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March 2019
Birthday blessing
There will be a special blessing during Shabbat Morning Service for all children under the age of 13 whose birthdays occur in the month of March. Rabbi Fabian and the congregation look forward to seeing you.
Shabbatots
Under sevens are invited to bring along a cuddly toy friend and a grown-up to the Library for stories, singing, prayers, dancing, kiddush and lots of fun! And we will join the main service for the Torah procession and blessing from Rabbi Fabian.
Adult Education: Ulpan (Bet)
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ARK
From Mogadishu to Manchester: my journey to freedom – with a guest speaker, who will be talking about the Somali civil war and its effects on Somali society, her experience of growing up first in an orthodox, conservative Islamic family, then finding Reform Judaism and her new adventures, combining story, tradition and a lifelong passion for food.
Our speaker was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1981. Following the civil war, she traveled extensively to Djibouti, Yemen, Canada and eventually to the UK in her late teens. She studied biological science at the University of Manchester and then found her way to private banking, qualifying as an Investment Advisor. In 2018 she applied for series 15 of Masterchef and took part in the amateur’s competition. Amal has since launched a company – Amal’s Pantry, inspired by her Somali heritage, her travels and her lifelong passion for cooking.
Tea, coffee and bagels available from 10.30am
Choir rehearsal
New joiners are always welcome – no previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, and there are no auditions!
Please contact Ruti at
Adult Education: Siddur Hebrew, Modern Hebrew & Access
19:30–20:15 Siddur Hebrew: beginners and improvers
19:30–20:15 Modern Hebrew: beginners
20:30–21:30 Access ~ Zionism and the creation of the State of Israel
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Act II Drama Matters
2 for the price of 1! Drama by John Mortimer: ‘The Dock Brief’, and Louise Fletcher’s ‘Sorry Wrong Number’, minus Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster, but with a spectacular cast of our formidable and talented readers. £4 donation including refreshments. More details from
Erev Shabbat Service and Chavurah Supper
At the home of Susan and Simon Cohen in Cheadle. If you’d like to attend, please contact Sharon at and bring a non-meat dish to share.
Calling all members: we’re looking for volunteers from 24 May onwards. If you would like to host, or to have a chat about what’s involved, please email
Shabbat Morning Service
23 Adar II 5779 ~ Sh’mini ~ Blessing for Nisan ~ Leviticus 9:1-15 ~ Numbers 19:1-10 ~ Ezekiel 36:23-38
Adult Education: Ulpan (Bet)
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ARK Discussion: The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
– with Ken Singer and Bobby Garson
Tea, coffee and bagels available from 10.30am
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism is an extremely powerful and useful document, but not without some controversial sections. At this ARK meeting Ken Singer and Bobby Garson will lead an open discussion on the document. The text is on the Menorah website (click here), and in printed form in Shul.
April 2019
Choir rehearsal
New joiners are always welcome – no previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, and there are no auditions!
Please contact Ruti at
Film Club: Remember Baghdad
2016 ‧ UK ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h9 ‧ dir: Fiona Murphy
“Jews, Muslims, Christians – we were all Iraqis – it was paradise.” On the 100th anniversary of the British invasion in 1917, ‘Remember Baghdad’ is the untold story of the Jews in Iraq, an unmissable insight into how the country developed from a completely new perspective. Five Jewish families look back on the history of Baghdad’s once vibrant community. This is an illuminating documentary composed of intimate interviews, extensive personal and news archive films, as well as footage from Iraq today, letting us follow one Iraqi Jew on a journey home, back to Baghdad.
Adult Education: Siddur Hebrew, Modern Hebrew & Access
19:30–20:15 Siddur Hebrew: beginners and improvers
19:30–20:15 Modern Hebrew: beginners
20:30–21:30 Access ~ Israel today
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Opera Group: Götterdämmerung
Opera appreciation with Joyce Kennedy. Götterdämmerung by Wagner. Voluntary donation £5.00.
Inclusivity Shabbat Morning Service
1 Nisan 5779 ~ Shabbat Ha-chodesh ~ Tazria ~ Shabbat Rosh Chodesh ~ Leviticus 12:1-8 ~ Genesis 1:14-19 ~ Exodus 12:1-11 ~ 2 Kings 23:1-27 OR Ezra 6:19-7:10
This morning our Shabbat service will highlight Inclusivity, the first of many such, it is hoped. By this we mean that we wish to invite and encourage members and friends of Menorah who have atypical needs or a disability, and who may not ordinarily come on a Shabbat, to come and participate in our service. In so doing, we recognise everyone as an individual and not as a group whose needs can or might only be met through special programmes or an occasional visit to synagogue. We are therefore opening our doors and services for meaningful participation where our service will enable us to ask, listen and be more Inclusive.
Further information on the format of the service will be provided by Rabbi Fabian during Shabbat service on 30 March and before Ark on 31 March. We welcome all members to join us on 6 April. If you would like to participate in the service, please contact Reuben Saffer (reuben@menorah.org.uk).
Menorah Youth Service
This service, for 7-13 year-olds, will take place in the Library and will include music, art, drama, games, Torah portion, discussions and kiddush. Please feel free to bring along a small-sized instrument – such as an acoustic guitar!
Adult Education: Ulpan (Bet)
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ARK
Lorna Green will talk to us about her life and work as a sculptor and environmental artist.
Tea, coffee and bagels available from 10.30am.
MAD Drama Workshop
Menorah Arts and Drama (MAD) will be holding a theatre workshop, designed for absolute beginners and there is no expectation that you will want to audition for the main MAD production to be held 26 to 30 November. (However, you may feel inspired to give it a go!)
The workshop will consist of various improvisation exercises. The last time we did this the overwhelming feedback was that people enjoyed the opportunity for dramatic expression and experimentation. Even if you don’t want to act on stage you will gain confidence in speaking and performing in public.
The workshop will be led by our two directors Frank Vigon and Karen McLoughlin.
Tickets £5.00 including refreshments. Please book below.
Choir rehearsal
New joiners are always welcome – no previous experience or ability to read music is necessary, and there are no auditions!
Please contact Ruti at