Shofar March 2023

From The Editor

Purim: The unusual Jewish festival celebrated each year, which encourages us to:

a. read and perform a story of a young woman who wins a beauty pageant; b. drown out the sound of the villain’s name in the above story using a boisterous medley of jeers and ratchets;

c. wear fanciful and absurd costumes; d. get drunk; e. eat triangular-shaped biscuits filled with sticky black seeds.

When thinking about Purim objectively, it all seems rather ridiculous.

So, is it any wonder that as a people, we’re a funny lot? And not always so intentionally, either.

With Brexit came a tidal wave of those in Britain seeking other ways to reclaim their European citizenship. Being of immediate Bulgarian descent, I was one such individual.

Within an application interrogating my religion and requiring every ounce of personal information (bar a stool sample), it was necessary to get a letter from my doctor, verifying that I was not riddled with any communicable diseases. After specifying on several occasions to my doctor’s surgery that I didn’t need my previous medical history on the citizenship application, just my vaccination record and declaration of my free-from x, y, and z status, my request seemed to go unnoticed.

Once the entire application was filled in, all of my documents apostilled, stamped, verified by a multitude of agencies in both the US and Britain and translated into Bulgarian, I checked the documents to make sure everything was in proper order before submitting my application to the Bulgarian Consulate. When it came to my medical report, I had little idea of what much of it meant in English, let alone in Bulgarian. Scrutinising the report now, on closer

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inspection, a word on the English document stood out - Hypertrichosis. Apparently, in the early 90s, I was afflicted by such a condition. I immediately did a Google search and to my horror, discovered that Hypertrichosis was another word for… Werewolf Syndrome. It seemed perfectly obvious to me that I was not a werewolf. But as for the Bulgarian authorities….

For the next 24 hours, I was seething with anger at the audacity of my doctor’s surgery to include confidential information that did not need to go on the application. And more rage that this was a medical condition on a tick box that was incorrectly ticked and that I never possessed. Sure, like many dark-haired Semitic women, I’ve been for laser hair removal - but, a werewolf?? I am certain I was never that hairy. And then there was the panic I felt - that after all the hours of time and effort spent on my citizenship application, it could be rejected - On the grounds that I was a Jew? No. That I was the granddaughter of an industrialist who escaped in the war? No. It would simply be because I was an American werewolf in London.

This month, in celebration of Purim, we’re presenting articles on living humorously, in addition to hearing about the progression of our building works and fundraising efforts, a fantastic new opportunity to work with LGBTQ+ refugees, and news from our members and the Board of Deputies.

Editing my penultimate issue of Shofar, I’d like to say what a joy and pleasure it has been to work on. We are hoping to find an equally enthusiasticeditor/reader/writer/creative thinker to take-up the reigns for our May edition and beyond and welcome your insightful, collaborative, and benevolent contribution. Please get in touch if this might be you!

From the Rabbi rabbi rebecca birk

I’m tempted to remind you all of the joke I shared from our last Humour issue. But I’ve found an alternative.

Mr Cohen goes into a restaurant crying his eyes out and says, ‘It’s the anniversary of my mother’s death. Get me a plate of fish balls - just like she used to make.’ The waiter goes away. ‘And give me a kind word like she used to give me.’ The waiter comes back with the plate of fish balls. Mr Cohen starts eating them and says to the waiter, ‘What about my kind word?’ The waiter bends low and whispers in Mr Cohen’s ear, ‘If I were you, in this place, I wouldn’t touch the fish.’

It’s Purim this month and we can now accept that this strange festival offers us a bit of levity, since Rabbi John Rayner suggested to Liberal Judaism that we can cope with a little playfulness. I rather like this. But even more, what poet Yehudah Amichai notes when he appreciates the impossibility of compartmentalising and separating our joy from our pain. In his poem, A Man in His Life, Amichai writes:

‘Kohelet was wrong about this [that there is a time for every purpose].

A human must hate and love at the same moment,

To cry and laugh with the same eyes’

Have we learned that ability of being able to reach for highs and lows simultaneously? This extreme of highs and lows that we all have to manage is very much part of the human condition and our Jewish tradition very much speaks to that.

