fo r the level o f business as re fle cte d
c o m m itte d
its e lf
to
" s u p p o r tin g
the the q u a rte rly re tu rn to c e n tra l o ffice , b o th as
in recent transactions a n d th a t the fa c ility w ill
d e v e lo p m e n t o f lo c a l a n d s m a ll businesses", s u p p o rt fo r a lo c a l s m a ll business a n d as an
be w ith d ra w n in six weeks.
and
to
" e x p lo r in g
e th ic a l
and e n v iro n m e n ta l a ctio n .
e n v iro n m e n ta lly -frie n d ly sources o f g ro w th As soon as she re ce ive d the letter, S ophie a n d in ve stm e n t". te le p h o n e d
th e
bank
and
spoke
to
S ophie's p ro p o s a l refers to
an these c o m m u n ity aims.
A ccount M a n a g e r. She a ske d fo r a re n e w a l o f the o v e rd ra ft fa c ility , o r a t least fo r m o re tim e to c le a r the b a la n c e , b u t he s a id th a t the rules w ere c le a r a n d th a t, on the basis o f the
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figures, th e y w o u ld h a v e to w ith d ra w the fa c ility as soon as possible. H ow eve r, he agrees to m a k e a n a p p o in tm e n t fo r S ophie to - *
see the B ranch M a n a g e r la te r th a t w eek.
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Before the a p p o in tm e n t w ith the M a n a g e r, Sophie gets to w o rk . She speaks to su p p lie rs
e x p a n d in g
her
p ro d u c t
ra n g e
th e
bank
w ith
e xte n sio n o f the o v e rd ra ft. p ro m o te d
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a n d customers a n d comes u p w ith the id e a o f
le ft
her
new
a
s ix -m o n th
The c o m p a n y
p ro d u c t
ra n g e
e n th u s ia s tic a lly a n d , d u e to the im p ro v e m e n t
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in to
in tu rn o v e r a n d p ro fita b ility , b e fo re the n e xt
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re c h a rg e a b le in d u s tria l batteries. H e r firm
s ix -m o n th ly re v ie w the o v e rd ra ft h a d been
h a d n o t d e a lt w ith these p ro d u cts before,
c o m p le te ly cle a re d .
because fe w custom ers h a d e n q u ire d a b o u t O n Rosh H a sh a n a h , a n d in d e e d fro m
them - b u t th e y seem ed q u ite interested w h e n the ra n g e w as suggested to them .
B ased o n
th e
in it ia l c u s to m e r response,
The m e e tin g w ith th e B ranch M a n a g e r seems
b e g in n in g o f the m o n th o f E llul a ll the w a y
successful. A lth o u g h , a t first, the M a n a g e r
th ro u g h
a g re e s
p ra ye rs three tim es a d a y the fo llo w in g phrase:
th a t
th e
p ro je c te d
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re a s o n a b ly
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The p h ra s e " fo r y o u r s a h e " is p u z z lin g .
It
seems m o n stro u sly im p e rtin e n t, a n d d is tin c tly
th e
c o m in g
y e a r,
by
a
fo c u s e d
and
w o rld to g ra n t us a n o th e r y e a r o f life , h e a lth
in c re a s e d
a n d p ro s p e rity a n d w e w ill g a in increased
c o m m itm e n t to Torah values. Then, fro m Rosh
sa tisfa ctio n fro m k n o w in g th a t w e a re liv in g
H ashanah
n o t m e re ly fo r o u r o w n sakes b u t fo r Yours as
s u s ta in a b le
to Yom K ip p u r,
w e c a n s ta n d
b e fo re G-d a n d sa y s o m e th in g a lo n g
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w e ll.
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fo llo w in g lines: M a y w e , in d iv id u a lly a n d as a p e o p le , be
d is in g e n u o u s , to sa y th a t w e a re a s h in g to be re n e w e d fo r a y e a r o f h e a lth a n d h a p p in e ss,
"T he M ission S ta tem e nt o f the Je w ish p e o p le ,
fo u n d w o rth y o f a h e a lth y a n d p e a c e fu l n e w
n o t fo r o u r sahe, b u t fo r G-d's. G-d does n o t
th e Torah, tells us th a t You w a n t Your w o rld to
y e a r, fo r o u r o w n sakes a n d fo r the sake o f
n e e d m e. I f he renew s m y life , h o w does th a t
b e f u ll o f p e o p le
H eaven.
h e lp H im ? A n d even i f it d id h e lp H im in som e
h o n e st a n d sensitive lives, in a c c o rd a n c e w ith
u n fa th o m a b le w a y , ca n I h o n e s tly sa y th a t I
th e e th ic a l a n d m o ra l v a lu e s th a t th e Torah
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e m a il H e le n a : h e le n a @ ja b e .o rg a n d im p le m e n ta tio n o f those values, p e rh a p s
The p o in t o f the p h ra s e is th a t Rosh H a s h a n a h
it w ill b e consistent w ith Your p la n fo r the
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is o u r a n n u a l o v e rd ra ft re v ie w w ith th e b a n h . N o n e o f us d e s e rv e life
because o f a n y
in trin s ic m e rit: w e h a v e n o m o re r ig h t to insist th a t G-d heeps us a liv e th a n S o p h ie has to d e m a n d th a t the b a n h re n e w h e r o v e rd ra ft. And
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open letter to the World KINDLY SENT IN BY GERALD BARNETT
"
D ear W orld, I u n d e rs ta n d th a t y o u a re upset
the va rious countries th a t com prise y o u , w e
over
b y us, here in Israel. In d e e d , it a p p e a rs th a t
upset y o u , irrita te y o u a n d d istu rb y o u . W h a t
p ro p o se d a U N P a rtitio n P lan in 1947 th a t
f o health y and Peaceful new
yo u are q u ite upset, even a n g ry . (O utraged?)
