FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE 5777 2016 May we be inscribed in the Book of Life and Blessing for a life of goodness and peace
With all good wishes for a sweet and happy New Year and well over the Fast שנה טובה ומתוקה May 5777 be a strong and a good year. May we find the energy to show love and care for those close to us and those outside of our family. Despite the uncertainty of the world around, let it find us yet more committed to create comfort and certainty in our communities. May we manage the challenges that present themselves and throughout may we find happiness and health. from Rabbi Rebecca Birk Emeritus Rabbi Dr Frank Hellner Life President: Sheila King-Lassman, President: Alan Banes Chairperson: Alex Kinchin-Smith together with the Vice-Presidents, the Council and staff of Finchley Progressive Synagogue 54 HUTTON GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8DR TELEPHONE: 020 8446 4063 EMAIL: administrator@fps.org www.finchleyprogressivesynagogue.org 2
PREPARING FOR THE HIGH HOLYDAYS SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 7.30-9.45 pm We will begin the evening with a concert featuring David and Abigail Dolan playing a programme of meditative music for flute and piano by Bach, Mozart and Schubert. This will be followed by the Selichot service which is in your Machzor, so please bring it with you. Selichot provides an opportunity to prepare physically, emotionally, religiously and musically for the High Holy Days through penitential poems and prayers. God s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy are a central theme throughout these prayers. Walk Into A Better Year: join Rabbi Rebecca for 10 days of Mindful Walking into the New Year with a verse each day for reflection. Meet in front of Kenwood House at 9.30 am from Tuesday 4 October to Monday 10 October. Who can say, I have purified my heart, I am free of sin? Proverbs 20:9 3
IMPORTANT! Congregants are reminded that they need to purchase and bring their own copies of our High Holyday prayer book Machzor Ruach Chadash for traditional services. We have a few copies for visitors but these are not available for members. Please use the form at the end of this booklet to purchase a copy if you do not have one. It will be kept at the synagogue for you to collect either before, or during the HHD period. Thank you 4
TRANSPORT AND PARKING During the daytime, parking restrictions will be in force on Hutton Grove and the surrounding streets. Parking in the synagogue car park is reserved for those with restricted mobility who have telephoned the office to request an FPS car park permit. However, as we usually receive a large number of requests, having a permit does not guarantee you a parking place. We strongly encourage members to walk or use other methods of transport. If you need a lift, we will try to find you one. SECURITY Following CST guidelines, security will be at an extremely high level this year. Your understanding in assisting our security volunteers would be very much appreciated. To avoid delays, please bring your 2016 HHD ticket for every service and be ready to show it whenever requested. OFFERS OF HELP There s always a need for extra help before and during the festivals and if you can volunteer your services, please call the office on 0208 446 4063 or email pauline@fps.org or gabrielwebber@fps.org Get in touch if You have not been allocated a security slot and can spare an hour or so. You can help for a couple of hours in the office during the busy holiday period. You have space in your car and can offer a lift to someone who lives near you or has difficulty in getting to synagogue. Can help preparing any of the festival kiddushim Erev or Morning services. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it Pirkey Avot 5
ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES 2016 SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER 6.30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 9.15 am Family Rosh Hashanah Service with break-out craft activity for tots/parents Music led by Shabbat Resouled 10.45 am Apples and honey for all 11.15 am Rosh Hashanah Service Music Franklyn Gellnick with Dean Staker and Gabi Highman GUIDELINES FPS offers two services for Rosh Hashanah. Our family service will contain all elements of the Rosh Hashanah services: Shofar, Akeidah and special prayers. Additionally, it will be interactive, experiential and, of course, musical too. There will be a tots break-out craft activity during the service for the littlest ones and their parents. The family service is most appropriate for families with children under the age of 12. We would encourage all other members to join us for our traditional service starting at 11.15 am. God created human beings with both the inclination to do good and the inclination to do evil (Talmud) 6
YOM KIPPUR SERVICES 2016 TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 7.30 pm Kol Nidre Service WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 10.30 am Traditional Service 1.15 pm Family Service 1.15 pm Shiur in small hall 3.00 pm Musaf/Additional Service 4.45 pm Minchah/Afternoon Service 5.30 pm Yizkor/Memorial Service 6.00 pm Ne ilah/concluding Service 7.00 pm Havdalah 7.15 pm Breaking the Fast 7.30 pm Nail in the Sukkah Timings are approximate CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ON YOM KIPPUR 11.30-1.00 Supervised activities for 3-6 year olds with Holly Porton & Hannah Andrusier. Younger children welcome with parent/carer 1.15 Family Service 4.30 6.15 Children s and young people s activities with Gideon Leibowitz You are welcome to bring packed lunches for your children. The Gan room will be a designated area in which children can eat. Following the activities, children are invited to join the congregation for the Concluding Service and Havdalah. The library will be open during the day for quiet reflection Our God and God of our ancestors, forgive us, pardon us and grant us atonement 7
