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Friday,
6th November
Frankie
Branston's Mother Has Passed Away
We
are sorry to say that Minnie Marks, mother of Frankie Branston
, has died. The Funeral has taken place. The family is sitting Shiva
at
4 Dorset Drive
, Edgware, Middx HA8 7NT. Maariv is on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday nights at 8.00pm. The Shiva terminates on Wednesday, 11
November. Condolences to the family.
Sunday,
1st
November
Nikki
Brown and Adam Hersh Get Engaged
Mazzal
tov to Estelle and Steven Brown and Tova and David Hersh and all the
respective families on the engagement of Nikki and Adam.
Motzei
Shabbos, 31st
October
We
Are Celebrating Leeron Haffner's Bas Mitzvah This Shabbos
Mazzal
Tov to Ronit and Stephen Haffner on Leeron's Bas Mitzvah which we
celebrate in shul this coming Shabbos, Parshas Vayeiro.
Mazzal
Tov To The Abrahams
Mazzal
Tov to Elaine and Geoff Abrahams on the birth of a granddaughter to
Suzanne and Rabbi Gary Wayland in Glasgow.
Missions
To Poland, February 2010 : Warsaw and Auschwitz Missions Now Booking
Yeshurun
has released details of our Mission to Poland II :
Warsaw, Lodz, Lublin and environs. This mission, to led by Rabbi
Alan Lewis and Dayan Gershon Lopian will run from Sunday February
14th for four days until Wednesday 17th February. Full
details of the itinerary are here. We are now looking
for people to confirm bookings and to take additional bookings.
Please contact the President
or Steve.
We
are also repeating this year's three-day Mission to Kracow and Auschwitz,
Sans and Tarnow. on
Sunday 21st - Tuesday 23rd February. Again, we are now
looking for people to confirm bookings and to take additional
bookings. Full
details of the itinerary are here. Please contact the President
or Steve.
Thursday,
29th October
Celebrated
Historian Delves Into The nazi Mind
The
Leff Hall was filled to absolute capacity on Tuesday night to hear
award-winning BBC television writer, author and producer, Laurence Rees (pictured)
speak on ‘inside the nazi mind” – a psychology of the Holocaust
from the perspective of the perpetrators.
Speaking without a single aide memoire, Rees drew throughout on his
extensive research in this area, culminating in a number of major
works such as the BBC’s The Nazis A Warning From History and
Auschwitz, and his interviews of many nazis over a period of twenty years’
research.
Rees explained to the audience his view that one of the reasons why
the nazis felt or showed little remorse was because much of the murder
apparatus, such as the gas chambers, were designed in a way so as few
people as possible were personally involved. He noted that it
took only two or three Germans to actually operate the gas chambers
and that the guilt of the majority was therefore often absent through
lack of direct connection. Read more on the President's
blog.
Helen
Patashnik Has Died - Funeral Update
We
are sorry to inform the community of the death of Helen Patashnik,
wife of Laurie Patashnik. Helen passed away in Spain and so
the funeral and shiva have been delayed. The funeral is expected
to take place on Friday, 30th October, at 11am at Rainham. Shiva
will be at 8 Powell Close on Motzei Shabbos, Sunday and Monday.
Maariv on Sunday and Monday (November 1st and 2nd) will be at 8pm. Condolences to the
family.
Aron
Kleiman is Engaged
Mazzal
Tov to Susie and Michael Kleiman on Aron's engagement to Emma Nelken,
of Pinner.
Borehamwood
Bochrim Beaten By Yeshurun Yekkers
Following
a suave victory against Hampstead, Yeshurun Yekkers beat Borehamwood
Bochrim by 3-1 in yet another victory for the Yeshurun team. Key
strikers were Israeli striker Dror and Adam Lustigman. Well done lads!
Early
Mincha Returns This Coming Shabbos
With
the clock going back, we will be having an early Mincha after the
Kiddush on a Shabbos morning again starting with this coming Shabbos,
Parshas Lech Lecha.
Bar
Mitzvah of Jack Malkinson
Mazzal
tov to Jack Malkinson and his parents Keith and Sarah on his Bar
Mitzvah on Parshas Lech Lecha. Jack read the sedra, maftir and haftorah.
Sunday,
25th October
Fantastic
Response To Clothing Collection
Yeshurun's
ladies guild report a fantastic response to their collection for World Jewish Relief's
'Operation Winter
Survival' to help impoverished Jewish families in the former Soviet
Union countries cope with the winter. Over 60 bags of goods,
including pillows and duvets and lots of coats and warm clothes and
blankets were collected. The ladies guild would like to thank
everyone who donated items - they really appreciate this.
Motzei
Shabbos, 24th October
Edgware
Choir Makes Its Debut To A Packed Shul
Last
Shabbos, Parshas Noach, saw a packed shul at Yeshurun to hear the first of our occasional Choral Shabbosos,
where choral
elements will be introduced into the service. This is a response to
discussion at the AGM last year on the need to create greater
inspiration and variety into the
Shabbos services.
Cantor Jonny Turgel led the service on this occasion,
accompanied by the new Edgware Choir, in its debut appearance,
conducted by Colin Dworkin. The choir comprises around 25
men and boys, drawn from
all the Edgware orthodox shuls and practises at Yeshurun every
Wednesday evening, if you would like to join them. Contact Colin
for further details. The Choir's next appearance at Yeshurun will be on
December 12th.
Shema
Bni Debuts At Yeshurun
Parshas
Noach also saw the debut of the special prayer at Yeshurun said on a
Bar Mitzvah - Shema Bni. Yeshurun changed its rules
earlier this year to allow the singing of Shema Bni following a motion
tabled to the AGM this year to include it on request and subsequent
discussion at the Board of Management. Since the summer, the
prayer has been available as an optional extra for Bar Mitzvah
families, to be sung by the Cantor or Baal Tefillah.
Mazzal
Tov To The Lees
Mazzal
tov to Sharon and Alan Lee on the arrival of a new grandchild - a
daughter for daughter Rachel
Lee and her husband Gideon Greenspan in
Tel Aviv on Friday 16th October.
Can
You Help With Security?
We
are short of volunteers for security duty on a Shabbos. If you
would like to put yourself forward for this important task, please
contact Simon.
Wednesday,
21st
October
A
Simcha Every Week For The Next Five Weeks
As
we return to normal after yomtov, we are pleased to announce a Simcha
every week for the next five weeks (see our upcoming events at the
end). We begin this week with the Bar Mitzvah of Adam Newman -
mazzal tov to all the Newman family.
Sunday,
18th
October
Renee
Preston Has Lost Her Brother
We
are sorry to inform the community of the passing of Renee Preston's
brother, Geoffrey Gordon. The funeral has taken place.
Shivah is being held at Renee's house: 26 Orchard Drive. Maariv
will be each evening at 8.00pm. Shivah terminates on
Friday morning, 23rd October. Long life and condolences to the
family.
Are
You Going To Rainham?
We
have elderly members who would like to visit relatives at Rainham
Cemetery but have difficulty getting there. If you are
going to Rainham (and returning), could you take another? Please
contact Yeshurun's Office.
We
Want To Update Our Yahrzeit Database
Yeshurun
has a database of members who have lost close family so that we can
remind you on the date approaching your yahrzeit, call up eligible
people to the Torah reading when appropriate and include the
deceased's name in the weekly memorial prayers. We want to
update this database, especially to include names for the memorial
prayer. If you have a yahrzeit coming up and we have not
reminded you a fortnight before the date; and/or you think we may not
have the Hebrew name of the deceased for use in the weekly memorial
prayer, please contact The
Wardens.
Tuesday,
29th September
What
to do with your Kol Nidre appeal donation
We
thank you in advance for your Kol Nidre appeal donation. For the
Federation appeal (brown cards) please make your cheque payable to
"Federation of Synagogues". If you haven't already
signed a Gift Aid form to Yeshurun but would like to allow us to claim
back tax on your donation, please complete the relevant yellow form
available from the shul office.
For
the Stanmore and Canons Park Eruv appeal (blue cards) please
make your cheque payable to "Stanmore and Canons Park Eruv
Committee". As this is a separate charity, please complete
a separate white form, also available from the shul office.
Both
Gift Aid forms are available from outside the Office, even when the office is closed, through the miracles of technology
(and some sellotape) or
by post upon request.
Wednesday,
23rd September
Applications
For Schools Admissions
We
are receiving a number of queries for certification for schools
admissions following the High Court ruling and the JFS affair.
We are aware that other shuls are setting up what appear to be quite
complicated "spot and sticker" systems to record shul
attendance, but we have fewer children and less complications and are
therefore planning a much simpler system and on an individual basis.
If
you have a query about getting your child accredited through Yeshurun
for school admissions, please email The
President who will reply individually to you. Emails already
sent to the Yeshurun office will be forwarded.
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News
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The
Yeshurun Luach

