Shofar November 2022

Mitzvah

From the Editors...

Well! What an extraordinary month we’ve had. It has felt like a whirlwind in the office, but hopefully from above water the swan was gliding smoothly along!

But I want us to have a look at the moments when we didn’t quite manage to keep the swan sailing smoothly. And perhaps it’s inevitable with such big events – there’ll be times when the curtain is pulled back to reveal the real Wizard of Oz. But I felt erev Simchat Torah was perhaps more of a reveal than I’d have liked!

Let me tell you what *should* have happened!

We start with a tiny, beautiful service, crafted by Rebecca, only including the prayers that come from Torah. And who knew there were so many! - Ma Tovu (Numbers), Mi Chamocha (Exodus), Shema (Deuteronomy)… and more.

We move to the Torah service, honouring our Chatan and Kallah – Franklyn and Alex Gellnick, as they read the last and then first words of Torah. What a brilliant moment to highlight how much they both offer us at FPS.

And then, even in my head, the next bit is kind of chaotic. We unwind the entire Torah round the room, before inviting everyone to find their portion. As our wonderful Hebrew Experts assist each of the 54 readers in the Torah search, Dean and Franklyn offer us a little hallel.

And, once everyone is in place, their fingers primed and ready on the right verse of Torah, Rabbi Rebecca rounds us up like a ringleader in a circus or a conductor in an orchestra, ready to lead us through the story of Torah, translating our wonderful readers’ verses, and filling in some narrative in between, so we see how each person, and portion, weaves together to create the whole.

So. That was the plan(!). Scuppered partly by Rabbi Rebecca’s bout of Covid, leaving us unsure if she was going to be able to lead the service until literally 12 hours before, some mistakes in Torah mark-ups, a microphone that decided to give up the ghost, and, perhaps, some overambition.

Can we, a community of 320+ households, with just 3 full-time members of staff, manage to create such an event? Should I have planned a more modest evening, reading a verse from just half, or a quarter, of the Torah portions?

Or does this tell me that it was a good first step, and what we really need is do it all over again next year, but this time, better? I remember Rabbi Rebecca, quoting Samuel Beckett: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

But... did we fail? 50 people reading Torah, some for the first time, some for the first time in many years, some reading portions they have loved for a long time, some reading a portion they will now love... is that failing? 132 people deciding to go out on a – particularly gloomy – October evening and come to synagogue... is that failing?

I wish it had been smoother. I wish it had been quicker. I wish we’d been able to hear more clearly each person take their moment of Torah. But, I think, my question is – should we do it again? Try again? And what do you wish we would do differently?

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From the Rabbi

Next year will be the 70th birthday of Finchley Progressive Synagogue.

FPS was created 70 years ago to be a Liberal congregation here in the heart of North London, with a vision and message that stretched beyond our neighbourhood. It’s interesting to imagine what motivated FPS’ founders to create and then build this community. The need for our Liberal congregation is very much still alive. We are the only Liberal synagogue in this fertile crescent of Jewish life between St Johns Wood and Southgate. I am reminded every day of our mission, the values we espouse, the members we care about and those we have yet to welcome. Many enquire about and find us in their search for ‘a home for straying feet’. Indeed, just these past New Year festivals saw an enormous flow of visitors and this past year also through our Delving into Judaism online class.

Now, as we enter our significant anniversary year, we must ensure we are looking after our home at FPS.

As I encounter the efforts and successes of our neighbouring Reform synagogues in improving their buildings, I recognise that it is time we take seriously our responsibility to tend to our synagogue and our building. Refurbishing our space and re-loving it is ove due. We hope to embark on a serious upgrading project to fix, ameliorate and prepare our building for the next generation and attempt to be as carbon neutral and sustainable as possible.

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Achieving this vision is possible only with new resources above and beyond our current ones.