b e tte r n o tio n , then, th a n to le a ve y o u (a n d
w o u ld h a v e c re a te d a
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vn sakes
Indeed, eve ry fe w years, y o u seem to becom e
thus love y o u ) a n d h a v e y o u love us a n d so,
a lo n g s id e a tin y Israel a n d the A ra b s cried
upset b y us. Today, it is the "b ru ta l repression
w e d e c id e d to com e h o m e - h o m e to the sam e
//
o f the P a le stin ia n s"; ye ste rd a y it w as L e b a n o n ;
la n d w e w ere d riv e n o u t 1,900 years e a rlie r b y
w as th a t "u p s e t" caused b y the aggression o f
before th a t it w as the b o m b in g o f the n u c le a r
a R om an w o rld that, a p p a re n tly , w e also
1967? A n d , b y the w a y, d e a r w o rld , w h y d id
rea ctor in B a g h d a d a n d the Yom K ip p u r W ar
upset. Alas, d e a r w o rld , it a p p e a rs th a t y o u
w e n o t h e a r y o u r c ry o f "u p s e t" then? The p o o r
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a n d the S inai c a m p a ig n . It a p p e a rs th a t Jews
a re h a rd to please.
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1967? A n d w h e n y o u ,
d e a r w o r ld ,
"P a le s tin ia n State
h o " a n d w e n t to w a r a n d k ille d 6 ,0 0 0 Jews -
who
to d a y
k ill
Jew s
w ith
explosives a n d fire b o m b s a n d stones a re p a rt
y o u m ost e x tra o rd in a rily . O f course, d e a r
H a v in g le ft y o u a n d y o u r p o g ra m m e s a n d
w o rld , lo n g b e fo re there w as a n Israel, w e -
in q u is itio n s a n d crusades a n d holocausts,
the Jewish p e o p le - upset yo u .
h a v in g ta ke n o u r le a ve o f the g e n e ra l w o rld
o f the sam e p e o p le w h o - w h e n th ey h a d a ll the territories th ey n o w d e m a n d b e g iv e n to them fo r th e ir state - a tte m p te d to d riv e the to liv e a lo n e in o u r o w n
We upset a G erm an p e o p le w h o elected H itle r a n d upset an A ustrian p e o p le w h o cheered his
little state, w e Jew ish state in to the sea. The sam e tw isted
c o n tin u e to upset y o u . You a re upset th a t w e faces, the sam e hate, the sam e c ry o f "itb a c h repress the p o o r Palestinians. You a re d e e p ly a l-y a h u d " (Massacre the J e w !) th a t w e h e a r
e n try in to V ie n n a a n d w e upset a w h o le slew a n g e re d o v e r the fa ct th a t w e d o n o t g iv e up
a n d see to d a y, w e re seen a n d h e a rd then. The
o f Slavic n a tio n s - Poles, Slovaks, L ithu anians,
Green
the la n d s o f 1967, w h ic h a re c le a rly the U k ra in ia n s ,
Russians,
H u n g a ria n s
sam e p e o p le , the sam e d re a m - destroy Israel.
and obstacle to p e a ce in the M id d le East, M oscow
R om anians. A n d w e g o b a c k a lo n g , lo n g w a y is upset a n d W ashington is upset. The "ra d ic a l
in the h isto ry o f w o rld upset.
onemasons
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W h a t th e y fa ile d to d o yesterday, th ey d re a m o f to d a y, b u t w e s h o u ld n o t "repress" them .
A ra b s a re upset a n d th e g e n tle E g y p tia n D e a r w o rld , y o u sto od b y d u rin g the h o lo ca u st We upset the Cossacks o f C h m ie ln icki w h o
m o d e ra te s
a re
upset.
W ell,
d e a r w o rld , a n d y o u sto od b y in
alist masons
massacred tens o f thousands o f us in 1648-49;
resting
w e upset the Crusaders w h o , on th e ir w a y to
1948 as seven states
co n sid e r the re a ctio n o f a n o rm a l J e w from la u n c h e d a w a r th a t the A ra b L e a g u e p ro u d ly Israel. In 1920 a n d 1921 a n d 1929, there w ere c o m p a re d to the M o n g o l massacres. You stood
lib e ra te the H o ly Land, w ere so upset a t Jews
& niar^
no
te rrito rie s
of
1967
to
im p e d e
peace b y in 1967 as Nasser, w ild ly ch ee red b y w ild
th a t th e y s la u g h te re d u n to ld num bers o f us.
trials for -emeteries
b e tw e e n Jews a n d A rabs. In d e e d , there was m obs in e v e ry A ra b c a p ita l in the w o rld ,
For centuries, w e upset a R om an C atholic
no
Je w ish
State
to
u p se t
anybody. v o w e d to d riv e the Jews in to the sea. A n d y o u
C hurch
th a t
d id
its
best
to
d e fin e
our
N evertheless,
th e
sam e
o p p re s s e d
and w o u ld sta n d b y to m o rro w i f Israel w e re fa c in g
re la tio n s h ip th ro u g h in q u is itio n s , a n d w e
roadway. Cty1*
repressed P a le s tin ia n s s la u g h te re d tens o f e xtin ctio n . A n d since w e k n o w th a t the A rabs-
upset the a rch -e n e m y o f the church, M a rtin
Jew s
in
J e ru s a le m ,
J a ffa ,
S afed
and P alestinians d re a m d a ily o f th a t e x tin c tio n , w e
Luther, w h o , in his c a ll to b u rn the synagogues
H e b ro n .In d e e d , 6 7 Jew s w e re s la u g h te re d w ill d o e v e ry th in g possible to re m a in a liv e in
and
the Jew s
w ith in
th e m ,
show ed
an
o n e d a y in H e b ro n in 1929. D e a r w o rld , w h y o u r o w n la n d . I f th a t bothers y o u , d e a r w o rld ,
a d m ira b le C hristian e cu m e n ica l spirit. A n d it is
d id the A ra b s - the P alestinians - massacre 67 w e ll - th in k o f h o w m a n y tim es in the p ast y o u
because w e be ca m e so upset o ve r u p se ttin g
Jews in o n e d a y in 1929? C o u ld it h a v e been b o th e re d us.
