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Remembering the Holocaust
Pat Lipert From January 25-28th, several venues were arranged in Cornwall to honour all those who died in the Holocaust in observance of Holocaust Memorial Day. School visits, services at
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Harvey Feted at Kehillat Kernow Luncheon
Thirty-nine members of the Kehillat Kernow community came out to honour and celebrate the chairmanship of Harvey Kurzfield on Saturday, 3 December at Trevaski’s Farm. The feelings of all those
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December Newsletter
The December newsletter is now available online. You can subscribe to email notifications if you’d like to know when these are coming out in the future.
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Harvey Honoured at AGM Meeting
At the November 20th AGM meeting where 18 members of our community gathered, Harvey Kurzfield officially stepped down as chairman of Kehillat Kernow. Jeremy Jacobson was unanimously voted in as
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Jewish Chronicle 175 Anniversary Article
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Bereshit and B’nei Mitzvot Rachel & David Barral
After Ha’azinu, some of which was beautifully rendered for us by Isaac Feldman, the story continues in the Torah inevitably to the death of Moses. However, it is not a
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Rachel and David Barral double B’nei Mitzvot
Barral B’nei Mitzvot Rachel and David Barral enjoyed a double B’nei Mitzvot on Saturday, 29 October, Shabbat Bereshit, the 27th of Tishrei at services. Family members and members of Kehllat
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Issac’s Bar Mitvah
Isaac Feldman was the star of his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday the 13th of Tishri for Shabbat Ha-azinu. His leyning of the Torah portion and handling of the Haftarah was
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Ha’azinu and Isaac Feldman’s Bar Mitzvah
Today I am 120 years old and I can no longer come and go. So says Moses at the start of Va-yeilech, as he approaches the end of his long
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Letter from a Moshav by Jo Gore
Helloooo No miracle birth but I have been in Israel now for 9 months! I finally succumbed and took a job at my friend’s company in Ra’anana – not my
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Service with the A-Team
Murray Brown made his debut as a Sh’liach Tsibbur on Shabbat R’eih, 3 September, co-leading the service with his mentor, Harvey Kurzfield. A crowd of visitors and members of the
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Maureen Lipman Visits the Penzance Jewish Cemetery
A video of actress Maureen Lipman being shown around Penzance Jewish Cemetery by Keith Pearce is now available. She found the inscriptions on some of the gravestones heart warming. Taken
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Va-etchannan
Words, words, words… Devarim is full of these slippery, chameleon, shape-shifting creatures. Are they to be trusted? To encourage us to do just that, the last book of the Torah
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Introducing Kehillat Kernow Cornish Magen David Pendants
“The arms of the Duchy are blazoned sable, fifteen bezants. These arms were designed in the 15th century, based on the arms of Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209-1272). The bezants
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Newsletter August 2016
Just added the August newsletter: Kol Kehillat Kernow, Issue 44. Want an email newsletter when this one comes out? Subscribe for preview of its contents and a convenient notification.
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Pesach 5776
At the recent Seder, a good time was had by all, despite the absence of esteemed Newsletter Editor and stalwart Seder chef Pat Lipert, and Treasurer and general logistics wizard
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Acharei Mot and the last day of Pesach
Last Saturday, being the first day of Pesach, the parsha was different from normal and we would have read of the Exodus and, interestingly, from Deuteronomy, of the danger of
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Penzance Cemetery wins Heritage Lottery Funding
Good news for Jewish-Cornish heritage: a grant of £13,100 has been awarded by the HLF to restore Penzance Jewish Cemetery.
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M’tzora
“On the eighth day, Moses summoned Aaron, his sons, and the elders of Israel.” That is what he does at the beginning of Shemini, which describes the sacrifices, so meticulously
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Newsletter April 2016
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