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A Jewish pupil from JCoSS School in North London is in hospital after being stabbed 12 times during an apparent attack by four other boys. Police were called to the incident at 9.30pm on Tuesday that left a 16 year-old boy suﬀering from “serious” leg wounds. The year 12 student was found in Primrose Hill Road with stab wounds and rushed to a central London hospital in a condition described as “serious but stable”. The Community Security Trust is monitoring the incident, which they believe not to be anti-Semitic. “Our understanding is that this attack was not motivated by anti-Semitism but it is still something that will deeply concern all parents that hear about it,” said Marc Gardner, CST. “We have been in contact with both the police and the school and

by London Ambulance Service to reports of a person with stab injuries. Officers attended and the Ambulance service rushed the injured boy to a central London hospital. Police closed roads in the area to conduct enquiries. Officers believe the victim was in the park with female friends when four suspects approached. Following a brief altercation, officers believe the victim was physically attacked and stabbed. The suspects, four white males, were not known to the victim or his friends. Enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have taken place. Police are appealing for witnesses. Detective Sergeant Steve Masterson said: “The victim in this case sustained a significant injury that continues to be classified as

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Board of Deputies condemns hate speech at UCL The Board of Deputies has slammed University College London for sanctioning a meeting featuring pro-Palestinian speakers Azzam Tamimi and Miko Peled. Both speakers were given a platform where they expressed anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic views, which have been widely reported. Tamimi is known for expressing support for Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad while Israeli-born Peled expresses anti-Semitic views. Peled reportedly described Israel as “a racist, apartheid regime, engaged in ethnic cleansing and

genocide” whilst Tamimo reportedly said universities did not invite him to events due to the pro-Israel lobby and described Israel as a “racist ideology”. The talk, Segregated and Unequal: Palestinian Life under Apartheid Israel, took place under intense security and ID checks. StandWithUs UK social coordinator Amber Pinto was present at the talk. Pinto commented on social media, “The speakers voiced anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic comments, with Peled claiming that this would

be an uncomfortable space for anyone looking to discuss or even talk about diﬀerent views on Israel. “The event was a gross injustice to students - being advertised as a student-only space yet the room was ﬁlled with adults, there was no presentation of information or facts and the event gave a one-sided racist view as was to be expected.” The Board has labelled the addresses “a hate speech” and in clear contravention of UCL’s own rules. Jonathan Arkush, Board of Deputies’ President, expressed the Jewish community’s “dismay and

anger” over the event at the university last Friday night in a strongly worded letter to Professor Michael Arthur, the Provost of UCL. Mr Arkush was scheduled to speak to Professor Arthur yesterday after the Provost returns from China. “I will be telling him that the Board of Deputies has very serious concerns which I intend to pursue with determination,” he said. “I am simply unable to fathom out how UCL could have acted with such a lack of wisdom and common-sense in allowing this

meeting, despite concerns put to them by their own students, academics and UJS. “It is even more surprising that UCL appears to have no concerns about the further reputational damage it is suﬀering after the totally unacceptable violence and hostility exhibited to Jewish students on its campus just a year ago.”

FW de Klerk calls on world leaders to plan the future with the young at Norwood dinner Former South African President FW de Klerk called on the Free World leaders to embrace the young in an impassioned speech at Norwood’s annual fundraising dinner. The most prestigious event in the charity’s calendar attracted a record 1,350 guests to the Grosvenor House raising £3.2 million. The focus of the evening, sponsored by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation, was on the younger generation – with more than 400 Young Norwood members in attendance. Referencing this theme, De Klerk spoke to CNBC journalist and broadcaster Tania Bryer about his hopes for the youth of South Africa and beyond while encouraging CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “A year 12 JCoSS student has been the target of a serious incident on Primrose Hill on Tuesday evening and is recovering in hospital. An emergency assembly was held this morning to inform students in his year group and they

intergenerational cooperation to work towards a better future. During an informative interview, he said, “The grievances and problems of the youth are quite often totally misunderstood by the older generation,” “I don’t think we (Klerk’s government) gave enough attention to it and I don’t think the leading parties in the free-world give enough attention to it. There is a tendency to take the youth for granted and this must come to an end. “The youth, with all modern technologies, are part and parcel of today’s debate. And they should be able to play a prominent part in that debate.” A co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, De were oﬀered further support should they need it. Our thoughts are with the student and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery.” Police have appealed for witnesses to contact Central North Command Unit by dialling 101, via Twitter @MetCC or anonymously at Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Klerk paid tribute to his “special friend” who had a “visionary approach” to bring lasting change to South Africa. He also noted how the Jewish community played an important role during a historic period. Nicola Mendelsohn, Joint President of Norwood with husband Lord Mendelsohn, spoke about the future of Norwood. Lady Mendelsohn, who announced plans to expand services in Hertfordshire as the community grows, said: “As we ready ourselves for the years ahead, be assured that we will never stop in our quest to provide outstanding service to anyone who needs it.” She pledged that Norwood will “continue to evolve to ensure that we serve the needs of our community with the best facilities, the best staﬀ, the best practices and the best of care and support that can be provided.” Guests heard a moving speech from 20-year-old Jodeci Joseph,

who was diagnosed with bipolar at the age of 17 and struggled with life throughout his teenage years. Speaking about the challenges he faced, Jodeci, the son of a Nigerian father and Jewish mother, said before Norwood he’d felt “totally out of my depth” and “didn’t want to be in this world anymore.” He described the beginning of his relationship with Norwood, especially with child and adolescent psychotherapist Sue, as “the part of my journey where I began to break free”. “Sue helped me see things diﬀerently and over time she helped me improve my conﬁdence, empowering me to believe that it is okay to be myself,” he said. “I didn’t have to live up to the high expectations I placed on myself and that I am extremely special, just as I am.” Britain’s Got Talent’s sole winning magician Lance Corporal Richard Jones wowed guests with

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Boris Johnson finally apologised this week for the “distress” and “suffering” he caused Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family by saying she was training journalists in Iran. In fact, she was visiting her parents as a British Iranian citizen with her young daughter, but arrested at Tehran airport on her return to London accused of trying to topple the government. Why it took so long for the Foreign Secretary to admit he made a mistake and genuinely regretted what he said, has baffled many of his close colleagues. The Iranians responded to Boris’ comments on 1 November by hinting that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s five-year prison sentence could be doubled for “undertaking illegal activity.” She has now served 19 months in a notorious Iranian jail while her young daughter lives with her grandparents, separated also from her father, Richard Ratcliffe. Critics called upon Theresa May to sack Boris for a blunder that could have a direct effect on someone’s life. I agreed, despite enjoying my time chatting and walking with Boris on several election campaigns as a journalist. Its extraordinary how many people who are clearly not Tory voters, stop their vehicles to meet with Boris. He is a man of the people because he makes blunders and fumbles his words. But being a member of the government is not always a glamorous job. Despite the long 16- hour days, you also have to spend hours each night reading your briefs and being aware of your responsibilities. This is something that the Foreign Secretary clearly did not do in the case with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Compare that with Priti Patel who was forced to resign for holding meetings with Israeli officials, “unofficially,” while an “official” British delegation was in Israel at the very same time. Whether you accept she made mistakes or not, Ms Patel never put anyone’s life in danger. As someone who worked with Priti in the political arena for more than a year, she is someone very strict about protocol and code of conduct. It is therefore very difficult to accept that she failed to notify officials including Number 10 of her planned meetings. Priti was hung out to dry because some

in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) felt a British Minister was getting “too friendly” with the Israelis. Ms Patel was accused of breaching the ministerial government code by meeting with Israeli politicians without British officials being present. But if Priti had wanted to keep the meetings secret, she would not have allowed photographers to take pictures of herself and Israeli officials which were then posted on social media. Israel has invited the Royal Family many times to visit the Jewish State but is always turned down on the advice of the FCO. That same department has no problem with allowing our Royal Family to visit some of the most rogue states in the

Middle East, Africa and Asia. Last August, Ms Patel spent 12 days in Israel on a family holiday which she paid for with her own money. She is a workaholic and wanted to learn more about Israel’s high-tech industry and its humanitarian work. But treachery, treason and traitor were just some of the words used on social media in reference to her. Israel set up a ﬁeld hospital in the Golan 4-years ago and has treated more than 5000 Syrian refugees. Some in the media pointed out that British tax payers would fund the Israeli army’s humanitarian eﬀorts in the “occupied” Golan Heights which of course Britain does not recognise even though it was annexed by Israel in 1982.

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If the British government wishes to help Syrian refugees without bringing them to Britain, surely this would be a good investment. Ms Patel maybe a smaller fish to fire unlike Johnson, but through a bizarre twist of fate, “Blundering Boris” has unwittingly brought the Zaghari-Ratcliffe case into the spot light where it must remain. Even her husband Richard believes Boris must now keep his job as Foreign Secretary and fly to Tehran to bring back Nazanin with their daughter. Perhaps now Boris will start acting like a professional member of the cabinet.

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Russia says Iranian presence in Syria “legitimate” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently denied that Russia would help remove Iranian-backed militias from Syria, calling their presence in the country “legitimate”. Lavrov’s comments, quoted in the Russian news agencies RIA

and Interfax, followed reports that the US and Russia agreed on Saturday to limit Iranian-backed militias from encroaching on the Israeli and Jordanian borders in southern Syria and would eventually work to remove all non-Syrian ﬁghters from the country.

Lavrov said the Russian and Iranian presence in Syria was “at the invitation of the government” and therefore “legitimate”. “Neither Iran nor pro-Iranian units were discussed; if we talk about pro-Iranian forces, some may be tempted to call the entire Syrian

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Rivlin issues Iran warning in speech to US Jews Israeli President Reuven Rivlin yesterday addressed the Jewish Federation’s General Assembly in Los Angeles. In a wide ranging speech he covered three key issues; the Western Wall, the threat from Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The Israeli President warned that Iran “is establishing its control through Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and up to the Mediterranean”. He said that “this is not just a threat to Israel, it is a threat to the entire world”. Rivlin described Iran as “the number one exporter of international terrorism” and said it would be “madness” to allow it to have nuclear capability. On the Israeli-Palestinian conﬂict, Rivlin said that any deal must be founded on the principle that Israeli is a secure, Jewish and democratic state. He said: “The Israel-Palestinian conﬂict will not be solved by boycotts or by unilateral steps. The political hijacking of international bodies, from the UN to Interpol, only harms the chance of reaching a solution.” “The Jewish People, the State of Israel, has never been and will never be at war with Islam. The lives of Palestinians and Israelis, Arabs and Jews, are bound together. We live side by side and with each other. We share the same land, the same holy places, the same water and the same sky. There will be no peace until we all understand that we are

not doomed to live together. It is our destiny to live together; Arabs and Jews,” he said. On the Western Wall, Rivlin said that “the development of the [Kotel] agreement was a sensitive process, led by our government in order to try and bridge the gap. I hope that in the future we can return to the table together, and reach an understanding on this important issue. It is our mutual responsibility, and a common interest. At the same time, we must all respect Israel’s democratic process, the decision-making process. Whether we like it or not, in the only Jewish democratic state, ‘religion and state’ is a political issue – maybe the most explosive one”. The Jewish Federations earlier passed a resolution calling on the Israeli government to reverse its “divisive and damaging” steps to freeze an agreement on egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and its support of a bill that would grant a monopoly to Orthodox authorities in Israel over conversions to Judaism. The resolution warned that ignoring the concerns of the non-Orthodox Jewish movements could “undermine the Zionist vision and the State of Israel’s sacred role as a national home for the entire Jewish people” and urged the Government to recognise the importance of the issue to Jews around the world.

army pro-Iranian. Should it surrender in that case? I believe this is what they call wishful thinking,” he added. Israel had asked Russia and the US to ensure Iranian-backed forces would not be permitted to deploy close to Israel’s border. Lavrov acknowledged that “informal consultations were held with Israel taking into consideration that this zone is in direct proximity to the Golan Heights”. Lavrov directly contradicted the text of Saturday’s agreement, which stated that “the ceasefire initiative, to include the reduction, and ultimate elimination, of foreign forces and foreign fighters from the area to ensure a more sustainable peace”. Israel’s Channel 2 News yesterday published a proposed “map of control” in southern Syria between rebels and the regime with a buffer zone 7km from the Israeli Golan border, where Iranian

forces would be prohibited from taking up positions. The map was reportedly signed in Amman along with the agreement on 8 November and approved by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while they were together in Vietnam on 11 November. Security analyst Roni Daniel suggested the Israeli security establishment was surprised by Lavrov’s comments, describing them as “disturbing and disappointing”. He said the proximity to the border is less relevant than the overall deployment of Iranian-backed forces establishing a permanent presence in southern Syria. IDF Chief of Staﬀ Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot will shortly ﬂy to Brussels for the second time in less than a week to consult with US and NATO Commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti.

Iron Dome deployed in central Israel for ﬁrst time since 2014

In a sign of the increasing tension between Israel and Islamic Jihad, the Iron Dome Missile Defence System has been deployed in central Israel for the first time since Operation Protective Edge in 2014. The Israel Defence Forces have increased their presence around the Gaza border and military commanders have said they are prepared for any scenario should Islamic Jihad attack Israel with sniper fire, terrorist attacks or missiles. Tension has increased between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad since the destruction of a tunnel that entered into Israeli territory on 30 October. Twelve Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters were killed when the IDF destroyed the tunnel, which had been dug by the Islamic Jihad, including senior military commanders. Iron Dome is capable of intercepting short-range rockets and mortar shells. Islamic Jihad possesses dozens of Grad-type Katyusha rockets with a range of over 40km, capable of hitting major cities such as Ashdod and Be’er Sheva from Gaza. The IDF believes Islamic Jihad may also possess longer-range rockets that could reach Central Israel and it has operational capability in the West Bank. Farmers with land near the Gaza border can now only work there after receiving special permission. However, life in the communities on the periphery of Gaza is

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US peace plan postponed until March 2018 Maronite Patriarch The highly anticipated US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians has been delayed until next March, according to Israeli media reports. Writing in al-Monitor, Israeli journalist Ben Caspit said that US President Donald Trump and his staďŹ&#x20AC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original plan was to launch the peace initiative in January 2018 during a ceremony in Washington with the participation of Israel and the Palestinians as well as high-level representatives from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan. Caspit said the intention now is to delay this launch until March 2018. The New York Times reported last Saturday that President Trump and his advisers have begun the process for drafting an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The plan will reportedly consist of regional negotiations along three channels: Israeli-Palestinian with US mediation; a regional track which will include rehabilitation of the refugee camps; and an international track. It is also reported that the initiative will redeďŹ ne the concept of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sovereigntyâ&#x20AC;? in a way that allows the Israelis and Palestinians to share territory creatively. Speaking about the US plan, US Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not going to put an artiďŹ cial timeline on the development or presentation of any speciďŹ c ideas and will also never impose a deal. Our goal is to facilitate, not dictate, a lasting peace agreement to improve the lives of Israelis and Palestinians and security across the region.â&#x20AC;? Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Channel 10 reported that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was told about the peace plan during his trip to Saudi Arabia, and that he should respond positively to it. Ahmad Majdalani, a close associate of Abbas, rejected these reports.

On Tuesday, the Hezbollah-aďŹ&#x192;liated newspaper Al-Akhbar published what it called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret document of the Saudi Foreign Ministryâ&#x20AC;? about a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. The Saudi document calls for the permanent settlement of Palestinian refugees in the West Bank or their naturalisation by other Muslim states, Jerusalem to be recognised as an international zone and a major summit to launch a ďŹ nal peace agreement. In exchange, the report says, the US is expected to increase international sanctions against Iran for its ballistic missile programme and its sponsorship of terrorism around the world, as well as revisit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) nuclear deal with Iran to ensure it is strictly enforced. The document also demands â&#x20AC;&#x153;intensive intelligence cooperation in the ďŹ ght against organised crime and drug traďŹ&#x192;cking supported by Iran and Hezbollahâ&#x20AC;?.

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Israel’s 70th Birthday to be celebrated at Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall, one of the most prestigious music venues in the world, will host a celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday on Thursday May 24th, 2018. The Gala Evening is being organised by the United Synagogue (US), the largest membership organisation within the UK Jewish community, to mark 70 years since the State of Israel was founded. The celebration will feature a wide range of Israeli and UK artists from across the musical spectrum. Stars and celebrities will also appear to show their support. The event is being produced by

US Director of Development Alan Aziz, who draws on his considerable experience in this ﬁeld, having organised the main UK celebrations of Israel’s 60th and 65th birthdays at Wembley Arena. Preparations for the event have been under way for some time, with the US keen to make sure that the UK will have appropriate opportunities to celebrate this signiﬁcant milestone for global Jewry. The US has approached and are assembling a growing list of partner organisations and sponsors. The celebration next year will be the culmination of a series of

events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reuniﬁcation of Jerusalem, the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration and 120 years since the ﬁrst Zionist Congress in Basle. Michael Goldstein, President of the United Synagogue, said: “Israel lies at the heart of what it is to be Jewish. The unbreakable bond between the UK Jewish community and the Jewish homeland is one that The US is committed to celebrating. This event will allow people to share their love for Israel on the most famous stage in the world.”

AJR commemorates Kristallnacht in London

The annual Association of Jewish Refugees’ London Kristallnacht Commemorative Service was held this year on 9th November at Belsize Square synagogue. The service was led by Rabbi Stuart Altshuler and included a candle lighting ceremony by AJR members who lived through Kristallnacht. Speakers included Eve Kugler who told of what happened to her and her family on that fateful night in 1938, Ben Barkow, Director of the Wiener Library and Janet Weston who is a second-generation Kristallnacht survivor.