We will be launching our fundraising campaign this Chanukah, 18 December, as we envision the Re-Dedication of our building. Alex Kinchin-Smith is leading our nascent Fundraising Team joined by Richard Greene, David Michael, Gordon Greenfield and Robin Heller. They have been working with me over the past several months to plan; and have enabled this congregation to reach this moment. I am excited to say we are ambitious and yet realistic in what we can and must do for our FPS home.

We have always included FPS as one of the charities in our High Holyday Appeal, and this year you were generous, as always. To ensure the success of this new project we need some help. I know there is much expertise and skill in the community to join us. If you have marketing, writing, fiscal and/or grant application skills, please be in touch with me: rabbi@fps.org to join this endeavour.

‘Let them make me a sanctuary that I might dwell among them.” So said God to Moses when asking for and advising on the Mikdash/Tabernacle the Israelites built in the desert. That promise is so touching because it captures the fact that community is made up of togetherness. God’s presence is not only in the skylights and uplifted synagogue space but in the shared building and gathering of us all.

I hope you see yourself in this call for action to raise the resources to keep building our community.

Cover: High Holy Days at FPS

From the Chair

I love the word mitzvah. I love the way it combines so many different meanings to add up to something more complex and beautiful than any of them could be on their own. It’s a commandment, but as the fulfilment of a commandment it is also both a good deed and a kind of blessing on the person doing it. I don’t think there’s any other way that this concept could be expressed so succinctly and neatly – that it is a blessing to us to fulfil a commandment. When I first became interested in learning more about Judaism, a friend told me that I should read Halakhic Man by Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and it opened up to me for the first time the idea that we might look at the world primarily as a field of opportunity for the fulfilment of mitzvot and be constantly on the lookout for those opportunities. I love the fact that so many mitzvot are necessarily relational – that, while there are mitzvot that we can fulfil on our own, for the most part we need to be in relationship to others. We need to be in community. For Liberal Jews, the idea of being commanded is a complicated one. Danny Rich describes Liberal Judaism as ‘post-Halakhic.’ While it does seem to me that perhaps some commandments need to be obeyed first and even to become habitual in order to be understood – who could really have any idea of what Shabbat might mean without taking on some form of regular Shabbat observance? – for the most part as Liberal Jews we make up our own minds first. We have to ask ourselves, do I feel commanded? Does this feel like something that I have an obligation to do?

tamara joseph

I have a confession to make. I’ve never liked Mitzvah Day. It’s a bit like Black History Month –it feels like performing mitzvot is something we should be doing all the time. It’s like having ‘tell the truth day’ or ‘brush your teeth day.’ What are we doing the other 364 days of the year? It seems to flatten out the meaning of mitzvot and just leave us with a boy scout version of good deeds – but boy scouts are meant to do a good deed every day, not just one day a year. It feels perfunctory and tokenistic. Just as Shabbat observance really has to be repeated and to become habitual in order to be meaningful, so it feels as if a one-off good deed is a bit of an empty gesture. If we’re not forming a consistent habit of doing the right thing, should we really pat ourselves on the back for a day of volunteering? Organizing one community-wide day of one-off volunteering opportunities which are easily accessible to everyone to pick up and do and are finished within a day – can that really make any meaningful contribution? So generally I have not felt commanded, personally, to observe Mitzvah Day, or even necessarily felt that it’s meaningful for FPS to engage with it.

This year’s Mitzvah Day feels different, though. This year we launch a new relationship with one of our HHD charities, the Rainbow Centre, the initiation of a more sustained commitment. A sort of ‘getting to know you’ moment, an introduction where our two communities can learn about each other. This Mitzvah Day we can all participate on the day in a way that’s easy and accessible, and we can do so knowing this is the beginning of a new relationship, the creation of new opportunities for us to receive that special kind of blessing that comes through the completion of a mitzvah.

From Zoe

One of my favourite quotes from Rabbi Leo Baeck reads: “One can always find warm hearts who in a glow of emotion would like to make the whole world happy but who have never attempted the sober experiment of bringing a real blessing to a single human being...When we are approached by a human being demanding his right, we cannot replace definite ethical action by mere vague goodwill”.