II
y o u , d e a r w o rld , th a t w e d e c id e d to le a ve y o u
th e ir a n g e r o v e r Israeli aggression in 1967?
- in a m a n n e r o f s p e a k in g - a n d establish a
A n d w h y w e re 510 Jew ish m en, w o m e n a n d
In a n y event, d e a r w o rld , i f y o u a re b o th e re d
Jewish state. The re a so n in g w as th a t liv in g in
c h ild re n s la u g h te re d in A ra b riots b e tw e e n
b y us, here is o n e J e w in Israel w h o c o u ld n o t
close contact w ith y o u , as resident-strangers in
1936-39? Was it because A ra b s w ere upset
care less.
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16
As in Heaven so on Earth BY LAURA PATER O n m y firs t d a y in s e c o n d a ry sch o o l a ll the
sta y is in this w o rld , h o w o u r hom es a n d
I re c e n tly re m e m b e re d th a t a fe w ye a rs a g o , I
new
sa fe ty a n d e v e ry th in g a r o u n d us has b e e n
w e n t to th e K otel w ith m y th e n six-ye a r-o ld
g ra c io u s ly g iv e n to us b y H ashem a n d h o w
cousin. He se e m e d restless so I suggested th a t
e v e ry o n e else (also His creations) a re e n title d
he s h o u ld th in k re a lly h a rd a b o u t s o m e th in g
g irls w e re
le d
in to
th e
gym
to b e
a d d re sse d b y o u r headm istress.
She lo o k e d a t us a ll s te rn ly a n d to ld us: "I w a n t y o u a ll to re m e m b e r th a t fro m n o w o n , y o u a re guests h e re ."
g y m , w h ic h h a d n o t b e e n used fo r close to tw o m onths, c o u ld s till s m e ll so m uch lik e fe e t b u t a lso w h y she h a d used th e w o rd "g u e s ts ." S eem ed to m e w e w e re m o re lik e prisoners th a n guests. The w o u ld -b e c o m e d ia n in s id e m e w as ke e n to s h o u t o u t: "In th a t case I'll a
cheese
im p o rta n t to sa y to H ashem a n d th e n g o a n d
This sum m er, h e r w ise m essage w as p e rfe c tly
A t the tim e I w as co n fu se d , firs tjy as to w h y a
have
to e n jo y His w o rld as m uch as us.
to a s t
and
a
c le a r.
A ll
over
Is ra e l,
p e o p le
e x te n d e d
h o s p ita lity to stra n g e rs w h o w e re fo rc e d to le a v e th e ir hom es in th e N o rth a n d m a n y o th e rs in Isra e l a n d b e y o n d sent s u p p lie s a n d s u p p o rt fo r th e residents a n d so ld ie rs u n d e r a tta ck.
d a v e n . H e a g re e d . A fte rw a rd s he w as v e ry ke e n to te ll m e w h a t he h a d a ske d fo r a n d a lth o u g h in trig u e d to g e t a g lim p s e in to his y o u n g m in d , I m a in ta in e d th a t w h a t he h a d d a v e n e d fo r s h o u ld stay b e tw e e n h im a n d H ashem .
L a ter th a t e v e n in g , w e w e n t o u t fo r s u p p e r
In th e m id st o f w a r it w as im m e d ia te ly c le a r
a n d a fte r m uch n a g g in g a n d p le a d in g , he
w h a t th e r ig h t th in g to d o w as. W itnessing the
w a s a llo w e d
e n a c tm e n t
B e a m in g d o w n a t his m e a l he g le a m e d in m y
c h o c o la te
m ilk s h a k e , a n d w o u ld it k ill y o u to sm ile ? " B ut of
selflessness
and
k in d n e s s
since she d id n it lo o k lik e th e la u g h -a -m in u te h e lp e d m e, a n e w Is ra e li a n d s till a n u p tig h t
to o r d e r a
p la te
o f chips.
d ire c tio n a n d s a id : "I g o t w h a t I a ske d fo r."
ty p e a n d b a s ic a lly I w as te rrifie d o f her, I B rit a t h e a rt, n o t o n ly to fe e l th e in stin ctive w is e ly d e c id e d to k e e p m y o v e r-d e v e lo p e d
I to ld h im in m o c k d is a p p o in tm e n t th a t I was
u n ity th a t u n d e rlie s o u r p e o p le b u t a lso to
w it to m yself.
su rp rise d th a t he h a d a ske d H ashem fo r chips e x p e rie n c e a fe w shards o f h e a v e n h e re on a n d h a d n o t th o u g h t o f s o m e th in g m ore
It is o n ly n o w a lm o s t tw e n ty y e a rs la te r, (the
e a rth . im p o rta n t to d a v e n for. L o o k in g g e n u in e ly
fo o t s m e ll s till re m a in in g a m ystery) th a t I re a lise w h a t a v a lu a b le lesson she w a s try in g
For m e it se rve d as a tim e ly re m in d e r th a t m y in d iv id u a l h a p p in e s s a n d fu lfilm e n t in life is
to teach us.
w o u n d e d he e x p la in e d : "B u t I also a s k e d fo r peas.
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in e x tric a b ly lin k e d to th e status o f rest o f the â&#x20AC;&#x153; You w e n t to th e K otel a n d a ll y o u c o u ld th in k It is a m ost b a sic o f Jew ish p rin c ip le s th a t each
Je w ish n a tio n . to a sk fo r w as fo o d ? " I asked.
in d iv id u a l s h o u ld fe e l th a t th e w o rld has b e e n c re a te d fo r m e w h ils t re m e m b e rin g : I
Even th o u g h I a m liv in g in Israel, m y life has " N o t p e a s ," he co rre cte d m e: "Peace. rr so fa r n o t b e e n a ffe c te d b y th e a tta c k s in the
a m n o th in g .