Our Luach will
be for November
2009 has been mailed out. Email
to be added to our e-mailing list.

Yeshurun
Cares
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here for details
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Say
A Haftorah?

Would
you like to say a Haphtorah in shul but aren't yet fully
confident to do so?
Help
is at hand!
Rabbi Alan Lewis will be happy to give you some refresher
tuition (at no charge).
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Announcements

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weekly pulpital announcements (most weeks but we are a bit
behind)
Latest : Nitzavim Vayelech

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Youth

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Youth Page
under construction Go
here for news of Yeshurun's Youth Service and activities Our
Children's Page
What
are the kids up to?
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Religious and
Cultural
Education

Rabbi Alan Lewis's weekly Shiur on
the Sedra takes place on a Wednesday evening
Rabbi
Lewis's Gemorah shiur
takes
place on a Thursday evening
Rabbi
Shmulik Joseph gives a regular shiur on Sunday mornings at 9.30am
The
Edgware Choir meets on Wednesday evenings
See Colin
for further details
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Tombstone Consecrations
If
you have a tombstone consecration
you
would like publicised, please email
us
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Upcoming
Events

7th
November
Celebrating the Bas Mitzvah of Leeron Haffner
and
the Silver Wedding of
Martyn & Helena Krantz
13th
November
Talk by Dr Motty Kedar after Maariv in the Leff Hall
14th
November
Celebrating the Bas Mitzvah of Victoria Palman
21st
November
Celebrating the Bas Mitzvah of Liora Rabinowitz
28th
November
Celebrating the Bas Mitzvah of Rachael Goldwater
Got
a mazzal tov? Let us know.
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Other
Useful Material and Links
Our Bar
Mitzvah Test
How
We Assign Priority For Aliyos
Circumcision Bris Milah
Yeshurun
is pleased to support
If
you would like to volunteer for one of Yeshurun's Committees, please contact
the President
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