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 5778/2017 All services will take place atOLD MEETING HOUSE, COLEGATE, NORWICH NR2 1BW
Note: whilst the times are unlikely to change, please check the website for any last-minute changes
| Community-led pre-High Holy Days discussion with themes from Selichot Saturday 16 September | 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.in the Peill Room | TBC – Kiddush |
| Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday 20 September |
7:30 p.m. start |
Followed by wine, challah, apples and honey |
| Rosh Hashanah
Thursday 21 September |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Followed by wine, challah and Tashlikh * |
| Kol Nidre
Friday 29 September |
7:30 p.m. start |
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| Yom Kippur
Saturday 30 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.
High Holy Days are taken this year by Rabbi Leah Jordan.
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 at http://www.liberaljudaism.org/written-word-resources/shop.html.
YIZKOR If you have had a bereavement in your family you should contact Annie Henriques (via the contacts page) for inclusion in the Memorial Service. Yizkor will be aid 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