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February 2017
Tu B’Shevat Seder
It's great to welcome LJ Youth workers up to Norwich again,this time, to lead a Tu B'Shevat, New Year of Trees, Seder. It falls on the 15th of Shevat; Tu means 15, though ours will be a week later due to circumstances beyond our control. It was originally a date to age trees for a tithe (or tax) of first fruits at the Temple. It has evolved over the centuries and we can learn about the new year of trees,…
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Purim Party
Please join us at our NLJC & NHC Purim party! We will hear the story of Ester and celebrate - the importance of living in a tolerant multi-faith multi-ethnic society. We'll also have a chavurah meal and don't forget the hamantaschen! Also, don't forget to bring your groggers (noise makers), masks and funny clothes and hats!! We might learn why we dress up for Purim.
Find out more »April 2017
Community Passover Seder
Please join Rabbi Leah Jordan as she leads our wonderful communal Passover Seder. Pre-booking is essential for a place and to enable the co-ordinators to organise this event as well as possible. Booking forms will be sent out, to be returned to the co-ordinator in good time. It is confirmed! that the Seder will again take place at the Mangreen Trust, a lovely venue.
Find out more »May 2017
Shavuot
We are very pleased to celebrate Shavuot this year with Norwich Hebrew Congregation, which will be at their synagogue. There will be simultaneous services: Orthodox led by Rev. Daniel Rosenthal in the prayer hall and Liberal led by Rabbi Roddy Young in the communal hall. We will join together afterwards for cheesecake and discussion.
Find out more »October 2017
Sukkot
Please do join our community and Rabbi Leah for our Sukkot service. This is a diverse event with people of different faiths and ethnicities - with a service & outside celebration of this harvest festival. We are very pleased that Dee Robinson will tell us about New Routes Integration a Norwich charity which we support. We will erect our Sukkah (booth) outside the Old Meeting House and Rabbi Leah will lead the service and then we will honor the customs…
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Purim Party
Please do join us (NLJC) with NHC (Norwich Hebrew Congregation) at the Norwich Synagogue (Earlham Road). The Megillah will be read and stay for the Purim Party after. All are welcome. Please contact Annie or another council member if you want to come along and find out what nosh to bring.
Find out more »March 2018
Community Passover Seder
Please join Rabbi Leah Jordan as she leads our wonderful communal Passover Seder. Pre-booking is essential for a place and to enable the co-ordinators to organise this event as well as possible. Booking forms will be sent out, to be returned to the co-ordinator in good time. It is confirmed! the Seder will take place at a lovely new venue, The Willows not far from Norwich.
Find out more »December 2018
Community Chanukah Celebration
Please come and join us with Cantor Gershon in the Peill Room for a social evening of celebration, lighting the candles, retelling the story, asking any questions, and singing the songs. We'll also design some chanukiot, and of course, eat food and chat. We'll provide nosh - latkes, suf ganyot and drinks. Please bring yourselves, your chanukiah, ruach (wind, breath, mind, spirit), and singing voices! We'd be happy to have volunteers to set up and clear up. Contact Sarah Boosey…
Find out more »March 2019
Purim Sameach NLJC & NHC festivities
For everyone - children and adults Please do join us all for a rollicking reading of the Scroll of Ester We will read the Megillah through in as many different languages as possible - a little bit of Hebrew, a lot of English, a little bit of French, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Nigerian and what else?? Please get into the Purim spirit! Dress up or at wear a funny hat or a mask. Bring your own gregger or other noisemaker. Bring…
Find out more »June 2019
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
It’s nearly time to make Shavuot! Please join us for our joint Tikkun Leyl Shavuot with Norwich Hebrew Congregation. Marking the start of the wheat harvest and the end of the barley harvest, and most importantly when we were given the Torah on Mount Sinai. Following the wonderful joint Purim festival and now Shavuot is a marvelous opportunity for all of us also to be together. There will be a brief Service (Traditional and Liberal) to begin the evening followed…
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