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This is an update about how to get involved in the upcoming Delegation to Moravia. For more information see the synagogue’s website, the Memorial Scrolls Trust website, and the last LRS newsletter. Questions? Contact Jennifer jenniferverson@gmail.com

http://www.lrshul.org/delegations-to-prague-olomouc-and-prerov-in-2019

http://www.memorialscrollstrust.org/index.php/

הצגה   Learning about the Jewish Moravian Community

Liverpool Reform Synagogue looks after MST # 67 from Prerov in Moravia , Czech Republic. The Torah was  completed in 1822. This event will look not only at what was lost of the Prerov community during the Shoah, but the beauty of the Jewish Community in Prerov in 1822.

Creating a ceremony Zichrona l’vracha

We will look at some of the musical scores for the melodies used in Moravian synagogues during this time as well as music, poems, psalms and liturgies that were meaningful to members of the Prerov Community.

Together we will create a short public ceremony to remember the Moravian Jewish Community which will include songs and prayers from the Jewish liturgy in the 1800’s, Psalms in English, Hebrew and Czech, Poems in English and Czech and songs in Hebrew and Czech.

Each session will include a short presentation about the history of Jewish practice in Prerov and Olomouc from the 16^th Century onwards, followed by a discussion.  Please bring a poem, song, or prayer that is meaningful to you to share with others.

Key Dates

Sacred Scores from Olomouc and Prerov

Monday, February 11^th 19:00

At the home of Martin Herr

 

Psalms, Prayers, and Poems from Olomouc and Prerov

Wednesday, February 13^th 19:00

At the home of Martin Herr

 

Shiur with Rabbi Elf

Saturday, February 23^rd  After Shabbat Service

Liverpool Reform Synagogue

 

Pre-departure Ceremony for the Liverpool Community

Wednesday, February 27^th   19:00

At Liverpool Reform Synagogue

Depart the Czech Republic

Depart from Liverpool Wednesday on March 6^th  or from Manchester on Thursday March 7^th

Return on March 10^th or 11^th with a day at the Prague Jewish Museum

 

If you are interested in going on this visit to the Czech Republic you can either come along to one of the above events or contact me direct.

Jennifer Verson

Migrant Artists Mutual Aid

http://migrantartistsmutualaid.wordpress.com/

Nina Shackman is in the process of putting together the annual Shabbat Morning Kiddush rota.

If you are currently not on the rota but would like to be included on it, please contact Nina direct by emailing her on lrskiddush@gmail.com

Liverpool Reform Synagogue is a custodian of a Czech Scroll from Prerov which a town in Moravia 20 minutes from the regional capital and location of the Jewish community in Olomouc.

As part Jennifer Verson’s Doctoral Research at The Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations at Coventry University, she is developing inter-faith services in Liverpool and Moravia. and inviting members of our Liverpool community to join two delegations to Prague, Olomouc and Prerov in 2019.

These trips will develop new knowledge and understanding of how communities that care for Czech Scrolls can engage with local Czech communities to build inter and intrareligious peace.

הצגה   Event to Remember Jewish Moravian Community

A Public Event which will last 30-40 minutes and will be developed by members of Liverpool Reform Synagogue Community using texts that are sacred to both the Liverpool and Czech communities.

The event will remember the Moravian Jewish Community and will include songs and prayers from the Jewish liturgy in the 1800’s, Psalms in English, Hebrew and Czech, Poems in English and Czech and songs in Hebrew and Czech.

It will be presented by members of the Liverpool Community with opportunities for participation.

Key Dates

Pre-Departure Event (TBC)

• In the week before the delegation departs for Moravia will there will be a Liverpool sharing – place and time to be confirmed.

March 8, 2019

• Day Commemorating Victims of the extermination of the Terezin family camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Event at Olomouc Church of the Virgin Mary of the Snow
• 14:00 (Time proposed)
• Kabbalat Shabbat with Olomouc Jewish Community
• 17:00 (Event scheduled time TBC) Led by Rabbi Warren Elf

March 9, 2019

• Shacharit with Olomouc Community
• 10:00 am
• Day Commemorating Victims of the extermination of the Terezin family camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Inter-faith Event at Prerov Orthodox Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius – Přerov/Former Synagogue
• 20:00 (TBC)

Gideon Klein Festival Prerov

• September 12, 2019
• Inter-faith event at Inter-faith Event at Prerov Orthodox Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius – Přerov/Former Synagogue (TBC)

Preparation Liverpool

January 19^th

• Information Session
• Four Creative Sessions and Rehearsals starting from the last week of January times to be confirmed.

Itinerary

Community members who would like to be part of the delegation will be supported to book affordable travel and accommodation for themselves in cooperation with other members. 

• 3,4, or 5 day options
• Leave Liverpool on Wednesday or Thursday March 6/7
• Return to Liverpool Saturday, Sunday or Monday March 9/10/11
• Ryan Air between £54 and £116 depending on the choice of flight 

Accommodation

Olomouc

• http://www.booking.com/Share-YbhpgK
• Members of the delegation can book collectively for a discount at Hotel Palac.
• There is an opportunity for dormitory accommodation at the Jewish Community. Please let me know if this interests you.

How to Join the delegation

• Contact Jennifer Verson versonj@uni.coventry.ac.uk
• Attend the information session on January 19, 2018
• Book flights at https://www.ryanair.com
• Attend the sessions and rehearsals for the event in February!

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Jennifer Verson

Liverpool Reform Synagogue Newsletter December 2018 / Kislev 5779 – Tevet 5779

Liverpool Reform Synagogue Newsletter September 2018 / Elul 5778 – Tishrei 5779