Who to Contact?

All membership enquiries,

life cycle events, diary

bookings, general enquiries:

Helen in the office on

020 8398 7400 (weekdays,

except Wed, 9.15am -

2.15pm) or leave a message

on the answerphone or

email office@klsonline.org

Bereavement:

Phone the Rabbi in the

office or on 07738 820660.

If there is no reply please

call Mary Simmons on

01372 721083 or

07501 157583. If neither are

available, please contact

Martin Broad and Son

(Funeral Directors) on

020 8445 2797.

Please note Helen is not in

the office on Wednesdays.

The Rabbi’s day off is

Monday but she can be

reached in an emergency on

her mobile phone.

Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2013

Kingston News Bulletin

Inside

Word from the Chair 2 - 3

Notices 3, 8

Israel month events 4

Other upcoming events 5, 6

Adult education 7

Noticeboard 9

KIT News 9

Yahrtzeits 9

Copy Dates 9

Calendar 10

KLS is a constituent of

KNB Editor: Craig Simmons

Email: knb@klsonline.org

A pril is Israel month. KLS will be hosting Israeli themed

events throughout the month. Of course that means

falafel, the hora and Am Yisrael Chai. But it’s even better than

that—we have a speaker who worked for 25 years for the British

Council in Israel, a professional dance teacher and a film

screening. Check out page 4 for the full programme.

Also this month, the weather is due to improve (well it can

hardly get worse), so it’s a good time to venture into the great

outdoors. Why not come along for a stroll through the Surrey

countryside with fellow KLS ramblers (see page 5).

PAGE 2 KINGSTON NEWS BULLETIN

Dear KLS member

T his is my 28th Word from the

Chair. My words are

Programme (of events at KLS) and

People. (“The two Ps.”) And if you

look carefully, you will find seven or

eight Fs.

People

When I was asked to become

Chair of KLS it was in a different

world. At that time we had an

administrator who had been

with us for seven years. Our

caretaker and cleaner had been

with us for 19 years and had

gone to school in our building. (It

was originally a school.) Our formal

music director had been with us for

13 years. They have all left since I

became Chair. Was it something I

said?

We now have a synagogue co-

ordinator and have separated and

clarified the cleaning and

caretaking roles. We are also

recruiting a part time Director of

Music to cover formal and informal

music – choral services, family

services, religion school and music

generally.

People matter. We aim to be a

good employer, to define roles

whilst leaving room for creativity

and to support our staff. Our

recruitment aims to get the best

available people we can afford. And

to do so in a transparent and fair

way.

Programme (of events)

I mentioned in the Annual Report

for 2012 that we aimed to develop

an indicative annual KLS events

programme. Rabbi Charley has

been working on this whilst on

maternity leave and she and Helen

in the Office are now able to plan

and present an exciting

programme.

For example: the service on Friday

19 April includes a discussion on

Liberal Judaism’s attitudes to Israel.

There’s a Chavurah “bring

and share” supper with

Simon Kay on the 5 April and

a film and discussion on 16

April. And a series of topical

talks and discussions.

Our offerings – “ROSE” (Religion,

Outreach, Social and Education) –

have something for everyone. Do

try and sample our different events.

It’s all included in your

membership. Some you will like;

others may not be for you. But it’s a

great way to find out for yourself

and make new friends. How about

making a resolution to try two new

things at KLS in the next three

months?

To stimulate your appetite here are

some of the offerings that that I

have particularly enjoyed over the

past year.

Religion – faith and family

• The children’s informal Purim

event with religion, games, food

and socialising

• The KLS Chanukah Panto. Oh yes

I did!

• The Communal Seder with

service, spectacle, food and fun

• The Kabbalat Torah service with

four leading KLS yoofs

• The Service for Richard Pilliner.

Was it his swan song or his

cygnature tune?

• High Holy Day services, with

1,000 attendances, led by a very

pregnant rabbi

continued on page 3 ��

WORD FROM THE CHAIR

The Two Ps

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, APRIL 2013 PAGE 3

WORD FROM THE CHAIR

��continued from page 2

Outreach – filanthropy (OK my

spelling isn’t the best.)

• Our interfaith work is regarded

as outstanding and has been

recognised by the Mayor of

Kingston’s community awards to

Judy Thwaites and Fleur Standring

• The various presentations and

discussions on Israel

• KLS used as a polling station.

That’s getting paid for outreach!

