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RABBI’S WORD – MAY 2019 THE FUTURE OF CARE & WELFARE AT TLSE
elcome to this special edition of Hakol. This issue focuses specifically on how the members of The Liberal Synagogue Elstree can support one another—which is of course the very essence of what community is meant to be. TLSE members have benefited from the efforts of a Care & Welfare Committee for many years. Carol Hurst, who has chaired the committee for more years than she would care to admit, is standing down at the end of 2019. Although we will be sad to see carol go, this also offers a good opportunity to think about ways we can provide care and support for members in the 2020s. To that end, I called meetings in March for anyone who was interested in being part of a new welfare structure. On the next page is the invitation I sent to everyone in the community via the weekly bulletin, and my report on them. Almost 40 people attended, which suggests that we have the potential to be a very caring community! This month’s Hakol offers suggestions of how we can make that happen—including a report on the March 13th meetings (on page 6). And TLSE will subsidise members who are interested in taking part in the LJ Day of celebration—if you would like financial assistance, please contact the office asap! Rabbi Pete Tobias
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Why is he asking me?
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Care & Welfare Group report
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Notes from March 13th meetings
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An evening of conversation & questions
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The Montefiore synagogue
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Memorial service
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LJ DAY OF CELEBRATION
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AGM & Car rally
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Party time!
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Tea & Entertainment
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TLSE becomes a CIO
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Lunch Club
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Congregational news
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TLSE—A CARING COMMUNITY WHY IS HE ASKING ME?
ell, why not?
I want TLSE to be a caring community. I know it is - but I feel there is so much more we can do. We’re all really busy with our children, or our parents, or ourselves, or just trying to get through the day. But there are so many people in the community who could benefit from the skills we have, the time we can offer however little it may be. Because - and here is the thing - by giving our time or our skills to help others, we can also make ourselves feel better about our own lives. Trust me - I’m a rabbi. So I just wondered if you might be one of those people who could give just a little of your time, of yourself, to be part of the caring community I would like TLSE to become. I know some of you work and some of you don’t. I’m sure some of you will scream at your computer and ask why I think you might even have time to spare to come to a meeting. If that’s your response, then I’m sorry. I am sending this to around 40 people, and I’m sure a few of them will respond with the words in subject of this e-mail. But if you’ve got 90 minutes on Wednesday 13th March - at 1030 or at 2000 - I’d love to hear your ideas about how we can support each other at various stages of our lives. I’m not asking you to join a committee. I’m not asking you to give up hours and hours of your precious time. Just share with other shul members your thoughts on people you’ve supported or of times when YOU needed support and how you might be able to suggest ways to provide it for others. That’s all. (But if you want to say no, that’s fine too!) SO HERE IS WHAT HE’S ASKING YOU:
Wednesday 13th March is going to be Care & Welfare day at TLSE! I am extending an invitation to anyone in the congregation who has an interest in welfare matters relating to the synagogue. The meetings will concentrate specifically on how to care for the diverse needs of a congregation in the 2020s – needs that range from divorce and single parenthood to bereavement, diagnoses of cancer to lonely elderly members, young people dealing with bullying, exam stress and social media issues to parents whose children are questioning their gender. This is the reality in our congregation and I hope we can have a useful conversation about how to care effectively for all of these – and more – matters in the years ahead. Please let me know if you are able to attend by responding to this e-mail and please let me know which meeting you are planning to attend. Many thanks and best wishes,
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CARE & WELFARE REMIT AND REPORT 13th March 2019
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Who we are. What we do. Our recent activities. The future.
1. Who are we? We are a committee of eight, most of whom have been TLSE members for very many years, and the majority of whom have been active on other TLSE committees and synagogue council. We have all taken part in various training courses, including for bereavement visiting, and have ongoing training in various aspects of care work when appropriate, all paid for out of our funds, which have been generated by the committee over many years mainly through donations. We are not professionals, but keep information regarding professional organizations which we pass on to clients if we think this would be useful. Although we maintain strict confidentiality, we discuss and support each other in difficult cases when we meet every 4-6 weeks. 2. What we do. Our remit in brief is to maintain the social welfare of the Synagogue, which involves basically keeping in contact with people who need help, and assisting them where we can, by visiting at home or in hospital, keeping in contact by phone, transporting to hospitals, shul, doctors etc., shopping, occasionally cooking or babysitting, home hospitality on Shabbat and festivals. We liaise with families of members where needed. We also attend funerals and shivas and send a bereavement card, followed by a letter a few weeks later saying we will phone, which we do, and at that time offer to visit. From time to time we request assistance from members of the shul, for giving lifts to e.g. lunch club and shul events, and befriending. Help is given currently by three shul members who are visiting three of our very elderly, almost housebound members. We subsidise needy members to attend TLSE seders. We also have a taxi fund which we offer to members when we are unable to give lifts.