I am so conscious that this year of anniversary will demand of us - both celebration and also hard thinking as we all consider how much we might give towards our building renewal and its longevity. We will be providing updates every month and hope you will be joining us along the way. Our first invitation to you is our ‘Sip and See’ evenings to hear about our refurbishment plans and the funds we need to raise. It is exciting and daunting in equal measure, which I think we will take in our stride.

From The Chair

This month I want to tell you about a refugee project which is a bit different from the kind of refugee work FPS has done before. It’s a new monthly lunch club for LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers. The club will meet once a month at FPS on a Sunday and we aim to hold our first session soon after Pesach.

It’s modelled on a lunch club that West London Synagogue has been running for a year. After the first year, Social Action Manager Nic Schlagman did an evaluation of the project. He was blown away by the positive effect that participants reported on their mental health and wellbeing.

Many LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers have never been out to anyone. They were often terrified to be out in their home countries, yet even after reaching relative safety in the UK, they continue to fear being out in both the refugee communities and accommodation where they live – often Home Office hotels or hostels. They are exceptionally lonely and isolated. For many of them, the lunch club is the first place where they have ever been able to just be - to socialise, make friends, and know that they are welcomed and accepted for who they are. Participants have been identified through a partner organisation, Rainbow Migration, and come from many different countries. A majority of the lunch club guests are women.

WLS now has a waiting list for their lunch club, as part of its success is keeping it on a relatively intimate scale. Nic approached FPS to ask if we would be interested in setting up a new LTBTQ+ lunch-club, in order to expand capacity.

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We’ve discussed the idea with the Barnet Refugee Welcome Board (BRWB), proposing that together, we should run a 6-month pilot at FPS for a dozen guests. Through the BRWB we will be able to get the relatively small amount of funding we need to launch the club.

After visiting the lunch club at WLS in February, hearing about the long journeys some would take to get there, it was clear how vital and worthwhile participants found the session. Once the group realised why we were there, both volunteers and asylum seekers were full of enthusiasm to tell us about the sense of freedom, warmth, and support that the lunch club provides and the friendships made. Many of them offered to help us get ours off the ground if we embarked on our own club.

The key thing we need now is volunteers – people to plan, shop, and cook lunch, set up, serve, clear up, and socialise with guests. Volunteers will come from several local synagogues and do not all need to identify as LGBTQ+ themselves, although we will certainly need some volunteers who do. We do need a small core group of people who are willing (within reason) to make a regular commitment to attend once a month. If you’d like to be a part of this new project, please e-mail me at chair@fps.org. We’re also looking to increase our direct support to refugees and asylum seekers in Barnet hotels, especially the new hotel that has opened up just down the road from us. This is still in the planning stages, but do get in touch if this is something you’d like to be a part of.

Notice Board

remembering the anschluss

Generation2Generation and the Wiener Library will be holding an on-line event to remember the Anschluss. 85 years ago this month, Germany took over Austria and was enthusiastically welcomed by the majority of Austrians. For more information and how to join, visit www. wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/virtualevent-85-years-on-from-the-anschluss/

G2G is an FPS sponsored charity this year. We look forward to seeing you at these and other events. If you would like to hear our news and event updates please visit www.generation2generation.org.uk/getinvolved/keep-in-touch/

homeless night shelter news

FPS’s Night Shelter once again went live in December, after having supported our guests in hotels during the Covid period. Although we had room for up to 17 guests, the average number who actually came was about 11. What has been particularly pleasing is that 7 people left us to move into long-term accommodation! Everything was so successful that we are back on duty for March and April, sharing responsibilities with the West London Synagogue volunteers who borrowed the building to cover extra nights in December. This time, we will be running on Sunday nights.

For those who don’t know about us - we open our doors at 7pm and the guests are welcomed with a hot drink. At 8pm, a hot meal, prepared by our volunteers, is served and the guests spend the rest of the evening watching TV, playing board games, or chatting till they go to bed at 10ish. In the morning, the breakfast team cooks and serves breakfast, with the guests leaving by 8.30am.

Volunteers Needed!

We are looking for cooks, hosts, sleeper overers, bag schleppers, and breakfast shift. The dates will be:

Sunday 19 & 26 March; Sunday 2 & 9 April

Monday 10 April (Easter weekend); Sunday 16 & 23 April. We will by sharing with West London Synagogue.

