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Maidenhead Pulls Spiel Off
In another thrilling RSY-Netzer Purim Spiel-off competition, Maidenhead claimed outright victory. The fifth annual competition held at Alyth, winners in 2009, saw five teams from Alyth, Finchley Reform, Sinai (Leeds), Wimbledon Reform and Maidenhead compete for the RSY-Netzer Community Cup. This is Maidenheads second win, after triumph at the first Spiel-off back in 2005.
Add a commentReform and Liberal Easter Sleepover
North West Surrey Synagogue and Kingston Liberal Synagogue held a joint sleepover at KLS over Easter Half Term, which provided young members from both shuls with a rare chance to meet and spend valuable time together. The theme of the 24 hour sleepover was ‘Get Lost’, focusing on the time between Pesach and Shavuot where the Children of Israel were on their way to the Promised Land.
Apart from engaging our young members with this exciting programme we were spoiled with scrumptious food provided by Maggie, our chef. Leaders from both shuls helped us create a mini community full of fun and plenty of enjoyable activities, including: a wide game, shacharit with Rabbi Charley, peulot and much more.
Alicia Zissman, a chanicha from KLS said, ‘’It was really cool being with guys from NWSS, who I’d never met before’’.
Jacob Jankel, a chanich from NWSS remarked, ‘’It was great to see the two communities come together, and meet some new madrichim’’.
This could not have been done without the tireless efforts and boundless enthusiasm of leaders from both shuls.
We are all excited by the prospect of establishing more joint events in the next youth calendar.
The next event that will be run is the annual Summer Week at NWSS from 23 – 28 August, but keep an eye out for further events coming your way.
‘’It’s not your duty to complete the task, but neither are you to desist from it…’’
Ben Jardine (NWSS Youth Worker) and Simon Frais (KLS Youth Worker)
Shnat Netzer - Update 12
Crazy, Hazy and Lazy – Sarah's Musings on Denominations of Judaism Today and her Reform Judaism
Having been on Machon for nearly 3 months now, I have learnt a lot about my own Judaism as well as other denominations. Not only has this led me to further understand, criticize and respect other ways in which people choose to practice their religion, but it has also led me to some understandings about my own choices and customs.
I maintain my Reform perspective and attitudes. However, I have decided that up until now my practices have not actually been true to my ideology. We throw around terms like \"informed decision making\" and \"personal autonomy\" and I am usually the first to defend Reform Judaism as more than just non-observance. I would claim that it is not a lesser way of practicing, just a different one; that I am not subscribing to an inactive, thoughtless, unreligious variety of Judaism but that on the contrast, I believe Reform Judaism to be more authentically \"Jewish\" in the sense of debate, thought and discussion contributing to the way we practice. I label myself as a religious Reform Jew but am I true to myself? Do I actually practice what I claim? Or is it hypocrisy to claim to be more than just the Progressive stereotype of \"lazy\" Jews who just d
on\'t really feel like/want to/have time to carry out the "real" Judaism of the Orthodox world.
Add a commentShnat Netzer - Update 11
Dear parents, shnattim and snifim shalom rav!
This week our shnatties visited Latron- learned about the "Burma Road" that was a makeshift route built by Israeli forces during 1948. Jerusalem had been under siege intermittently since the beginning of 1948.
Add a commentMitzvah Day '09
For Mitzvah Day this year RSY-Netzer communities all around the country took part in a variety of different projects, some with the rest of their synagogue, and some run purely by the youth.
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