N o rth a n d it is som etim es te m p tin g to ig n o re
L a u ra P a te r is a fre e la n c e jo u rn a lis t residing
Too o fte n it seems, the fo rm e r p re v a ils a n d w e
th e new s so th a t I can c o n tin u e h a p p ily in m y
in R a n a n a w h o r e g u la rly contributes to the
a re u n a b le to g ra s p h o w v e ry te m p o ra ry o u r
o w n little w o rld .
Jewish C hronicle a n d The Jerusalem Post.
The Dayanim and Head Office Staff extend their warmest wishes for
A Ksiva Vachasima Tova to all Members of the Federation of Synagogues and their Families
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W here does the y e a r go? m y
So w h ic h o n e o f us c o u ld be the o n e to start the
o p p o rtu n ity to discover a d iffe re n t side to y o u r
ch a in o f c h a n g e ?
p e rs o n a lity , the p o te n tia l to ach ie ve fo r the
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Think b a c k to last Rosh H a sh a n a h ( if y o u can criticism , a n o ffe r to h e lp ra th e r th a n a sh ru g
good.
re m e m b e r th a t fa r back), h o p e fu lly g o o d o f the shoulders, a sm ile in ste a d o f a fro w n . A ll
y 10Hasf]emand then 90and
times, u n fo rtu n a te ly som e b a d tim es, life
^ 4/ferwarcfr /ie wo:
throw s a ll sorts o f o rd e a ls a t us.
what he had asked for
A k in d w o rd instea d o f
o f us h a v e the p o w e r to d o this, a n d w e can start n o w ! As y o u sit in sh u l a n d see u n fa m ilia r
and
M a y this y e a r b rin g us a b u n d a n t blessings fro m H ashem a n d w e s h o u ld m e rit seeing p o s itiv e c h a n g e fo r ourselves a n d a ll the
Recently the w h o le o f K la l Yisroel has bee n
faces, reach o u t, m a k e the first m ove, y o u
fe e lin g v u ln e ra b le . We a ll h a v e m om ents
n e ve r k n o w it c o u ld be ju s t w h a t is needed.
Jew ish p e o p le .
This is a tim e fo r d o in g Teshuvah (re tu rn in g ),
C o n trib u tio n s to V ie w p o in t a r e w elco m ed
fo r b e in g in a s itu a tio n a n d m a k in g th e rig h t
fo r fu tu re ed itio ns o f H a m a o r. Submissions
choice, this Rosh H a s h a n a h does n o t h a v e to
should b e sent to th e E d ito r a n d b e no
b e th e sam e as a ll th e oth e rs,
lo n g e r th a n 5 0 0 w ords.
ied t0 get a glimpse into his ’‘obtained that what he had w h e n w e fe e l c o m p le te ly a lo n e , n o -o n e is on ould stay between him and o u r side, n o -o n e u n d e rsta n d s w h a t w e are g o in g th ro u g h a n d c o lle c tiv e ly the Jew ish ng, we went out for supper nagging and pleading, he
> order a plate of chips, t his meal hegleamedinmy i: 1 got what I askedfor."
p e o p le h a v e bee n fe e lin g isolated. Yet w e ta k e the
h a ve achdus (togetherness), w ith o u r fe llo w Jews
we
have
a
s u p p o rt
n e tw o rk ,
a
co m m u n ity, a u n ite d fro n t a g a in s t those w h o seek o u r destruction , w h e th e r b y a n n ih ila tio n o r a ssim ila tio n .
k disappointment that I was The Jew ish p e o p le h a v e a sp e cia l co n n e ctio n had askedHashemfor chips w ith H ashem a n d this re la tio n s h ip evolves l0Ught of something more d u rin g the Jew ish ye a r. We a re a b o u t to
« /or. looking genuMy tamed: V I also^
I
cro w n o u r K in g , the K in g o f a ll Kings. We have a chance
to tu rn
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Rosh Hashana Recipes BY DENISE PHILLIPS
THE ULTIMATE APPLE CAKE
M ETHOD 1)
P re -h e a t the o ve n to 180 C / 3 5 0 F / Gas m a rk 4.
2)
Grease a n d lin e a 2 1 c m / 8 1 / 2 inch loose b o tto m b a se d c a k e tin
3)
Peel a n d slice the a p p le s v e ry th in ly .
4}
W h isk th e eggs a n d caster s u g a r in a fo o d m ixer. M e lt the
W ill freeze P orev
This s p e c ia l re c ip e is fro m m y re ce n t b o o h , 'The J e w is h
M am as
K itc h e n '.
It
is q u ic k
m a rg a rin e in a s a u c e p a n a n d a d d this to the e g g a n d s u g a r
and
m ix tu re .
s tr a ig h tfo rw a rd to m a k e ..... I q u ite o fte n m a k e tw o a n d p u t o n e a w a y fo r the freezer. As it uses a la rg e q u a n tity o f
5)
A d d th e b a k in g p o w d e r a n d a lm o n d essence.
a p p le s , s h o u ld y o u b e lu c k y e n o u g h to h a v e a n a p p le tre e in the
6)
S lo w ly a d d the flo u r a n d c o m b in e to g e th e r. The m ix tu re s h o u ld b e v e ry thick.
g a rd e n a n d a n a b u n d a n t cro p , this re cip e m a ke s a d e lic io u s w a y o f 7)
u sin g th em up.
P ut 2 / 3 r d o f th e c a k e m ix tu re o n the base o f th e tin . C over w ith a ll th e a p p le s then co ve r w ith th e re m a in in g c a k e m ixtu re . The
C e rta in
re c ip e s
becom e
m ix tu re w ill n o t c o m p le te ly co ve r th e a pp les.
fa m ily tra d e m a rk s a n d this
8)
S p rin k le o v e r th e v a n illa sugar.
is d e fin ite ly o n e o f those;
9)
B a ke fo r 1 - 1 1 /4 h o u rs o r u n til set.
a ll m y sisters m a k e re c ip e .
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have
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re v a m p e d it w ith v a rio u s c o m b in a tio n s
of
p lu m s ,
a p ric o ts a n d p e a rs in s te a d o f a p p les.