For further information and to volunteer contact Andrea Narcin

andrea_narcin@yahoo.co.uk / 07969 471522

jewish belarus event at fps in january

What a wonderful afternoon of communal sharing and eating! It was the first event organised by FPS in collaboration with the Anglo-Belarusian Society, aiming to promote friendship between the Belarusian and Jewish communities in Finchley. FPS is very close to the Anglo-Belarusian Centre in Holden Road, with the little wooden church that they built a few years ago.

We heard about the long history of Jews in Belarus from a Belarusian historian and about the once thriving Jewish community in Mogilev, a major industrial centre where FPS has been twinned with ‘Keshet’ - a small but vibrant Jewish Progressive community. We also viewed film and photographs of our twinning, as well as the city and its buildings of historical interest. We were greeted by video link by Rabbi Grisha Abramovich, and Mila Izakson with her young students in Mogilev. We also learned about a new digital Belarusian-Jewish Cultural Heritage Centre from its founder. And our guests prepared an amazing feast of traditional Belarusian food for us, enjoyed by all!

Building/Fund Raising Monthly Update

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ur current building has been our home since 1964. It has contained our laughter and our tears, hosted family celebrations and seen so much love beneath its roof. Now it needs our love in return. We have a roof to mend and a very unsustainable heating system to fix, as well as a long-held desire for us to make it a more beautiful, welcoming, inspiring and environmentally responsible home.

We have been exploring for the past 3 years. We were successful in a planning application to expand our footprint and make some substantial changes. Post-Covid, we recognise a more modest endeavour is more appropriate and have gone through a rigorous and diligent process of appointing an architect to lead us through this. Mills and Power will be observing us at work and prayer to see how we use our building and more importantly, the changes we can achieve within our budget. We will not be moving out during these improvements and we will try as much as possible to work in school holidays to make lives as easy as possible for Southover School, our important weekday tenants.

Raising Funds

We have estimated £650,000.00 as an ambitious yet (hopefully) realistic goal to raise. We hope to do so from your generosity and also from grants which we are identifying and are applying for with guidance from Barnet. (If you have skills in this area, we need you to join our team.)

Amazingly, in pledges, gifts, and a legacy, we have raised almost £250,000. This means we are a third of the way there. We hope that every member of our synagogue community will contribute and be part of this, in whatever way you can. Obviously with £400,000 to raise

there is a need for some transformative gifts but we are hopeful as we work on this. We will be inviting you to get involved and will be approaching you all, with a view to kicking off in two evenings at the end of March.

Our fundraising philosophy, like our community, is vibrant; we are and will be:

• Audacious, proposing a fundraising goal to create the home we deserve.

• Bold, recognising that there are many compelling causes in our world and yet knowing our community is worth our efforts, our focus, and our commitment.

• Inclusive, asking that everyone gives so our building reflects us all.

• Dignified, thanking everyone who gives, visibly or privately, and using language that honours the sacred role of philanthropy in creating a better world.

We will ask everyone in our community to give what they can. Current members and past members, family and friends who see what FPS means, as well as those in the broader community who know and love us. We urge you to consider who in your circles would respond positively if asked to support this project.

Please save the dates for one of our “Sip and See” evenings - Tuesday 28 March or Saturday 25 March for a chance to view our anticipated plans and be part of this exciting new venture for us.

FPS People’s Page

people

welcome to new members

Lorraine Hockley, Rosina Cohen, Yael Tischler with baby Dahlia

happy birthday to

Katalin Aradi, Jeffrey Bryer, Amanda D‘oyly, Joshua Gardham, Megan Greene, Asher KinchinSmith, Hilary Luder, Kitty Lyons, Ann Pelham, Tony Rose, Alex Treganna, Sadie Westbury

happy anniversary to Mandy & Renato Fantoni, Ruth & Richard Logue

mazal tov to Ed Grinyer & Lydia Birch on their wedding; Olivia Sopel & Alistair Dryland on their engagement; Dora Hirsch on her first new home. Wishing her well in it; Miriam Dwek & Graham Slater on their impending wedding;

strength & congratulations to Richard Greene as he begins his new assignment in Jerusalem heading the CNN Bureau there.

Beit Tefillah

services - march / adar through to nisan

Friday 3 March 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Rebecca & Dean Staker

Saturday 4 March 10.15am Shabbatots on the Bimah

11.00am Shabbat B’Yachad with Rabbi Rebecca, Dean Staker, Franklyn Gellnick, Natasha Kafka with baby blessing for Daniel Silver including Baby Naming for Lexi and Marina Silver. Kiddush provided by Silver Family.

