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Dear members and friends,
  Summer was warm and beautiful and we reflect on many pleasant moments with family, friends and congregational activities. Nature has a change in store for us and as Fall approaches, we ready ourselves, as Jews, to greet the New Year. Through prayer, song and meditation we will review the past year and look into our hearts, taking emotional inventory, preparing ourselves to begin the new year with pure hearts and souls.
We wish everyone L’SHANA TOVAH TIKATEVU for 5764. May we all be inscribed for a good year!
Annual Conference of the Union of Progressive Jews of Germany
Our annual conference was held in Berlin and hosted the largest number of participants ever. Attendees came not only from Germany but from our mother organization (WUPJ) in Israel, from England and the United States. The conference opened with a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the 1st World Union conference. In 1928, the World Union held it's first meeting in Berlin. Speakers were, among others, Executive Director of the WUPJ, Rabbi Uri Regev and Minister of the Interior, Otto Schily. During an emotional candle lighting ceremony, our own Polina Pelts was honored as she lit a candle for the 6 million and as a representative of the new face of German Jewry, the Russian émigrés. Conference-goers enjoyed an exciting 4 days of workshops, seminars and worship services and look forward to next year's conference to be held in Berlin from July 15–18. At the annual membership meeting, the Reform Congregation Pinneberg was admitted to the UPJ. Our national movement is expanding!
Our Congregation to be featured on TV
German TV, NDR, visited our congregation, filming part of our Friday night service, interviewing our Rabbi Shillor and other congregants for a feature to be aired this coming Spring on the series, “German Storybook”. Especially highlighted are our plans to build the first Reform synagogue in post-war Germany. Exact airing date to be announced.
High Holy Days Seminar
Our congregation is pleased to announce a seminar with the renowned cantor from Riga, Jakow Zelewitsch on Sunday, September 14th from 10:00 a.m. till ca. 1:00 p.m. The Cantor will discuss the history and meaning of the liturgy and offer an opportunity to learn the holiday melodies. Seminar language will be Russian. Refreshments will be served. There is no cost to our members for the seminar. See you there!
High Holy Day Services
We are thrilled that Abraham Geiger students, Alina Treiger and Yuri Kadnikov will be leading our services for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Alina's angelic voice and Yuri's spirituality will certainly make our services moving and inspiring. Services will be tri-lingual.
Calendar for 5764
The JVB offers their practical and attractive Jewish calendar, “Through the Jewish Year” for a price of 12 Euros. D. Vogelhuber (05042 508710) is taking orders. This calendar is a “must have”! Buy one for a friend!
Kehilla (Children's Group)
Inna Golbereg will be leading our Kehilla (ages 4–8) again this year to everyone's delight. The children meet every other Monday for an hour of Jewish learning through song, dance, stories and arts and crafts. There are still openings and the class is free for members. Parents and grandparents are always welcome! See you on the 1st at 4:00 p.m.!
Todah Rabah — Thank You
Many, many thanks go out to:
- Drejzer Family for library books
- Aron Kaplan for his work arranging for headstones at our cemetary
- St. Elisabath and St. Augustinus Catholic churches for their sponsoring our children's attendence to the UPJ summer camp program
- Rabbi Jo David, Jewish Appleseed Foundation for the contribution to our synagogue building fund
Contributions
Other contributions were received from Mark Schwartz, Rabbi Robert Ash, Ute Gibas, E.and L. Shapiro and D. Vogelhuber. We are grateful to all our generous contributors.
Tree of Life
New leaves grace our Tree of Life, contributed from Mark Schwartz, Rabbi Irit Shillor, the Dohme Family, Congregation Am Tikva and our own congregation for Alina Treiger. Think about contributing a leaf (50 Euros ) for the Holidays. The money raised goes to our Building Fund.
New Members
We welcome Mr. Mark Schwartz to our congregation and look forward to his active help and support.
Friends
Mrs. Ute Gibas has joined our “ Friends of Jewish Congregation Hameln”. It's wonderful to have a new member! All “Friends” are always welcome at all community events.
September Birthdays
Alexandr Gogolinskji, Josef Pelts, Grigori Drabkine, Mark Ovsievych, Emma Lebedinskiy, Nastasija Krivzowa, Oleg Kleper, Elisabet Reschko, Riva Slavinska, Adel Gurevich, Anna Shkolnykova, Polina Peker, Mark Lazer, Merab Edelstein, Alexander Vilenchik, Polina Lyfschitz, Wladimir Bartenbaum, Rudolf Brückner, Slava Evseer, and Arkadij Legkov.
Refuah Schlama
Get well wishes to all those ill at home or in the hospital.
Sympathy
Condolences to Mr. Arkadij Zyrynov on the loss of his beloved wife, Nataliya Zaychenko. To the Abrasch Baruchuv family on the loss of Abrash's beloved sister, Chana. To the Dohme family on the loss of their beloved aunt, Pearl Schwartz. To Mrs. Irina Sheinberg on the loss of her beloved father. May their souls be bound up in the covenant of Life and may their memory be for a blessing.
September Jahrzeits
We remember Simon Avrus: September 3, 1999 / 22 Elul 5759
Shalom!
— Your board
Program for September 2003 / Elul–Tishri 5763–5764
1 Kehilla (Children's group) 4 p.m.
5 Friday night services 5 p.m.
14 Seminar with Cantor Zelewitsch, “The High Holy Days” (Russian) 10 a.m
15 Kehilla 4 p.m
16 Basic Judaism with V. Pesok (Russian) 10 a.m.
19 Friday night services 5 p.m.
26 Erev Rosh Hashanah services with A. Treiger 6 p.m.
27 Rosh Hashanah services with A. Treiger 10 a.m.
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