Some of Liberal Judaism’s detractors have said that we talk so much about tikkun olam (repairing the world) without putting it into practise. But, honestly, I think they are wrong. Every day I see people standing with and for people fighting for justice. Whether that justice is for heating prices, for better knowledge or for equal rights – we at FPS do talk a lot, but we follow it up with “definite ethical action”.

And this month we are ready to leap into action - as we have our first encounter with each of our High Holy Day charities:

Generation to GenerationThurs. 10 November: Beit Midrash 7:00pm FPS member and G2G founder Lesley Urbach tells the story of Helga Lemer, who escaped Berlin in 1939 to become a domestic servant in England. The presentation identifies how persecuted refugees are often forced to leave their homes and should be welcomed and supported.

New Israel Fund Sat. 5 November: Shabbat B’yachad 11:00am NIF celebrates its Human Rights Award dinner

zoe jacobs

on Sunday 6 November in London and FPS will welcome two of its winners on Shabbat 5 November:

In her 40-year career, Nabila Espanioly founded and directed the ground-breaking AlTufula Pedagogical and Women’s Centre that has changed thousands of Palestinian families’ lives through education and empowerment.

And the organisation Ir Amim who since their founding in 2000 have changed the debate around Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem. Both groups work collaboratively and it will be an honour to welcome them on Shabbat 5 November in our B’Yachad family service and after over kiddush.

The Rainbow Centre

Saturday 19 November: Mitzvah Day 2:00pm

A Mitzvah Day like no other, bringing two communities together for the first time. Planned with Sally and Steve from the Rainbow Centre, and our Rainbow Centre ambassadors, the day will include a tour and opportunities to learn about what is on offer, cooking, dancing, arts and crafts and a book swap.

Rosh Hashanah Gift Bags

A new year has started and I would like to thank my wonderful team of bakers, card markers and deliverers for another successful endeavour. All were gratefully received and enjoyed. So thank you Susannah, Bobby, Margot, Ruth, Mick, Ann, Rabbi Rebecca and Barry for all your help and support. I write this the day after Yom Kippur, so would also like to thank everyone involved in organising and taking part in the High Holy Day services for your hard work as they were wonderful, inspiring services. I am looking forward to Sukkot and Simchat Torah excitedly and know that Zoe, Rebecca and everyone involved are busy planning for two wonderful Chaggim experiences.

beverly kafka

Help required: If anyone would like to join my team of festival gift bag makers and deliverers, I am happy to chat to you about it. We make bags up, 4 times a year and need deliverers to cover many areas, especially – N2, N3, N6, N7, N8, N10 and NW11. Most people deliver around 4 bags each in a similar locality.

I also would like to hear from you, if you have time to visit someone and become a volunteer befriender, I have a growing number of people asking for visits, please get in touch. A short visit and a smiling face can make all the difference to someone’s week.

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance for your time.

Margot Katz and Beverly Kafka with their gift bags

FPS People’s Page

mazal tov to David Marks & Esterina Bartilomo on their engagement; Natasha Collett & Ben Brodie on their wedding; Gillian Stern & David Leibowitz on the birth of their granddaughter Lottie Blue, daughter of Mia & Ben Leibowitz, & great granddaughter of Angela & Michael Stern; Valerie & Howard Joseph on their 50th wedding anniversary; Alan Melcher & Lisa Barry on their 1st wedding anniversary happy birthday to ... the following members who celebrate milestone birthdays in November: Malcolm Fox, Alan Milner, Edmund Gair, Emma Prinsley, Hannah Gellman, Noah Pavell, Leo Pavell, Aaron Epstein-Richmond & Alex Raphael. Mazal Tov! Natasha Collett & Ben Brodie’s wedding day

Beit Tefillah

shabbat services at fps

FPS services have returned to the synagogue. They are also being held via Zoom, links to which are included in FPS emails.

shabbat services november / cheshvan through to kislev

Tues 1-Fri 4 November 8.30am: Morning Meditation

Friday 4 November 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Rebecca & Dean Staker

