the congregation, its members and friends
every best wish for the new year and an easy fast.
לשנה טובה
May you be recorded in the Book of Life for a good and happy year. HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES 5779/2018 All services will take place atOLD MEETING HOUSE, COLEGATE, NORWICH NR2 1BW
Note: The timetable below is draft as at 10 June 2018. The dates have been set, but Kim and Philip are still working on the times and content. High Holy Days services this year will be community-led. Do please contact Kim and Philip if you would like to participate in the HHD services.
| Dates | Times | |
| Selichot
Saturday 1 September
Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday 9 September |
7:30pm
7:30 p.m. start |
Followed by wine, challah, apples and honey |
| Rosh Hashanah
Monday 10 September |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Followed by wine, challah and Tashlikh * |
| Kol Nidre
Tuesday 18 September |
7:30 p.m. start |
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| Yom Kippur
Wednesday 19 September Addition Service 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. |
11:00 a.m. start |
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| Afternoon break | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | |
| Study Session | 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. | |
| Afternoon Service and Yizkor | 5:00 p.m. start | |
| Neilah | 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. | |
| Havdalah | 7:00 p.m. | Followed by breaking the fast |
* We will walk to the River Wensum and symbolically cast away our sins of the past year.
If you are not a member of NLJC but would like to join us for any of the High Holy Days please contact Venetia Strangwayes-Booth, our Hon Treasurer about purchasing a ticket. You can email her via the contacts page to request her postal address. Tickets are £20 per adult. Members of other Liberal Judaism synagogues may apply for a free ticket.
IMPORTANT: Cheques should be made payable to “The Progressive Jewish Community of East Anglia” (PJCEA) registered name and sent to our Hon Treasurer.
PRAYER BOOKS A limited number of congregational copies of Liberal Judaism’s High Holy Days prayer books “Machzor Ruach Chadashah” are available, however we encourage you to bring your own copy, which can be ordered from Liberal Judaism by contacting Alexandra Simonon email: a.simonon@liberaljudaism.org
YIZKOR If you have had a bereavement in your family you should contact Byron Simmonds (via the contacts page) for inclusion in the Memorial Service. Yizkor will be said for anyone who has passed away during the year, as well as special requests.
KOL NIDRE APPEAL Beneficiaries: New Routes Integration a local charity supporting & empowering migrants; promoting cross-cultural integration & community awareness. Hagar Jewish/Arab Education for Equality which aims to facilitate social change through bilingual, educational and community programming in southern Israel.
Please send your donations/cheques made out to PJCEA to: Venetia Strangwayes-Booth, Hon. Treasurer; you can email her via the contacts page to request her postal address.
BREAKING THE FAST Breaking the fast will take place in the Peill Room