Friday 10 March 6.30pm: Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Rebecca & Natasha Kafka

Saturday 11 March 11.00am Shabbat service with Rabbi Rebecca, Dean Staker & Franklyn Gellnick

Friday 17 March 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Resouled with Alex Gellnick & the Resouled band; Kiddush provided by Deborah Dor

Saturday 18 March 11.00am Shabbat service with Alex Gellnick, Dean Staker & Franklyn Gellnick

Friday 24 March

6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Rebecca & Dean Staker

Saturday 25 March 11.00am Shabbat service including Delving Deeper into Pesach with Rabbi Rebecca & co-lead by Marc Schultz on Baal Tefillah programme. Music by Dean Staker

Friday 31 March 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Rebecca & Natasha Kafka, and community Friday Night Dinner

Saturday 1 April 10.15 Shabbatots on the Bimah with Natasha 11.00am Shabbat service led by Rabbi Rebecca & Natasha Kafka

Beit Knesset

Board of Deputies of British Jews

january report

January’s Plenary took place 5 days before National Holocaust Memorial Day (NHMD), thus its focus was on the Holocaust and associated matters. Our guest speaker, Olivia MarksWoldman, CEO of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, emphasised it’s not just about 6 million murdered Jews, but also other slain and tortured minorities. Despite the horrors of the Holocaust, we have learnt ‘Never Again’ has not meant ‘Never Again’ for those still suffering from genocides; for example, the Uyghurs of Tajikistan and others. The Trust’s mission statement was repeated by Edwin Shuker, vicePresident of the Board who chairs the Education and Community Division, who succinctly put it later; ‘Zachor - Remember. Haggadah - Tell. Le Chaim - Take action and live.’ Deputies asked if the commemorations of the Holocaust were too passive; that it wasn’t just the German Nazis who murdered, but also one third who were lost in the Holocaust were killed or handed in by their own homelands.

The President reported on her recent meeting with President Herzog. He is wellaware of the concerns of the Board about the plight of Reform and Progressive Jews and the LGBTQ communities in Israel. She told us, ‘It’s not for the Diaspora to give a running commentary on Israel’s government’s policies, but we can, do, and will continue to comment when appropriate.’ But Israel is a democracy that voted in their government, notwithstanding a small majority. Deputies made their wide-ranging views known - they support a two-state solution, despite the fact that Palestinians under President Abbas do not; why does the Board hold Israel to a different standard than other governments, as it’s a

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double standard; many Israelis do protest; the actions of the new government are harming Israel’s reputation abroad; rather than boycott Israeli visiting ministers, we should keep channels of communication open and use our influence to persuade and chide. One Deputy claimed he was among thousands protesting in Israel against the new government’s indications they will end the Law of Return for Reform and Progressive Jews. He advised that we need to react, pre-empt, and express our views. It was a lively discussion. Why not witness the next plenary yourself, streamed live from the Board’s website?

In the Divisions’ reports, it was noted a £560,000 legacy had been given in recognition of the Board’s work. The Brighton Testator had no connection with the Board. He also left a substantial amount to Trinity College Dublin to continue its ‘wonderful history of good Irish/ Jewish relations.’ Deputies were encouraged to convey this news to their organisations, hoping to elicit more to show how valued and necessary these donations are to each and all of our communities.

Every speaker at the plenary including the honorary officers and Deputies gave fulsome congratulations to the President for her OBE, immediate past President, Jonathan Arkush, and other members of the UK Jewish community on the New Year’s Honours List.

What They Don’t Tell You About Midlife Online Dating lesley

A few Shofars back, I wrote about attending a stand-up comedy course and have been asked what happened next. Although it was a great experience, I found it waaaay too scary and decided to look for another outlet. At the same time, I’d also been trying out another scary activity: online dating. I soon realised that I’d found the perfect vehicle for the less stressful sit-down comedy, ie, writing about midlife online dating.

My initial worries had been all about going on an actual date again, how to lose 5lbs in a week, and take up a fascinating new hobby to make myself sound interesting. Actually, what I found was that the date, itself, is the easy part. It’s what happens online before you ever get to that stage that is really alarming. I came across the weirdest of profiles, photographs, and messages created by people (in my case, men) presumably looking to attract a partner, rather than making them run for the hills.