Jews and Hindus unite in spinal garden makeover Last Sunday teams of volunteers from Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue and the Shree Swaminarayan Temple joined together to transform the gardens surrounding one of the UK’s leading spinal injury units. The gardens which surround the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore are used by numerous patients every year as part of their rehabilitation. In recent years the gardens have been neglected and had become quite overgrown. The hospital approached Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue for help. They then worked with their local councillor Ameet Jogia who connected the synagogue to the local Hindu community. Every November, Stanmore Synagogue takes part in Mitzvah (do a good deed) Day, the Jewish community’s national campaign for social action. The local team decided to tackle the hospital gardens by joining forces with their neighbouring Hindu community, making this an important local interfaith project. Over 20 volunteers came together to renovate the gardens, spending several hours pruning, weeding, washing, cleaning, scraping and clearing. Three local garden centres Wyevale, Squires and Carpenders Park donated plants, bulbs, compost and expertise. The end result was admired by Ameet Jogia, Bob

Blackman MP, who represents Harrow East and Mitzvah Day’s Executive Director Dan Rickman. Juliette Harris, one of the Stanmore co-ordinators for Mitzvah Day, said “Our members of all different ages in partnership with our Hindu neighbours joined together to do something beneficial for our wider community. This project has been an extremely rewarding and worthwhile experience. The Mitzvah Day message this year - “L’Dor Vador - from generation to generation” - was certainly pertinent with this project and we are looking forward to continuing this message with the rest of Stanmore’s Mitzvah Day projects including the Mitzvah Mummies visiting The Princess Alexandra Home, a tea for ex-servicemen and elders of the community at the synagogue, and soup-making for Firm Foundations, a local men’s homeless charity in Harrow, as well as numerous collectathons”. Diane Young, who manages volunteer services at RNOH said, “This was a wonderful opportunity to work with our local community and promote the ethos of volunteering. Everyone had a great day with rewards and benefits for all concerned, be they volunteers, staff or patients. We very much hope to repeat this event in the future and bring this once beautiful garden back to life.”

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GIFT programme inspires JFS Students

Students from the JFS GIFT rec option were privileged this week to hear from Simon Davies and Max Bianconi from Jewish Care. Max briefed the students about a number of diﬀerent disabilities and the services that Jewish Care provides. The students then heard from Simon Davies who is a user of Jewish Care’s services and also gives his time as a volunteer. Simon told the students his

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inspiring story and shared some ideas with them about ways that they can have an impact on others in their lives. GIFT rec is a programme where students have the opportunity to hear from inspiring speakers in the not-for-proﬁt industry; learn valuable skills that can help them in their future and experience hands on volunteering. Other GIFT sessions have included hearing from

the incredible 101 year old Stella Lucas founder of All Aboard; making teddies to give to children with terminal illness through the charity Camp Simcha and hearing from a medical clown who works with the charity Spread A Smile. GIFT’s mission is to educate and inspire young people to be givers and to help those in need.

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A common venue for AJR’s volunteer celebration! The Association of Jewish Refugees invited a cross-section of its 300 plus volunteers to a reception at the House of Commons on Monday 13th November 2017, in celebration and recognition of their selﬂess work. AJR Head of Volunteer Services Carol Hart said “Although we were not able to invite all of the wonderful people who oﬀer their time to our members due to the size of the room but we made sure that all of our projects, such as Befriending and Computer Help, were represented. It was a wonderful evening.” The reception was due to be

hosted by Tulip Siddiq MP but she was called away at the last minute on Parliamentary business. Ms Siddiq was replaced by John Mann MP who, as Chair of the Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism since 2005, and Chair of the International Coalition Against Antisemitism, was warmly received by the attendees. AJR Chairman Andrew Kaufman said “I continue to be amazed and humbled by the commitment, enthusiasm and compassion of our volunteers. The support they oﬀer our members is life -changing and we at AJR are very grateful to them all.”

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Family of Buchenwald concentration camp survivor and Jroots launch social change arts prize

Solly Irving pictured in 1945 [front row with black cap and shorts] shortly after his arrival to Windermere among 732 child survivors brought to the UK

Holocaust-themed creative works that can inspire social change are being sought by the family of Buchenwald concentration camp survivor who died last month. The family of Holocaust survivor Solly Irving received tributes from major Holocaust organisations recognising his work in educating and inspiring social change among tens of thousands of children during his lifetime. Now the family have launched an annual creative works competition

in his memory with education charity JRoots to continue Mr Irving’s legacy of social change. It will award prize money for the most powerful entries created by young people themed on a positive world, Jewish identity or Israel. Winners will be selected by an international panel. Mr Irving’s family approached JRoots to run the initiative as part of their work taking 12,000 young Jewish people to concentration camps in Poland on Holocaust

education trips. Participants of the trips, past, present and future, will now be invited to enter art, poetry, prose, music or photography to the competition. Over 500 people attended a memorial service for Solly Irving at Hendon United Synagogue, run by JRoots, last Thursday (9.11.17), where the L’Chaim Survivors Challenge competition was announced. At the ceremony Jonathan Marshall MBE, the former director of Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity, paid homage to Mr Irving’s interfaith work with 20,000 of the city’s young people through his organisation. Rabbi Mordechai Ginsbury of Hendon United Synagogue, where Mr Irving was a member, told the packed venue that “his memory will serve as a source of blessing and inspiration, now and always.” Long-standing friend Sydney Wagner said Solly “fought his way out of those lowest moments, developed a wonderful family, stuck fast to his religion where a lesser man might have crumbled. He played the cards that life dealt him, to win.”

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Mr Irving at a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony with JRoots Executive Director and long-standing friend Rabbi Naftali Schiﬀ

Mr Irving’s son-in-law, Jeremy Shebson said the family “are proud to have initiated a project with JRoots which will help strengthen young people’s connection to Judaism by communicating lessons for the future which they learn through Holocaust education programmes.” JRoots executive director, Rabbi Naftali Schiﬀ said: “As a person honoured to count Solly as a close friend I saw him dedicate his life to strengthening positive Jewish identity while creating a better world

through his work inside and beyond our community. Everything we do at JRoots, is to inspire young people to visit the past, reﬂect on the present and use their talents and drive to transform the future. We believe the powerful lessons learned from Holocaust survivors like Solly can reconstruct our people’s darkest hour into a fountain of inspiration and blessing for the good of humanity. We are honoured to be playing a role in this endeavour.”

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A stumbling block to remember A group of young professionals from London joined Rabbi Moshe Mayerfeld and his family on an emotional and inspiring journey to Frankfurt last weekend. The purpose of the trip, organised by Aish UK, was to take part in a special commemorative stolperstein ceremony at the original home of the Mayerfeld family in Crumstadt, south-west of Frankfurt. Bernhard Mayerfeld, the father of Rabbi Moshe, was three years old in May 1938 when his family were forced by the Nazis to leave their home. The ceremony, at which six

commemorative brass plaques were laid outside the original Mayerfeld family home, was attended by over 100 mainly non-Jewish members of the local community, including the Mayor of Crumstadt. The Stolperstein (meaning “stumbling block”) art project was created by German artist Gunter Demnig in 1992 in order to commemorate individuals at their exact last place of residence before they fell victim to Nazi terror. As of January 2017 over 50,000 stolpersteine have been laid in 22 European countries, making the stolerpstein

Rabbi Mayerfeld and the Mayor of Crumstadt standing next to the Mayerfeld Family stolperstein plaques

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project the world’s largest decentralised memorial. Rabbi Mayerfeld, in his emotional speech remarked, “I was inspired and in awe of the local community who are able to acknowledge the mistakes of the past and are committed to changing the future”. Following the special ceremony on Friday, ten young professionals and seven members of Rabbi Mayerfeld’s family from London participated in a meaningful Shabbat experience in Frankfurt, who’s Jewish community today numbers 7,000. After joining 150 members of the community for a special Shabbat lunch, Rabbi and Rebbetzen Mayerfeld gave classes in the

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Solperstein ceremony

One of the trip participants, Natalie Faber, commented, “I’m really glad I went on the Aish Frankfurt trip. Not only was it a meaningful experience to explore my Judaism, but I had loads of fun and made great friends”. The Mayerfeld Family, who later emigrated to the USA, today number nearly 1,000 descendants. For further information please contact David Nielsen, Director of Development on dnielsen@aish. org.uk / 020 8457 4402.

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JVN hold successful conference The Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN) held its 10th anniversary conference at the offices of ENGINE, in Great Portland Street, on Wednesday 8th November. Over 50 CEOs and volunteer managers of charities in the community attended a conference entitled ‘Building a Shared Vision Between CEOs and Volunteer Managers in Your Charity’ to discuss how CEOs and Volunteer Managers can work closer together for the benefit of their volunteers. Bev Jacobson, CEO of Kisharon, Ginny Lunn, CEO of Beanstalk and Raymond Simonson, CEO of JW3 conducted a roundtable discussion panel, while keynote speakers included Karl Wilding of the NCVO and Joe Saxton of nfpSynergy. The conference was the final event to mark JVN’s 10th Anniversary since its inception in 2007, following the hugely successful Volunteers’ Week campaign and Gala Dinner earlier in the year. The CEO panel was interspersed with the keynote speakers and opened up the issues to the floor. They discussed the importance of effective volunteer training and the ‘correct’ position of the volunteer manager within a charity’s structure – a question to which many different answers were given. Volunteer managers continued with a debate on current ‘hot topics’ in their field, including the relationships between fundraising and volunteering, engaging young people as volunteers and the question of how to motivate volunteers. Lia Bogod, JVN’s Head of Volunteering said, “Ultimately to

conduct eﬀective Volunteer Management the volunteer programme needs to be acknowledged and actioned throughout the organisation from the top down. What we want to achieve with the conference is to strengthen Volunteer Management and push it higher up each organisation’s agenda.” Participant Brain Eisenberg from All Aboard Charity Shops said of his experience: “It was an excellent conference. It far exceeded my expectations and it occurred to me that one of the reasons it was so successful was that all the delegates were so open and frank about the challenges they faced. There was a general air of collective problem-solving.” Karl Wilding’s presentation, entitled ‘The Changing Landscape of the Voluntary Sector and the Impact it has on its Organisations’, focussed in a large part on the increasingly important role of technology in a volunteer’s life. He told the audience: “When thinking about volunteer management, one

needs to think far beyond the volunteer and take into account the trends and developments in society in general. Charities cannot afford to be left behind in the wake of changes and transformations that will ultimately dictate the future nature of volunteers and the lives they will lead.” Joe Saxton’s address was equally well received. He concentrated on the importance of a charity’s branding of its volunteer programme in order to make it recognisable and enticing to as broad a section of the community as possible. Like any great product, great volunteer programmes show what the target volunteers want to do. Package it appealingly in a defined role and offer it to them in an easily accessible and flexible way. In a world where many similar charities are jostling for the same volunteers, a volunteer programme that stands out is crucial, and it is equally important to make the volunteer application process as straightforward and as easy as possible.

On the afternoon of Sunday 12th November over 600 people descended on Edgware Way for the dedication of a new Sefer Torah for

the Seed Shul. The Sefer Torah was dedicated by the Denton family in memory of the late Berit Denton. The procession was accompanied

by live music from singer Eitan Freilich and culminated in a lively party at the Seed centre with dancing and treats for all.

Leonie Lewis, Director JVN, Raymond Simonson, CEO JW3, Bev Jacobson, CEO Kisharon, Ginny Lunn, CEO Beanstalk, Karl Wilding, Director of Public Policy and Volunteering NCVO, Lia Bogod, Head of Volunteering JVN

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Start-up central This week, Work Avenue, together with the Digital Garage from Google held Start-Up Central, the ‘one-stop shop for all your business needs’, supporting entrepreneurs, freelancers, start-ups and growing businesses go one step further with the application of social media within their business. With over 200 delegates from a variety of industries and communities, Google’s Digital Garage shared their knowledge and experience of social media and encouraged a lively debate about its application in small and start-up business. The talks included how to use social platforms to raise awareness, network and reach new customers online, with plenty of handy tips and information to boost small businesses. For the first time, Work Avenue hosted one-to-one expert surgeries whereby delegates took advantage of 20 minute sessions with industry experts one to one for specific advice and guidance on a range of subjects including communication strategies, branding, tax and IT. Alex Marks, Work Avenue Business Adviser and expert on the day, remarked: “Work Avenue is dynamic in outlook and offers a tremendous service to businesses and people looking to work, grow a business and learn new skills, helping them to earn a living in a challenging world. Start-Up Central showcased this brilliantly, and the surgeries gave me the opportunity to meet and advise a wide range of businesses and people. There was a tremendous thirst for knowledge at the event with well over 200 people attending. My surgery covered areas as diverse

as how to turn a great idea into a practical business, how to reach out to customers, marketing skills, how to grow an existing business and more. We have had so much positive feedback from delegates of the event, including Judith Saﬀer, who felt that the experience was “a thoroughly enjoyable and informative day run by Work Avenue and Google’s Digital Garage; A very clear, concise talk with a focused strategy for implementing social media into business.” Bradley Davis added that Start-Up Central was “another well organised event from Work Avenue. It was great meeting people in similar circumstances who are setting up and forming companies and then sharing views and opinions with them. The Google presentation was very interesting and the content informative. However much you feel you know about any given topic you can always learn something new and pick up tips and ideas.” Debbie Sheldon, CEO of Work Avenue, commented: “We are thrilled to have hosted the Digital Garage from Google at Work Avenue once again this year. We have had the highest number of delegates attending; from those with an idea who wish to start a business through to those who have been running their businesses for a number of years. The sessions have been informative and dynamic and everyone has come away feeling inspired to use social media to grow their businesses. Work Avenue will continue to support all the delegates who attended today through our ongoing business advice, mentoring programme and shared workspace.”

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British Emunah Gala Dinner raises £350k Television and radio presenter Jeremy Vine helped British Emunah net a healthy £350,000 proﬁt when he addressed 350 guests at its gala dinner at London’s Guildhall. The money will go towards therapies for vulnerable and at-risk children and to maintain its projects in Israel, where Emunah is the largest provider of children’s residential services. New dinner chair Michelle Plainer welcomed everyone, saying her new role was “a big honour and

responsibility but having visited Emunah centres myself, I felt strongly that I wanted to get more involved and do all I can to help the thousands of children and families in Israel who so desperately need our support.” Mr Vine regaled guests with stories from his show on BBC Radio 2 and explained that “after 30 years at the BBC, I’ve realised that the audience has much better stories than me”. These included the man who tried to ﬂy using 45 weather

Guest speaker Jeremy Vine (left) with Menachem Machtayev and his family at the British Emunah Dinner

balloons and animal rights’ activists who “rescued” thousands of chickens from a road accident – and the birds were then taken to the abattoir!” During his talk, Mr Vine also said “it was fantastic to connect with [Emunah] a charity that I must confess I didn’t know much about and which does so much good work.” Making the appeal was Menachem Machtayev who now works as a counsellor at Emunah Afula, the home where he grew up. He spoke of his past diﬃculties and how Emunah had helped to turn his life around and to break the cycle of violence and abuse. Later, he was joined on stage by his wife, Chen, and their baby daughter. Two boys from Emunah Neve Landy children’s village received a standing ovation when they sang for the audience – both want to be professional singers. Musical director Dvir and counsellor Elad accompanied the teenagers on their UK visit, as did World Emunah director Shlomo Kessel.

CST-Hatzola training day CST’s National Head of Training ran a specially designed day for 10 Hatzola members from Stamford Hill, at CST’s Hendon office on Sunday 12 November. The Hatzola team was taught personal safety for when they respond to emergencies. This included practical self-defence techniques. They also received the Project Griffin programme, which is a counter-terror awareness project organised by the UK National Counter Terrorism Security Office and for which CST’s Head of Training is a licensed instructor. The feedback from the Hatzola members was excellent and they have now asked for more training, which CST will be very happy to deliver as part of its continuing

commitment to helping keep the Stamford Hill Kehilla safe and secure in every way. CST is also looking forward to learn what it can from the unique service and professionalism that Hatzola provides. CST’s National Head of Training who led the day said “this is what CST does, it works with all members of the Jewish community and advises and trains them against the threats they face. Like CST, Hatzola volunteers may be required to run towards the danger, so it is vital they receive training for their personal safety. Theses members of Hatzola are a credit to the Stamford Hill Kehilla, their commitment and willingness to learn was amazing.”

