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		1 title: UHC LEISURE CLUB 01 May 2013 \| 14:00 cost: £1 contact: 0113 2696141 venue: UHC Synagogue description: JOCELYN BROOKS MBE Speaker with Slides "India - the Highs and the Lows"	2 title: Whisky Tasting Evening 02 May 2013 \| 20:00 cost: £30 contact: Wendy Tobias venue: BHH Synagogue, Street Lane	3 title: Shabbat 03 May 2013 \| 20:22	4 title: Lubavitch Luncheon with Guest Speaker 04 May 2013 \| 12:00 cost: TBC contact: Rabbi Reuven Cohen venue: TBC description: TBC	5 title: 24 05 May 2013 \| 10:00 title: Concord Walk of Friendship 05 May 2013 \| 14:00 cost: Free contact: Simon Phillips description: This annual walk will take in selected places of worship in the Alwoodley, Moortown and Roundhay area and provides the opportunity to meet members of other faiths in the city. The walk will include visits to a Friends Meeting House, mosque and shul. title: Inspirational Weight Loss Evening 05 May 2013 \| 19:00 cost: TBC contact: Carol Gold venue: David Lloyd Sports Centre description: Ann Frank WIZO invite you to an 'Inspirational Weight Loss Evening. title: Jewish Women's Week 05 May 2013 \| 00:00 cost: Donations contact: Shelley Peel venue: N/A description: Jewish Women’s Week 5 – 12 May 2013 (look out for your donation letter!) Last year's Jewish Women’s Week Campaign exceeded expectations and raised over £230k in donations for WIZO. Jewish Women’s Week has been an annual event in the community’s calendar since 1947, 65 years of door-to-door collections but this method is becoming increasingly more difficult so you will be receiving donation letters instead. This year the Jewish Women’s Week campaign spotlights four key aspects of WIZO’s work in Israel: protecting children at risk \| alleviating child poverty \| sheltering victims of domestic violence \| providing vocational training for vulnerable teenagers. Please help this vulnerable children and donate TODAY! http://portal.wizouk.org/public/login/login.aspx title: Circumcision Talk 05 May 2013 \| 19:30 cost: £3/£5 contact: education@sinaisynagogue.org.uk venue: Sinai Synagogue description: A Talk on Circumcision by Nigel Zoltie A medical mohel discusses questions spoken, unspoken, and those you are too polite to ask
6	7 title: JLI's Curious Tales of the Talmud 07 May 2013 \| 20:00 contact: Rabbi Eli Pink venue: Chabad-Lubavitch Leeds description: DO YOU ENJOY DISCOVERING NEW AND INTERESTING IDEAS? HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF THE TALMUD? Our newest JLI course, Curious Tales of Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of our Sages, will introduce you to a legendary world of insight that has fascinated scholars and mystics for millennia. The Talmud's zany legends tell of gargantuan sea creatures, vinegar-fueled lamps, idolatrous kings, rivers flowing upstream, and a debate of riddles between Jewish and Athenian sages. These intriguing legends are not usually accessible to the general public, nor are the profound pearls of wisdom that are encrypted within them. Join us for the six week course, running Tuesday evenings. £60 (textbook included). Couples and student discounts! Scholarships and partial scholarships available. Join the first class free (with no obligation to continue). title: Yom Yerushalayim Service 07 May 2013 \| 20:00 cost: free contact: Wendy Tobias venue: BHH Synagogue, 399 Street Lane, LS17 6HQ description: All welcome	8 title: Yom Yerushalayim 08 May 2013 \| 00:00 title: Yom Yerushalayim Quiz Night - Makor 08 May 2013 \| 19:30 cost: £10 contact: Makor venue: MAZCC description: Come on your own, as a couple or with friends! Call Makor to book. title: Coffee Morning 08 May 2013 \| 10:30 cost: £5 contact: Sue Appleson venue: 22 Wigton Lane, LS17 8QU title: Tehillat Channa [ladies Tehilllim group] 08 May 2013 \| 20:15 cost: free contact: Mo Brooke description: Ladies of all denominations wecome	9 title: Pre Shavout Explanatory 09 May 2013 \| 20:00 cost: FREE contact: Chazzan Yossi venue: Etz Chaim Syangogue description: Guest speaker - Rabbi Aviv Bar Ilan - se.ed north director	10 title: Shabbat 10 May 2013 \| 20:34 title: Habonim 'Oldies' Reunion 10 May 2013 \| 17:00 cost: £150 pp contact: Selma Tobias venue: Dower House Hotel, Knaresborough description: Habonim 'Oldies' Reunion - 13th ANNUAL REUNION If you were ever a member of Habonim - in Leeds or anywhere else - and remember those days with affection, come and enjoy a weekend of nostalgia, culture and fun at THE DOWER HOUSE HOTEL, KNARESBOROUGH From Fri May 10 – Sun May 12 2013 The cost, £150 per person for two nights bed and breakfast, includes all expenses of the weekend except for Saturday lunch. Partners are welcome. For further information and an application form please contact Selma Tobias on 0113 262 2878 or alan.tobias@virgin.net or Jenny Green on 0113 268 0825 or 07741 010 962 or mike_jen_green@btopenworld.com	11 title: