Social Bridge Tournament

1st Annual Leeds Jewish Welfare Board

'Social Bridge Tournament'

Duplicate Tournament for 'The Welfare Board Cup'

Plus Rubber Bridge for Social Players

Sunday 6 September 2009, 7.00pm, MAZ Centre

£15 oer head (including tea and sandwiches)

Contacts:- Jacqui (2892995); Jocelyn (2669151); Gillian (2695065)

European Jewish Culture Day

HULL JEWISH ARCHIVE
Presents

Guided Tour of Delhi Street Cemetery
European Day of Jewish Culture & Heritage

Sunday 6th September 2009, 3:30 pm

• Printed leaflet


• Learn about community notables


• Site map available


• Help locating relatives

Tel: 01482 650 282; Address: Hull Jewish Archive, 30 Pryme St, Anlaby, HU10 6SH

Hero Paramedic

MAGEN DAVID ADOM REGIONAL OFFICE
invite you to meet

SARAH CASCELLA
Our “hero paramedic” from MDA Ashkelon Station

Sarah is 26 years old and made Aliyah from France in 2005. She immediately joined Magen David Adom as a volunteer Paramedic stationed at the MDA Station in Ashkelon. One of her first journeys out of the MDA Station was to the Ashkelon Mall which had been hit by a Grad Rocket. Sarah talks with great emotion about this visit and also her other work which included treating Palestinians at the Erez Crossing. She has just completed a course in Emergency Medicine at Ben Gurion University.

Monday, 7th September 2009 The Elldan Suite of the Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Centre,
Leeds, starting at 7.30pm.

There will also an update on the work of Magen David Adom by
Richard Simon. UK Regional Director. PLEASE BRING YOUR FRIENDS WITH YOU- THERE WILL NOT BE AN APPEAL

LIDO Couple's Workshop

LIDO (Leeds Israeli Dance Orgnaisation) cordially invite singles and partners to their FIRST COUPLES DANCE WORKSHOP IN THE NORTH!! Just bring yourself and they will find you someone to dance with! Of course anyone with a ready-made partner (experienced or not) is very welcome.

Meet at 7 at Sinai Synagogue to get ready and start around 7.30 - expect to be joined by visitors from London and Manchester, who will arrive from out of town by 8. Wear soft soled shoes, trackies etc.. Feel free to bring snacks (strictly kosher and fairtrade - fruit, chocolate etc).

Jewish Activities or Activities for Jews?

From the July issue of JLife- www.jlifeleeds.com

Leeds is a fantastic place for a Jew to live! There is a wealth of groups to join, with activities for people with different interests, talents and views. The advantage of a large community like ours is that whether you are a thespian, dancer, historian, or dentist, you will always find like-minded people to share your experiences with.

I venture, however, that there is a distinction between activities for Jews and Jewish activities. The latter must involve bringing our Jewish heritage to bear on the activity, or letting the activity affect how we view or express Judaism. The Chief Rabbi argues that for too long has Judaism been segregated from art, science and culture. It is like a cerebral lesion in the brain where the right hemisphere and left hemisphere fully function, but where there is no communication between them. He says, “The time is right for a deep, far- reaching conversation between... Judaism and the arts and sciences, to create a new generation of religious intellectuals, scholars and poets”.

We are already blessed to have some shining examples of this in our community. For example, 'Singing for Pleasure' delight us with Hebrew songs in concert and the Historical Society use their skills to explore our past. Leeds Day Limmud, this year taking place at Weetwood Hall on the 15th November, involves experts in Jewish thought, culture, literature and more!

Leeds must never rest on our laurels, and should strive to be the UK's centre of Jewish creativity! One idea is to put on an art exhibition around a theme such as “Jewish Identity in the Modern World”. Works will be commissioned from trained and aspiring artists in the community, as well as accepting submissions from community groups. Another idea is to produce an academic Jewish journal allowing for intelligent discussion about Judaism, from a variety of perspectives. Both ideas will produce original and thought-provoking work of national import but bearing the stamp: “From Leeds”!

For more information, contact neil@ljrc.org

Leeds Day Limmud: Book Online

Another exciting and stimulating day-long learning event has been planned in Limmud’s unique style for Sunday 15 November 2009. From Israeli dancing to Jewish magic; from Jews of Jamaica to Darwin; and a tour of old Jewish Leeds to Chazanut and Jews & football.

BOOK ONLINE HERE: http://www.limmud.org/day/leeds/09/form/

What is included?

• A full day of presentations and workshops
• Kosher lunch (special diets available)
• Crèche for babies and toddlers
• Young Limmud programme
• Refreshments throughout the day
  

Venue and Time

Weetwood Hall is situated at the junction of the Ring Road and Otley Road in Lawnswood in north Leeds. It is easy to reach and has ample car parking - directions will be supplied in your registration pack. A maximum of 370 places will be available, allocated on a first come, first served basis. Registration is at 9am, with the first session starting at 10am and the last session finishing at 5.30pm.

Cost and booking

Whole day, including lunch, tea and coffee:

Adults- £32 after Oct 13th; £27 before
Under 16s- £15
Crèche(up to age 4)- £15
Family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children)- £90

Considerate Parking

A request from a member of the community

Can Shul goers visiting Shadwell Lane synagogue to please be more considerate when parking their cars along Linton Avenue. There have been instances of double parking, mostly quite close to the entrance to Linton Avenue from Shadwell Lane thus causing a back up of traffic onto Shadwell Lane itself. Not only is it dangerous but also a misery for those living nearby.

The misery also applies to parking in the 3 bays to the entrance of Lady Park Court which are reserved for visitors to the residents in the flats there. These spaces are taken up by visitors to the synagogue and is unsuitable.

Recent graduate?

Are you / do you know a recent graduate moving back to Leeds after University or a graduate looking to stay in Leeds?

If so then look no further! As LJI and the LJHA have teamed up to see about bringing you cheaper accommodation in Leeds!

Just click on the link below and fill out the brief form: http://www.lji.org.uk/young-adult/lji/graduate-accommodation-survey

LJI Bar Night

LJI's first Charity Bar Night!

Thursday 16th July 2009
Veuve Champagne Bar
Chapel Allerton
8pm onwards

Please come and support LJI's first ever fundraising event for Ezer Mizion, the World's largest Jewish Bone Marrow Registry. This is in memory of Leeds born Kitty Doerfler who was born with Leukaemia and died in 2007 aged 15 months.

Ezer Mizion currently tests in Israel where the diversity of the Jewish population is more varied than anywhere else globally. However, they also contribute to a registry that helps people worldwide.

The more tests they can fund, the more donors there will be on the register and therefore the more lives they can save!

Suggested donations are £10 on the night.

http://www.blood.co.uk/
http://www.ezermizion.org/

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Clothing Exchange

Spectrum is holding a clothing exchange afternoon at the MAZCC on Sunday 30th August 2009 between 2pm and 5pm. All proceeds from the event will go to the Welfare Board Rainbow Project.

This is your opportunity to exchange your unwanted new or “as good as new” clothes for men, women and children including shoes, bags and hats for a new outfit.

How does it work?

Bring your clothes preferably already on a hanger and exchange each item for a ticket which can then be exchanged for another item new to you absolutely free of charge. All items must be clean and ready to use.

Cost of entry is only £5 per family.

For further details contact Sandra 2252179