Saturday 5 November 11.00am Shabbat B’yachad led by Rabbi Rebecca, Dean Staker, Franklyn Gellnick & the Ivriah team (with a visit from the New Israel Fund)

Tues 8-Fri 11 November 8.30am: Morning Meditation

Friday 11 November 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Rebecca & Natasha Kafka

Saturday 12 November 11.00am Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Rebecca & Natasha Kafka

Tues 15-Fri 18 November 8.30am: Morning Meditation

Friday 18 November 6.30pm Shabbat Resouled led by Dean Staker & the Resouled Band

Saturday 19 November 11.00am Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Rebecca, Dean Staker & Franklyn Gellnick, celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of George Walker

Tues 22-Fri 25 November 8.30am: Morning Meditation

Friday 25 November 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Michael Lassman & Dean Staker

Saturday 26 November 11.00am Shabbat Service led by Beverley Kafka, Dean Staker & Franklyn Gellnick, Torah read by Peter Block

Tues 29-Wed 30 Nov & 8.30am: Morning Meditation

Thur 1-Fri 2 December

Friday 2 December 6.30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Rebecca & Dean Staker; we hope to welcome Rabbi Professor Larry Hoffman from NYC

Saturday 3 December 11.00am Shabbat B’yachad led by Rabbi Rebecca, Dean Staker & the Ivriah team, celebrating the baby blessing of Leni-Ela Rebuck

Beit Knesset

events

Beit Midrash

up

The Wiener Holocaust Library

The Wiener Holocaust Library in Russell Square is the oldest institution in the world devoted to the study of the Holocaust. Founded in 1933 to disseminate information about the persecution of the Jews under the Nazis to Jewish communities and governments worldwide, its extensive collections on National Socialism and the Third Reich provided material to the United Nations War Crimes Commission after the end of World War II. It is now a research institute and public access library, and Adrian Lister kindly arranged for a group from FPS to have a guided tour.

We learned that the founder, Dr Alfred Wiener, (b. Potsdam 1885, d. London 1964) had fought with the German Army in the First World War, winning the Iron Cross for bravery. He was an official of the Centralverein deutscher Staatbürger jüdischen Glaubens (Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith) after the war, and began documenting Nazi Party activity, since he identified Nazi ideology as the chief danger to the Jews of Germany and indeed, to German society. When Hitler came to power in 1933, Wiener fled to Amsterdam with his family, and co-founded the Jewish Central Information Office. In 1939 he moved to London, bringing the amassed documentation with him. (His wife and three daughters were unable to obtain visas to come here but they survived the war and were released from Bergen-Belsen in 1945. His wife, Margarete, died en route to Switzerland whilst his daughter, Mirjam, was the mother of Baron Daniel Finkelstein, journalist, politician and member of The Ark synagogue)

We were invited into the basement, where over 1 million press cuttings, books, pamphlets and documents are stored. We saw pictorial

evidence of the history of antisemitism and rare artefacts, such as a tiny German-language booklet ostensibly about growing cacti, but hiding a subversive anti-Nazi Communist manifesto; an example of communications between separated Jewish family members that couldn’t exceed 25 words which had to be sent via a neutral country (Switzerland, in this case); and the private photographs of Neumann, whose factory in Essen was requisitioned by the Nazis, but who returned to Germany after the war to reclaim his (alas, no longer profitable) business. Disturbingly, we were also shown editions of two contemporary magazines available in Germany which laud the exploits of the Nazis (even if the authors are prevented by law from explicitly advocating antisemitism).

Discussions with the guide and within the group added to the interest. The tour was fascinating, moving and the library, though tiny, is packed solid with information and is such an important resource that is still being added to today.