Emunah dinner chair Michelle Plainer with singers Yakir (left) and Elisha

Speaking of the evening, Jeremy Vine said: “The singing from the boys was stunning… and [Immanuel College] choir… Above all, I loved hearing what Emunah does in Israel.” Mr Vine paid tribute to Menachem and his “beautiful family – I can relate to that as I’ve got two beautiful daughters. It was wonderful to hear about your journey, where you’ve come from.” Guests included Chief Rabbi Mirvis and Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mark Regev – the latter proposed the loyal toast, saying: “I am also toasting Emunah for the work that you have

done over the decades, for the work that you are doing today, and the work that you will continue to do tomorrow. You are helping to make Israel a better place.” British Emunah chairman Rosalyn Liss thanked Jeremy Vine, noting he had donated his fee to Emunah and the Motor Neurone Disease charity. Afterwards, dinner chair Michelle Plainer said it was “a fantastic evening – I am delighted with the amount raised and want to thank everyone who has supported us.” PHOTO CREDITS: JOHN RIFKIN

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Golders Green Synagogue members ﬁnd reasons to be hopeful in Ukraine Members of Golders Green United Synagogue and their Rabbi have just returned from eastern Ukraine to visit a Jewish community which they have supported for more than 25 years. Rabbi Belovski and the seven congregants saw the progress the Zaporizhia synagogue has made with the support of the Golders Green community as well as the challenges facing the wider Jewish community. The trip was organised by World Jewish Relief which runs programmes to support the Jewish communities in eastern Ukraine, including in Zaporizhia and Dnipro. Rabbi Ehrentreu, the Chief Rabbi of Zaporizhia, welcomed the group to the new Synagogue and took them to see the Jewish kindergarten and Jewish school which have been refurbished with the help of Golders Green United Synagogue. They also visited the Zaporizhia Holocaust memorial where more than 20,000 Jews were killed and buried in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city. The trip participants got a chance to experience the poverty and

Valentina (L) and World Jewish Relief staﬀ member Katya Roshchyna

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deprivation of the city as well as the vibrancy of the Zaporizhia Jewish community. Visiting soviet era apartment blocks, they navigated dark and dilapidated stairwells to visit people in their own homes to hear how World Jewish Relief programmes are making a diﬀerence to their lives. Pensioner Marianna told them how she would be left entirely alone were it not for the Home Care worker provided by World Jewish

Relief who cooks, cleans and shops for her as well as providing vital companionship and conversation. In other ﬂats and homes they saw how young people with disabilities are taught essential life skills and how older people are brought together in people’s homes to enable them to get out and socialise – a vital way to combat isolation and depression and keep them active. The group also spent the morning at the Edison Space, a co-working hub established and supported with the help of World Jewish Relief, where Jewish community members who had been unemployed for many years described how they had received ‘back-to-work’ training and had been able to secure a new well-paid job or set up their own business. The Synagogue members went to visit some of these people in their places of work and saw how they had been able to expand and oﬀer employment opportunities to other people in the community. Rabbi Belovski said: “I last visited Zaporizhia twelve years ago and even though the buildings, roads and living conditions have remained the same, if not deteriorated further, the developments and achievements of the Jewish community are remarkable. It’s thanks to remarkable individuals like Rabbi Ehrentreu and organisations like World Jewish Relief, that people’s lives here are being transformed. But the biggest change has been the shift from giving to empowerment, moving people away from being needy recipients to taking responsibility and giving back.” Participant and synagogue member Myrna Jacobs said: “On the

Mike Posen and other members of Golders Green Synagogue

one hand we were confronted with extreme issues of poverty and displacement. On the other hand we saw extraordinary examples of organisation and kindness which allowed human beings in acutely difﬁcult circumstances to receive the type of intelligent assistance which allowed them to face life with courage and hope.” Participant and Golders Green Synagogue Financial Representative Jonathan Davies said “I hadn’t appreciated the very severe levels of poverty. It is comforting to see the work done by World Jewish Relief to alleviate this.” Rebecca Singer, communications oﬃcer at World Jewish Relief, led the Golders Green Synagogue trip to Zaporizhia and said, “It was

great to be able to introduce a Jewish community from the UK to a Ukrainian one and for them to see and understand what life is like for so many people living there. The Golders Green Synagogue members were incredibly open and honest about the impact it had on their understanding of the struggles faced by Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. I look forward to taking other synagogue groups to experience this for themselves and would encourage any community who would be interested in a similar trip, to get in touch.” If you or your community would like to join a future trip to Eastern Europe, please contact Rebecca Singer on rebecca@worldjewishrelief.org or 0208 736 1250.

Rabbi Belovski and World Jewish Relief staﬀ member Sam Schryer

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“My Mum can’t travel any more. So today Yad Vashem came to her”

Fed Treasurer Bernie Yaﬀe presenting Dorit Novak with the books

“Someone was asking me earlier if my mother had been to Yad Vashem. I told them she went years ago but she can’t travel there anymore, so today Yad Vashem came to her,” related Carolyn Field. Carolyn was accompanying her mother Rosel Zief, a Holocaust survivor, to The Fed’s Heathlands Village care home for a presentation ceremony by the My Voice project, in which Rosel is currently participating. At the event on 8 November, Fed Treasurer, Bernie Yaﬀe, presented a set of nine completed My Voice life-story books to Dorit Novak, Director General of Yad Vashem -The

people won’t Addressing believe it the room of could have storytellers happened.’ ” and their famHowever at ilies, Fed volthe same time. unteers and staff, Dorit she empha– whose visit sised the poswas faciliitivity of the tated by the project which N o r t h - We s t “gives us Friends of Issomething to Helen Stein pictured holding her rael - stressed learn from this book together with Dorit Novak the imporhorrific time tance of capturing and preserving - the fact that people can heal and the stories at this very point in can return to life from the worst sithistory. This is because, “we are uation – it not only teaches us about running out of time and as one of what happened, but also about what our survivors used to say, ‘one day kind of choices a human being can I won’t be here anymore and people make – where they can go and how will say it never happened, because much power and energy they can find. There is no limit to the ability of recovery.” Survivor, Sam Gontarz, was among four story-tellers present, who signed their completed books before they were handed over to Yad Vashem. Verbalising the enormous benefit he has derived from his involvement, he commented: “If I was to win the lottery I wouldn’t be anywhere near as happy as I am knowing my book is going to Yad Vashem.” Leslie Kay (Fed Board Member), Dorit Novak, Hila Kaye (My Voice Project The Fed’s Time-For-You VolunCo-ordinator), Bernie Garner (Fed Dir. Of Community Services), Bernie Yaffe, teer Manager, Juliette Pearce, who Julliete Pearce (Time For You Manager and has overseen My Voice project).

World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. At the presentation, My Voice Project Leader, Hila Kaye, explained how Fed volunteers befriend and enable survivors to give voice to their personal experiences. They listen to, record and transcribe their stories which are then designed, edited and published with photographs to accompany the project. My Voice, she explained, focuses on “the whole life of survivors, hidden children, Kindertransport and refugees,” giving us “a better understanding of what life was like for the Jewish communities in Europe before the war,” living through the rise of anti-Semitism and then starting afresh in the UK.

Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli tell Manchester interfaith audience of their hopes for peace More than 130 people in Manchester last night heard two bereaved parents – one Israeli and one Palestinian – speak about their hopes for peace and reconciliation. Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, of the Parents Circle – Family Forum were speaking at ‘Invest in Peace’, a joint initiative between the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, which invites Christians and Jews to support Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding. Bassam, a Palestinian who spent years in an Israeli prison before embracing peace, told the audience at Stenecourt Synagogue, Salford: “My 10 year old daughter was killed in this conflict - now I struggle for peace, so my other five children can have a better future.” He added that his change of attitude came when he watched a film about the Holocaust. “I watched the movie with the intention of laughing at my enemy’s pain - I ended

up crying.” Robi told the interfaith audience at the synagogue: “it doesn’t matter whether you’re Israeli, Palestinian, black or white - a bereaved mother’s tears are always the same.” After the meeting, Board of Deputies Chief Executive Gillian Merron said: “We’re proud to have initiated an Invest in Peace programme which presents challenging dialogues to packed and highly engaged meetings across the country. This is about helping to export peace, rather than importing conﬂict.’ The Revd Peter Colwell, Deputy General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland said: “With so much violence, hatred and suspicion in the world, there is a critical need for diﬀerent faith groups to come together. This is no less true that in relation to Israel-Palestine, where Jews and Christians often disagree, and cause each other pain in that disagreement.

This approach aims to build bridges and create a sense of hope.” “The Board of Deputies of British Jews and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland are committed to working in partnership because we believe passionately that Jews and Christians should be engaging proactively together in supporting those in Israel and Palestine who are committed to reconciliation.” Cllr Rishi Shori, Leader of Bury Council, told the audience he was proud of Manchester’s diverse faith communities for leading the way on peacebuilding and cohesion with events such as this. The event was partnered by St Gabriel’s Church and the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region. Large audiences are expected at two further Invest in Peace events in Leeds and Glasgow, later this week.

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oversees the project, explained how the original concept came from Margit Cohen, a former resident of Heathlands Village who sadly passed away in July, after having completed her book. Juliette also described how a survivor had thanked her on the day for “caring about us before we close our eyes,” validating Hila’s words when she explained to those present how the storytellers and their families, “have found profound value in participating in the project. “For some this has been the ﬁrst time in sharing their truth and shining a light on the heroes who saved them. For others, it has been an empowering process, feeling valued within the community, becoming educators and having their experiences validated”. In addition, she described the powerful emotions experienced by volunteers involved in the project knowing “you are responsible for that person’s truth being recorded and archived” and enabling people’s stories to be safely handed over to the next generation. The My Voice project is a joint enterprise of The Fed and AJR (the Association of Jewish Refugees).

Etz Chaim boys learning one last time before moving to new premises

Etz Chaim Boys Manchester learning in Machzekie Hadass Shul hall onTuesday morning. The school is moving premises on Sunday from its present location on Middleton Road to Bury New Road. They will be learning this week at MH until Thursday. PHOTO CREDITS: LAWRENCE PURCELL

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Rabbi Yossi Chazan suprise for his 60th Schools participate in

Holy Law Shul’s Rabbi Yossi Chazan celebrated his 60th Birthday with a Masechet Megillah learning programme in his honour. The Shul’s Henry Seaberg hall

was packed our for this occasion, led by the Shul’s newly appointed Rabbi Benjy Rickman.

Masechets Megilla learning honouring Rabbi Chazan’s birthday

Dancing at Rabbi Chazan’s 60th

Platinum wedding anniversary card to HM Queen, from Prestwich

The Community of Whiteﬁeld Gathers together for an act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph

Chazan Yossi Muller at the Whiteﬁeld Cenotaph

Prestwich Great Grand Mother Mrs Edwina Rosenberg has made a platinum wedding anniversary card with the assistance of her granddaughter Shoshana Miriam Simmonds 9, and her great-granddaughter Penina Graﬀ 4.

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BJCFP School Remembrance morning assembly

Lt Col Martin Newman at Manchester Mesivta Remembrance Assembly

Bury and Whiteﬁeld Jewish Primary School Yr 4 Chumash Presentation

Lt Col Martin Newman the ﬁrst to lay a wreath at Whiteﬁeld Cenotaph Sunday morning

AJR commemorates Kristallnacht

The annual Association of Jewish Refugees’ Northern Kristallnacht Commemorative Service was held this year on Wednesday 8th November at The Shrubberies in Manchester. Speakers included AJR member Werner Lachs who gave a moving account of his personal memories of Kristallnacht and the subsequent effect on his family. Rabbi Eisenberg conducted the memorial prayers after which guest speaker, Robert Kanter, Head of History at Bury CE High School, gave a talk on some of the international responses to Kristallnacht. Students from Bury High School then had the opportunity to speak with AJR members and hear their stories. AJR Chief Executive Michael Newman said “It was a privilege to hear a first-hand account of Kristallnacht from our member Werner Lachs 79 years after this terrible night which effectively marked the turning point in the lives of Jews in Germany and Austria.”

BWJP School Chumash Year 4 boys

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BWJP School year 4 Chumash pupils performing on stage PHOTO CREDITS: LAWRENCE PURCELL

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JCore aids race and asylum discussion BY DAVID SAFFER

JCore has provided a Jewish voice on race and asylum inequality for over four decades. Working in partnership with anti-racism and refugee organisations, a core group of workers provide a Jewish perspective in holding the government to account on prejudice and discrimination. The organisation draws on Jewish refugee experiences and a tradition of social activism. Mainstream campaigns include Let the children in! as a response to the Government ending the Dubs scheme for relocating refugee children. JCore calls on the system to be reinstated and for children to be transferred quickly and eﬃciently. The organisation runs Jump, a one-to-one befriending project for vulnerable young asylum seekers who have come to the UK without parents or a guardian. Executive director Dr Edie Friedman, who hails from Chicago, has been a mainstay of JCore since founding the organisation in 1976. A regular speaker and writer on the topic, she has authored books and educational resources. “Jewish people played a prominent role in ﬁghting for civil rights,” she explained.

Stephen Roseﬁeld, Dr Edie Friedman, Sam Cozens and Adam Rose

“The experience of black Americans was in some ways quite similar to issues in South Africa in terms of segregation, particularly in the south. “I was brought up to believe that part of being Jewish was to be involved in ﬁghting for social justice, so when I moved to Britain to study in Leeds, I wanted to have some of that engagement. “There are many Jewish people involved in human rights issues, I wanted the Jewish community to have a stronger voice in standing up for racism and supporting refugees.” She added, “JCore provides a Jewish voice on asylum issues and the challenges are still with us today. Diﬀerent groups of refugees have come here and struggle for equality - it is an on-going issue. “A Jewish community must have a voice as it helps community solidarity and cohesion. Also, it is about having a positive Jewish identity connected to making the world a better place.” JCore’s wide range of supporters encourages Dr Freidman. “Jews want to see a community involved whatever their age or position and wherever they sit in the community religiously,” she said. “JCore is for people across the board.

“Jewish values are the same for all of us, but sometimes, I think we forget the central role ethics and social justice play in being Jewish. “Organisations outside the Jewish community are concerned with refugees but asylum speakers are really pleased we provide a Jewish voice. Its important Jewish organisations engage with the wider world, but it does not mean we are not concerned about our own community.” On a practical level, JCore organises speakers, send letters to the press among other activities. “We have around 30 befrienders that accompany minors who come from terrible conditions and ﬁnd themselves in Britain without any family. “This situation resonates, though it’s not the same, with our experiences of the Kindertransport when 10,000 Jewish children came here without their families. “We also have a scheme to help refugee doctors re-qualify. This also reminds us of when Jewish refugee doctors came to Britain in the 1930s and found it very diﬃcult to re-qualify.” In terms of further help, she added, “Synagogues and organisations collect toiletries and food to distribute at one of four synagogue drops-ins centres. “There are many destitute asylum seekers who do not have basic requirements of life so this is a way of providing necessary goods to restore some of their lost dignity.” JCore’s campaign ‘Let the Children in!’ at Rosh Hashonah called on the government to change British law to ensure all refugee children were reunited with families promptly and safely in the UK. “Children need to be protected and not forced into making dangerous journeys and risking exploitation at every turn,” Dr Freidman noted. “There is a lack of transparent information leaving young people in limbo for months. Its essential for the government to do the right thing.” Government statistics released in August showed the number of people applying for asylum in the UK fell by over 25% in the previous year - 27,316 applications were made. Statistics also showed a 50% increase where asylum cases waited longer than six months to receive an initial decision. Over 10,000 applications had not received a decision. Dr Friedman commented, “The statistics make clear there are

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Dr Edie Friedman with cartoonist Zoom Rockman at the launch of Let the children in!

necessary reforms to be made to the asylum system. Our stance is that asylum seekers who have been waiting for a decision for longer than six months should be allowed to work - far too many asylum seekers are relying on support whilst being denied the means to provide for themselves. “Furthermore, the Home Oﬃce needs to scrutinise the way decisions are made. “Something is wrong if there are so many cases going to appeal and those are then being overturned. Not only is this highly traumatic for refugees and asylum seekers, it is a huge waste of taxpayers’ money and government resource.” JCore has a number of patrons and is steadfast in its determination to help. “On a practical level we have made a contribution recognised inside and outside the Jewish community but we want even more awareness of our work,” said Dr Friedman. “It could be by getting hundreds of people to sign petitions to say we in the Jewish community feel strongly about issues and want our voice recognised. It’s also important to be in the Jewish press to

animate that voice but there is a lot more we can and should be doing.” She added, “The Jewish community plays its part in raising asylum issue awareness in the United Kingdom. “There is a lot of activity within faith communities whether its setting up drop in centres, campaigns, oﬀering accommodation or teaching English. Sometimes we come together to sign a statement or organise an event and we are part of that process. “Its important other communities see the Jewish community involved.” JCore recently hosted a day of action to petition the Home Secretary to be presented to the Home Oﬃce and Dr Freidman spoke at a Labour Conference fringe meeting hosted by the Jewish Labour Movement. Judith Flacks of the Jewish Leadership Council chaired a panel that included Lord Dubs, Ruth Smeeth MP and human rights lawyer Sarah Sackman. JCore is here to stay and represent the Jewish communities of the United Kingdom in a positive light.

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Europe’s largest Jewish Primary School knows child’s needs emotionally and academically BY DAVID SAFFER Sinai Jewish Primary School is Europe’s largest Jewish primary school serving 640 pupils across North West London and Hertfordshire. Set on a large campus in Kenton, Sinai has Maths Mastery status and prides itself on being forward thinking educators. With a staunch Jewish ethos in a modern orthodox setting, Sinai excels in secular and Jewish studies, values multi-faith work, British citizenship and heritage. Mrs Juliette Lipshaw is headteacher and responsible for 102 members of staﬀ, including 45 teachers. She began her tenure in September heralding a new academic year. Life at Sinai, which is not in the heart of a Jewish community, is never dull. Children from Stanmore, Hendon, Edgware, Elstree, Radlett, Borehamwood, Harrow and Brent attend the school. Whilst not a community school it oﬀers 90 places per year group, three times that of a small primary school. Mrs Lipshaw is a former pupil at Sinai. After graduating and taking up a profession in teaching, a return initially as a governor followed when her own children attended, then as deputy head when the post was advertised. Now head, how does it feel having been a pupil? “It’s amazing, a joy and a privilege,” she enthused.

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“I love coming to work every day, it’s a fabulous place to work, I have a brilliant team of teachers and senior team. The children are amazing and supportive. “The structure of the school is the same but has changed since I came here. “Walking around, you do see images of yourself when I came here. “It’s a funny feeling and sometimes at assembly you catch yourself thinking, I sat there 33 years ago listening to my head teacher. It is amazing to be standing in front of all the pupils.” So has the ethos changed over the decades? “No, there was always a great love of Israel, Judaism, yiddishkeit and a strong secular education,” Sinai’s head explained. “We are very forward thinking, move with the times and are always thinking about new educational initiatives and innovations. “We are not stuck in the 1970s but the heart of the school is very much there. It’s about excellent education, academic excellence, both secular and Jewish, that has stayed true to the school. “There is also a real sense of warmth in the school you don’t get at every school and it was there when I was a pupil. “Whenever you talk to people and ask which school did you go to, and they say Sinai, there is a joy and love which is still very much the case. “Our pupils love it here and the ﬁrst thing visitors say when walking around is that the children are happy. That is really important.