• A new Jewish school in the area

• KLS representation on the Board

of Deputies (Rabbi Janet Darley)

Social – fellowship, fun, funds, food

• Doroteinu Annual lunch. Great

food and a member of Kingston

Orthodox shul as guest speaker

• The Hebrew café. (What’s a

Jewish balanced diet? A cream

cheese and salmon bagel in one

hand, and a cream cheese and

salmon bagel in the other hand.)

• Krav Maga (Israeli self defence)

has now been going for a year

• Table tennis, revamped Judaica

shop, informal tea and chats

Education - future

• The improved style and

curriculum of our religion

school, under Ben Baginsky

• The buzz, chat, atmosphere on

busy KLS Saturday mornings

• Positive feedback on the basic

Judaism and proselyte classes

• Improved library—more books

per head than a public library

• The development of a discussion

group and book club

I liked

“Fresh fruit to your desk. No

bananas are left here in this

vehicle over night”

Signage on a van from a company called Fruitdrop

“If you want to Romania you must

book Bucharest.”

Said by a participant in a discussion on

tourism. (Say it aloud!)

And finally

“What’s the most important lesson

you have learnt about money?”

Reply: “I want to use my comedy

to break down negative Jewish

stereotypes, because I hear there’s

a lot of money in that..”

Jewish Comedian, Josh Howie, Sunday Times,

3 March 2013

Mike Barnato

chair@klsonline.org

KLS membership

includes free use of the

Norman Fletcher Jones

Hall for communal

events. So if you have

a bar/bat mitzvah, for

example, use of the

hall for Kiddush is

included.

Recently we have been

asked to make the hall

available for private

functions, where the organisers

want exclusive use and invite their

own friends. We make a charge in

which benefits KLS.

The hire includes use

of the hall (pictured

left), kitchen, parking

etc.

There is a significant

amount of space

available and it is

suitable for events

such as children’s

parties, receptions

and so on.

Please contact Helen for details of

prices and terms and conditions.

Hall hire for private functions

KLS football?

No major football tournament

this summer? Wrong!

Maccabi GB are organising the

biggest Jewish UK summer 5-a-

side Football Tournament - The

Macc 5s - on 23 June at Mill Hill

PowerLeague. Open to ages 7 to

70, each age group has a chance

to compete for the 'Macc 5s

Champions' title!

Info: enquiries@maccabigb.org or

Helen In The Office if you would

like to get a KLS team together.

those circumstances both to offset

administrative and cleaning costs

and also to raise revenue, all of

PAGE 4 KINGSTON NEWS BULLETIN

Israeli Chavurah Supper

Following on from the lively chavurah held last month this

chavurah promises to be equally entertaining. Not only will

we have a short Israeli themed service, with wonderful music

from Tammy Rich but we will have fascinating speaker in

Simon Kay. Simon has recently returned from a job as the

Director of the British Council in Israel. Read an interview

with him here in HaAretz www.haaretz.com/weekend/anglo-

file/cultural-wanderlust-1.349921

Come and hear more about his experiences and perceptions about life in Israel. Promises to be a

lively and thoughtful discussion.

Please bring a vegetarian/fish plated meal.

Shabbat Olam: Israel

As usual our Shabbat Olam features a wonderful combination

of music and food.

Featuring a fantastic falafel bar after the service and new tunes

and old throughout the service.

Throw in some Israeli dancing from a professional teacher and

you have a real treat.

Fri

12

8 pm

Fri

5

6.30

pm

Liberal Jewish Attitudes To ... Israel

Gabriel Webber, one of the graduates of LJY (youth) as well as a member of KLS, will lead the

service and then will talk about how Liberal Judaism walks the line between friend of Israel and

friendly critic of Israel, how they try to encourage Progressive and ethical values in the State and

what they really think about aliyah! As well of course as taking questions and leading a

discussion. Tea and cake will be served during the discussion.

Fri

19

8 pm

Yom Ha’Atzmaut Rabbi Charley Baginsky will screen the Israeli film 'Good Morning

Mr Fidelman’ (translated into English as 'Restoration' for the

Sundance Festival).

This is a film which gathers together all the pieces of modern Israeli

Society - religious and non-believers, traditional and modern, rich

and poor, European and Middle Eastern backgrounds.

The plot centres around a small furniture restoration business

in down town Tel Aviv. As the film begins one of the partners has

dies and bequeathed his share in the business not to his long term

partner, but to his son - Noah, a successful lawyer.

An excellent film which allows us to enter a discussion about the many dimensions of Israeli life.

Popcorn and cups of tea will be on hand!

Tue

16

7.30

pm

April — Israel Month at KLS

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, APRIL 2013 PAGE 5

Other Events in April A selection of activities are highlighted in this section. For a full listing see the calendar on the back page.

