Human Rights Week @ Mosaic – Rene Cassin

Monday, 8th December @ 8:00 pm

Rene Cassin represents the Jewish Voice for Human Rights in the UK, engaged in important advocacy work and celebrating the distinctive Jewish contribution to the legal tradition of Human Rights.

This evening they will be coming to speak to Mosaic Jewish Community about their history, the important work they do, and ways to get involved if you want to realize your Judaism in the realm of Human Rights.

Meet Jack Matthews, Chairman of Norwood Old Scholars

Wednesday, 10th December @ 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Mosaic Culture Hub invites you to meet Jack Matthews, Chairman of Norwood Old Scholars.

Join us for a light lunch before a presentation by Jack Matthews about the history of Norwood’s Jewish orphanage, with memories of his experience as a Norwood Boy, illustrated with drawings and photos of how the organisation evolved over the years, and interesting anecdotes.

Jack was born in Liverpool in 1938. Just after the war in 1948 he was sent to the Jewish orphanage in west Norwood south London and was there for five years, leaving in 1953.

He was then fostered by Mr and Mrs Fox and lived with them and their two children Jeffrey and Elaine until he began training as an apprentice chef at J. Lyons at the age of 15.

Jack went on to develop a successful career, meeting his wife in 1960, with whom he had two daughters and two grandsons. He retired as Director of Catering at Tesco’s Head Office and then moved into the world of film and TV.

Please book via the Mosaic website by Wednesday 3^rd December for catering purposes. There is a £7 charge which will increase to £10 from 4^th December

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Human Rights Week @ Mosaic – Rabbis for Human Rights

Thursday, 11th December @ 8:00 pm

Rabbis for Human Rights is amongst the most prominent religious organisation advocating for Human Rights in Israel/Palestine and, especially, the West Bank. For years RfHR has been working for just settlements in respect of the Human Rights of Israelis and Palestinians in the most conflict-riven sites in the region.

This evening we will be joined on Zoom by a speaker from Israel explaining what RfHR is and does, and what our contributions to their work might be.

Shabbat Beiteinu with Potluck Dinner

Friday, 12th December @ 6:30 pm

Choose between a joint Liberal/Reform service 6.30 (also via Zoom) or a Masorti service at 6.45 followed by dinner at 7.30. People are welcome to come for all or some of the evening and don’t be afraid to come if you can only make it for the food!

Please bring a vegetarian or fish dish for a potluck dinner and if you require Rabbinically supervised food (KLBD), please let us know.

We are asking people to RSVP (preferably by midday on the day before the event) so that we have an idea of the numbers.  Please email  beiteinu@choosemosaic.org 

The next Shabbat Beiteinu will be held on 9th January.

Mosaic Creative Writing Course

Monday, 15th December @ 10:30 am

Sue Krisman, Mosaic Jewish Community member, is a novelist, playwright and lecturer.  She was formerly Creative Writing Fellow at Reading University and has lectured at Limmud and Spiro’s Ark.

Please join us for the next session, for which there will be a £5 charge payable on the day.

Please email us to let us know you’re coming.  admin@choosemosaic.org 

Family Shabbat Shira Service

Saturday, 20th December @ 10:45 am

We are delighted to invite you to Shabbat Shira, our family friendly service, led by David Pollak.

• Sing all the familiar and joyous Shabbat Shira tunes,
• See, touch and hear the Torah
• Help in dressing and undressing the Torah Scroll
• And hear the story of the week..

The service is recommended for children under 11, but all ages are welcome and older siblings are invited to take more active part in the service.