To serve the stylish w a y : S p rin k le a little b ro w n s u g a r o v e r the to p ju s t b e fo re se rvin g .
C o o k in g fo r Rosh H a s h o n a h re q u ire s a m e n u th a t is easy to serve a n d w ill b e e n jo y e d b y the w h o le fa m ily . N o th in g to o spicy, tim e c o n su m in g o r u sin g to o m a n y sa u ce p a n s is o n th e m e n u ! This dish tastes as
This c a k e is s u ita b le fo r b o th te a a n d as a dessert serve d h o t o r co ld .
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d e lic io u s as it looks. P re p a ra tio n Tim e: 2 0 m in u te s
GLAZED LAMB WITH LEMON POTATOES C o o k in g Time: I h o u r 15 m in u te s I th o u g h t lo n g a n d h a rd Serves: 8 p e o p le a b o u t this re cip e so th a t w e INGREDIENTS
c o u ld c a p tu re the essence
1 k g / 2 .2 lb a p p le s - p e e le d , c o re d a n d sliced
o f Rosh H a s h o n a h in this
2 eggs
c e le b ra tio n
1 ta b le s p o o n v a n illa s u g a r
la m b
is
I5 0 g 1 /2 cu p m a rg a rin e
w in e
and
1 1 / 2 te a sp o o n b a k in g p o w d e r
ju ic e e n s u rin g th e m e a t is b o th tasty a n d succulent. C o o k in g the la m b
2 2 5 g I c u p caster s u g a r
co ve re d p re v e n ts th e m e a t d r y in g out. The p o m e g ra n a te ju ic e p ro v id e s
2 2 5 g / l cu p s e lf ra is in g flo u r
a w o n d e rfu l g la z e o v e r the m e a t a n d th e le m o n p o ta to e s contrast w e ll
I te a sp o o n a lm o n d essence
w ith th e sweetness o f the la m b .
G ARNISH: I ta b le s p o o n b ro w n s u g a r - o p tio n a l
P re p a ra tio n Tim e: 2 5 m inutes
m e a l.
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C ooking Time: 2 1 /2 hours
U sing the p o in t o f a sh a rp k n ife , score the to p o f the la m b w ith d ia g o n a l criss-cross lines.
Serves: 10 p e o p le
Gas Work 4. h lo°se bottom bo
3)
INGREDIENTS
the scored lines a n d press the g a rlic in to them . Place the la m b
8 k g s h o u ld e r o f la m b
in to a d e e p ro a s tin g tin . S p rin k le w ith the ju ic e o f h a lf a le m o n a n d season w e ll. P o u r o v e r the re d w in e a n d p o m e g ra n a te ju ic e .
10 cloves o f g a rlic - p e e l a n d slice 3 0 0 m l p o m e g ra n a te ju ic e
sed cake tin. 2 0 0 m l re d w in e
0f00d vixer. Melt the his to
4)
C over w ith fo il a n d b a k e fo r 2 1 /2 hours.
5)
R o u g h ly c h o p the p o ta to e s a n d p la c e in a sa u ce p a n o f b o ilin g w ater. S im m er fo r 5 m inutes. D ra in a n d p la c e in a se p a ra te
2 kg flo u r y p o ta to e s - M a ris P ip e r - scru b b e d b u t n o t p e e le d
ro a s tin g tin. D rizzle w ith the o liv e o il a n d toss together.
2 lem ons rhe egg andsugar
6)
3 0 0 m l chicken stock
i essence.
Scatter o v e r the re m a in in g w h o le g a rlic cloves , sprigs o f herbs, ju ic e fro m the re m a in in g I 1 /2 lem ons a n d season w e ll. A d d the
6 sprigs each fresh thym e a n d o re g a n o
chicken s t o c k a d d in g m o re i f re q u ire d .
4 tablespoons e x tra v irg in o liv e o il •gether. Themmre should Salt a n d fre sh ly g ro u n d b la c k p e p p e r
' base of thetin. Coverwith
Peel a n d slice 2 o f the g a rlic cloves. M a k e slits in the la m b a lo n g
GARNISH: Sprigs o f Thyme
7)
Roast the p o ta to e s fo r a p p ro x im a te ly 4 0 m in u te s o r u n til g o ld e n .
8)
W hen the la m b is c o o k e d re m o ve fro m the oven a n d le a v e to rest fo r 10 m in u te s b e fo re se rvin g . C arve in to th ic k slices.
3 p o m e g ra n a te s - seeds rem oved.
mining cakemixture. The
To serve the stylish w a y : Sit several slices o f la m b o n a w a rm e d p la te ‘ apples.
M ETHOD
w ith the le m o n potatoes. G arnish w ith sprigs o f th ym e a n d a s p o o n fu l
1)
o f p o m e g ra n a te seeds.
P re-heat the oven to 1 8 0 /3 5 0 F / Gas m a rk 4.
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Financial Statements 2005 BY ALAN FINLAY - PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF SYNAGOGUES
The F e d e ra tio n p ro d u c e s d e ta ile d a u d ite d
gogues consolidated expenses Total for year £2,064,000
a cco u n ts each y e a r w h ic h a re a p p ro v e d b y C o u n c il
and
lo d g e d
C om m issioners. s ta tu to ry
w ith
C h a rity
The a cco u n ts c o m p ly w ith
re q u ire m e n ts ,
C o n s titu tio n
th e
and
th e
th e
F e d e ra tio n
S ta te m e n t
of
R e c o m m e n d e d P ra ctice - A c c o u n tin g a n d
Head office overheads, outgoings and professional charges £66k Head office salaries and related costs £222k
Other costs £116k
Kashrus £496k
R e p o rtin g b y C harities. U p u n til re c e n t years, th e p r e v a ilin g a c c o u n tin g s ta n d a rd consisted
Grants paid £49k
o f s e p a ra tin g c a p ita l item s fro m in c o m e a n d e x p e n d itu re so th a t it w a s re la tiv e ly easy to a sce rta in w h e th e r a n o rg a n is a tio n s u rp lu s
or
d e fic it.
a c c o u n tin g
R e ce n t
s ta n d a rd s
w a s in
changes
in
m ake
no
now
Beth Din £204k
Burial Society £389k
Synagogues £522k
d is tin c tio n a n d fo r th e last fe w ye a rs, the a c c o u n ts
fo r
th e
F e d e ra tio n
show
a
s u b s ta n tia l s u rp lu s g e n e ra te d b y p ro p e rty sales.