Pre-Shavuot Learning Fest 11 May 2013 \| 17:30 cost: N/A contact: UHC Office venue: UHC description: The successful Pre-Shavuot Learning Fest returns this year with a variety of educators from across the community and beyond. Members of all Shuls welcome. Please register by contacting UHC office: (0113) 269 6141 or office@uhcleeds.com A) 5.15 pm - 5.25 pm - Words of welcome B) 5.30 pm - 6.20 pm - Choice of sessions - Rabbi Jason Kleiman \| The paradox of Zionism, Mashiach and the Jewish State - Nigel Grizzard \| Remembering the past, going forward to the future, what should be Anglo-Jewry's priorities? - Chazan Alby Chait \| I think my son/daughter's best friend is a mobile/ipad/iphone/computer: An in-depth look at the human relationship with technology - Rabbi Mendel Sufrin \| Why do we observe Second Day Yom Tov in the Diaspora? - Reb Ivan Ziskind \| Can love be defined? Two kinds of love and the role of love in the development of a person. 6.20 pm – 6.30 pm - Break (refreshments) 6.30 pm - 7.20 pm - Choice of sessions - Gilad Amit \| Shavuot and Israel as a Melting Pot: Ben Gurion strived for a melting pot - a society that will accept people from all over the world and will impose the new Israeli culture on them. Melting pot or multi-cultural society - what is Israel today? - Dr Simon Phillips (PhD) \| "Poles suck anti-Semitism with their mothers' milk," or do they prefer chicken soup?: Polish-Jewish relations, anti-Semitism and the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland today - Rabbi Daniel Levy \| 4 steps to ensure that children won’t marry out Chazan Yossi Saunders \| How to combat and overcome our evil inclination Reb Ivan Ziskind \| Exploring what the best thing is that can happen to any person 7.20 pm – 7.35 pm - Break (refreshments) 7.35 pm – 8.15 pm - Panel debate Qu’s and A’s. Themes: Assimilation, intermarriage, conversion and adoption - Chairman: Rabbi Daniel Levy Panel: Daniel Gross, Rabbi Jason Kleiman, Paul Mack, Reb Ivan Ziskind and Nancy Ziskind Followed by Minchah 8.25 pm Seudah with scholar in residence Reb Ivan Ziskind: “Understanding the Relevance of Kedushah in Our Daily Lives: Exploring the Sanctity of Space, Heart and Mind, Time and Relationships” Maariv 9.55 pm *Please note that scholar in residence Mrs Nancy Ziskind will address the whole congregation at the UHC on Shabbat morning following the service: “A Moving and Inspirational Tale of Chessed - A Community's Reaction to a Tragedy”	12 title: Etz Chaim annual Barbecue 12 May 2013 \| 17:00 title: National Cycling Event (Maccabi GB) 12 May 2013 \| 15:00 cost: £50 contact: Maccabi GB Office venue: National Cycling Centre Manchester Velodrome description: Maccabi GB are hosting a National Community Cycling event on Sunday 12 May at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester Velodrome at 3.00-5.00pm. We will be welcoming participants from all over the UK including Leeds, Manchester, London and Glasgow. This exclusive event promises to be a fantastic afternoon with professional coaches teaching riders to master the indoor velodrome track. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to cycle on the track which is home to the multi-medal winning Team GB! To book your place now, please visit www.maccabigb.org/communitycycling title: Leeds Pre Shavout Day! 12 May 2013 \| 16:00 cost: £2 contact: Chazzan Yossi description: Join Yossi and Miriam for 'THE SWEET ROOM' An interactive and exciting Jewish learning program between Parents and children followed by a room full of treats!! Doors open 3.45pm Cost per child £2 - Adults go Free. £5 per family
13 title: BHH Leisure Club 13 May 2013 \| 14:00 cost: £1 contact: Barry Abis (07837 850 869) venue: BHH Synagogue description: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF VIDEO CLIPS OF HUMOUR, TRAVEL & MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD Presented by Geoff Eastman Admission includes refreshments and a raffle Annual Subscription – £2 For further information please contact Irene Collins on 0113 293 1918 or Barry Abis on 07837 850 869	14 title: Erev Shavuot 14 May 2013 \| 11:49	15 title: Shavuot I 15 May 2013 \| 11:50	16 title: Shavuot II 16 May 2013 \| 11:50	17 title: Shabbat 17 May 2013 \| 20:46 title: Leeds Chaverim Friday Night Meal 17 May 2013 \| 19:30 contact: Simon Phillips description: Our kitchen door is always open for our bring-a-dish meal	18	19 title: A Date with the Stars 19 May 2013 \| 14:00 cost: £5 contact: Barry Abis (07837 850 869) venue: BHH Synagogue description: on screen - super sound. "Broadway to Hollywood" Over 2 hours of fabulous entertainment Donation - £5 Refreshments included title: 50th Anniversary of Late Chazzan Soloman Stern 19 May 2013 \| 19:00 cost: £15 contact: Lawrence Gorsden venue: Northern School of Contemporary Dance description: Young Chazanim commemorate a legendary Chazan title: The Zionist Masquerade 19 May 2013 \| 16:00 contact: Malcolm Sender venue: UHC Synagogue description: Come and listen to Dr James Renton speak about The Zionist Masquerade – the birth of the Anglo-Zionist Alliance title: Sharonah WIZO - Diamond Anniversary Coffee Morning 19 May 2013 \| 11:00 cost: N/A contact: Cynthia Lestner venue: Private Home title: The Zionist Masquerade 19 May 2013 \| 16:00 cost: £3.00 contact: Malcolm Sender venue: UHC Synagogue description: Jewish Historical Society (Leeds Branch) invite you to their listen to Dr James Renton from Edge Hill University Liverpool talk on The Zionist Masquerade, The Birth of the Anglo-Zionist Alliance 1914-1918 Non- JHS Members £3.00 Please note change of date & time
