About 20 members of the Kehillat Kernow community plus a number of friends and neighbours came together on the last night of Chanukah at a ‘Last Night Party’ hosted by Jo Richler and Paul Kleiman at their house in Truro.
There were enough chanukiahs for everyone to light a cande and behind the blazing candles there were photos of those Israeli hostages who had a British connection, one of whom is related to a member our community.
There was some wonderful singing of the prayer Hanerut Hallalu by Adam and Jacob Feldman followed by a hearty communal rendition of all the verses of Ma’oz Tzur. There was even a table set aside for playing dreidl which some of our non-Jewish guests enthusiastically played.
There was some wonderful food and a toast to our wonderful treasurer Leslie Lipert who was awarded an MBE in the New Year Awards list ‘for services to the Jewish Community of Cornwall’. There was a second toast to the newly engaged couple Viv and Vid.
It was a really lovely, celebratory gathering and our thanks to Jo and Paul for hosting what we hope might become an annual event.