Dates and times are correct at date of publication. Check the weekly eBulletin for updates.

KLS Bluebell Walk Springtime walk in the

beautiful bluebell forest of

Old Simm's Copse. Located

just south of Effingham, this

is one of the prime spots

for bluebells in the south of

England.

The walk will be about 5 or 6 miles along

footpaths in the Surrey hills and will definitely

be of undulating nature! Strong walking shoes/

boots advisable. Dress for the weather!

Meet at 11am in the Abinger Roughs Car Park

(National Trust), on White Down Lane (part of

the road going southwards between Effingham

village and the A25), a long way down and on

the right just before you reach the A25.

Bring a picnic!

Nearest facilities: Wotton Hatch Pub, 1 mile

away, on A25 towards Dorking or in Gomshall,

1½ miles away, on A25 towards Guildford.

These are not on the walk but we may drive to

one for a cup of tea afterwards.

Directions: From Effingham village (A246) turn

southwards along Beech Avenue. Keep on the

same road (which becomes Critten Lane). After

2 miles, go straight over a crossroads. Follow

the road past the first car park (White Down

Lane). The road starts to wind and eventually

goes over an old railway bridge. Abinger

Roughs Car Park is 350 yards on the right.

From the A25 turn northwards along White

Down Lane (opposite Raikes Lane). The car

park is shortly to be found on the left.

More info (or to request a lift): contact Hilary

Cohen on 020 8398 3687 or 07795 116 164.

Sun

28

11 am

Paul Levene will present a

Musical Pot Pourri

For more info or if you would like to come but need a lift contact Stan Moss (020 8549 4384) or

Brenda Dombey (020 8287 0871)

Wed

17

2 pm

The HeThe HeThe HeThe He----Brew Café Brew Café Brew Café Brew Café after the service

Bagels + Cakes

Free Wi-Fi

Judaica Shop

Browse the Library

Read the newspapers

Fairtrade Tea and Coffee

All profits go to supporting KLS

Sat

27

12.30

pm

Youth Club

Get involved with the KLS entry to the LJ version of

the BAFTAs—the LJAFTAs which if

shortlisted will be shown at the LJ

Day of Celebration (see page xx).

1 - 3

pm

KLS Book Group April is free choice month. Bring a book you

have enjoyed to share at the next Book Group

meeting, running alongside the He-Brew Café.

For further information on the Book Group contact

Sara Alston on 07855 601645 (after 6pm) or

at sara@sarae.f2s.com

1.15 -

2.15

To join the team or for more

information, please contact Helen

In The Office. No experience

needed, just a willing spirit.

Bring a

picnic

PAGE 6 KINGSTON NEWS BULLETIN

KLS will be going to the LJ Day of Celebration. We

are looking at getting a group together who want to

go to Birmingham on the Saturday afternoon, and

then all getting together to do something in the

evening - maybe go bowling, go for a meal - and all

stay overnight in the same hotel.

At the moment we are investigating the possibilities,

but it would be helpful to know if anyone is

interested in making a weekend of it.

The KLS Youth Club have been working on a short

film to be entered into the LJAFTAs (the LJ BAFTAs to

be awarded at the Day of Celebration!), and they are

sure that their film will make it onto the short list

that will be shown in Birmingham.

We will also be arranging a coach to travel up on the

Sunday morning, leaving around 7.30-8 am, and

returning in the evening. Please let Helen In The

Office know if you are interested in going – no

commitment at this stage.

Liberal Judaism’s

Day of Celebration

Sunday 9th June 2013, 10.00 to 16.00

Birmingham Progressive Synagogue

Join us for a day of learning and fun with Liberal Jews from

around the country.

Opening with a musical choral extravaganza from KOL

KINOR. Then choose from four tracks:

ART & MUSIC | STUDY | PARENTING | COMMUNITY

ADULTS £20 UNDER 18s and STUDENTS £10 FAMILY £40

(incl. lunch and refreshments)

Crèche and youth activities for under 15s

Book your place at: jewi.sh/doc2013

or call the Montagu Centre on 020 7580 1663

National Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday 7 April, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Venue: National Memorial to the Holocaust situated

at The Dell in Hyde Park (nearest tube:

Knightsbridge).

It would be great to have a good turnout from KLS

members at this service which is cross communal.

Once in London there is plenty to do after the

ceremony which finishes at around 12.30 pm.

Packed lunches and a picnic might be a

good idea for families attending. The café near the

Serpentine is good for food and refreshments but

gets rather busy especially if the weather is good.