“Happy children, happy parents, happy staff, there is nothing more important than that in primary education.” Historically, Sinai started out as the Bayswater Jewish School, founded by members of the Bayswater Synagogue for the children of “poorer brethren”. Originally based in Harrow Road, the school opened at Westbourne Park Villas as Paddington Bayswater Jewish School in 1867. The school moved to a new building in Harrow Road in 1879 and by 1903 had accommodation for 419 pupils. Moving to Lancaster Road in 1930, it became Kensington Bayswater Jewish School, later Solomon Wolfson. By the late 70’s, after decades of hard work behind the scenes, Michael Sobell Sinai School opened with pupils and staff coming from Solomon Wolfson and Yavneh Schools in 1981. The coming years would see extensive development, and by 1997, Sinai was the largest Jewish Primary School in Europe. When it comes to high school education, most pupils from Sinai go on to study at Yavneh and the Jewish Free School than to other private schools. In recent years there has been plenty of debate whether a proliferation of Jewish schools has affected Shabbat attendances at synagogues. “One of the special things about Sinai is that we have a mix of parents who are traditional to very religious,” said Mrs Lipshaw. “We believe in giving children firm foundations and roots, to make being Jewish magical so that they want to continue their Jewish education, their Jewish journey and remember songs they learnt in primary school when they sit at a seder table in years to come. “It’s an interesting debate and a shame there are not more youth groups but it’s really important for parents to continue to encourage children to be involved.” Another ‘hot topic’ is that some parents that do not believe in faith schools, an issue about which Mrs Lipshaw not surprisingly has strong views. “There is absolutely a place for faith schools,” she said. “It’s really important, providing the faith school brings in an understanding of British citizenship and

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Headteacher Mrs Juliette Lipshaw with head-girls and head-boys

other cultures into the school. “We believe passionately about having a very strong Jewish identity, Jewish culture and aﬃliation to Israel but we also have very strong British values. We teach our children what it means to be a British citizen and abide by British values within our school. “In terms of democracy, we have a school council and elections. We believe wholeheartedly that we have to teach our children to be able to function in British society, to be good outstanding citizens and understand about other cultures and religions. “We link with other schools and included in our timetable is ‘Our World’ when pupils learn about other religions and cultures. “We are also part of the Three Faiths Forum and link with Jewish schools around the world. “My argument to parents who are anti faith schools is that our

children are well-rounded. We do all the work one would do in a secular school academically, we give pupils an extra understanding about their culture and heritage but then go that extra mile to say it is our duty to teach children about the world around them - other cultures, religions and Britain.” Sinai’s head noted that for year one pupils there is a need to see a path all the way through to year six - and not just in terms of education. “There has to be aspiration,” explained Mrs Lipshaw. “We want to be the best in everything that we do and to make it really exciting. “Our year six residential used be an outdoor activity centre but we changed that to a week in Wales which includes walking, mountain climbing and surﬁng so it’s a real highlight for pupils. “Walking through gorges in rivers and sea surﬁng is unbelievable. The children have a magical week.”

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Sport time for these young hockey fans

She added, “Last year, we put on the Lion King show, which was an incredible production with costumes and a brilliant sound system so the hall came to life. “It’s about children being aspirational and knowing when they get to year six it’s amazing for them. They walk around the school with pride and are exemplars for the rest of school. “The children also produce a

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newspaper and have a siyum to mark the end of Jewish learning, which is a very emotional ceremony. All parents attend and it’s a really special time.” For this Jewish head, the job is all consuming and all options are evaluated. “It’s important parents know about us as we are not a community school, we are not down the road where children can walk to school

but we make it worth the eﬀort because of our facilities,” Mrs Lipshaw enthused. “We have introduced ‘extended services’ for working parents. We run lunchtime and after-school clubs till 6pm, which is appreciated by parents. There are theatre groups, drama, art and sport clubs. Our facilities are comparable to those of a secondary school in that we have a huge campus.” She added, “We constantly update our school to ﬁnd ways of making us unique. We have a sensory and multi-purpose room where we do cookery and science. “Our provision for special needs children is amazing. “Building work last summer created a special sensory room. Pupils might have emotional needs, dyslexia, dyscalculia but by the same token we have a broad spectrum with a high proportion high-achieving so we challenge and stretch them. “It’s about giving opportunities and skills, laying foundations, making sure children can be

independent, giving them digital skills, helping them to become articulate, conﬁdent and knowledgeable about the world around them. “The curriculum is more than just English, Maths, History, Geography and the sciences. Children need to function in a very competitive world. And as a Maths Mastery School, it’s about ‘whole class’ teaching so every child has the opportunity to excel, challenge and master.” With the latter points in mind, Sinai balances the past and present when it comes to technology and learning. “Although I’m forward thinking, I’m quite old fashioned,” explained Mrs Lipshaw. “Children have to acquire the traditional skills, to learn their times tables, have good handwriting and know how to write an essay, but at the same time, we want them to programme, word process, manage an excel spreadsheet and be really competent in digital literacy. “You have to ﬁnd a balance between being pushy and highly

competitive, excelling academically but also looking after mental wellbeing. So during mental health day, we did exercises in relaxation and mindfulness in the classroom. “There is balance and you see that culture when you walk around the school. “Pupils are industrious but calm and purposeful. Its not a stressful environment but balance is important.” As for the future, Mrs Lipshaw noted, “We aim to continue being a thriving Jewish school, to keep pace with the future and always be a step ahead. “Whatever the future holds for our children, we want to equip them for that, encourage them to love being Jewish, to love learning and to enjoy it. “You have to be careful that you remain loving and nurturing because we are talking about primary school children. We are the biggest, but we make it our business to know the needs of every child emotionally and academically.”

Prospective Parents Are Invited To: Tour our school On: Wednesday 29th November or Thursday 30th November At: Sinai

Jewish Primary School

For: A guided tour of our school and to listen to our Headteacher Mrs Lipshaw From: The Sinai Children Please register your interest at www.sinaischool.com or eangel@sinai.brent.sch.uk

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ASK THE RABBI Looking for answers? Send your question to Rabbi@RabbiSchochet.com Looking for a Jewish Rabbi Dear Rabbi, My mother is Jewish. I was not raised in the religion. Can I marry a Jew and a Rabbi? Lucy Dear Lucy, To be clear - you want to marry a Jew and a Rabbi? No. You can only be married to one person at a time. Or did you mean you want to marry a Jewish Rabbi? Is there

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another kind? Maybe you’re really asking whether you can marry a Jew with a Rabbi to oﬃciate. Well the good news is you are Jewish even if you were not raised Jewish. You can marry a Jew - in fact the only person that you should be marrying is a Jew and yes you would have a Rabbi there to oﬃciate. Just send me the invite!

great leader, married out of the faith. So let whoever wants to be a Jew, be a Jew; whoever wants to join a Jewish school should be able to join a Jewish school. Let’s stop all the discrimination.

Did Moses marry Jewish?

You know what? You’re right! Enough with this whole Jewish identity thing! Let’s dispel with all the myths being peddled out there and establish the true facts once and for all. Moses did marry

Dear Rabbi, Enough with this whole Jewish identity business! Even Moses, the

Winfred Dear Winfred,

out of the faith. So did Joseph for that matter. And guess what? Sara, Rebecca, Rachel & Leah were also not Jewish. You know why? Because the whole concept of “Jewish” as you and I know it did not exist until the giving of the Torah at Sinai. (But you will note that even before then, the forefathers were very speciﬁc about keeping it ‘in the family.’) It was at Sinai, when they were proclaimed a “kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” that they became a people. And at that point, everyone, including Moses’ wife, and yes, even Moses himself, all became Jewish. Since then, whenever someone was to undergo conversion they would require the same “standing at Sinai.” experience - namely accepting the commandments upon themselves. Anything less than that just isn’t good enough! Kaddish Wrecker Dear Rabbi, I attend a regular afternoon service in the City because I am reciting the kaddish for my mother. Sometimes we only have exactly ten people and there is one guy who acts like the service is there for him. He does his bit and then leaves before the end of the service. I have been told by others each time that I can then not recite the kaddish. If you could answer that would be great because I will leave a copy of the Jewish Weekly there in the hope that someone will pick it up and show it to him. Do I A) recite the kaddish anyway (sometimes I just whisper it anyway to myself). B) Have a word with this guy to be a little more considerate for my sake. C) Not bother altogether, although this problem occurs only on average every other week. Cyril Dear Cyril, Or D) grab some rope and tie him up each time he walks in, releasing him only after you recite the kaddish. Mind you a ball and chain would be better so that he can take his steps and bows while reciting the prayers. Seriously, I commend you for making the effort each afternoon to attend the

service. To be sure, many people commit to saying kaddish during the course of mourning period for a loved one, but then after that, don’t really pursue it further. Even those that do might go to a morning service and/or an evening service, which is to certainly be lauded, but the afternoon prayer seems to be a little underrated. This, not just for those saying kaddish but people I general. The truth of the matter is, the afternoon prayer – Mincha - is considered the most sacred of the prayers precisely because it cuts right into the middle of the afternoon – and taking out time for G-d in the middle of a busy day adds extra tribute and merit to the memory of your beloved mother. So option (C) is out. If you haven’t got ten people there you haven’t got a minyan (quorum) in which case sacred prayers such as the kaddish could not be recited. That then rules out option (A) as well. One proviso: If you started the kaddish and he walks out after you started it, you can conclude it. This brings me to option (B). Does this guy know that you are saying kaddish or is he only a periodic attendee. Have that word with him, explain to him that you are making this wonderful effort to recite the kaddish for your mother and that he is denying you that opportunity. You might want to also make him aware that being responsible for depleting the minyan means causing the Divine presence which manifests itself amongst a minyan - hence the extra special prayers - to depart prematurely. That is forbidden. If he still doesn’t want to cooperate I refer you to my option D) above.

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Parshat Toledot In loving memory of Malka bat Peretz

In loving memory of Malka bat Peretz “Ya’akov simmered a stew, and Esav came in from the field, and he was exhausted. Esav said to Ya’akov, ‘Pour into me, now, some of that very red stuff for I am exhausted.’ He therefore called him Edom” (Bereishit 25:29-30).

A Fatal Disconnect by Rabbi Chaim Gross, Editor, Daf Hashavua “The lads grew up and Esav became one who knows hunting, a man of the field; but Ya’akov was a wholesome man, dwelling in tents” (Bereishit 25:27). This week’s sidrah relates the birth and development of Ya’akov and Esav. Whilst, according to the Midrash, Ya’akov went on to become the greatest of the forefathers, Esav became animal 12:1-23 hunter, sold his 1st Aliya (Kohen)an– Vayikra birthright for a abowl lentilswait andseveral marriedweeks two After childbirth, ladyofwould idol-worshipping before bringing anwomen. elevation offering (olah) and a sin offering (chatat). This completed her post-birth However, the perception that Esav was no more purification process. thantold a low life raises questions. Yitzchak’s God Moshe and Aharon that As someone who death hea wanted to type give ofEsav had the approached, appearance of particular skin powerful(tzara’at) blessings. her disease wouldOnly haveRivkah, to show with the white superiortoprophetic was able to evaluate see the blemish a Kohen.powers, The Kohen would danger of this; sheaffliction persuaded dress and decide if the wasYa’akov clearlytotzara’at, up, posing as Esav, to take those blessings thus rendering the person impure (tameh). If the himself (Bereishit 27:5-29). If Esav was no more case was unclear, the Kohen would quarantine than a villain, why was Yitzchak interested in the person in a house for seven days, after which giving him blessings? the Kohen would re-inspect the afflicted area and declare whether the person was tameh or tahor A further, related question arises, about Esav’s (pure). death. The Talmud (Sotah 13a) relates a Question: were that the three of blemish Midrashic what tradition whentypes Ya’akov died, called? (13:2) Answer on bottom of page 6. of) his sons took his body to Ma’arat (Cave Hamachpela burial. Esav arrived and 2nd Aliya (Levi)for – 13:24-39 to be buried there.from As aa Itdisputed was alsoYa’akov’s possible right for tzara’at to develop debate ensued, one erupt of Ya’akov’s grandchildren, burn. Tzara’at could on the scalp or on the Chushim son of Dan,ofwho beard area,the causing a loss hair.was deaf and unable to make out the content of the debate, 3rd – 13:40-54 sawAliya his (Shlishi) grandfather’s burial being delayed. ASeeing slightly different formfinal of tzara’at is Ya’akov, detailed, this as a terrible attack on which caused a more substantial loss hair.inA Chushim attacked Esav, cutting off hisof head metzora (one who beenrelates contaminated with the process. The has Talmud that Esav’s tzara’at) was into sentthe outside ofwhere the camp andburied, had to head rolled Cave, it was tear garments (seewep4doarticle). Tzara’at nexthis/her to Ya’akov. Whilst not find that the Talmud praises Chushim, what garment is the could also infect clothing. A suspected significance of this message; especially thata was quarantined before the Kohen made Esav’s body remained Cave,If whilst decision about whetheroutside it was the tameh. it was his head tameh, was buried inside? was burnt. declared the garment

To help answer our questions, let us consider the meaning of Ya’akov “dwelling in tents”. Rashi (d. 1105) explains that these tents refer to the ‘study halls of Torah’. Ya’akov was intellectually advanced and refined in matters of the mind. Yet his excellence was not limited to the study halls. As his life developed, we see that Ya’akov’s actions were also exemplary. For example, in all of his 20 years working for his demanding, deceiving and cheating uncle Lavan, he acted with total honesty and integrity (ibid. 31:38-40). He was able to raise 12 sons who became the metzora would also bring three animal offerings heads of the tribes and the kernel of the Israelite and three meal offerings. nation. Point to Consider: what is the significance of the cedar wood, crimson thread and hyssop? (see Ya’akov may have been intellectually gifted, but Rashi to 14:4) he knew that real worth as a person comes when 5thtranslates Aliya (Chamishi) 14:21-32 one ideas into–actions. As the Mishnah metzora afford three animal inAPirkei Avotwho (3:12could – see not green siddur, p. 540) offerings could without instead bring animal offering, relates, wisdom good one deeds will never endure. Theoffering man of and Torah knowledge one meal two birds. was totally grounded in worldly good deeds. 6th Aliya (Shishi) – 14:33-15:15

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Sidrah Summary: Toledot Sidrah Summary: Toledot “Ya’akov simmered a stew, and Esav came in from the field, and he was exhausted. Esav said to Ya’akov, ‘Pour into me, now,–some of that very red stuff for I am He therefore called him Edom” 1st Aliya (Kohen) Bereishit 25:19-26:5 5thexhausted.’ Aliya (Chamishi) – 26:30-27:27 (Bereishit Yitzchak,25:29-30). aged 60, prays for his wife Rivkah to Yitzchak agrees to the peace proposal. Esav have a child. Rivkah conceives twins and is told marries two Hittite women. This pains his parents, prophetically that the two children will herald two as both women worship idols (Rashi). The ageing separate nations. Esav is born first, red and hairy. Yitzchak, almost blind, asks Esav to go and hunt Ya’akov then emerges, holding on to Esav’s heel. some game for him to eat, after which he will As they grow up, Esav becomes a hunter, whereas bless Esav. Rivkah overhears and instructs the Ya’akov dwells in tents of Torah study (see p.3 reluctant Ya’akov to go to Yitzchak disguised as article). Yitzchak loves Esav, whereas Rivkah Esav, with two cooked goats, so as to receive the prefers Ya’akov. One day Ya’akov prepares a red blessings instead of Esav. lentil stew. Esav returns exhausted from the fields, Point to Consider: what had caused Yitzchak to demanding that Ya’akov give him some of the lose his sight? (see Rashi to 27:1) stew. Ya’akov agrees, but in return for Esav transferring first-born rights to him. Esav agrees, 6th Aliya (Shishi) – 27:28-28:4 Rivkah’s plan is successful; Ya’akov receives the taking an oath in return for the food. blessings. Esav returns from the field, realises Famine hits the Land of Cana’an (later Israel). G-d tells Yitzchak not to go down to Egypt for food what has happened and lets out a bitter cry. and assures him that he will be a forefather of a Yitzchak also gives Esav a blessing, but it includes his subservience to Ya’akov. Esav plans to kill great nation. Ya’akov. Rivkah realises this, and tells Ya’akov to 2nd Aliya (Levi) – 26:6-12 escape to her brother Lavan in Charan. Yitzchak Yitzchak lives amongst the Plishtim (Philistines) in instructs Ya’akov to marry one of Lavan’s Gerar. Afraid to reveal that Rivkah is his wife, lest daughters. Before Yitzchak sends Ya'akov away, harm befall them from jealous suitors, Yitzchak tells he blesses him with the blessing first bestowed the locals that she is his sister. However, the ruler upon Avraham, including, specifically, the blessing Avimelech discovers that they are actually married. of the Land of Israel. From this we can see that He accuses Yitzchak of deceiving him, but warns Yitzchak had always intended that the real legacy the people not to harm Yitzchak and Rivkah. was to go to Ya'akov, not Esav. Yitzchak sows the land and is very prosperous. 7th Aliya (Shevi’i) – 28:5-9 3rd Aliya (Shlishi) – 26:13-22 Ya’akov sets off to Charan. Esav marries a third The Plishtim, jealous of Yitzchak’s prosperity, stop wife, the daughter of his uncle Yishmael. up his wells. Yitzchak carries on digging wells; the arguments eventually stop. 4th Aliya (Revi’i) – 26:23-29 Yitzchak moves to Beersheva. G-d appears to him in the night, telling Yitzchak He will bless him. Yitzchak builds an altar. Avimelech brings an entourage from Gerar, offering Yitzchak a new peace treaty. Question: what was the name of Avimelech’s military general? (26:26) Answer on bottom of next page. United Synagogue Daf Hashavua

Haftarah The haftarah is the special reading for Shabbat Erev Rosh Chodesh, from the Book of Shmuel (Samuel). It relates how Yehonatan (Jonathan) risks his life to protect his friend David from the wrath of Yehonatan’s father King Shaul (Saul). Their initial discussion of how to ensure David’s safety takes place on Erev Rosh Chodesh, the day before Shaul’s special feast.