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We have acquired wheelchairs which are lent to members when requested and have contributed to purchasing an disabled equipment for a member. We also paid for the installation of a Hearing Loop and recently a Defibrillator and organized training in basic first aid by St. Johns Ambulance. Over the past few years we have made donations to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund amounting to several hundreds of pounds as a result of profit being made by Lunch Club at which some of our committee continue to volunteer. Lunch Club is now run by a different group of volunteers, who have kindly donated profits to our taxi fund.
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Care & Welfare Remit and Report - continued
3 Our activities since last report. We have made many ‘phone calls, home and hospital visits, given lifts to hospital appointments, shopped and cooked on occasions, as well as giving other forms of assistance, including attending funerals/shivas, bereavement contacts, liaising with families, arranging shul volunteer visits. We are currently planning for a Summer tea in one of our homes, following this very successful event last year. 4. The future. I am retiring at the end of this year, and as well as a replacement for my role, I am acutely aware that we need younger members to join the committee. I brought this concern up at the Council Meeting in November 2017, and asked Council that as they may know the younger members of the congregation better than we do, we would be grateful if they could suggest people who you think may be suitable for us to approach, initially to give us help in some of the areas already mentioned, so that we and they can assess their suitability for joining us. Since then I have heard nothing. I have written articles for Hakol, and approached people myself, but either due to work commitments or health issues, despite wishing to join us, some have had to decline. We do have two new and valued members, but both are limited as to what they can do due to their own circumstances. We can only offer our services if we are informed of a need. When I receive a call asking for our help from the office, or other source, I either make initial contact myself, almost always the same day, or pass the details on to a committee member and ask that person to do so. Sometimes we have to leave a message on an ansaphone, and if they do not call back we send an email. If no response to either is received we may try once more at a later date. If we hear nothing back we have to assume that our services are not wanted. We used to be informed when babies were born, so that we could send mazeltov cards and notes offering support if needed. Since my 2017 report to Council I have only received one notification of a birth – possibly there has only been one, but I would like to reiterate that this is a good way of reminding young families that we are there for them. Carol Hurst
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THE FUTURE OF CARE AT TLSE Notes from meetings on March 13th
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here were two meetings held at TLSE on Wednesday 13th March – one at 10.30am, the other at 8.00pm. The first meeting was divided roughly 50/50 between members of the current C&W committee and new volunteers; the evening meeting – a much larger number – was dominated by the latter. Thank you to all who attended. The meetings reached some differing conclusions. The morning meeting spent some time discussing the possibility of a dedicated helpline available for shul members. The logistical difficulties of this proposal were pointed out, but it nevertheless remained as a suggestion to be considered. The morning meeting also considered the role of the current Care & Welfare committee. In addition to Carol Hurst’s report, with which the meeting began, there was concern expressed that the current structure would be replaced. That was not the intention and nor was a decision made to do this; there is an expectation that the C&W committee will continue in its current role, focused primarily on elderly and recently bereaved members. The varying needs of other members of the congregation were discussed, as were the different ways of communicating with them. This topic was taken up by those at the evening meeting. Carol Hurst’s report was read by Peter Merton, who agreed that a new focus was needed to meet the varying needs of the congregation. Several of these methods were discussed – the Facebook group was mentioned and the need to keep it updated was highlighted. Other suggestions included the reintroduction of the ‘Big Conversation’ – inviting members living in the same area to take part in an informal conversation in someone’s home. Three people volunteered to host these. One area that was highlighted in both meetings are the safeguarding measures now incumbent upon any institution dealing with vulnerable people as well as Health & Safety. All those offering lifts to elderly members should be DBS checked. The strictest interpretation of Health & Safety laws means it is against the law. It is against the law to bring in food prepared off the site into the synagogue for consumption – only pre-packaged, accurately labelled products are permitted. The implications of this for lunch club, communal Seder and other shared meals need to be discussed. A conclusion of the evening meeting was that a small working group should be established to work out what structures would be most effective at dealing with the needs of different age groups of the congregation and how these should be set up and managed. This group is still to be formally convened.