Seating and cover will be provided for over 500

reserved places. A form to reserve your space is

available at www.yomhashoah.org.uk or

020 7543 5400. Suitable for all. No charge.

KLS at the LJ Day of Celebration

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, APRIL 2013 PAGE 7

Hermeneutics is the science of biblical interpretation. While the Rabbis of history may have seen

the Torah as a divinely communicated text, unified and without inconsistencies many of us today

are comfortable to disagree with this viewpoint. Even unconsciously many of us use traditional

Biblical hermeneutics to interpret and challenge the Torah text. However, as the field of

hermeneutics continues to develop can it help us deepen our own understanding of the Torah?

This seven week course is designed to explore some contemporary theories of interpretation and

delve into the question of whether they are helpful, meaningful or simply destructive and

distracting. Each week we will employ a close reading of a text alongside some theory. All levels of

knowledge welcomed.

The Hermeneutics of Torah

or Reading the Torah in Another Way!

An Evening Institute Class by Rabbi Charley Baginsky

May/June: Wednesday Evenings: 8.00 – 9.30 pm @ KLS

May

8th Literary Approaches 1 – ‘The Story of the Torah’ Rhetorical Criticism

15th Literary Approaches 2 – ‘Unpacking the Torah’ Intertextuality

22nd Deciphering the Signposts Linguistics and the Torah

29th The God who gave you birth’ Feminist Hermeneutics

5th Discovering Eve Cultural Studies and Torah

12th Is there anything outside the Text? Judaism and Deconstructionism

19th You are the Meaning Reader Response Theory

June

Come to one or all of the sessions, free for KLS members, £5 per session for non-members or £30

for all seven. Contact the KLS office for more details at office@klsonline.org

PAGE 8 KINGSTON NEWS BULLETIN

NOTICES

We are changing the code on the gates

W e are changing the code on

the pedestrian and vehicle

gates in the week beginning 1 April.

This is during the Beiteinu and

Caterpillars Nursery holidays.

Why do we need to change

the code?

The code has been in place for two

years and is now widely known

among the local community, ex-

members of KLS, and former

Caterpillars Nursery staff. It is good

security practice to change the

code, and makes the buildings and

grounds as secure as possible.

What do the gates provide?

They give us greater security from

outside threats to the synagogue

building and Jewish community

using the building. It also helps to

assure the security of children

attending Caterpillars Nursery

during the week – the nursery staff

stand on the gate to let parents in

and out. KLS staff are often working

here alone so they need the

security of the gates to protect

against intruders.

Who will have the code?

The following people will have the

new code:

• KLS staff – the Rabbi, the

synagogue co-ordinator, the

caretaker, the cleaner, the Head

of Beiteinu, the Director of Music

and the Finance Officer

• KLS council members including

the presidents

• Nursery permanent staff

• Lock-up stewards – these are the

people who lock up on a Friday

night

• Security co-ordinator

• Organisers of KLS groups: Choir,

Doroteinu, table tennis, library,

bridge club, HMD workshop

committee

All of these people will also have

alarm codes and front door keys.

Maintaining security

The gate code will be given out

only by the synagogue co-ordinator

(Helen). She will keep a log of who

has the code and will ring people to

let them know the new code in the

week beginning 1 April.

If you are given the code, please do

not tell anyone else, not even a

spouse or child.

Please do not ask the above people

to pass the code on to you because

it could put them in an awkward

position.

How do I get in if I don’t

have the new code?

Most of the time (eg Shabbat

mornings, Friday nights) the person

on security will let you in. On Friday

nights, the Service Leader will be

here before the security steward

arrives. On Shabbat mornings, the

Council Member on Duty will be

here before the security steward

arrives.

If you are outside and there is no

one on security please ring the bell

– there is one on each of the

vehicle and pedestrian gates.

Someone inside will come and

open up.

If you are coming into the

synagogue and don’t think anyone

will be here please email or phone

the synagogue co-ordinator in

advance.

We hope these new arrangements

will not cause any problems. If they

do please contact Helen in the

office or Seymour at

Lawrencekellys@aol.com.

Seymour Kelly

Council officer responsible for

building and facilities

KLS AGM

The next Annual General Meeting

will take place on Sunday 12 May

at 3 pm. The short formal session

will be followed by socialising and

chat over tea and biscuits in the NFJ

Hall. A good opportunity to meet

and make friends and talk with

Council members.