4th Aliya (Revi’i) – 13:55-14:20 The Torah of details the ben process through which a In memory Avraham Yehoshua metzora purified himself/herself after the period of isolation and the healing of the affliction. This involved a Kohen taking two birds, cedar wood, a crimson thread and hyssop. The Kohen would slaughter one of the birds and – using the wood, thread and hyssop together in a bundle – sprinkle In of Avraham Yehoshua its memory blood seven times ben on the metzora. The

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Tzara’at also affected houses. The house owner Esav, in report contrast, able tosigns grasp idealsThe would the was suspicious tohigh a Kohen. and lofty would matters. Talmudic before Sages tell that house beThe evacuated theusKohen’s hearrival. was knowledgeable in Torah laws (seeorRashi’s If the Kohen saw a deep green deep red commentary 25:27) the and house concealed ‘affliction’, to heBereishit would order to be his deeds from Yitzchak. Perhaps this intellectual quarantined for a week. He would then re-inspect prowess is what his father saw in him, such the house. If the affliction had spread, the infected that he considered Esav a candidate for the stones would be removed andhead, replaced. If the blessings. This explains why his the seat affliction nevertheless returned, the house would of those ideas, ended up in Ma’arat Hamachpela, demolished. However, if replacing stones a be place of distinction and holiness, eventhe though the problem, Kohentowould declareinthe hesolved was not righteousthe enough be buried house such a tahor place.(pure). Unlike Ya’akov, Esav’s ideas The Torahnever lists specific discharges that into would tragically translated themselves righteous actions. was tameh, no integration cause a man to be There considered and details between wisdom procedure. and deed, a disconnect which the purification his severed ending symbolised. 7th Aliya (Shevi’i)fully – 15:16-33 A similar set of laws is listed for a lady who has specific discharges, as well as the laws of niddah (menstruation), which form the basis of the laws of family purity.

Haftarah From the Book of Melachim (Kings II), the haftarah takes places upon the background of the long 3 siege and ensuing famine of the Shomron area (Samria) by the King of Aram. Four metzora’im were put outside the city gates because of their affliction. They discovered and reported that the Arameans had actually left their camp, which allowed the Jews to plunder the camp and thus end their famine.

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Only when we open our hands do are closed, our fingers appear to be the same Maccabee had been killed – fled for his life, escaping eastwards, eventually those genes be influencing the way our traits, distinguish theirmay different sizes. ‘Opening length. Only whenphysical we open our such handsasdothe weHamer on the battlefield by the finding refuge after crossing the Jordan River. relate to G-d colour of our‘Opening hair and hands’ thus encourages us not to measure all distinguish their different sizes. ourhumans Greek Seleucid General After Yonatan fled, Bacchides fortified city after eyes, the our nosesall poor people as the same, but instead to realise hands’ thus encourages usshape not toofmeasure Bacchides. It may seem city. He then returned to Jerusalem and took the and our height. 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The gene produces a preference for recipients of tzedaka; if one has Thedetermine Shulchan Aruchof our alsopersonality? lists an order ofprotein called VMAT2 which regulates the flow of The much significance has been attached to the fact also aspects limited funds, who does one give to first? preference for recipients of tzedaka; if one hasmood-altering chemicals in the brain. Hamer that Yehuda, as well as three of his brothers, died Yet Yonatan was still the son of Mattityahu and the basic order is: family, the poor of one's city, the limited who does one give first? Thespeculated ‘before their time’ on the battlefield. this could a greater While ourfunds, environment – including ourto upbringing, brother of Yehudah. It was not long before he poor of that Jerusalem, theaccount poor offor other places in basic order is: family, the poor of one's city, the disposition towards feelings of spirituality. schooling and childhood experiences – has amassed an army around him to once more Israel, and then any other cities worldwide. poor of Jerusalem, the on poor other places an enormous influence ourofpersonality, forin These deaths had historical roots. Centuries venture into the fight. By that time, Bacchides was Israel,time and then any other cities worldwide. some geneticists have thought that our Surprisingly, Hamer’s theory is related to studies previously, as the patriarch Ya’akov lay on his busy dealing with internal struggles back in In memory of psychoactive Yehuda ben Yaakov effects of drugs.HaCohen Substances genes also influence our character traits. For on the death bed in Egypt, he offered blessings to each 4 Antioch, the capital of the Seleucid Greek example, in a 2011 paper published in Personality such as psilocybin, found in over 200 species of of his sons. He told Yehudah (one of his 12 sons) kingdom. He offered Yonatan a compromise. If 4 In memory of Yehuda ben Yaakov HaCohen and Social Psychology Bulletin (37:12), a German mushroom, are known to generate intense that his descendants would always be kings Yonatan would disband his army, he could live, Professor of Psychology, Christian Kandler, found ‘mystical’ or ‘spiritual’ hallucinogenic feelings and over Israel (Bereishit 49:10). Yet the Maccabees, preach and practice freely with his followers in the significant genetic influences on the five primary have been used to enable trance-like visions by who were Kohanim and thus descendants of Levi, city of Michmash, some 20 miles north of personality types of extraversion, agreeableness, many religious and cultural groups, such as took on the mantle of kingship during the Second Jerusalem. However, the Citadel and the Temple Siberian shamans and Native Americans. Hamer openness, conscientiousness and neuroticism. would remain in the hands of the Hellenised Jews. Temple period. argued that the VMAT2 protein produces a similar American geneticist Dr. Dean Hamer took this idea neurochemical effect, albeit on a much smaller Commenting on this verse, the Ramban The historical work Dorot HaRishonim (written by one step further. Hamer questioned whether there is scale. (Nachmanides d. 1270) asks why it was so Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi d. 1914) reports that a genetic influence which explains why certain problematic for the Maccabees to take up Yonatan accepted this offer. people have an inclination towards religious If so, is religion hardwired into our genes? The the mantle of kingship? Had it not been for beliefs, while others do not. In his 2005 book simple answer is a resounding ‘no’. Critics argue the Maccabees, Judaism itself might have Respite for the traditional Jews would come The G-d Gene, Hamer sets out his argument as that spirituality cannot be reduced to one set of disappeared; they were the heroic saviours of from the most unlikely of places – the Greeks personality traits, let alone to one gene. Indeed, follows: our religion. The Ramban answers that although themselves. Hamer admits that his research has not been their leadership and zealousness meant the Feelings of spirituality can be related to what repeated in any other study, as most genes only survival of Jewish tradition, it did not give them the Hamer calls self-transcendence. He explains have a small effect on personality and behavioural right to make themselves kings. Tragically, the that “self-transcendent individuals tend to traits are very complex by their nature. greatest of punishments was suffered by them, as see everything, including themselves, as part four of Mattityahu’s five sons were killed in battle. of one great totality. They have a strong sense Most importantly however, as Hamer of ‘at-one-ness’ — of the connections between himself contends, there is a stark The death of Yehuda left a power vacuum. Yet on people, places, and things”. This includes feelings difference between spirituality and the field of war and in Jerusalem, the order of of being at one with nature, being able to lose religion. The next article will succession had not even been considered, as oneself in a task, feeling mystical about life develop this idea further and the priority was basic survival. Bacchides felt experiences and viewing intuition as being examine the emergence empowered by the defeat of Yehuda and of faith in humans profound and significant. Coin from 135-104 BCE inscribed "Yehonatan immediately elevated the Hellenised Jews of the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" through the Jerusalem to a higher position of power, making Hamer was able to measure ‘self-transcendence development of (in Hebrew) them the caretakers of the Beit Hamikdash levels’ of volunteers through a personality spiritual feelings (Temple). Anyone who sided with the Maccabees questionnaire. He then analysed their DNA. If any and religious would be tortured and killed. genes were more prevalent in people scoring high belief in children.

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In this week’s D’var Torah the Chief Rabbi explains why Yitzchak is the embodiment of continuity and stability. ‘The son of his father and the father of his son.’ Is this the best we can say about our patriarch

Tehillim Psalm 29 This Psalm is well known as the one we sing both on Friday night as a prequel to Lecha Dodi, and on Shabbat mornings when we accompany the Sefer Torah back to the Ark. We will now try to discover the reasons we sing these words so joyously. Firstly, this Psalm is a lot more meaningful than is generally realised. In the course of these verses, the name of Hashem is mentioned 18 times, and for this reason, the men of the Great Assembly, who put our prayers into the set format that we have today, instituted the 18 blessings of the Amidah. This Psalm starts oﬀ by describing the Jewish people as the ‘bnei eilim’ the sons of the powerful. This description refers to our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who were all powerful men, full of righteousness. Hashem’s power and glory pervade all of creation, and the entire world functions according to His will, as a glance through history will easily reveal. If we recall how Hashem split the waters for Moses and stopped the sun setting for Joshua, we can already see how Hashem controls each and every aspect of nature. There are of course countless other examples throughout history. Continuing the Psalm, Hashem’s voice is described in several diﬀerent ways: ‘The voice of Hashem is on the waters,

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Yitzchak? In Parashat Toldot we’re told about the life and times of Yitzchak. His father Avraham was such a towering ﬁgure, that the Hittites said of him: ‘Nasi Elokim Atah Betocheinu – You’re a prince of G-d in our midst’ and his son Yaakov – his name Yisrael,

continues to live on in our midst. Is this the best we can say about our patriarch Yitzchak? But what can we say about Yitzchak himself? I believe that Yitzchak is probably the most suitable role model for our times. And why do I say that? You see, Avram became Avraham, Yaakov became Yisrael but Yitzchak was born Yitzchak and he died Yitzchak – no change of name whatsoever. Indeed, his name is in the future tense – Yitzchak – he will laugh, indicating that from him will ﬂow a happy future. Yitzchak was married to the one and only Rivkah but Avraham had more than one wife as did Yaakov. Avraham was born in Mesopotamia, made Aliyah, left for Egypt in a time of famine and then came back to Eretz Canaan. Yaakov left the Holy Land for Mesopotamia and then in his later life went to Egypt where he died. Yitzchak, however, was born in the Holy Land and died in the Holy Land – he never set foot from there. Yitzchak is the symbol of continuity, a strong link in an ongoing chain In our tradition Yitzchak’s virtue is called

gevurah – strength because he had the strength of character which enabled him to be a rock of stability and dependability. Yitzchak is the symbol of continuity, a strong link in an ongoing chain and this is reﬂected in our davening. According to tradition, Avraham started the custom of davening shacharit, Yaakov of davening maariv in the evening and Yitzchak introduced the idea of davening mincha in the afternoon. The mincha service is the link in this ongoing chain of commitment and spirituality which joins the morning with the evening and which provides that strong continuity. Therefore, when it comes to our aspirations and dreams for our children many of us as parents would love to have an Avraham or Yaakov but deep down, more than anything, we’d like to have a Yitzchak – children who please G-d, who will be the children of their parents and the parents of their children and who will guarantee our own line within the future of the Jewish people. Shabbat shalom

This week’s Tehillim is l’ilui nishmat Zelda bat Shoshana the voice of Hashem comes in power, the voice of Hashem comes in majesty, the voice of Hashem breaks the cedars, the voice of Hashem cleaves with flames of fire, the voice of Hashem convulses the wilderness, the voice of Hashem frightens the deer, and strips the forests bare.’ These are all very powerfully emotive descriptions of what Hashem is capable of doing, especially to his enemies. When Hashem gave us the Ten Commandments, the words sprang forth from His mouth like fire, so much so that the people could not bear it and asked for Moses to speak to them on Hashem’s behalf. In the future, when Mashiach comes, nations that once stood proud, upright and unflinching like the deer, will be made to tremble by His judgement. It is now clear to see why this Psalm evokes so much song each Shabbat, as it is full of descriptions of sound! May we all merit to deserve the Blessing of peace in the last verse of this Psalm; ‘Hashem oz l’amo yitein, Hashem yevarech et amo vashalom’ Hashem will give strength to His nation, Hashem will bless His nation with peace.’

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Should I invest in ethical investments? BY MARC OVITS

is no cost differential between ethical or non-ethical funds, just a standardised rate for cash, bonds or equity funds. There are however some fund providers in this space, which recognise the significant growth in demand from consumers and are willing to offer super institutional terms to market leaders in this space, in order to retain or capture market share. It’s the combination of these two factors, which can lead to an overall Active portfolio which is in line or slightly cheaper than a traditional Active portfolio.

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Ethical investing has been around for a long time, with the ﬁrst recorded instance dating back to the 18th Century. But despite its longevity, many investors are unaware that it is an option for them, and there are a number of common misconceptions. In this short article, I provide the facts so you can make up your own mind. Myth 1: Performance is lower Misconception: Investors may believe performance is lower as there is less choice available in terms of selecting investments in underlying companies. Reality: There are multiple academic studies showing there is no evidence that an ethical portfolio should necessarily underperform, and in fact there are reasons why it might outperform. Why? • 90% of the variability in performance is determined by your asset allocation, so this should be your primary focus. • Whilst exclusions to sectors such as oil and gas may lead your portfolio to behave diﬀerently to the wider market, these sectors typically follow the economic cycle with a lag, so it may have a greater chance of missing the up and downside. • Whilst you may not be able to invest in a company specialising in combustion engines, you can invest in manufacturers which reduce GHC gas emissions or improve safety standards. Arguably the latter company may have an improved outlook given the direction of regulatory change and consumer behaviour and regardless it still provides exposure to the automotive sector. • Investing in companies which consider the impact on their stakeholders (e.g. employees, the environment and suppliers) may

actually improve long-term performance, as their products may command a premium in the market, they may be less likely to be sued and their employees may be happier and therefore more productive. If we compare the portfolio of the FTSE4Good vs. traditional FTSE indices over the last 5 years, you might be surprised to hear that the former typically outperformed the latter. Myth 2: It’s riskier Misconception: Investors may feel that ethical stocks are more exposed to subsidy risk or are less diversified, as the stock choice is more restricted. Reality: Ethical investments can still be well diversified, plus incorporating the impact on stakeholders over the long term, may actually lead to the selection of businesses which are less risky in nature. Political risk is largely a thing of the past, as most products have become mass produced and the benefits of economies of scale has removed the need for subsidies which could otherwise be prone to

the whims of political parties. As illustrated above, exposure can still be gained to sectors through other opportunities and stocks have to be truly uncorrelated to lose any diversiﬁcation beneﬁt. As such the majority of the variability in your returns (and therefore risk) is sourced from optimising your asset allocation. Moreover, investing in companies which consider their impact on stakeholders may actually be less risky in the long term. Myth 3: It’s too expensive Misconception: Investors may feel that funds are more expensive as there is less fund choice available, funds are typically smaller and additional ESG (environmental, social and governance) research needs to be completed. Reality: Compared to a traditional Active portfolio, Ethical portfolios are typically 5-10bps cheaper depending on the client’s Risk Grade. With the birth of platforms and RDR, costs are now set by agency contracts across all funds, so there

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Myth 4: It doesn’t make a difference In the early days, Ethical investing was largely about avoiding companies that were considered to be unacceptable, such as those involved in armaments or tobacco, or those involved in the abuse of human rights and the environment. Increasingly investors are realising that they have the ability to influence how companies operate. By voting together at annual general meetings (AGM’s) and engaging directly with company management they have the potential to make companies think more seriously about their impact on stakeholders and thereby enact positive change. Whilst this is great news for all of us, companies do not make these changes out of the goodness of their hearts. A business that considers its impact on stakeholders can also reduce legal and regulatory costs and even improve a company’s brand. Products that offer sustainable solutions to issues such as climate change, can also prove incredibly valuable. Myth 5: It’s a niche market In the US, there is $8.72 trillion invested in SRI strategies, equivalent to 1 in every $5. In Europe, the figure is closer to

€22 trillion, or 41% of professional assets managed or 2 in every €5. The UK is the second largest country in Europe for Ethical investing with £5.5 trillion in ESG, SRI and Ethical strategies. Clearly, client demand is increasing rapidly as consumers become more aware that they can incorporate their ethical values and preferences into the investment process. Myths. Busted. Ethical investing is a huge market and is continuing to grow as more and more investors demand a larger say in how their money is invested. Many of the common myths around today can be traced back to when Ethical Investing started to gain momentum in the 1960’s. As such, many of these ‘issues’ have withered to obscurity.

The Writer is the owner and Managing Director of Alpha Wealth Management Limited. Drawing on over twenty years’ experience in financial services, Marc helps private clients, businesses, charities, and trusts optimize their finances. He is a Chartered Financial Planner providing ‘Independent’ financial advice. Prior to being a financial adviser, Marc was a Director at several global investment banks, providing investment advice to Europe’s leading institutional investment and pension fund managers. For advice on inheritance, investment, protection, or retirement planning, please contact Marc on 020 8203 6920 or 07866 503 898 or marc@alphawm.co.uk.