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Presents
AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION AND QUESTIONS with STACY SENCHAL* on the subject ‘WHY IS MY CHILD DIFFERENT?’ An opportunity for parents to discuss the challenges their child(ren) face(s) in our complicated world in a relaxed and supportive environment. We’ll talk about bullying, social media, exam stress, drugs, peer pressure and any other subject that occurs to you.
Refreshments will be served. NB although this is intended for parents, a separate session can take place for young people if they come along.
TLSE Sunday 12th May 19:30-21:00 * Stacy Senchal trained at the Centre of Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in Maida Vale in 2004. Stacy has worked within the psychotherapy team at St. Mary’s Hospital Paddington (NHS) dealing with complex trauma and pain patients. After leaving the NHS in 2010 Stacy set up a private practice in Mill Hill and later in Borehamwood as well as offering an affordable therapy clinic in Islington.
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THE FUTURE OF CARE AT TLSE The Montefiore Synagogue and Mausoleum
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erhaps one of the hidden gems of British Jewry is to be found about 100 yards down a leafy lane in Ramsgate.
In 1812 Moses Montefiore came to Ramsgate, on honeymoon with his wife Judith, where there had been a small Jewish Community since 1786. In the Victorian era, wealthy persons owned country estates, which often included a chapel and of which he was no exception. So, in 1831, he bought a mansion (demolished in 1954) with twenty-four acres of land on the East Cliff of this fashionable seaside town. The house had been a country residence for Queen Caroline, when still Princess of Wales, and the Marquis of Wellesley, brother of the Duke of Wellington. He then acquired an adjacent plot of land and commissioned his cousin, David Mocatta, the first Anglo-Jewish architect, to design a synagogue for him. The exterior of the building is of painted stucco in the Regency style. The interior was originally plastered but faced with marble in 1912. Oak furniture was added in1933, but it still retains the old brass lighting chandeliers. The building was recently re-roofed and both its interior and exterior have been renovated. It was opened 1833 with a grand public ceremony and the Chief Rabbis of both the Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities took part in the dedication. The services were based on those of Bevis Marks, with the exception of mitzvot being announced in Hebrew (not Portuguese) and Friday night Kiddush was recited in the Synagogue. The torah scrolls, their silverware and vestments, are now kept in safe storage. Although not generally open for public worship, it is sometimes used by a group from Stamford Hill, which arranges its own services. It is also used for special occasions or events such as weddings. Judith Lady Montefiore died, childless, in 1862 at the age of 78. Sir Moses buried her in the mausoleum, which he commissioned David Mocatta to design, not more than fifteen paces from the Synagogue. It was based on the small domed structure erected over the grave of, supposedly, Rachel’s tomb on the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Sir Moses lived to reach 101 and was buried alongside Judith, in accordance with his wishes. Simple granite slabs cover both tombs.
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Both buildings are Grade 2 Listed and the Synagogue has been designated by Jewish Heritage UK as one of the top ten in Britain.
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FRIDAY NIGHT ROCK
THEY’RE COMING BACK! Make sure you’re at TLSE for
THE FRIDAY NIGHT ROCK SERVICE FRIDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 6.30pm 9
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This year͛Ɛ ĂLJ ŽĨ ĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŝŶ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĂLJƐ͘ tĞ ǁŝůů ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ǁĂLJƐ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌ ŽƵƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ƚŽ͕ ŝŶ ƚƵƌŶ͕ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐLJŶĂŐŽŐƵĞ ǁĂůůƐ͘ ŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ƚĞdžƚƵĂů ďĂƐŝƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĞƉĞƌ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ǀƐ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘ We are excited to announce our keynote speakers will be Dame Margaret ,ŽĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶ 'ĂĸŶ K ͘ DĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ͕ Ă >ĂďŽƵƌ DW ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ :ĞĂŶ͕ ĂŶ ĞŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ͘ ŽƚŚ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĞŶĂĐƟŶŐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͗ DĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͘ DĂƌŐĂƌĞƚ ĂŶĚ :ĞĂŶ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ – ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ Žƌ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝůů ĐŽǀĞƌ ϳϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E,^ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ĂƵƐƚĞƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞdžŝƚ͘
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LJ DAY OF CELEBRATION - continued
Margaret Hodge, OBE
Jean Gaffin O.B.E.MP