Encounters with people in real life were far less funny and I do have a few scruples... In any case, there are plenty of ‘Kiss and Tell’ stories out there in magazines like Housework and Dogging: ‘I was matched with a man old enough to be my father and when we met, I found out it was my father’.

So, I’ve appointed myself to the role of mystery shopper for mid-life dating websites. A few examples: the ‘About me’ section that says: ‘I love having a laugh. Like being in a public toilet and finding out there isn’t any toilet paper left until it’s too late’. The photos where they’re obscured by the enormous scaly fish they’re cradling - (I’m a great catch)? Or the pleasant looking man who introduces himself to me in a message saying ‘Hi Darling. Where do you like to be tickled?’ Ugh.

Comedy has always been my ‘go to’ when things go pear-shaped (unfortunate metaphor in my case). Now when I see something impossibly ridiculous online, instead of giving up, I think - hurrah, material! I also want to offer reassurance to others who contemplate this path: it is indeed them, not you. Plus, a little bit of guidance: set the bar low. The law of averages says that there must be one or two good apples in the barrel, so best to laugh in the face of adversity and, well, you just never know….

I’ve written quite a few pieces now and need to decide whether to go for blogging or trying to get a regular column somewhere – on or offline. If anyone out there is in publishing or journalism or has any good contacts, I’d be really grateful for advice!

Writing Comedy We Can Be Invested In

When I’m writing something new, I like to break down traditional structures and find new ways to tell my story. In my latest play, The Play with Speeches, a series of actors file into the theatre to audition. The play they’re being seen for (‘The Play with Speeches’) consists entirely of – wait for it – audition speeches. And those speeches tell a complete story when performed in the correct order.

You’ve probably already gathered that this is a comedy, and one with more than a hint of meta-reality. The audience unwittingly becomes a part of the story, as it turns out they’re only there because the box office mistakenly sold tickets for the event. Anthony and Penny, who jointly conduct the auditions, are horrified when they first see the audience. Anthony offers an apology, whilst firmly encouraging them to remain in their seats. He’s realised by this time that they all paid for their tickets!

Somewhat surprisingly for this very theatrical concept, I first wrote this idea as a short story for an anthology published during the pandemic. A Tale of Twelve Speeches appears to be a collection of ‘real’ audition speeches put together by a disaffected playwright during lockdown (nothing autobiographical, I promise). There are accompanying footnotes that give far too much away about the playwright’s personal life. I had such fun writing the speeches, many of which parody theatre styles we’re all perhaps familiar with, such as the overly poetic.

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When it came to adapting my story for the stage, the groundwork was there, as I’d already written the speeches. All I needed to worry about was the interplay between Anthony (the writer of the play) and Penny (its director), and between them and the actors who are unfortunate enough to audition. Straight off, I decided to make Anthony and Penny a warring ex-couple – the details of their toxic relationship, as Anthony remarks, are ‘thoroughly ventilated’ during the course of the evening. Building their antagonism, or perhaps their comfort levels in sharing every sordid detail with the audience, provided a natural raising of the stakes - an essential component in any drama.

For me, whether I’m writing short stories or plays, the comedy is derived both from the conflict within the situation and the emotional investment of the characters in their own predicament. It won’t work if the characters don’t care one way or another what happens to them. And it’s not enough for us, as audience members or readers, to simply laugh at these characters either. We need to feel their pain at some level, in order to connect. Which makes me wonder whether this is what makes us, as Jews, so good at comedy. We have centuries of pain to mine and have learned a good deal of empathy along the way, too.

James Woolf’s play ‘The Play with Speeches’ is playing at The Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley until 4 March.

q & a with natasha kafka , senior teacher at ivriah & musician at fps I sat down with Natasha to learn (even) more about one half of the fantastic duo to whom I’m temporarily handing over Ivriah, before a fantastic new person takes the role on permanently.

With a degree from Mountview Academy of Dramatic Arts, a lifetime of shul attendance, and an enthusiasm for learning, Natasha is the perfect cheder (head) teacher.

Here are the answers to some of my burning questions:

Q: You have a snake! Tell me the story of where Freddie comes from?