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Reiss double sends Brady top of Premier League BY DAVID SAFFER

Brady Maccabi lead the way in the Premier Division following a hard fought 2-1 win against Maccabi London Lions White. A Reiss Mogilner brace, including a penalty, put Maccabi ahead 2-0 before Tyler Smith pulled a goal back but Lions could not force an equaliser. “We dominated the ﬁrst half but let them back in the second half, though we did enough to hold on for the win,” said Brady boss Joel Nathan. “Marc Rister was superb today in the middle of the park and covered more miles than anyone making sure we held onto our lead. Stanley Oﬀord also showed why, for me, he is the best left-sided wing-back in the league as he ran the Lions right-hand side ragged.” The title race will be close run as Oakwood A won a third consecutive game following a 4-0 win at Camden Park. Daniel’s Kristall’s team is joint third, four points adrift of top spot,

with games in hand. Toby Levy opened the scoring for Oakwood with a 25-yard strike from the edge of the box that gave the Camden keeper no chance. The title chasers doubled the lead after Leor Sidle tapped home after a goalmouth scramble, the third came from a flying header by Camden’s Josh Tiano for an own goal. Jonny Quinn completed the scoring with a neat finish. Oakwood keeper Joe Botchin kept a clean sheet on his debut, while winger Josh Cuby set up three goals with an impressive performance. “This was a good win against an in-form Camden side,” said Kristall. “Ultimately, we had too much quality, power and pace for them and scored some nice goals although we were quite wasteful for an hour. This was mainly due to our decision-making and finishing and we know that this could hurt us in the weeks to come.”

Kristall added, “Fair play to Camden who defended well for an hour. We wish them well until we next meet them in the league. “Camden have enough battling qualities to stay in the division and have already beaten a few good teams this season. “As for us, we take the positives from this one, will work on a few things and go one game at a time. We now focus all of our eﬀorts towards a huge game with Hendon United Sports on Sunday.” “We were in the game until 60 minutes then fell behind to a great strike from outside the box,” said Camden manager Stirling Kay. “We stopped them getting behind us and Oakwood were getting very frustrated but we then lost two forwards to injury, so our attack threat was minimal which left us with little cutting edge. “The second half we worked very hard but felt that if we had more attacking options we could have made it a far closer game. “Defensively we were very good

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but have to do much better in the last third of the pitch.” Hendon, like Oakwood, have an unblemished start to the campaign, and picked up a second win with a 5-3 victory in a thrilling goal fest against Maccabi London Lions Blue. Dovi Feuler (2), Avi Korman, Creg Corin and Yaov Kestenbaum scored the Hendon goals. Joshua Bloom (2) and Jordan Aspis scored for the Lions. “We knew what to expect from previous matches against Hendon,” said Lions manager Sam Marchant. “They are a very well structured team with a consistent

game plan and play very tidy football. “The game was open in the ﬁrst 10 minutes, we found ourselves a goal up then a minute later back level. Our heads dropped and we conceded again shortly after, but made it 2-2. Hendon took the lead on the stroke of half-time but we came out well with more intent, equalised and the game appeared to be heading in our favour until we conceded against the run of play. “Hendon shut-up shop and we struggled to break through, conceded again with a minute remaining when we had pushed up too far

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to try to equalise.” Marchant added, “For the first time this season, the better team did win. On another day it could have been a very different story. We have a lot to learn, every week teaches us new things about the game at the top level and we will use these lessons to improve week-on-week. Hendon showed today why they’ve been one of the best teams over the years and we look forward to the return.” Faithfold A returned to winning ways following their cup exit last time out to stay two points clear in Division One after a 5-2 win at Los Blancos. The hosts struggled to contain live-wire Faithfold wingers David Leiwy and Avi Garson who drew a string of fouls, one ‘of which led to the opening goal when Dovi Vogel whipped in a free kick that deceived the Blancos keeper. Los Blancos leveled but Garson found Avi Markiewicz who timed his run to perfection to score. Moments later, Louis Naghten whisked past three opponents before a delightful chip from outside the box hit the target. Player-boss Markiewicz fired home a long range effort and

almost completed his hat-trick with an audacious bicycle kick from the edge of the box. Zalmi Cohen sealed the win with a neat side foot. Blancos scored a consolation goal from the penalty spot. “We bounced back hard and extended our unbeaten run in style against a physical well-drilled side who are one of the favourites for promotion,” said Markiewicz. “We were switched on from the start testing the opposition keeper numerous times. Our game plan was to get the ball as wide and as quickly as possible and to keep the tempo going. The game ebbed and flowed with each team having periods of domination but overall we had the clearer chances, were better over the 90 minutes and had scored with some moments of individual magic.” Scrabble, who hit 11 goals last time out, continue to bang in the goals after a 6-1 win against Temple Fortune A. Craig Edwards (2), Ben Bowers, Lorian Madanes, Zak McLeod and Zak Summerfield hit the target. “Temple Fortune made it very difficult for us today, working hard to deny us space and getting a lot of players behind the ball early on. But once we broke through

with the first couple of goals the game changed and we were able to exploit the gaps as they came forward,” said manager Ray Abrahams. “There were some big performances out there today and we had to work hard for the three points. It’s getting interesting at the top now with Blancos losing for the first time today, and as I’ve said all season, the promotion places will go right to the wire with four teams in contention.” Abrahams added, “I’m pleased we have got a couple of weeks before our next game as we are carrying knocks and minor injuries to some of the lads and we will have a chance to recover. We’ve got a real buzz around the squad at the moment, the camaraderie within the group is incredible this season and there are a lot of goals in this team from all areas. For 40 minutes we held our own, unfortunately we do not have the squad to cope with three injuries that left us depleted in the second half,” said Fortune boss Simon Linden. “We can turn this around, I’m confident we can beat the teams fighting with us to stay up.” North London Raiders moved into third place following a 2-1 win

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over Redbridge Jewish Care C. “I’m delighted with the three points, it was a resolute performance but if we had been more clinical we could have scored more goals,” said Jonathan Adelman of Raiders. Meantime, Oakwood B shared the spoils in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Redbridge Jewish Care B. Dan Seligman, Dan Ash and Dan Selwyn scored for Oakwood. Dan Gordon notched a hat-trick for the visitors. “Another unbelievable day at the oﬃce,” commented Oakwood manager Jason Stein. “Any other team would have won the game yesterday, but yet again we ﬁnd unique ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. We scored three stunning goals only to concede three goals. It’s unbelievable the defensive errors we make, I keep saying to the boys it’s all about focus.” Stein added, “Fair play to the Redbridge keeper, who made four stunning saves to keep them level, he was amazing. In my time at Oakwood B, I’ve never seen the team playing as well. We’ve scored 22 goals in seven games. We’re dominating possession but our defending is quite frankly pathetic.” Bayern Mincha are three points clear at the top of Division Two after a 4-2 win at Straw Hat Pirates. Adam Ellis (2), Jake Dayan and Alon Pinhas struck the goals for the victors. Ben Mandell scored twice for Pirates. FC Team thumped Faithfold B 8-1. Mitch Young hit four goals, Danny Moss (2), Richard Salmon and James Korn. “We played some excellent attacking football and scored some excellent goals,” said player-manager Young. “We could and should have

scored more but overall I’m very happy with the performance and what was also pleasing was Mossy returning from injury and Ashley’s debut. We look forward to a tough test against Real Hendon next week.” A Zach Cohen hat-trick kept Mill Hill Dons in the title race with a fine 5-1 win at Temple Fortune B. Sammy Hakimian and an own goal completed the win. “The boys were outstanding today,” said Dons’ assistant manager, Jamie Nagioff. “We had a very clear game-plan going into the match and the players executed it perfectly. It’s a joy to watch the squad continue to improve each week and we really look like a well-drilled outfit, with every player knowing their job and exactly what is expected of them. We’re already looking forward to next week’s game and, I believe, if we keep playing the same way, we can beat any side in this division.” Real Hendon edged past Catford & Bromley Maccabi in a 2-1 win to move away from the foot of the table. Gav Noe opened the scoring with an audacious chip from the edge of the box after a quick break-away involving Rafi Addlestone and Benny Goldberg. Catford leveled from the penalty spot but Noe proved the match winner when he tapped home a Chaim Gothold cross 10 minutes from time. “It was an excellent result against a team that is up there at the top of the table,” said Motty Korman of Hendon. “It shows that when we have a full squad available we can match most teams in the division. Gav returned to the side and scored both goals but we missed a number of good chances. Credit to their keeper but we should have been a few goals up at half time.”

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Parshat Toledot One day, Esav comes back from hunting and is so hungry that he tells Yaakov he will sell his birthright for the lentil soup that Yaakov is preparing. Yaakov agrees, the birthright means that he will get the special blessings from their father Yitzchak. Yitzchak becomes old and blind and wants to bless Esav before he dies. Rivkah knows that Yaakov should receive the blessing, so when Esav is out she dresses Yaakov in Esav’s clothes and covers his hands with animal skin. This way, Yitzchak, who is blind, will think that it is Esav. Yaakov goes in and Yitzchak feels him and says: “you sound like Yaakov, however your hands feel like Esav”. He then gives Yaakov the blessings. When Esav returns, he realises he missed the blessings and becomes very angry. Yaakov ﬂees to his Mothers (Rivkah) brother’s house, who is called Lavan in Charan…

Questions

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1. How old was Yitzchak when he married Rivkah ? 2. What were the names of Rivkah’s twin boys? 3. Were they identical or non-identical twins? 4. Which twin sold his birthright to the other? 5. What did he want in exchange of the birthright? 6. How did Rivkah disguise Yaakov to feel like Esav? 7. Esav reacts badly when he discovers his father gave his blessing to Yaakov. Where does Rivkah tell Yaakov to ﬂee to? 8. Did Yaakov listen to his parents?

Answers 1) 40 years old 2) Esav and Yaakov 3) Non-identical 4) Esav sold it to Yaakov, 5) A bowl of lentil soup 6) Dressed him in Esav’s clothes and put animal skin on his hands 8) Her brother Lavan, in Haran, 9) Yes!

In this parshah we read how Yitzchak and Rivkah were married for many years and didn’t have children. After many years, Rivkah becomes pregnant. She feels like she has two opposite children in her stomach. When she walks past a holy, special place like a shul, the baby kicks out of excitement. But also when she walks past a bad place, the baby starts kicking, clearly he wants to go to bad places too. Rivkah ﬁnds out that she is pregnant with twins and they are indeed opposites. Esav, the oldest, is wild and grows up to be a man of the ﬁeld, hunting animals. Yaakov, the second, will grow up to learn Torah.

Arts and Crafts Yaakov and Esav

Yaakov was a Torah-scholar and righteous man. Esav was a hunter, with red hair and animal skins. Can you make two puppets symbolising the twin brothers?

You will need

• One Styrofoam ball • Four craft sticks • Paint • Yarn

• Felt or scrap material • Googly eyes • Glue

Method 1. Cut the Styrofoam ball in half. Paint its skin and let dry. 2. Glue the Styrofoam ball onto craft stick (attach two craft sticks to each other for a longer body). 3. Glue on googly eyes. 4. Glue on yarn for beard and hair. 5. Glue on material for head-dresses and robes. 6. Give Esav a lot of hair, a bow and arrow, and a wicked look and Yaacov a scroll and tzitzit. THEJEWISHWEEKLY.COM

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TO CREATE YOUR VERY OWN JEWISH WEEKLY RECIPE BOOK

Lentil Soup

Lentil soup was the meal that Esav so badly wanted from Yaakov that he even traded his birthright for it. This soup will keep you warm and full

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil • 1/2 small onion, finely chopped • 1 carrot, finely chopped • 1 celery stalk, finely chopped • 1 garlic clove, minced • Salt and ground pepper

• 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth • 3/4 cup cooked lentils, rinsed and drained • 2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar

Method: 1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. 2. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. 3. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. 4. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. 5. Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. 6. Stir in vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Did you know? Endagered animal facts Animals become endangered because of different reasons. Some of these reasons are water-pollution and the cutting of the rain-forest. Animals need their natural surrounding and when that gets destroyed, the animal type can be endangered. The World Wildlife Organization focuses on saving certain types of animals. They protect wildlife such as pandas, whales, rhinos, marine turtles, primates, polar bears, and big cats.

When an animal is endangered, it means that the numbers of this type of animal are so small that is in danger of extinction (none surviving). An animal is declared extinct (that the animal sort is not surviving anymore) if this type of animal has not been spotted for many years.

The pollution of the seas and rivers harms an estimated 1,100,000 fish and sea creatures every year.

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Giving in and giving up

By Chaya Sandler It’s complicated convening a jury over a hairband. My grandmother comes from Israel twice a year. Once she comes to London to see my family and once she goes to Leeds to see my cousins. Sukkot is when my birthday falls and my cousin Ariela’s birthday is on Pesach so it works out nicely for my grandmother to be by us for our birthdays. This year she decided to buy us hairbands in the latest style from Israel, problem is…… the latest style in Israel is not the latest fashion in England. Ariela is, shall we say… not fashion conscious. It drives me mad when we get together and her clothes are mismatched and her shoes aren’t exactly the prettiest. Me on the other hand, I know that fashion isn’t really important and all that, it’s all about who we are inside not about the clothes we wear outside- but I like to look nice. Nothing fancy, just… put together. Ok, so maybe I do like to be “in”. Is it a crime? Ariela thought so. Every chol hamoed Sukkot we get together with Ariela’s family and my grandmother likes to come with and cry and sniffle and blow her nose extremely loudly and cry and sniffle some more. Yeah, it’s her nachas for the year. Our parents put us on best behaviour warnings, glare a little every so often to enforce it, and we all pretend to get along. Well, most of us do get along. Ariela and I do not. We’re just very different and we have nothing to do with each other. This year, our mothers were on the phone yapping away about 2 days before the big family get together.

“Did your Leora get the hairband Bubba gave Ariela?” “Yeah, I think it’s so cute that she always gets them matching.” “I know, adorable, Leora and Ariela should both wear them! It’ll be the cutest thing!” And so on and so forth. Here’s the snag- I will not be seen in that hairband. I will not wear that hairband. Not here, not in Leeds, not on the moon and not if you paid me! Well, maybe if you paid me, but no-one was oﬀering to. I think you get the point. So I called Ariela to tell her that we were NOT going to wear our matching hairbands. I think my point is pretty clear, right? Not according to Ariela though. Our conversation went from awkward to ﬂowing…just it was following in the wrong direction. In basic English….. we argued. However being the magnanimous, liberal softie that I am, I generously agreed to convene a jury to sort it out. I know, I know, I’m so good, yep. Also, my brothers hate that hairband so the case was pretty much determined anyway. Or so I thought. Turns out my older brothers were not really clear on why I was so opposed to wearing the hairband. It felt like everyone was ganging up on me. Why couldn’t they understand where I was coming from? Why is it so important that I wear the silly thing? I’m sure my grandmother couldn’t care less! But- noo, I had to suggest a jury and they had ruled against me. So it seemed I was stuck doing what they wanted. I couldn’t stand the thing. No matter how many times I adjusted it in the mirror, it just looked….. wrong. I stuck my tongue out at myself, put my

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hands on my hips and glared at the oﬀending hairband as if my gaze could somehow make it disappear. Silly, silly, silly thing. Now I was stuck wearing it all day. “10 minutes!” My mother called up the stairs. My little sister waltzed passed my room on her way down the stairs as if she was in a musical. At the moment she is obsessed with Annie, so she waltzed past screeching, “you’re never fully dressed without a smile,” right into my ear. “Thanks sis,” I grumbled, but she was already down the stairs. Hmmm, was that a message from G-d? Was He telling me to smile? But I don’t want to smile, I lost! “Did you?” I spun around suddenly realising that I had spoken out loud. My brother stared at me, “Who says you lost?” “You did. You ruled against me and I have to wear this thing all day.” I pouted and he just chuckled. “Who says giving in is giving up?” And he walked out the room. Hmmm, another message? Give in don’t give up? I smiled, maybe the hairband isn’t so bad…. Besides I can throw it away later and it will make my grandma see that I appreciate her presents. But I still don’t want to loose! Although…. If I wear it and pout then I have lost but if I decide to do it then it’s my choice……Hmmm. “We’re leaving now!” “I’m ready,” I called back. And I was.

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Parshat Toledot In a Nutshell After many years of waiting, Yitzchak and Rivkah are ﬁnally expecting a baby! However, Rivkah feels strange about it… It seems like her baby has two very extreme characteristics. Whenever she walks past a holy place like a synagogue the baby starts kicking. But also when she walks past a bad and lowly place her baby seems to move from excitement. She doesn’t understand, until she ﬁnds out that she is having twins. Twins that

are going to grow up to be very diﬀerent. Esav, the oldest, is drawn to the ﬁeld, to hunting, to doing things that aren’t good. Yaakov on the other hand is calmer and enjoys learning Torah. Two very extremes indeed. One day Esav comes back home after hunting and sees Yaakov preparing a lentil soup. He is famished and so desperate for the food that he asks Yaakov to poor the soup into his throat in

exchange for his birthright. The birthright meant getting the special blessings from their father Yitzchak at the end of his life. The blessings would guarantee wealth and success in their future lives. Esav was prepared to give all that up to still his hunger. Yaakov agrees. Rivkah knows about this exchange, however Yitzchak is unaware. Thus, when Yitzchak reaches his last days and wants to give Esav the blessings, Rivkah

has to help Yaakov to dress up like his brother Esav. This way, their father won’t know that he gave the blessings to Yaakov instead of Esav. Yaakov prepares the dish that Yitzchak had asked Esav to prepare and he dresses up like Esav, in animal skins to feel hairy. He walks into Yitzchak’s room, who by that time couldn’t see anymore and gives Yitzchak the food. Yitzchak hears Yaakov’s voice, and he feels hand. It sounds like Yaakov, but it feels

like Esav…. He is convinced that it is Esav standing in front of him and gives him the blessings. When Esav comes home, he ﬁnds out that Yaakov received the blessings. He gets very angry. Rivkah, who helped Yaakov, tells him to ﬂee to her brother Lavan in Charan and so Yaakov goes…

5 ways to save money 2

TIME

SET A GOAL

A SPECIAL PLACE

If you want to save money, make a plan. What do you want to save for? If it something specific, then you know the amount. If you want to save in general, decide on an amount of money that you want to put aside every week/month/ year. Once you know the amount, ﬁgure out how long it will take you to save for this amount. You can make a chart, marking each week as you go along. This will give you the motivation as you go along, to keep it going.

WHERE TO PLACE THE JAR/ENVELOPE.