After the tour, we had the opportunity to visit the library on the first floor of the building,

From Our Members’ Kitchens

calabaza en tacha - pumpkin coked in raw sugar Grocery shops are full of cheap, carving pumpkins that are not that easy to cook and therefore, by the end of October, many of them will be wasted. This is a traditional Mexican recipe, eaten specially at this time of the year, that makes the most of some simple ingredients. It saves you the trouble of peeling a pumpkin, making it perfect for using up any type you might have.

ingredients ( for 30 pieces )

2.5 kilos pumpkin

8 cups water

675 grams piloncillo/jaggery (raw cane sugar, you can get in Indian shops, but you can use dark brown sugar instead)

3 cinnamon sticks

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

180ml orange juice

250ml freshly brewed coffee

weiner library visit / cont from p .11 and to investigate the exhibition on the ground floor at leisure. Here the development of antisemitism is traced from the 1880s to the present day, with the details of antisemitic incidents recorded by the CST displayed in photos and statistics. Amongst the books on sale is a volume published last year containing translations of Wiener’s presciently written

method

1. Pierce the outer rind of the pumpkin in several places and cut into pieces of about 8cm square.

2. Put the water in a saucepan, add the piloncillo and the cinnamon and bring to a boil.

3. Add the pumpkin and cook it over a high heat moving from time to time. Cover the pan and cook for about 15 minutes then remove the lid and cook until the syrup has reduced, and the pumpkin is brown and soft (it depends on how old your pumpkin is, it can take 20 minutes to 40 minutes). You can also leave it overnight on a slow cooker and just reduce the syrup for a few minutes in the stove afterwards.

4. Serve in a deep dish and add a few tablespoons of cold milk or clotted cream.

Prelude to Pogroms? Facts for the Thoughtful (1919) and German Judaism in Political, Economic and Cultural Terms (1924). There was a lot we didn’t have time to see but of course, there’s always more to learn.

Thanks go to Adrian Lister for organising our visit and to Aaron Brohi, the outreach officer at the Library who showed us round.

Sarah Franks’ Mitzvah Day

This article, first written in the JC, follows the story of our own Sarah Franks in her journey to Mitzvah Day:

Pandemic restrictions “pretty much halted”

Sarah Franks’ events business, which has been operating successfully for six years.

And “like so many other people in 2020, I suddenly felt a bit lost, directionless with no income”. Job hunting during the crisis having proved difficult, she pursued a vacancy she had seen on Work Avenue’s jobs board. “With my experience and interests, I was convinced I was perfect for the role”, she recalls. “Despite interviewing well and featuring among the final few candidates, I didn’t get the job. But that experience made me think and prompted me to examine my next steps. I realised I needed to repackage myself, crystallise what direction I wanted to take, attend some Work Avenue workshops, learn new skills and rewrite my CV. This way, when the perfect job came around, I would have a better chance of success.”

Ms Franks wanted to find work in the notfor-profit sector “where my passion lies”.

With the employment market opening up last year - “and with my new CV and skills – I was delighted to find a job with Mitzvah Day as interfaith project manager”.

She “genuinely enjoys” building relationships with various communities across the faith and proclaims, “I have entered 2022 in a happier and more confident place – and in a job that I love”.

This year, Sarah said: Mitzvah Day 2022

at FPS kicks off this exciting new relationship between us and the Rainbow Centre. That is why I joined the team at Mitzvah Day to begin with it encapsulates my two passions of Liberal Judaism and social action. Bringing people together for a common cause and sustaining those relationships throughout the year is my key objective . If we can work with people from other faiths even better! I love what I do it’s like being a match maker for communities who want to work alongside each other and observing what binds us rather than divides us!

With the cost-of-living crisis raging on, we want to be supporting and engaging with members of our local community . The Rainbow Centre is an incredible community hub, providing advice, warmth, welcome and food to the Dollis Valley estate. Mitzvah Day will be an opportunity to be together, to eat together, to engage in fulfilling a true mitzvah of engagement and relationships.