This keynote will be part of a full programme of sessions celebrating and discussing the Jewish textual basis for community relationships, current best practice and the deeper questions around community responsibility vs state responsibility. Presenters will include senior Liberal Judaism rabbis and leaders, as well as outside speakers from a range of organisations and charities. Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Liberal Judaism’s director of strategy and partnerships, said: “The Day of Celebration will examine our theme on both the micro and macro level. It will showcase all the wonderful things happening in our communities, such as Memory Matters in Northwood, Singing For The Mind at the LJS, the mental health work being done in Birmingham and the Salaam Shalom Kitchen in Nottingham. But it will also ask wider questions about the role of a community. How can a community provide services that the state doesn’t? How can we best volunteer our time? And how much can we realistically expect to be able to do Alan’s ourselves?” Art LJY-Netzer will be running a parallel programme for children aged between 6 and 15 and there will be a fully staffed crèche for the youngest delegates. IF YOU WOULD LKE TO BE PART OF THE T.L.S.E. DELEGATION, BOOK YOUR PLACE BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE office@tlse.org.uk or 020 8953 8889 no later than May 20th 2019
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THIS WILL BE AN A.G.M. WITH A DIFFERENCE! COME AND TAKE PART IN A SHAVU’OT SERVICE, LUNCH AND AN AFTERNOON OF ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES TO CONSIDER THE NEXT 50 YEARS IN THE LIFE OF T.L.S.E. 11:00 Shavu’ot morning service 12:15 Kiddush and lunch 13:00 The History of T.L.S.E.—an interactive quiz 13:45 The Future of T.L.S.E—a celebration of anticipation 14:30 Choose the best cheesecake 14:45 Tea 15:00 The A.G.M.—Making the future happen 15:45 End
CAR RALLY – JULY 14TH Enjoy a fascinating and fun-filled adventure with family and friends this summer by joining us on our special 50th Anniversary Car Rally and Treasure Hunt. Assemble your team, then follow the clues and solve the puzzles to navigate your way across the highways and byways of Hertfordshire. Prizes will be awarded to the teams who solve the clues and follow the route successfully in the best time (obviously safely and within the speed limit). There will be child-friendly challenges with prizes for all junior treasure hunters. The rally starts at 2pm from the TLSE car park and should last approximately 1.5-2 hours. All treasure hunters will meet again at TLSE after the rally for the winners' ceremony and afternoon tea.
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We're celebrating TLSE’s 50th anniversary with a childrens party! With interactive music and games for 0-5, a spectacular show and disco by Mr Stickman for 6-tweens, and nibbles for grown-ups, there’s fun for all the family! Sunday 30th June 2019 3-5pm at TLSE RSVP by 30th May 2019 to office@tlse.org.uk THIS EVENT COUNTS TOWARDS YOUR CRP POINTS 13
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T.L.S.E. BECOMES A C.I.O.
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s you may already have heard it is planned that TLSE's legal status will change in the coming months. This is in parallel with the changes planned for how the synagogue will be run on a day to day basis, where more of the activities can be run by specialised coordinating groups, and not directly by the Council. I have agreed to look after this process and Mike Walton is supporting me. We will change from being an Unincorporated Charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), CIOs were introduced in 2013, and a CIO is now the most common form for new charities. A number of other synagogues have been through the process and I have spoken to three to get their feedback, and all have confirmed that the process is fairly straightforward. There a number of advantages to making this change, including: We can simplify our constitution and move a lot of more detailed topics into a separate set of Rules, which are then easier to maintain in the future The simpler constitution gives us much more flexibility for how the synagogue is run on a day to day basis. A CIO can directly own property (the synagogue), rather than having Holding Trustees as we have at present The personal liability of individual trustees (council members) is significantly reduced We will go through the following steps: We write our new constitution, based very closely on the Charity Commission (CC) standard model and submit it to the CC, together with a long application form. The constitution focuses on the legal aspects of running a charity, not its operation. The CC take about 2 months to respond. At the AGM in June, if this all goes to plan, we are likely to elect trustees (Council members) to both the new and the old charity. Once the new CIO is in place we then transfer the assets and liabilities of the existing unincorporated charity to the CIO. This is somewhat of a formality. We run the new and the old charities in parallel for some time, but eventually shut down the old charity. One of the key differences between the old constitution and the CC model is that, in future, the AGM would not elect the Chair / Vice Chair / Treasurer / Hon Sec - it is up to the trustees to run themselves however they see fit. As long as someone chairs the meeting of the trustees properly that is all that is required. This aligns with the plans to have the day to day activities of the synagogue run by smaller groups focused on specific activities, not by a large council. Mike Beral will lead the discussion about this at the A.G.M. on Sunday 9th June. If you have any questions, please contact Mike directly at mike@beral.co.uk
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MAZEL TOV TO : Dylan Levene who celebrates becoming bar-mitzvah on June 8th Emily Sinclair who celebrates becoming bat-mitzvah on June 15th Jake Rock who celebrates becoming bar-mitzvah on June 29th
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Benjamin Alabaster, Ellis Cavendish, Aaron De Jonge, Louis de la Cour, Raffi Henning, Aaron Jones, Matthew Kram, Maya Larholm, Oscar Morton, Ronnie Perilly, Charlotte Rabinovitch, Blake Rabinovitch, Zachary Spevock, Isla Wainstein
WELCOME TO: New members Jonathan Haik and Dani Pincus, Blake Lewis, Steven Bickler, Hollie Walton, Bradley Cohen and Kinga Bujakiewicz.