The fin a n c ia l in fo rm a tio n set o u t h e re
e x c lu d e s in c o m e fro m
Federation o f Synagogues consolidated income for year 2005 Total for year £2,064,000
p r o p e r ty sales a n d
"o n e o f f " e x tr a o r d in a r y item s. This fig u r e in c lu d e s a w a rd e d
£ 4 8 ,5 5 5 by
w ay
w h ic h of
th e
g ra n ts
F e d e ra tio n to
J -L in k ,
M a n c h e s te r Je w ish S tu d e n t C h a p la in c y , the N o rth West L o n d o n C o m m u n a l M ik v e h , The F rie nds o f Je w ish S e rvice m e n ,
Gains on investment assets (restricted) £82k Other non-synagogue income £67k
Deficit (see Report) £81k
Beth Din £38k
Income from synagogues £507k
as w e ll as
s u n d ry o th e r s m a lle r d o n a tio n s . In a d d itio n , the F e d e ra tio n is c o m m itte d to p a y g ra n ts o f £ 3 4 ,0 0 0 to H ertsm ere Jew ish P rim a ry School,
Investment income £139k
Burial Society £589k in a d d itio n to £ 1 6 ,0 0 0 a lr e a d y p a id in 2 0 0 6 .
The c o n s o lid a te d results s h o w in th e p ie charts a d e fic it o f £ 8 1 ,0 0 0 . Steps h a v e b e e n ta k e n
Kashrus income £561k
to
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Financial Statement Federation Burial Society results for year 2005
d u rin g the c u rre n t fin a n c ia l y e a r w ith the e x p e c ta tio n
Membership Contributions £339k
Surplus £195k en«s for y )
2005
ne for year 2005
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Administrative expenditure £(53k)
th a t th is n e t d e fic it w ill be
re d u c e d fo r the c u rre n t y e a r. In the lo n g term , th e F e d e ra tio n is lik e ly to s ta rt re c e iv in g in co m e fro m g ra v e l w h ic h it o w n s o u tsid e the ce m e te ry w a lls in R a in h a m . The e x tra c tio n o f g ra v e l w ill ta ke p la c e o v e r e ig h t years a n d c o u ld
w e ll
p ro d u c e
a
to ta l
in c o m e
of
£ 1 .6 m illio n . T h e re a fte r, th e e x tra c to rs a re le g a lly o b lig e d to re -la n d sca p e th e site.
Funeral and cemeteries expenditure £(340k)
The
Income from Cemeteries £236k
Other income £14k
F e d e ra tio n
in
com m on
w ith
o th e r
s y n a g o g a l c o m m u n a l b o d ie s is lo s in g o v e ra ll u p to 5 % m e m b e rs h ip each y e a r; d u e to a c o m b in a tio n o f factors such as a lo w b irth ra te , a g e in g m e m b e rs h ip , a liy a h a n d o u t m a rria g e . W ith the tre n d fo r y o u n g e r p e o p le
Kosher Foods Supervisory Services Ltd results for year 2005
to w a n t to p r a y in s m a lle r user fr ie n d ly shuls ra th e r th a n la rg e im p e rs o n a l co m m u n itie s, a ll
Net profit £65k Head office expenses £(121 k)
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lo c a l H o n o ra ry O fficers h a v e a re s p o n s ib ility
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Local licencees income £184k
/ /
to ensure th a t th e ir sh u l is a n a ttra c tiv e a n d w e lc o m in g e n v iro n m e n t.
The F e d e ra tio n o f S yn a g o g u e s co n tin u e s to be a n a c tiv e o rg a n is a tio n a n d the H o n o ra ry O fficers w ish to th a n k p u b lic ly th e D a y a n im ,
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External salaries and supervisory costs £(375k)
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and
a ll
F e d e ra tio n e m p lo y e e s fo r th e ir c o n tin u e d co n scie n tio u sn e ss
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and
d ilig e n c e
in
th e
p e rfo rm a n c e o f th e ir duties.