We will be meeting at 2:00pm (just time to zip home for some lunch after shul), for an afternoon for all the family! From pizza making to cake decorating, book swaps, homework help and face painting. We’d love to hear from you if:

• You might be able to offer 1-2-1 homework help for children needing extra support

• You have books to donate (children and adults)

• You could offer knowledgeable debt advice

• You are looking to volunteer in a meaningful way but haven’t yet found the right place

We look forward to seeing you!

george walker bar mitzvah

november

Hi, I’m George Walker. I go to school at North Bridge House in Hampstead. During the short amount of time learning my portion, I have met some amazing people and teachers that encourage me to do the best I can. I had never spoken a word of Hebrew when I first came to FPS in early February 2022, but thanks to Rabbi Rebecca, John Rubinstein and Zoe, my Hebrew skills have massively improved.

My hobbies include Music, Drama and Film Making. For my Torah portion, I will be chanting Parashat Chayyei Sarah which tells the story of Isaacs’ servant finding Issac a wife: Rebecca. In my opinion this Torah portion would be very different in today’s society. I have come to realise how I would feel if my parents sent somebody out to find me a wife, who I would be expected to live with forever. I have greatly enjoyed my experience learning my portion and I am looking forward to continuing my Jewish journey after my Bar Mitzvah.

what ’ s happening in kt & ivriah

Our KT trip to Flip Out Brent Cross was only a partial success. For those who haven’t visited, Flip Out is an enormous trampoline warehouse, where the floor (and some of the walls!) are trampolines. However, unbeknownst to us, a lot of the more advanced facilities were shut, leaving only the ’little kids’ area available. Our 14/15/16 year-olds were conscientiously trying to avoid jumping on the younger children but ended up feeling frustrated and cheated of their fun. So, entirely on their own volition, they decided to relocate to a local Subway (McDonald’s was also discussed, but was a further 15 mins’ walk away), where they spent the second hour of KT sharing sandwiches and cookies. It was, Rafael said, because they wanted to spend time together, chatting and playing games, and ”Subway just seemed the better place to do that”. The incredible relationship this group have will only be strengthened on the Amsterdam trip, taking place later this month...and that’s just the first Shabbat!

The second weekend of the month is ‘just’

Ivriah (nothing has ever required greater inverted commas!), but the third weekend ramps up again. This time, it’s all about Shabbat Resouled: Our youngest members come to Bima Babies (aged 0-1), enjoying tummy time and sensory play on the bima, while older children (aged 2-8) hang out in the Prayground - not my pun but joyfully pinched - towards the front of the sanctuary, where there is themed quiet play; colouring, jigsaws, puzzles and activities, and all serenaded by Shabbat Resouled. And the following day we have Ivriah in the morning, and KT in the evening. Phew!

And that’s supposing we don’t have a festival tucked in there. For families who are investigating synagogue life, we offer Festival Explorers - a programme that spans the Jewish calendar cycle. Coming together for 10 dates across the year - each around a festival - we explore the history, culture and (importantly) food of that festival.

If you have children, grandchildren or friends who might like to get involved in any of these activities, please do get in touch!

Zoe Jacobs

children & the high holy days at fps The High Holy Days were meaningful an enjoyable for our children, not just our adults!

On Rosh Hashanah we had our most wellattended family service ever, with 41 different people performing mitzvot in the service (though I’m afraid we don’t have photos to prove it).

On Yom Kippur, after our family service, we made our own whales (containing a real Jonah in their belly) - shown proudly by Fallon, along with the whole gang.

On Sukkot, amongst the button threading, kiddush making, plant potting and tree colouring, was eco-friendly paper chain creation: making waterproof chains from strips of upcycled plastic bags! Annabel, Elisha and Mika demonstrate.

On Simchat Torah, we made edible Torahs (eaten very shortly after the photo was taking), and I am assured they tasted as sweet as their mitzvot feel to do! Lazer is showing exceptional strong will in displaying his Torah long enough for a photo to be taken before taking a nibble!

Contacts

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): Valerie Joseph, valerie@fps.org

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

Website Editor: Philip Karstadt, fpswebsite@fps.org

Shofar Editor: Monica Rabinowitz, shofar@fps.org

Shofar Team: Wika Dorosz & FPS Staff, shofar@fps.org

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