Drag themed Purim Party! 3-5pm

Kehillah is planning a drag-themed Purim spiel for our Purim party. We are excited! Join us for the Purim spiel, to hear some of Megillat Esther chanted, and for music and dancing. Those who aren’t leading or performing are encouraged to don whatever aspects of a drag look that they would like as a costume, but any type of costume is thoroughly encouraged (but not compulsory!)

Meanwhile, the goverment has been discussing whether using a grogger to show displeasure when Haman’s name being recited in the Megilla contravenes their new freedom of speech laws. Kehillah North London has so far managed to resist this, so please do come with a grogger or be ready to make some noise!

Zoom meeting room here: Meeting ID 885-2373-3577

Tefilah (Prayer) Group meeting, next Tuesday 2nd March, 8-9pm

Our Tefilah group meets next Tuesday to debrief our ‘field trip’ to Makor Hayim and choose a next ‘field trip’ to another prayer space together, learn a little bit of Torah on prayer, and address some of the other questions and themes that are coming up for each of us around spirituality/our spiritual life.

Guest Speaker Henry Chango Lopez, Labour Organising: Adult Education Evening, 7.30-9pm, 3rd March

Henry Chango Lopez, Independent Workers’ Union General Secretary, is coming to speak to Kehillah about his experiences and labour organising. He began advocating for his fellow workers in his first job as an outsourced cleaner at the University of London and went on to unionise the majority of workers there.

Membership renewals – due THIS SUNDAY: 28th February 2021

If you have not already, please do pay/begin paying your Membership subs. If you do not begin paying your subscription by 28th February you will be liable for a late payment charge of £30. We have unfortunately felt the need to do this due to the considerable administrative time and costs involved in following up unpaid subscriptions. If you have had a change in circumstances that affects your ability to pay on time or are thinking of not renewing your membership, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you pay monthly, please do check the monthly amount due. Membership rates have not gone up but those who are members of the burial scheme will notice the burial scheme rates have increased slightly. You may need to update standing orders with your bank.

Queer Purim Cabaret with Pink Peacock Cafe – Tonight! 25th February, 8-10pm GMT.

Oy Vey! Homos and Houmous is back on the zoom so soon already, now with Pink Peacock, Glasgow’s queer, anarchist, Yiddish, pay-what-you-can cafe. With your host, Chanukah Lewinsky and auction-queer That Ray. All welcome! risqué but family-friendly! very gay!

Open Talmud Project – 7th March 9am-6pm

Our own Rabbi Leah Jordan & her partner Rabbi Benji Stanley are teaching as part of the Open Talmud Project. Join them and other teachers for a day of deep learning about tzedakah, Jewish conceptions of charity and justice.

Kehillah member Lipika talking at Jewish Book Week

Lipika Pelham is talking at Jewish Book Week on 28th February on her new book Passing: An Alternative History of Identity, in which Lipika reflects on different tales of fluidity and transformation.