In order to avoid the temptation, it is important to place the jar or envelope with money in a place that is not constantly in sight. A cupboard or high shelf would be such an option. This way, you will not be tempted to take money out of the envelope or jar.

It is very important to have a special jar or envelope to place the money in that you are saving. You put the money inside it and won’t spend it besides for on that one special goal that you set for yourself.

KEEP UP THE MOTIVATION To keep up the motivation, visualise what you are going to do with the money once you have reached your target amount. Whenever you are tempted to use the money for something else, imagine yourself with that target amount and remember why again you are saving. Keep the goal in mind!

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News Bites FERRY MCFERRYFACE: MEET BOATY MCBOATFACE’S AUSTRALIAN COUSIN

INDULGENT GRANDPARENTS ‘BAD FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH’

Indulgent grandparents may be having an adverse impact on their grandchildren’s health, say researchers. The University of Glasgow study, published in PLOS One journal, suggests grandparents are often inclined to treat and overfeed children. The study also found some

were smoking in front of their grandchildren and not giving them sufficient exercise. In terms of both diet and weight, the report concluded that grandparents’ behaviour had an adverse effect. Grandparents were characterised by parents as “indulgent” and “misinformed”, and accused of using food as an emotional tool.

MYSTERY AS HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH LANDS WITH NOBODY IN THE BASKET An unmanned hot air balloon landed into a car park sparking fears that someone may have fallen out. Office workers rushed to the scene at Cambridge Research Park and when they got there the gas canister was still running. Initially it was thought that the pilot may have bailed out of the balloon or suffered some kind of medical episode. It later turned out that the balloon had taken off when the pilot got out so that he could secure it to the ground. Emergency services were called at around 11am on Monday but ‘no firefighting action was needed’ and no injuries were reported.

Voters have been foiled in their bid to have a new ferry named Boaty McBoatface, despite the moniker winning another public poll. New South Wales government oﬃcials have announced the Sydney Harbour vessel will instead be named Ferry McFerryface, which was the second favourite option among the 15,000 people

who voted. Andrew Constance, New South Wales minister for transport and infrastructure, said he hoped McFerryface would still prove a popular choice. “This one is for the kids,” he said, adding: “Ferry McFerryface will be the harbour’s newest icon and I hope it brings a smile to the

faces of visitors and locals alike.” Ferry McFerryface is one of six boats in a new Sydney Harbour ﬂeet, with others named after Australian doctors Victor Chan, Catherine Hamlin and Fred Hollows, and prominent Aborigines Bungaree and Pemulwuy.

DRIVERLESS BUS IN CRASH AFTER TWO HOURS ON ROAD IN LAS VEGAS A driverless shuttle bus has been involved in a crash less than two hours after it was launched in Las Vegas. Police said a lorry driver who reversed into the electric vehicle was responsible for the prang, which did not cause any injuries. City spokesman Jace Radke said the shuttle stopped when it sensed the lorry was approaching, but the larger vehicle kept moving. The lorry hit the front bumper of the bus, but there was no visible damage and the shuttle did two more circuits of its route after the accident. The collision happened soon after an unveiling ceremony to

promote what oﬃcials described as the ﬁrst self-driving shuttle pilot project aimed at the US public. The bus, which can hold up to 12 passengers, has an attendant and computer monitor but no steering wheel or brake pedals.

It uses GPS and electronic kerb sensors to navigate the roads. Before the crash near the Fremont Street entertainment district, dozens of people had queued up for a free journey in downtown Las Vegas.

Dear Agony Aunt Mia,

KEEP CALM AND ASK

AGONY AUNT MIA AND AGONY UNCLE JOEY

The Jewish Weekly’s Teen Agony Aunt and Agony Uncle are here to help with all your questions, problems and difficulties. Just write your letter to agonyaunt@thejewishweekly.com or agonyuncle@thejewishweekly.com Disclaimer: All letters that are published may be edited. All letters are kept confidential and names can be changed for confidentiality upon request.

I am in high school and am making new friends. I am friendly with a girl that is really very nice. She is kind, bubbly and we know how to have a nice time together. However, the topics of her conversations are always very shallow, she talks about clothes and their brands, jewellery and their price and what types of houses her other friends live in. This really bothers me, I wish we could have conversations with more depth. What should I do?

perfect! Everyone has their flaws and mistakes and a big step in being a good friend is accepting that. This can be very hard, but in your case: look at the fun times you can have with your friend, focus on her good characteristics! Of course, you don’t have to accept everything. When a person is mean or causes harm to another person you should certainly not accept it, but if that is not the case the best thing is to try and accept and respect the other person. Try bringing up other topics of discussion and see how it goes.

Regards,

Wishing you loads of luck,

Riki

Aunt Mia

Dear Riki, Making friends is not easy, keeping them is even harder. In friendships, and really in any relationship, you have to realise that no one is

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Q: Why are leopards so bad at playing hide and seek? A: Because they’re always spotted!

Q:What time do you go to the dentist? A: At tooth-hurty! Q:Why did the banana go to the doctor? A: Because he wasn’t peeling very well!

(Answers at the bottom of page upside down)

1. What gets wet while drying? 2. I have all the knowledge you have. But I am small as your ﬁst that your hands can hold me. Who am I?

Q: What kind of witch do you find at the beach? A: A SANDwich!

3. Which moves faster? Hot or Cold?

2. I I’m your brain! 1. A towel.

Hot, because you can catch a cold but you can’t catch heat. 3.

1.Mixed Greens 2.No left turn 3.Tuu tuu 4. Helpline 5. Slipped Disc 6. Tenants

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Be Careful What You Wish For

PART 3 OF 5 THE FUTURE HAS WORSE FASHION SENSE THAN THE 60’S

BY CHAYA SANDLER

Toby has always known he was special, problem is no-one else does and even he gets a little stuck on how exactly he is special. But he is. Definitely. He’ll work out how -some day. Is the school newspaper his big break? With the discovery that Elliot has a time machine and the addition of Charles Dickens and a detective from the 1700’s to their team, the paper is a big success. But there is an interesting development. Then the wall exploded. My bones slammed into the bricks and everything hurt. The place filled with smoke. Coughing, I swiped at the smoke swirling around my head and groggily rolled over. A team of floating police officers surrounded our little office, “You’re under arrest. There was a blinding flash of darkness.... After the darkness faded we discovered ourselves in a huge yellow and blue auditorium with pink flowers interspersed at total random intervals along the walls. We were on a floating white stage and in front of us sat 15 judges, who judging from their attire, were from about 15 various historical periods. One of them sat on a dais higher than the others. She seemed to have walked straight out of a sci-fi film set. In a towering white costume, that stretched far above her head and ended in plumage, bright blue lipstick and a Roman style hairdo she glowered at us from behind glittered glasses.

“You are under arrest.” “We notice,” Dickens cut in, “From what I deduce, you seem to be some sort of time police with a hideous sense of style and a garish interior decorator. May I ask if it is legal to arrest us and charge us under your laws when really the jurisdiction of the law of our very own time period should be the sole marker of our responsibility?” “Yeah, what he said,” I recklessly enjoined, “ and for the record, your dress is hideous.” “How dare you!” She thundered, floating off her dais and literally going bright red. “The interera court has a very good sense of style, enlightened from the hindsight and foresight of all of time. You have broken the laws of the galactic code by trespassing in time!” “Oh,” shrugged Elliot. “Is that all you have to say for yourself?” she fairest lady,” Griff “My bowed, and pulled a rose from sheer thin air and held it out to her, “a fitting gift for one whom by any name or time period would be as sweet.” The rose dangled in his hand and his smile seemed to freeze into his face as the Judge’s i c y glare swept over him. “Not one so easily charmed my lady, perhaps you would be as good as to show some clemency to our innocent motley crew and spare our lives.” “Spare our lives??!” I spluttered, “I don’t think we’re talking that, er, oh, wow, miss judge you have a freaky gaze, you don’t

mean.. wait...seriously?!” “I don’t do humour.” “I can tell. You should try it some time, might do you some good- er, I’ll just stop there, you have a really creepy glare. Ha ha, um, right, you’re not, er, laughing....ok. Listen here’s the thing, we don’t want to die, so... Can we negotiate? Like, we promise never to do it again and the coolth of your gaze will be enough to dissuade us from ever repeating this little time travel business... um, Mrs Judge Lady? You kinda have smoke coming from your ears.” “By Jove this is interesting,” Griff slapped his thigh laughing, as if we were all on some sort of jolly jaunt. I gawked at him. Whatever, there were bigger fish to fry. “Anyways...I was saying.... Mrs Judge lady Are you perplexed because you’ve never heard the word coolth before? I assure you it’s a word it’s just not widely known-” “Toby,” Dickens interrupted me, “I don’t think the honoured judge is vexed by the use of the word coolth, it’s your overall word selection, in short the fact you are speaking at all.” Turning to the judge, he smiled, “we do apologise ma’am.” She didn’t look appeased. Case in point, her head actually exploded. All four of us screamed, well actually Elliot just stood there and blinked. A form materialised out of the smoke and yelled “Execution! All of them!” “Not if I can help it!” Griff heroically pulled a pistol out of his jackets depths, raised it dramatically, yelled for good measure, fired twice into the air for effect and then

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shot into the centre of the dais we were on. It shook violently, causing us to stumble about, flailing our arms wildly to save ourselves. Griff just knelt nobly in, staring with a gallant determination into the distance. Show off. We plunged into the void with the floating police officer in hot pursuit. “Tally ho!” Whooped Griff. “I thought that was only in hunting,” I yelled. “Who cares, it sounds good enough,” he yelled back. Maybe he wasn’t so bad after all. Purple orbs began streaking past us. One made a direct hit. The platform exploded. We fell screaming into the darkness. This was it, I was going to die. In my teens! I hadn’t even grown out of my spots yet! Oh the ignominy, fate had bested me and greatness could finally catch its breath. I wouldn’t be chasing it anymore. This was the end. TO BE CONTINUED...

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Although Rhianna Bongart may only be 17, her hard work and dedication as a volunteer with Jewish Care has already been recognised, and earlier this year, she was the joint winner of the ‘Young Volunteer Award’ at the Jewish Care’s Betty and Aubrey Lynnes Annual Volunteer Ceremony. She was also given the ‘MIKE Above and Beyond Award’ for volunteering over 100 hours on the MIKE Young Leadership programme. The MIKE programme, which stands for Motivation, Inspiration, Knowledge and Education, encourages and develops leadership skills in young people to become leaders of the future. When she was nominated for the ‘Young Volunteer Award’, she did not realise that she had actually won until her name was announced at the ceremony. “I received an email telling me I had been shortlisted, but I never thought that I would actually won, so when I heard my name being called, I was very surprised.” She was nominated by her colleagues at Jewish Care, Laura Baron and Tanya Miller who were both very impressed at the patience and care displayed by Rhianna working with young children, especially those with autism and ADHD, making the children feel comfortable and safe. Rhianna was overwhelmed, and extremely honoured to have won the award, and to be given recognition for the work that she does. “It’s so nice to be appreciated and really good to give back what you have been given yourself. I love working 1 to 1 with children, especially those with special needs children, integration is very important, but

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it is also to understand ways to make them feel comfortable.” Her connection to Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre (JCC) started when she was much younger as a participant herself on the Summerworld play schemes, as well as attending regular club nights at the club for many years. Other members of her family have also been involved with the centre in some way over the years, and she is following in the footsteps of her brother, James, used to volunteer before he went away to University, and her grandfather, Alan Green who still regularly volunteers. “RJCC is an important part of the community, and somewhere that I feel comfortable”, Rhianna explains, “I enjoy being part of it and being able to give something back.” Rhianna ﬁrst began volunteering in 2013, when she was in Year 9, and took part in the Jewish Care MIKE young leadership held at Jewish Care’s Redbridge JCC in Essex. “My older brother had previously taken part in the course, and really enjoyed it and many of my friends were also interested, so I thought it would be a great thing to get involved in.” After completing the programme, she began to volunteer as part of the half term and Summerworld schemes held at the centre, and now helps to run the MIKE sessions for Year 9 students which take place every Wednesday at the centre, as part of the youth staﬀ team. She has also been involved with Chabad in Essex, having initially attended summer day camps as a participant, and later

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becoming a junior counsellor running sessions and activities for younger members. Rhianna was part of the CTeen (Chabad Teen) programme for 3 years and last year along with her best friend, Jessica Persell, was a CTeen leader and had the honour of opening the Havdallah ceremony in Times Square in front of 2000 teens. As well as volunteering in this country, she was recently part of the ﬁrst group of 16-17 year olds to go to Ghana on a joint programme run by Tzedek and FZY. The programme involved working on a summer camp for two weeks. Unfortunately, she had a bit of set back on the third week, and unfortunately had to have a stay in hospital. “I managed to contract malaria whilst I was in Ghana despite taking anti-malaria tablets, and whilst I was in hospital I was just really desperate to get better so I could continue with the programme. The whole experience was really amazing, and it was great to be involved in a social action project like this that really helps the local community.” She has also been part of the Diller Teen Fellows Community programme, which

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is an international programme that supports over 600 teens from around the world, and run leadership programme for Year 12 teens from London, Manchester and Leeds that help them to develop their leadership skills, and their Jewish identity. As part of the programme, participants attend 5 residential Shabbatonim throughout the year. Rhianna has been given the position of junior counsellor, and along with Sam Benjamin who is based in Manchester, they will work closely with the co-ordinator and the rest of the team to plan these weekends for the incoming group taking part in the scheme Rhianna currently juggles her voluntary responsibilities and commitments with her A-Level studies in Chemistry, Biology and Geography. After ﬁnishing her studies at JFS, she hopes to take a year out to study and travel around Israel before going on to study for a degree in Social Work. Rhianna hopes that her volunteering experience will stand her in good stead for her future career. “I really want to do a job that makes a diﬀerence and I’d like to go into social work with children so this is also really crucial experience for

what I want to do later in life.” For Rhianna, being able to help others is really important to her, and she believes that other young people would also beneﬁt from getting involved in volunteering within their community. “I think that is really important for people to step outside of their own bubble to help other people. Volunteering is a great thing to do, not only for the children involved, but for yourself. I have met some great friends through my work with Jewish Care. I feel that I am also helping to create happy, positive memories for the children who participate in the programmes.” Laura Baron, Leadership and Informal Educator at Jewish Care’s Redbridge JCC commented; “Rhianna is passionate about leadership and volunteering in the community. She has been a part of the MIKE Leadership Programme for many years, as a participant and now as a member of the youth staﬀ team. Rhianna continues to act as a role model, inspiring the young people she works with each week and we are very proud to have her as part of the team at Redbridge JCC.”

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EMILY BEN ZE’EV – EMILY’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND After working for many years in education, Emily Ben-Ze’ev has recently set up her own business, ‘Emily’s Adventures in Wonderland’, which incorporates her experience as well as her own love for travel, music and learning. She has created interactive, fun workshops for children aged 4 – 11, which she teaches in schools throughout the country. “As a primary school teacher for 25 years, I have been rated ‘outstanding’ by every OFSTED inspector I have met, and praised for my creativity and great rapport with the children. I have always dreamt of doing something like this, and I am so happy that I have been able to make it a reality.” Originally from Southport, she grew up in Manchester, and moved to London after ﬁnishing her studies at Cambridge University. Throughout her career, she has taught at a variety of Jewish schools including Menorah Primary School and Mathilda Marks Kennedy Jewish Primary School, where her mother Suzanne Kushner also worked as Headteacher for many years at this school. Most recently, Emily was Assistant Head teacher at North West London Jewish Day School before leaving to set up her business.

Students learning at a workshop

Having worked in education for so long, Emily has seen a significant amount of changes and developments within the system, and began to feel that there was a lot more pressure on assessments and paperwork, both for the children and the teachers. “I have always been interactive in my classes, and that is how I have always taught, and always loved to teach. I felt that by creating these workshops, I was able to continue with the same interactive approach and reach out to more schools and children.” The workshops cover a wide range of subjects and allow pupils the chance to take part in sessions that teach about nature and wildlife, to music from around the world where pupils learn songs from different countries. As a keen ornithologist and member of the RSPB, she is able to teach children about diﬀerent birds and other wildlife,

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and has even run trips to local nature reserves such as Welsh Harp near Hendon. Many of the props Emily uses in her sessions are from her own unique collection which she has acquired from her many travels, “I love travelling and have amassed a huge collection of musical instruments, hats and other items. I have anything from Egyptian costumes, through to a didgeridoo or a piece of the Berlin Wall that I use to bring to life the subject I am teaching.” Since starting her workshops in September, she has had a great response from teachers and children alike, which has been very encouraging. “Many of the children seem to enjoy the interactive elements of the workshop, and it is a different way to encourage learning. I think I enjoy the workshops as much as the children, and always come out on a high after the session. I enjoy sharing my own passions, and hope that this will influence them and teach them about life in all different areas.” The workshops involve a lot of cross-curricular links and aim to bring education to life for pupils, and give the children a more handson experience and way to learn. One of the most popular workshops that Emily runs relates to looking at different cultures. “Using costumes and hats that I have collected from various travels, as well as instruments, children are able to

learn about different countries, and opens their mind to the world around them.” She currently offers a programme of 10 different workshops which relate to subjects such as Geography to Music, all of which include a mixture of interactive, fun and play elements which incorporate key elements of the national curriculum for both KS1 and KS2 levels. Each workshop is tweaked and tailored to the individual needs of each school, and Emily works closely with the staff in developing this. “Different schools and classes react to different things, and having worked in various schools I understand what will work in each instance.” Emily runs her business from her home in Hendon, but she is more than happy to travel to schools anywhere in the country, and has recently run workshops in Gateshead, Manchester and across London. Much of her business is through word of mouth, and recommendation, with many schools contacting her directly to run workshops. Her husband, Ittai, has been very supportive in her new venture, and as an accountant he has been able to help Emily with many of the financial considerations involved in setting up a business. As well as her passion for travel, she also has a love of science. “I have run science clubs for over 20 years for within schools which has certainly given the “wow” factor to the children. It is important to me to make learning fun, and to give them experiences and lessons that they will always remember. Recently, I met a past pupil who was studying medicine and she told me, ‘You were the one who inspired me with your science lessons’. It makes me proud that I have had such an influence on children I have taught.”