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4, APRIL 2013 PAGE 9

5/6

Louis and Sadie Green,

parents of Myra Halfin

Mally Simon, mother of

Fleur Standring

Barbara Stone, mother

of Ray Stone

Lucia Kelly, mother of

Seymour Kelly, mother-in-law of Liz and

grandmother of Ethan and Joshua

12/13

Nathan and Rebecca Saville, parents of Shirley

Crevis

Maurice Woolfe, father of Mark Woolfe

19/20

Amy Tendell, mother of Beryl Smith and

Donald Tendell

Sophie and Paul Harris, parents of Helen

Green and Pauline Freeman

Sadie Hyman, mother of Norman Hyman

John Tyrer, husband of Joyce Tyrer

26/27

Hilda Horn, sister of Ruth Foley

Basil Stone, father of Ray Stone

Tony Shaerf, husband of Jo Shaerf

April Yahrtzeits

We Remember Them.

KIT News

Mazel tov to Montse Medina Fernandez on

her admission to Judaism

We warmly welcome into the KLS family:

Myrna and Anthony Faust

Traci, Michael Silva and children Molly and

Jacob

Jeremy Suckling and Annie Suckling as student

members

Unfortunately several members have been or

are in hospital and together with those

struggling at home with illness we wish them

all a steady return to better health.

If any members are able to help by giving lifts

to members who need transport, even if only

on an occasional basis, please let me know.

Jenny Osorio

(020 8977 4640)

Bat Mitzvah: Hannah Royle

The family of Hannah Royle warmly invite the KLS

community to Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah on Saturday

20 April. Please join them for the service at

11.15 am followed by celebratory Kiddush.

Bar Mitzvah: Max Fornasiero

The family of Max Fornasiero warmly invite the

KLS community to Max’s Bar Mitzvah on Saturday

4 May. Please join them for the service at

11.15 am followed by celebratory Kiddush.

Weekly eBulletin (by email)

by the Monday before the

bulletin is sent

office@klsonline.org

KNB (Kingston News Bulletin)

for the May edition

by 15 April

knb@klsonline.org

KNQ (quarterly)

for the July edition

by 15 May

knq@klsonline.org

Copy dates for our regular publications

In order to deliver your newsletters on time these dates have to be rigid.

Please respect your editors’ deadlines - thank you!

PAGE 10 KINGSTON NEWS BULLETIN

Dates and times are correct at date of publication. Check the weekly eBulletin for updates

ALSO: Bridge — every Thursday at 6.45pm Shabbatots — for ages 0 to 5 and parents — every Saturday in term time 10 am

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Mar 31 1 2 3 4 5 6

8pm Council meeting

2pm Doroteinu committee meeting

7.30 Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

6.30 Israeli Chavurah Supper

11.15 Service

7 Yom HaShoah 8 9 10 11 12 13

6.30 Yom HaShoah Service

8pm Choir rehearsal

7.30 Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm Shabbat Olam – Israel

11.15 Service

14 15 16 Yom HaAtzmaut 17 18 19 20

7.30 Yom HaAtzmaut Service with film and speaker

2pm Doroteinu 7.30 Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm ‘Liberal Jewish attitudes to… Israel’ Service followed by discussion

9.45 Beiteinu

10am Shabbat Chats–SLJPS (new school)

11.15 Service–Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Royle

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

8pm Table tennis 7.30 Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm Choral Shabbat

9.45 Beiteinu

11.30 Family Service

12.30 HeBrew Café

1pm Youth Club

1.15 Book Club

28 29 30

11am Bumble through the Bluebells

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April 2013 Israel month

Please bring a

veggie/fish meal

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4

Synagogue used as Polling Station

10am Shabbatots

6.30pm Bnei Mitzvah Chavurah Supper

11.15am Service – Bar Mitzvah of Max Fornasiero

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

8pm Council meeting

8pm Evening Institute 7.30pm Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm Shabbat Olam – Hungary

9.45am Beiteinu

11.15am Service

12 13 14 Erev Shavuot 15 Shavuot 16 17 18

3pm AGM

8pm Erev Shavuot service

10.30am Shavuot service

8pm Evening Institute

7.30pm Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm ‘Liberal Jewish attitudes to…’ Service followed by discussion

9.45am Beiteinu

11.30am Family Service – Bnei Mitzvah

12.30pm HeBrew Café

1pm Youth Club

1.15pm Book Club

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

8pm Evening Institute 7.30pm Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm Choral Shabbat

11.15am Service

26 27 28 29 30 31

8pm Evening Institute 7.30pm Krav Maga 10am Shabbatots

8pm Shabbat Service

May 2013