
We are...
We are 7 Progressive Synagogues gathering together for our Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a fantastic night of prayer, discussion, food, music, Torah study, crafts, forming friendships, sleep deprivation, fun, deep converstions, light entertainment, discovery, learning, delicious de/caffeinated drinks, sustaining snacks and more
We are Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue, The Liberal Synagogue Elstree, Kol Chai - Hatch End Reform Jewish Community, Mosaic Liberal Synagogue, Mosaic Reform Synagogue, Radlett Reform Synagogue, Stevenage Liberal Synagogue
We are exploring the theme of 'The 70 Faces of Torah' - unity, uniformity and uniqueness, diversity, difference and disagreeing well
The 70 Faces Programme
18:45 | Arrive at Radlett Reform Synagogue for... |
19:00 |
Erev Shavuot Service A joyous and musical service, bringing us together in prayer and preparation to begin the festival and our tikkun leil shavuot |
20:00 | Dinner |
21:00 |
It Is Not In Heaven ⇐Click titles for teaser texts! * Reimagining Ruth with Rabbi Professor Deborah Kahn-Harris * Whose God Is It Anyway? Power, People, And The Divine In The Torah with Jonathan Bergwerk * Lo Ba-shamayim Hi! Making Torah Our Own with Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers |
22:00 |
Shmooze |
22:15 |
Arguing For The Sake Of Heaven * The Disagreeing Community: On The Many Faces Of Machloket with Student Rabbi Dr Hannah Altorf * Israelis and Palestinians For The Sake Of Heaven with Rabbi Avi Dabush * Musical Machloket with Rabbi Daisy Bogod & Cantor Tamara Wolfson |
23:15 |
Shmooze |
23:30 |
* The First Recorded Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Rabbi Michael Hilton * Embroidered Words Of The Living God with Rabbi Elisheva Salamo |
00:30 |
Shmooze |
00:45 |
* A Non-Jew Who Studies Torah Deserves The Death Penalty! with Rabbi Danny Rich * Standing at Sinai - What Was It Like? with Rabbi Mark Goldsmith |
01:45 |
Shmooze |
02:00 |
* Black Fire On White Fire - Hasidic Teachings On Shavuot with Rabbi Naomi Goldman |
03:00 |
Shmooze |
03:15 |
* Ben Yehudah - Hebrew Hero with Rabbi Paul Freedman |
04:00 |
Shmooze |
04:15 | Sunrise Shacharit |
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Texts To Count On
Each week during the Omer, from Pesach to Shavuot, we introduced a text from our tradition that connects with our theme (70 Faces of Torah) to build up to our Tikkun Leil Shavuot on 1st June.
#1 | 9pm, Sunday 20 April | A bit of Torah... |
#2 | 9pm, Sunday 27 April | A bit of Mishnah... |
#3 | 9pm, Sunday 4 May | A bit of Talmud... |
#4 | 9pm, Sunday 11 May | A bit of Midrash... |
#5 | 9pm, Sunday 18 May | A bit of Mediaeval Commentary... |
#6 | 9pm, Sunday 25 May | A bit of Zohar... |
#7 | 6.45pm, Sunday 1 June | A whole lot of us at Radlett Reform Synagogue! |
Contact us: shavuot@70faces.org.uk