The President and Honorary Officers extend their warmest wishes for
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Births
M azal Tov M r Ex Mrs Jeremy Melcer on the birth o f a daughter
Mazal Tov to the following on the birth of a child:
Mrs Pearlman Snr on the birth o f twin Great Grandsons
Dayan Ex Mrs Lichtenstein on the birth o f a Grandson in Israel
Rabbi Ex Mrs Zaiden on the birth o f a Grandson
Dayan Ex Mrs Elzas on the birth o f a Grandson and Granddaughter M r Ex Mrs Joseph Chopper on the birth o f a Grandson
Malcolm Ex Judith Winter on the birth o f a Daughter M r Ex Mrs David Winter on the birth of a Granddaughter
Andy Ex Aviva Kaufman on the birth o f a Daughter
Machzikei Hadath
Hannah Winegarten on the birth o f three Great Granddaughters
Ian Ex Judy Beider on their son Jeremy's engagem ent to Tammy Nisner
Moshe Ex Ruth Winegarten on the birth o f a Daughter
Finchley Central
Rabbi Ex Mrs Sholom Gittlemon on the birth o f a Granddaughter
Yeshurun
M r Ex Mrs M Bargroff on the birth o f a Grandchild
M r Ex Mrs M ax Gittlemon on the birth o f a Daughter
David Ex liana Weiner on the birth o f a Daughter
M r Ex Mrs David Cohen on the birth of a Son
M r Ex Mrs Norman Cohen on the birth o f a Great Grandson
Helen Olivestone on the birth o f a Great Grandson
M r Ex Mrs Henry Dony on the birth o f twin Grandsons
M r Ex Mrs Andrew Cohen on the birth o f a Grandson
Charles Ex Toni Green on the birth o f a Granddaughter
M r Ex Mrs D Lubell on the birth o f a Great Grandson
M r Ex Mrs Binyomin Cohen on the birth o f a Son
David Ex Barbara Shapiro on the birth o f a Grandson
Mrs Libby Sacks on the birth o f a Great Grandson M r Ex Mrs J Silberman on the birth o f a Grandson
Ilford Rabbi Ex Mrs Chopper on the birth o f a Son Robert Ex Debra Kaye on the birth o f a Daughter Ray Ex Valerie Kinzler on the birth o f a Granddaughter Len Ex Carol Joseph on the birth o f a Grandson Kitty Gordon on the birth o f her first Great Grandson M ax Ex Rose Arnold on the birth o f a Granddaughter
Machzihe Hadath Eli Ex Denise Kienwald on the birth o f a Granddaughter Daniel Ex ChantaUe Kienwald on the birth o f a Daughter M anny Ex Judy Schuster on the birth of a Granddaughter, also to Granduncle Yechezkel Schuster Mrs Gustel Adler on the birth o f a Great Grandson M r Ex Mrs Azariah Pearlman on the birth o f twin Sons M r Ex Mrs Joseph Pearlman on the birth o f twin Grandsons
Rabbi Ex Mrs Joe Freilich on the birth of a Grandson Rabbi Ex Mrs Shmuel Chaim Freilich on the birth o f a Son George Ex Ruth Blachman on the birth o f a Great Grandson
son Lawrence's engagement to Sarah Caplan
David Ex Debra Goldschmidt on the birth o f a Son
Shlomo Ex Susan Winegarten on the birth o f two Granddaughters
Michael Ex Lorraine Spector on the birth o f Twin Grandchildren Michael Ex Judy Cohen on the birth o f a Granddaughter Laurence Ex H ilary Corney on the birth o f a Granddaughter
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Eric Ex Susi Graus and Norman Ex Naomi Cohen on their granddaughter Shoshana's engagement to Daniel Weiss
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Yeshurun
Ohr Yisrciel
Miriam Cohen's engagement to Efraim Rosenberg
David Gaunt's engagement to Ellen Innerfield
Ed Ex Eva Perchick on the birth o f a Son
Croydon
Baruch Baigel's engagement to Emma Sherman
Lance Ex Deborah Richards on the birth o f a Son
Avner Ex Rebecca Daniels on their daughter Sophie's engagement
Ray Ex Loretta Kaye on the birth o f a Grandchild
Finchley Central M r Ex Mrs M Caller on their Son's engagement
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Rabbi Ex Mrs Michael Newman on their son Jonathan's engagement to Lauren Globe
Engagements
M r Ex Mrs Yossi Shemtov on the birth of a Son
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Mrs Lotte Wachsmann on her grandson Jeremy's engagement to Tammy Nisner
M r Ex Mrs J Weg on their son Eli's engagement to Roizy Ellinson
M r Ex Mrs David Sharabi on the birth o f a Son
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M el Ex M andy Estrin on their daughter Tanya's engagem ent to Aaron Markovitz Lenny Ex Renata Lowy and Philip Ex M uriel Rapport on the engagement o f Claire to Daniel
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M r Ex Mrs E. Woolf on their Grandson's engagement in Israel
Rabbi Dr Ex Mrs Julian Shindleron their son Alex's engagement to Daphna M utal
M r Ex Mrs J. Blau on their daughter Esther's engagement
Dalya Antian's engagement to Jonny Goldmeier
Eli Ex Chava Fachler on the birth o f a Granddaughter and a Great Grandson
Ilford
Jonathan Ex Hilary Raymond on their son James's engagement
Anke Adler on the birth o f her first Grandson
Warren Ex Angela Hertzberg on their daughter Melanie's engagement to Daniel Blass
Alan Ex Rosemary Davidson on the birth o f a Granddaughter Geoffrey Kay on Grandchild
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Shomrei Hadath Rabbi Ex Naomi Fachleron the birth of a Grandson and a Niece
Elkan Ex Parti Adler on the birth o f a Son Alfred Ex Louise Goldschmidt on the birth o f a Granddaughter and a Great Grandson
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Stuart Ex Hilary Klipp on their daughter Many's engagement to Bradley Barnett Melvyn Ex Norma Weinberg on their
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Mrs Libby Sacks on her Grandson's forthcoming Barmitzvah in Israel
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Drs John dr Anne Cohn on their Grandson Shraga's Barmitzvah
Mazal Tov to the following:
Yesh urun
Finchley Central
Avi Fogelman on his Barmitzvah
Sam Elton on his 85th Birthday
Finchley Central M r M Caller on his 50th Birthday M rM Bargroffon his 80th Birthday M r M Tiefenbruuner (Past President) on his 90th Birthday
Ilford Anthony Bash ton on his 21st Birthday Bernie Barnett on his 60th Birthday Tony Rones on his 65th Birthday Henry Cravitz on his 80th Birthday
Yeshurun
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Zak Sheer on his Barmitzvah
Jonathan dr Jill Seltzer on their 25th Wedding Anniversary
Bat Mitzvah
Jeffrey Gordon on his 50th Birthday Melvyn Estrin on his 'Special Birthday'
Andrew dr Frances Garfield on their 35th Wedding Anniversary Melvyn dr Norma Weinberg on their 45th Wedding Anniversary
Mazal Tov to the following: Finchley Central Mrs Barbara Needleman on her Granddaughter liana's forthcoming Batmitzvah
Ilford Carly Bourne on her Batmitzvah
Yeshurun
Yeshurun Reg dr Rosa Samuels on their 40th Wedding Anniversary Harold dr Bruna Cowan on their 60th Wedding Anniversary
Natasha Jackson on her Batmitzvah
Mordaunt Cohen on his 90th Birthday
Special Achievements Mazal Tov to the following: Shomrei Hadath
Elisheva Klempner on her Batmitzvah
Special Birthdays
Yeshurun
Mazal Tov to the following:
Neville Teller awarded MBE for his work on Broadcasting dr Drama
Croydon
Hannah Langley on her 8th Birthday their
Nat Golding on his 80th Birthday
Kehilla Kedoshah Shomrei Hadath on the Diam ond Anniversary o f its Foundation-1 sr Day Selichos 5706.