For anyone who might be thinking of making the leap and changing careers or starting their own business, Emily would definitely encourage people to do it. “I would definitely advise others to just go for it, carpe diem. It’s the best decision I have ever made, and I am really enjoying being able to use all my skills and experience doing something I am so passionate about.” Emily hopes in the future to be able to develop her business to offer more workshops across many more subjects, and to also be able to create specific workshops that relate to key historical events, or even more current events going on in the country at the time. “My aim for my business is to continue to deliver inspirational workshops and lead pupils to many educational ‘Adventures in Wonderland.’” Emily would like to offer a 10% discount to anyone making a booking before Chanukah (Tues 12th December). This offer relates to either a half day or full day workshop. Please contact Emily at emily.adventuresinwonderland@gmail.com or call 07960 610 278. Please remember to quote The Jewish Weekly when making the booking. Do you know anyone who specialises in an area of female expertise and would like to be featured on this page? Let us know by emailing micaela@thejewishweekly.com

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Jewish Weekly aims to source the most genius, time saving and useful hacks for you every week, so watch this space! Eating fruit is important and part of a healthy diet, ensure you get your 5 a day, with these 5 handy tips: • Need to ripen bananas in a hurry? Put them in a brown paper bag, roll down the top of the bag, and they should be ready to use by the next day. • Making a fruit salad, and don’t want your apple to go brown? Soak the apple in a mixture of 1 cup of water to 2 tablespoons of honey for 30 seconds, and your apple will stay fresher for longer. • Having trouble removing the stalk from your strawberries? Why not try using a drinking straw to help. Insert into the bottom of the strawberry and push upwards to remove out the stalk in one go.

• Not sure if your avocado is ready to eat? Remove the tip of the avocado to help you ﬁnd out. If it is hard to remove, then it is not ready to eat. If it is white/light green, then it is perfect, but if it is brown, then it may time to say goodbye to it. • Want to add a bit of zing to your life? Try grating organic lemon rinds and adding them to salads, water, smoothies or hot or cold tea to give an extra boost. The rind is actually full of more antioxidants, and vitamins, than the juice making it better for you. If you have any suggestions or there is something you want feedback on, please contact us on ofﬁce@thejewishweekly.com. Your question might be someone else’s solution!

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COMEDY BY ED MOSS

While thankfully not having a disability myself (apart from the occasional bout of stupidity, a state which has not yet received the oﬃcial recognition it duly deserves), I have over the years worked voluntarily with people who have themselves exhibited mobility issues. I have noticed recently that in the course of their refurbishment, many UK motorway stopovers now make people walk past and around the (vastly over-priced) retail and food outlets in order to reach the gents and ladies toilet facilities. While I have no problem with fools being soon parted from their monies at the retail outlets in these places, I believe that in order to obtain a blue badge for their car, people with genuine mobility issues have to demonstrate they have diﬃculty with walking 50 or more metres. While the disabled parking spaces are generally right outside the door of these establishments, the distance to the disabled toilet facilities from the allocated disabled spaces seem to me to all vastly exceed the maximum 50 metre distance I have alluded to in my

previous paragraph. Call me cynical, (but not too early in the morning please), but I firmly believe this could well be the motorway stopover owners forcing people to otherwise involuntarily browse the shops. I do wonder how these establishment are able to do this without censure from the appropriate authorities. Needless to say, I have written to the appropriate government minister, and I have booked a pension review in the meantime as I await an answer. Now I don’t wish to appear in any way selfish, and I’m not really a bad person as I do a fair bit for charity, but I simply hate the path you have to cut through all the “Chuggers” - charity muggers – in town centres nowadays. Yes, they are supposedly (and most are) going about their business for a good cause, but I don’t wish to be stopped on the street by someone being awfully nice and sincere in order to fill out a direct debit (give my bank details to someone I don’t know. Yeah, sure!) for some charity or other. And I don’t think when I’m out on an innocent bit of retail therapy that I should have to justify to a total stranger (working on commission) why I do not want to

sign up to their charity. “I’ve not got my account details with me”. “I already give on a monthly basis to the National Home for Bewildered former MP’s”. “I’m actually a serial charity-worker murderer”. And I only have to be stopped by either an Oxfam, Stop the War, Socialist Workers’ Party (there’s an oxymoron of a name if ever there was one!) or Barnardo’s agent for my hackles to really rise to the occasion. What is most bothersome about these ‘Chuggers’ is that they are so nice. When they ask “How are you today?” or “Did you have a good weekend?” Yes, I know they are being polite, but they really don’t care about how I am or whether I had a good weekend. If they were to be brutally honest, they really just see me as a human bank card, nothing else. In between being charity mugged, I stopped off for a coffee (well at my age, if I’m being honest, it’s more of a pit stop of the gentleman’s convenience kind rather than a coffee stop). There was a nice, well turned-out young lady sitting opposite me, partaking of a coffee and cake. I admired the way she so delicately drank her coffee, pinkie finger in the air

as if she was in The Ritz. However, when it came to the cake consumption bit, her cake-eating Mr Hyde arose from coffee-drinking her Dr Jekyll like a woman possessed. In the blink of an eye she had transformed from a delicate coffee-drinker to a noisy, openmouthed, cud-chewing being from a planet far, far away. It was like watching a greedy Labrador eating, only not as refined. Now I do appreciate it’s not worth getting het up over the eating habits of a total stranger, a person I will likely never, ever see again, but . . . . . I am such you would have noticed that the banks are back advertising again. All twee, happy-clappy nonsense, paying no heed to the trouble and strife they put us through during and following the 2008 financial crisis. Not to forget the plague of parasitic PPI advertising and calls we suffer daily because of the banks as the “deadline in 2019” (two years away) approaches for a cessation of PPI claims. The banks twee, patronising offerings are really an utter and complete insult to the intelligence. I certainly wouldn’t trust the banks as far as I could throw one. And another development I find extremely annoying are the voice

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overs by people who don’t speak English correctly. I don’t expect everyone to speak with a BBC voice of the 50’s, where it was de rigour to speak with a plum in one’s mouth, but a basic, correct pronunciation of the language would be in order, particularly when some of these advertisements featuring the language-manglers are transmitted during peak hours when school children are listening. Do people with English as their second language really understand that “free fings” are not in fact FREE things called ‘fings’, but THREE things? I wonder precisely how greedy some corporations and high-earners really are. If, as a private individual, you are lucky enough to earn several millions a year, firstly, have you not a duty to pay an equitable and honest amount of tax? If, having paid the correct amount of tax, you are left with a mere couple of million pounds after a year’s work, is that not enough? And the corporations. There has been a recent launch of a £1000 phone by one of the manufacturers which sold in its millions. Surely they must have both a legal and moral duty to pay the correct amount of tax when they are making so much profit from a phone that is utterly overpriced in the first place, relying on the strange wannahave mentality of a certain sector of the community? If you or I try to avoid tax on our quite inconsequential salaries (salaries that mean we have to work way beyond retirement), we’d get hauled over the coals by HMRC. So why is there one rule for the rich and another one for you and I? Just saying.

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Rich in Jewish culture - Visit the West Balkans it will surprise you ! By MARCEL MANSON Tel: 020 8954 5074 www.jewishheritagetours.co.uk A Division of West End Travel Email: marcel.manson@westendtravel.co.uk

CONTINUING HIS FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN, MARCEL MANSON OF JEWISH HERITAGE TOURS AND WEST END TRAVEL, TAKES US ON A TOUR OF MORROCO. A really exciting Jewish Interest Tour of the West Balkans is being planned for June 2018 in conjunction with Jewish Renaissance Magazine

The tour will take us from Montenegro to Croatia and then to Bosnia and Herzegovina and ﬁnally Serbia where we will experience the EthnoFest which is the long running Jewish music festival in its Capital Belgrade. The tour, rich in history culture and landscape, takes us to four Balkan Countries and starts at the beautiful Dalmatian Adriatic coast of Montenegro which is now said to rival the trendy beach resorts of Saint Tropez and its celebrated Cote D’Azur resorts. We follow the coast into Croatia to Dubrovnik and its wonderful old ramparts and Synagogue in the heart of the old town in Zudioska Street. Further north the scenery changes to high

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mountain peaks, deep river canyons, ravines and green water lakes as we drive through Bosnia Herzegovina & Serbia. We will learn from Davor Salom a Jewish guide and native of Belgrade about a 2,000-year turbulent history at this crossroads of Europe, where Celts, Romans, Huns, Visigoths, Crusaders and Jews were followed by the superpowers of France, Italy, Russia and Austro-Hungary all jostling for inﬂuence and power. During periods of peace, cities rich in culture and beautiful architecture were established. We include the great towns of Mostar, Sarajevo and Nova Sad where there was a considerable Jewish presence. Sephardim arrived after the expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula and Ashkenazim arrived after ﬂeeing the pogroms of Eastern and Central Europe. Despite this region being devastated by the Holocaust and then the tragic interstate warfare of the 1990s, communities still exist.. We see the reminders of the sad past,

Sveti Stefan island in Budva, Montenegro

cemeteries and memorials. We also visit current Jewish communities in these parts which surprisingly are growing and sample the local music and exotic cuisine with specialities that combine a mix of both the Sephardic and Ashkenazi cultures that persist today Sarajevo is famous for many things and its Jewish museum contains the famous Medieval Haggadah that originates from Spain from the year 1350. We will also visit the Jewish cemetery dating back to the 17th century and also the site of the Winter Olympics held in

Sarajevo in 1974 The tour we have carefully prepared with our guide Davor is over 12 days from Wednesday 13th June 2018 and will conclude with the last 4 nights in Belgrade with attendance at the Ethno Music festival as well as daily excursions to National Parks, museums, boat rides and train journeys. This will be an unforgettable and extraordinary trip in conjunction with Jewish Renaissance Magazine For full details and costing please contact Marcel Manson 0208 954 5074

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Increasing the Odds

BY ALAN FREISHTAT

We offer free consultations in my office for people interested in coming into any of our programs? Free—why? Because there is something that I must let people know before they get involved in weight loss or any of the other reasons people come into us. THERE IS NO EASY PATH TO GOOD HEALTH. Presuming a person has weight to lose, blood pressure to lower, diabetes or prediabetes to reverse or cholesterol to lower, it’s all possible. But, I have no easy solutions. I have no magic wand or magic pill to use. What my staff and I do have is good education on eating and exercise based on the latest science has to offer, motivational techniques and eventually, a path to good health, low stress and a happier life. But when we put in all this effort and time to change our lifestyle habits, what is it we are actually achieving? That is what Yechezkel asked me this past week when he came to sign up for our 10 week program to better health. Yechezkel is 44 years old. Over the last 8 years he has gained 12 kilo and is starting to have health consequences. He is pre-diabetic and his blood pressure, which was always normal is creeping up. He is at a level of low fitness as he is an avreich who is learning all day and has very little movement in his life with no formal exercise. But to his credit, he realized that he needs to make some changes. And so I explained the following to Yechezkel. Changing habits and behaviours is the way to achieve good health. But with that being said, is this really some mystic formula that automatically brings us 120 years and great quality of life? Not exactly. But when we do inculcate good healthy behaviours into our everyday life, we do cut the odds of illness and disease substantially. So when you start walking briskly 6 days a week, build some muscle twice a week and change to healthier eating (and as a consequence, you will lose some weight) you improve your likelihood of a better life. Let’s take a closer look at what decades of research has shown us about just making exercise a priority in our lives. • If you are pre-diabetic or have a history of diabetes in your family and you

exercise, you cut down the odds of getting diabetes by 58%!

fatigue? Exercise is the primary treatment for that too.

• All in all, a study followed 10,000 alumni from Harvard University and showed that the risk of premature death went down 23% for exercisers.

• Most of all, the strongest predictor of death is plain and simple, low cardo-respiratory ﬁtness.

• Do you have osteoarthritis? If you’re older and have some of those aches and pains, particularly in your knee and you start walking 6 days a week, your pain and disability can be reduced by up to 47%. That right—without painkillers. So if you do that, your reliance on medicine for pain reduction becomes substantially less. • We are all trying not to get Alzheimer’s disease. Exercise is one of the way we can increase the odds against getting that. Even if someone already has the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia and they exercise they can slow progress by 50%--that is a very signiﬁcant number. • For people with anxiety, you can reduce your anxiety by 48% • For depressed people moderate exercise relieves symptoms in 30% of patients and for those who could be more intense in their workouts, 47% got out of their depressive state. • Do

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So how much time and effort do I have to put in? Is this a case of the more the better? Well, yes— and no. If you can walk every day for 30-35 minutes briskly, you will get all of the benefit we mentioned above and maybe more. Up to an hour is still highly beneficial but after that the benefits become less and less. But the minimum to aim for is 150 minutes of aerobic activity per week. Aerobic exercise is where oxygen is used as your main source of energy. So that means things like walking, jogging, swimming, biking, rowing or jumping rope will give you the benefit you need. Walking is usually the easiest and just make sure you have a good pair of shoes for it. It might be ideal to walk 30-35 minutes straight but studies have shown that even walking briskly in 10 minutes bouts is very valuable. Make your walk to davening or the Makolet part of that daily routine. You take a longer way around. This way, you don’t even have to set aside designated times. A few more walking tips! People who have been sedentary must start slowly and build up gradually. It is essential that before you begin a walking program, you visit your doctor for a complete medical

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evaluation. Once you have the approval of your physician, you can begin. Start at a comfortable pace, walking as though you are slightly late for an appointment. If you are a beginner, start oﬀ slowly and gradually build up to the 30 minutes we have mentioned. Maintain good posture while you are walking and look straight ahead. Swinging your arms will increase your caloric burn greatly, but make sure your arms are going in a forward direction and not crossing in front of you. A good, sturdy pair of proper walking shoes is essential. If you don’t have proper shoes or your shoes are worn out, you probably will suﬀer some type of discomfort or pain and even injury in the lower extremities. Typically, shoes need to be replaced about every 650-800 kiilometers of walking. For most people who walk a lot, 5-6 months is tops to hold on to shoes. Walking is a way to get in your exercise, spend time with a friend or family member, and it can easily be worked into your daily routine. A good way to make walking part of your daily routine is to make a set time to walk with a friend or friends daily. Enjoy the company! Make sure to take precautions in these summer months to start early in the day or do your walking toward the evening hours. In the winter, if you want to brave the cold, dress appropriately. Gloves and warm sweat clothes are a good idea. Either a hood or ski

hat will help you retain your body heat, which escapes through your head. Be careful to stay hydrated even though it’s cold. If you want to work out in the rain, be sure to wear waterproof exercise wear. To avoid boredom or monotony, take an mp3 player with you and listen to music or a shiur. Changing your walking course from time to time is also a good idea. For many, this is just a time to let you mind relax. Remember to drink plenty of water before and after your walk. Remember, this is all about increasing the odds of good health. Nothing is full-proof but the evidence is quite pronounced that exercise and good eating will better your health and that translates into a better quality of life—at any age! Yechezkel has only been at our program for 6 weeks now. Some weight has come off, his blood pressure is back down and in another 2 weeks, he will go get another blood test so we can see if we can keep him off diabetes medication. It’s not magic, it’s hard work and effort. Incorporate healthy habits into your life and up your odd to “add hours to our day, days to your year and years to our life”.

Alan Freishtat is an A.C.E. certified personal trainer and a behavioural change and wellness coach with over 19 years of professional experience. Alan is the creator and director of the “10 Weeks to Health” programme for weight loss and is available for private coaching sessions, consultations, assessments and personalised workout programmes both in his office and by telephone or Skype. Alan also lectures and gives seminars and workshops. Contact Alan on 02-651-8502 or 050-555-7175, or email alan@alanfitness.com. For more information visit www.alanfitness.com

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FOOD 39 75 min Duration 65 min Cook Time 10 min Prep Time 6 Servings

joyofkosher.com The combination of vegetables, herbs, and oats makes for a healthy and tasty kugel. It is low in calories and high in nutrients.

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • • • •

Cooking spray 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, diced 6 cups mix of cauliflower and broccoli florets, finely chopped ¼ cup raw quick cooking oats 3 large eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup chopped fresh parsley ½ cup chopped fresh dill 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

PREPARATION 1. Preheat the oven to 205°C. Spray a 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. 2. Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. 3. Add onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a large mixing bowl. 4. Add cauliflower, broccoli, oats, eggs, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper, stir and let sit for 5 minutes. 5. Spoon kugel mixture into prepared muffin tin. 6. Bake for 1 hour, until golden on the top.

BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER KUGEL

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH LEMON AND GARLIC CORNBREAD This slow cooked white bean soup can be set up in the morning and ready for you when you get home from work. Comforting, healthy and satisfying.

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • •

1 large onion, peeled and chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped 4 stalks celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped, plus 1 whole for bread 2 (14.5-ounce) Cans diced tomatoes 2 (14.5-ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained 2 cups Manischewitz All Natural vegetable Broth

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2 bay leaves 6 slices seeded corn bread 1 cup baby spinach Zest of 1 lemon kosher salt freshly ground black pepper

PREPARATION 1. 2.

In a crock pot, combine onion, carrots, celery, chopped garlic, tomatoes, beans, broth and bay leaves. Cook on low for 6 hours. Prepare cornbread just before serving: Broil bread on high for 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and immediately rub with whole garlic cloves to infuse with ﬂavor. Add spinach and lemon zest to crockpot and stir to combine just before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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