20 title: Role of Hebrew University 20 May 2013 \| 15:00 cost: FREE contact: BFHU Office venue: MAZCC description: You are all invited to hear guest speaker Nigel Salomon speak about Israel as a global citizen - the role of the Hebrew University. Limited seats available so booking in advance is essential. T:0208 649 5757 E: friends@bfhu.org title: Talk by Rabbi Mark Goldsmith on Business Ethics 20 May 2013 \| 19:30 cost: £5/£3 contact: education@sinaisynagogue.org.uk venue: Sinai Synagogue description: "I don't owe you a living" and other adventures in Jewish Business Ethics	21 title: JLI's Curious Tales of the Talmud 21 May 2013 \| 20:00 contact: Rabbi Eli Pink venue: Chabad-Lubavitch Leeds description: DO YOU ENJOY DISCOVERING NEW AND INTERESTING IDEAS? HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF THE TALMUD? Our newest JLI course, Curious Tales of Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of our Sages, will introduce you to a legendary world of insight that has fascinated scholars and mystics for millennia. The Talmud's zany legends tell of gargantuan sea creatures, vinegar-fueled lamps, idolatrous kings, rivers flowing upstream, and a debate of riddles between Jewish and Athenian sages. These intriguing legends are not usually accessible to the general public, nor are the profound pearls of wisdom that are encrypted within them. Join us for the six week course, running Tuesday evenings. £60 (textbook included). Couples and student discounts! Scholarships and partial scholarships available. Join the first class free (with no obligation to continue). title: An Outing to Lincoln with CCJ 21 May 2013 \| 09:30 cost: £22 contact: Jocelyn Brooks venue: N/A description: On Tuesday 21 May the Leeds branch of the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ)has arranged an outing to Lincoln. There will be a tour of sites of interest to the history of the Medieval Jews in that city. This will include “the Jew’s house” and synagogue, the Jew’s Court, items of interest in the Cathedral and medieval Jewish Lincoln. The outing is open to all and will leave Leeds at 9.30am and return at 5.30pm. The cost will be £22 which will include the £6 charge for entry into the Cathedral. Lunch is not included but there will be the opportunity to visit a vegetarian restaurant in the city. Booking is essential and for further details and to book contact Jocelyn Brooks. title: Etz Chaim Leisure Club 21 May 2013 \| 12:30 contact: Ray Goodwin venue: Etz Chaim Synagogue description: 25th Anniversary Celebration Lunch	22	23 title: The Jolson Story 23 May 2013 \| 19:50 cost: £3 contact: Gordon Cohen (0113 268 0729) venue: BHH Synagogue description: Leeds B'nai B'rith Music Society invites you to watch the famous musical biopic starring Larry Parks and the voice of Al Jolson singing his greatest hits. It will be shown on the large screen in the main hall. Admission includes refreshments (B'nai B'rith members £1) Contact: Gordon Cohen (0113 268 0729)	24 title: Shabbat 24 May 2013 \| 20:58	25	26
27	28 title: JLI's Curious Tales of the Talmud 28 May 2013 \| 20:00 contact: Rabbi Eli Pink venue: Chabad-Lubavitch Leeds description: DO YOU ENJOY DISCOVERING NEW AND INTERESTING IDEAS? HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF THE TALMUD? Our newest JLI course, Curious Tales of Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of our Sages, will introduce you to a legendary world of insight that has fascinated scholars and mystics for millennia. The Talmud's zany legends tell of gargantuan sea creatures, vinegar-fueled lamps, idolatrous kings, rivers flowing upstream, and a debate of riddles between Jewish and Athenian sages. These intriguing legends are not usually accessible to the general public, nor are the profound pearls of wisdom that are encrypted within them. Join us for the six week course, running Tuesday evenings. £60 (textbook included). Couples and student discounts! Scholarships and partial scholarships available. Join the first class free (with no obligation to continue). title: Study session on Medical Ethics 28 May 2013 \| 19:30 cost: £5/£3 contact: Gwynneth Lewis venue: Sinai Synagogue	29	30	31

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