A: I got Freddie when I was 10. I wanted a reptile for ages so mum went to the pet shop and came back with…a rabbit! I loved Mopsy but still wanted a reptile, so a few years later we went together to the shop and there was a feisty snake and a good snake. I chose the good one – Freddie has been a good boy since day 1!

Q: Who is your teaching inspiration?

A: Mrs Watson, my first music teacher.

introducing new assistant teacher george walker

1. I teach at Ivriah because I wanted to come to synagogue regularly after my bar mitzvah and it’s a great way to be a part of a community and help children in a positive way.

2. I love pizza.

3. My hobbies are music and drama.

4. My best memory of FPS is my bar mitzvah.

5. I support Spurs, as all my family do.

Q: What drew you to Ivriah?

A: I like teaching and allowing others to be more knowledgeable, excited, and curious - whatever those things are! I think enjoying learning sets you up well for life and allows you to always better yourself. As the saying goes, ‘you learn something new every day’ – and it’s true when you work with kids!

Q: Why did you go to Mountview?

A: Stories are awesome – sharing stories is even better. Connecting with people can really create magical moments. I love sharing moments with people and performing helps me do that.

Q: You also play for us during services. What’s your favourite thing to play?

A: I’m lucky to play in three settings; in the traditional services, in Shabbat B’yachad, and in Tefillah – our Ivriah service. So, in the traditional services I love playing Yedid Nefesh, in Shabbat B’yachad, the Shema is my favourite, and in Tefillah, I love Oseh Shalom –for the joy and the chaos!

From Our Members’ Kitchens

hamantaschen with date - nut filling

Most of us have hamantaschen recipes that we use every year, but how about trying a new filling that uplifts our traditional recipe? This is my date-nut filling that can be customised to your taste by changing the marmalade and the nuts used. I love to serve date-nut hamantaschen next to rhubarb compote hamantaschen; the colours look very pretty together and the rhubarb ones are perfect to balance the sweetness of the date cookies.

date - nut filling ingredients ( for 1 cup )

80g chopped walnuts, or any nut you prefer (you can mix them)

300g pitted dates, cut into pieces

1tsp of orange blossom

1tsp cinnamon

100g marmalade

preparation

1. Rehydrate the dates by soaking them in warm water. Leave them soaking for 20 minutes and strain.

2. Puree the dates in a food processor with the cinnamon and orange blossom.

3. Add the chopped walnuts and two tablespoons of marmalade. Mix. Add more marmalade for a thinner consistency.

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finchley progressive synagogue 54 Hutton Grove N12 8DR 020 8446 4063 www.fps.org facebook.com/finchleyprog

Rabbi Rebecca Birk, rabbi@fps.org

Emeritus Rabbi: Dr Frank Hellner

Community Development Manager: Zoe Jacobs, zoe@fps.org

Musicians in Residence: Franklyn Gellnick, Dean Staker

Office Manager: Caroline Bar-Gal, administrator@fps.org

executive 2022

Chair: Tamara Joseph, chair@fps.org

Vice Chair: Beverley Kafka, beverley@fps.org

Treasurer: Roy Balint-Kurti, treasurer@fps.org

Honorary Secretary: Paula Kinchin-Smith, honsec@fps.org

council members

Gordon Greenfield, gordon@fps.org

Sam King, sam@fps.org

James Levy, james@fps.org

Sharon Michael, sharon@fps.org

Lesley Urbach, lesley@fps.org

President: Paul Silver-Myer, paulsm@fps.org

Life Presidents: Sheila King Lassman, Alan Banes

Vice Presidents: Cathy Burnstone, Renzo Fantoni, Josie Kinchin, Alex KinchinSmith, Laura Lassman, Lionel King Lassman, John Lewis, Andrea Rappoport, Joan Shopper

contacts

Board of Deputies Reps: Janet Tresman, Stanley Volk

Beit Midrash (Adult Education): Adrian Lister, adrian@fps.org

Beit Tefillah (Rites & Practices): Alex Gellnick, alex@fps.org

Community Support Coordinator: Beverley Kafka, beverley@fps.org

Website Editor: Philip Karstadt, fpswebsite@fps.org

Shofar: shofar@fps.org

The Finchley Progressive Synagogue is a company limited by guarantee (Company No 9365956) and a registered charity (Charity No 1167285) whose registered office is 54 Hutton Grove, Finchley, London N12 8DR