SUKKOT SERVICES AND EVENTS FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 3.00 pm Sukkah decorating and bake in for Sukkot * *please let the office know if you are coming SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 6.30 pm Erev Sukkot Service inviting friends and neighbours of other faiths and backgrounds MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 11.00 am Sukkot Service SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER EREV SIMCHAT TORAH 6.30 pm Evening service honouring our Chatan Torah John Rubinstein and Kallat Bereshit Josie Kinchin MONDAY 24 OCTOBER SIMCHAT TORAH 11.00 am Simchat Torah Service with our Chatan Torah & Kallat Bereshit Sukkot is tradionally the time to welcome visitors to our homes and our synagogue. This year we are suggesting that you invite your family, friends, neighbours, work or school colleagues of any religion (or none!) to join us to celebrate this joyful festival. Our Erev service begins at 6.30 pm and the morning celebrations commence at 11.00 am. Yosay ben Yochanan of Jerusalem said; Let your house be open wide to guests... 8
HOLYDAY APPEAL We receive countless appeals from many, many very worthy charities asking us to include them in our High Holyday Appeal, but we limit ourselves to a few. There is so much suffering in the world including illness, poverty and famine and it wasn t an easy choice. Here is a taster of each one. More details will be displayed at FPS during September/October. Leo Baeck College is the beating heart of Progressive Judaism in the UK and Europe, training rabbis (including our own) and educators for Jewish congregations, communities and schools; promoting the study of Judaism in a spirit of reverence for Jewish tradition combined with scholarly enquiry and academic freedom; instilling the love of learning in the Jewish community by raising the level of Jewish knowledge; stimulating Progressive Jewish thought, expanding its vision and deepening its values; advancing mutual understanding and respect within the Jewish people and amongst the religions, cultures and peoples of the world. Hagar: Jewish-Arab Education for Equality is dedicated to creating a shared space for Jewish and Arab residents of the Negev - a space based on the foundations of multiculturalism, bilingualism and equality. Through the establishment of bilingual, KEEP CALM integrated schools and a vibrant shared community, Hagar provides sustainable Reach into your alternatives for civic engagement, teaching and education, pockets and donate which bring hope for a more peaceful future in the generously to the FPS Negev. High Holyday Appeal The Larches Community is a Jewish charity was established by a group of families to create opportunities for young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism and Asperger's syndrome. The charity runs Learning for Life and social enterprise training schemes to support and develop clients, in an environment of unconditional acceptance, to progress to leading full and creative lives. The Bobath Centre is a charity dedicated to supporting children and families living with cerebral palsy. Based in a specialist treatment and training centre in East Finchley, the team of physio, occupational and speech & language therapists focus almost exclusively on cerebral palsy and have a comprehensive understanding of the condition, in all its complex and various forms. Bobath provides specialist training programmes for NHS and other health professionals which has allowed thousands of children, unable to travel to the Centre, to benefit from the Bobath technique. Please complete the HHD Appeal flyer to indicate your choice of charity and send it with your cheque made payable to Finchley Progressive Synagogue GIFT AID: The synagogue will reclaim the Gift Aid and will pass it on to your chosen charity. 9
A man is measured with the measure he himself uses (Mishnah Sotah 1: 7) 10
HIGH HOLYDAY VISITORS Our synagogue is funded by its members and provides them with opportunities for Shabbat and Festival worship, life cycle celebrations from baby-naming, through B nei Mitzvah and Kabbalat Torah, weddings and anniversaries and also funerals and bereavement support. Subscriptions enable the community to thrive and share in learning, social activities, cultural events and also support those in the wider community. High Holyday tickets ensure that all our members are able to observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with their community. However, we do have some tickets that we are able to sell to guests of members and to visitors looking for a place to pray at this time. Your support of our community is much appreciated and we would like to thank you for any additional donation you can offer through our High Holyday appeal. PRICES PER GUEST TICKET & PRAYERBOOK Visitor (non-members over 18) 70.00 Relative of member (over 18) 30.00 Relative of member (under 18) No charge Student visitor (requires a valid student card) No charge Member of any other Liberal Judaism community No charge Machzor Ruach Chadash 20.00 Please submit ticket applications using the application form no later than Friday 23 September 2016 For there are none on earth so righteous that they never sin Ecclesiastes 7:20 11
... HIGH HOLYDAY TICKET APPLICATION FORM 2016/5777 To: Finchley Progressive Synagogue, 54 Hutton Grove, Finchley N12 8DR NAME ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL POSTCODE... Please provide me with High Holyday tickets as follows* Ticket Type No of tickets Ticketholder name (please print) Amount payable.. Please provide me with copies of The Liberal Judaism High Holyday Prayer Book Machzor Ruach Chadash at 20 per copy (for collection at synagogue). I enclose my cheque payable to Finchley Progressive Synagogue for the total sum of *I understand that if I join FPS before 1 January 2017 the above sum will be credited against next year s subscription 12
MEMORIAL LIST Please complete and return the form below to the synagogue office in order to inscribe on the Memorial List the names of family members who have died YOUR NAME ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL POSTCODE I should like to inscribe the following family members on the Memorial List during the Yizkor (Memorial) Service Name of Relative Name of Relative Date of Yahrzeit Please return this form or supply the information to the office no later than Friday 23 September 2016 This is what the Eternal One says: Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other. (Zechariah 8:8-10) 13