CONDOLENCES TO: Shirley Piazza as her brother Sidney Melsack passed away and also to Jessica Appleby on the loss of her husband Ray.
USEFUL TIPS TO STAY SAFE THIS SUMMER Make sure ponds are fenced off or covered with a substantial grille when toddlers are around. Ensure children are properly supervised in swimming pools and at the beach. Stay out of the sun at the hottest part of the day, between 11am and 3pm, keep rooms cool and aired. Drink water or fruit juice regularly (avoid alcohol, tea and coffee) and wear loose clothing and a hat outdoors. If you suffer from hay fever, get someone else to mow your lawn, do not sleep with the windows open and wash your hair before you go to bed. Insect bites and stings are painful, and some people can experience an allergic reaction to being stung. Seek emergency medical treatment if you experience any swelling or itching, wheezing, headache, nausea, fast heart rate, dizziness, feeling faint difficulty swallowing or a swollen face or mouth
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BARBARA
020 8953 1369
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020 8954 9569
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SHIRLEY
020 8953 0416
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PETER
020 8953 1369
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AVRIL
020 8421 9355
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020 8953 4439
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020 8950 1862
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01582 468100
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GET WELL SOON: Rosita Rosenberg, as she continues to recover from her recent stroke, Alan Gordenfelt after his recent operation. If you or a family member would like a visit from the Rabbi or contact with the Care & Helpline Group, please call the synagogue office or notify the relevant person on previous page (based on your surname).
MAZEL TOV TO : Daniel Bernard, member of TLSE, who has won himself a gold medal! You can read all the details in the current edition of ljtoday. Well done, Daniel!
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GENERAL INFORMATION T L S E
Elstree High Street, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3EY Phone: 020 8953 8889 Email: office@tlse.org.uk www.tlse.org.uk Administrator: Jacqueline Bernard
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COUNCIL MEMBERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CONTACT LIST CO-CHAIRMAN Lizzie Rabin 07974 229607 lizzie.rabin2702@gmail.com
CO-CHAIRMAN Richard Boulton 07801 921218 rboulton@gmail.com
HONORARY PRESIDENT Monique Blake 020 8953 4251 monique.david@ntlworld.com Penny Beral 07979 800616 penny@pennyberal.co.uk Peter Rabin 020 8958 7783 peterrabin@talktalk.net
HONORARY TREASURER Harvey Adams 07760 666002 frinton43@outlook.com
HONORARY SECRETARY Jo Jones 07958 300247 joanne.jones2304@gmail.com Alan Gordenfelt 020 8950 6048 ritalan@hotmail.co.uk
Michael Reibscheid michael@reibscheid.co.uk 07710 178603
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TLSE CIVIC SERVICE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 13th Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
The committee: Davina Bennett, Jaqueline Bernard, Monique Blake, Rabbi Pete, Val Dickson
Rabbi Pete and Rabbi Danny Rich watched by Val Dickson & Monique Blake
One rabbi standing head and shoulders above another...
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss
Rabbi Andrew Goldstein, Cllr Eni, (Mayor of Elstree), Val Dickson, Simon Benscher (Chair of LJ), Terry Benson (founder member of TLSE), Robert Voss, Rabbi Danny Rich (Senior Rabbi, LJ) Front row L to R: Mrs Sharon Goldstein, Mrs Sheila Benson, Rabbi Pete, Mrs Brenda Batten (Mayor of Hertsmere), Monique Blake, Rabbi Alan Mann.