Croydon
Barry dr Doreen Bond on Grandson's Barmitzvah
Leslie Epstein on his 80th Birtthday
Rivka Palmer on her Batmitzvah
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Ian Mendel on your marriage
Lawrence Simberg on his 70th Birthday
Ahron Hadjizade on hisd 83rd Birthday
Mazal Tov to the following:
Taryn Brett on your marriage to Jason
Jack Flatto on his 80th Birthday
Muriel Rapport on her 50th Birthday
M r dr Mrs Mitchell Caller on their 25th Wedding Anniversary
Rachel Goldstein on her forthcoming 100th Birthday
Ohr Yisoel
David Brett on his 75th Birthday
Adam Berg on his Barmitzvah
Henry dr Lily Cravitz on their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Rabbi dr Mrs Joe FreUich on their grandson Shloime's marriage to M iri Spiro
Doreen Bond on her 70th Birthday
Ann Keen on her 90th Birthday Joshua Benjamin on his Barmitzvah
Prof dr Mrs M ay on their son Sammy's marriage to Abigal Spector
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Dee Levitas on the loss o f her Sister
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CLAPTON FEDERATION SYNAGOGUE.
AISH HATORAH COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE.
(Shaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;are Shomayim). (Incorporating Yavneh Synagogue) (in association with Springfield Synagogue) 47 Lea Bridge Road. E5 9QB. Tel: 020 8806 4369. Secretary: W. Jacobs. Tel: 020 8989 5211.
379 Hendon Way, NW4 3LP. Tel: 020 8457 4444. Min: Rabbi Brian Rubenstein. Secretary: Miss N. Lerner.
CROYDON & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE.
351/355 Commercial Road, London E1 2PS. Contact: Mr David Behr.
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 8726 0179.
FIELDGATE STREET GREAT SYNAGOGUE.
EAST LONDON CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE.
CONGREGATION OF JACOB SYNAGOGUE.
41 Fieldgate Street, E1 1JU. Tel: 020 7247 2644. Secretary: Mrs F. Treep.
FINCHLEY ROAD SYNAGOGUE.
30/40 Nelson Street, E1 2DE. Tel: 020 7790 9809. Secretary: Mr J. Beninson. Tel: 020 8529 8146. Minister: Rev. Austin.
(Sassover), 4 Helenslea Avenue, NW11. Contact: Mr S. Halpern. Tel: 020 8455 1814 Rav: Rabbi S. Freshwater'
FINCHLEY CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
LEYTONSTONE & WANSTEAD SYNAGOGUE.
2 Redbourne Avenue, N3 2BS. Tel: 020 8346 1892. Rav: Rabbi Z. Telsner. Secretary: Ms. K. Nyman.
2 Fillebrook Road, E11. Secretary: Cllr. L. Braham Tel: 020 8539 0088.
HENDON
LOUGHTON, CHIGWELL & DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE.
Beis Hamedrash 65 Watford Way, Hendon NW4 3AQ. Tel: 020 8202 2263. Rav: Dayan Y.Y. Lichtenstein. Contact: Mr P. Ellerman. Tel: 020 8203 9030.
Borders Lane, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1TE. Tel: 020 8508 0303. Min: Rev. J.D. Lorraine. Secretary: Mrs M. Lewis.
ILFORD FEDERATION SYNAGOGUE 14/16 Coventry Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4QR. Tel: 020 8554 5289. Rav: Rabbi A. Chapper. Secretary: Mrs E Conway.
MACHZIKEI HADASS SYNAGOGUE 1-4 Highfield Road, NW11 9LU. Rav: Rabbi C. Pearlman. Hon. Secretary: R. Shaw. Tel: 020 8958 0499.
NETZACH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
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.
WALTHAM FOREST HEBREW CONGREGATION. (Queens Road) 140 Boundary Road, E17 Tel: 020 8509 0775. Minister: Rev. S. Myers. Secretary: A. Wolpert.
281 Golders Green Road, NW11 9JJ. Rav: Rabbi Doron Ahiel. Tel: 020 8455 4312.
WEST END GREAT SYNAGOGUE.
OHEL JACOB SYNAGOGUE
(Beth Hasepher & Soho), 32 Great Cumberland Place, W1H 7TN. Tel: 020 7724 8121. Minister: Ari Cohen. Secretary: Mrs R. Koten.
(Ilford Beth Hamedrash), (Incorporating the Ilford Rabbinical College) c/o 463 Cranbrook Road, Ilford. Essex IG1 4TD. Secretary: Mrs R. Pressman. Tel: 020 8550 4596.
THESE SYNAGOGUES HAVE NOW CLOSED.
OHR YISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
NEW WIMBLEDON & PUTNEY DISTRICT SYNAGOGUE.
31/33 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 4RN. OfficeTel: 8207 6265. Rav: Rabbi R. Garson.
Secretary: Mrs R. Diamond. Tel 020 8778 6669.
SHOMREI HADATH SYNAGOGUE
206-208 Kensington Park Road, W11. Secretary: Mr H. Lamb. Tel: 020 8952 4354.
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. Emeritus Rav: Dayan G. Lopian. Rav: Rabbi A. Lewis Secretary: D. Cohen. Tel: 020 8952 5167. Website: www.yeshurun.org
NOTTING HILL SYNAGOGUE.
TOTTENHAM HEBREW CONGREGATION. 366a High Road, N17 9HT. Secretary: Dr S. S. Cohen. Tel: 020 8482 3428.
WEST HACKNEY SYNAGOGUE AND MONTAGUE ROAD BETH HAMEDRASH. 233 Amhurst Road, E8 2BS. Chairman: Mr. I. Leigh. Tel: 020 8550 9543.
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