Magazine ofUHC Leeds

Nisan 5778 ■No 64 ■ April 2018

Friend to the stars:Incredible

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Shwekey wowscrowdat ‘UHCArena’

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It’s our Passover issue –packed with news, features and photos

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President

S enior Minister

Vice-Presidents and Committee Chairs

Times of Services

Office opening hours Social media

Wardens and Shammas

Shiurim and Discussion Groups

Meet the office team

United Hebrew Congregation151 Shadwell LaneLeeds LS17 8DWTel & Fax: 0113 269 6141e-mail: office@uhcleeds.comwebsite: uhcleeds.com

Robert Dewar

Albert Chait

Vice-President Management: Paul BerwinVice-President Activities: Robert ShermanChair Finance: Michael LewinChair Administration and Events: Val BerwinChair Adult Services: Daniel KaufmanChair Facilities: Geoff SkolnickChair Marketing & Communications:Alan BenstockChair Youth Services: Lousie WilliamsAdministrative staff: Louise Moss, Alicia Gould,

Georgina Sherman

Wardens: Ian Freeman, Maxwell Cohen, Ian Selwynand Geoff SkolnickShammas: Ian Freeman

Sunday: 8:30am & variableMonday and Thursday: 7:10am* & 7:45pmTuesday and Wednesday: 7:20am* & 7:45pmFriday: 7:20am* & variableShabbat: 9:15am & variable*Rosh Chodesh: 7:00am*Above times are for guidance only and are subject to change

Sunday 8.15am – Exploring the teachings of RabbenuAsher with Chazan Chait8.30am: Shacharit followed by Shiur and Discussion withChazan Chait 1st Sunday in the month, with the LeedsKollel on the remaining Sundays in the monthWednesday – Haftorah Class with Chazan Alby byprior arrangement

Thursday 11am to midday – Coffee and discussionwith Chazan Chait

Monday: 9am to 3pmTuesday: 9am to 3pmWednesday: 9am to 3pmThursday: 9am to 3pmFriday: 9am to 12.30pmSunday: 9:30am to 12 noon

Magazine of the UHC, Leeds

Magazine ofUHC Leeds

Nisan 5778 ■No 64 ■ April 2018

Friend to the stars:Incredible

life ofBobbieCaplin

Shwekey wowscrowdat ‘UHCArena’

Shwekey wowscrowdat ‘UHCArena’

eScribeMiracleworkerMiracleworker

It’s our Passover issue –packed with news, features and photos

Web: uhcleeds.comTwitter: @UHCLeeds Facebook: UHCLeeds

Just for the recordNEW MEMBERS

Since our New Year magazine 2017Maurice Levi

Alison, Monty & Reuben Daly-SmithLesley & Elliot BrownClio & Julian Weinbaum

Maxwell MorrisonRuth & Michael Levi

Jane ThompsonRebecca & Charles Sandberg

Deborah & Paul ShafarNicola Smaje-Rosenbloom, Daren Rosenbloom, Jake Frieze-Smaje

and Millyella RosenbloomBrenda Lapp

Lloyd GoodmanNikki, Ashley, Zack, Scarlett & Jules Cohen

Georgina ShermanCharlene & Adam Nusenbaum

Alexandra, Ashley, Dalia, Leah & Isaac SerrB’NEI MITZVAH

May 2018 - September 2018Joshua LyonsSam NormanArielle Barnett

AUFRUFE & WEDDINGSMay 2018 – September 2018

Aliza Mintz & Saul CharkhamAdina Marcus & Paul BrownShara Hikmet & Simon BrownMelissa Korn & Jake Ailion

Shul President Robert Dewar introduces the new office team:It’s all change in the UHC office . . .Louise Moss is our lead administrator and PA to Alby, being his

eyes and ears and organising his diary and commitments –something that Louise has perfected with over 10 years ofexperience at UHC.Alicia Gould joined us from the private sector with a

background that includes administration as well as social mediaand events management. She is learning the breadth of what goeson in the UHC office and is responsible for the posting of financialtransactions, bills, invoices and payments.Georgina Sherman has joined us having spent a year working

in the Etz Chaim office. Her role is to work on delivering Alby’sprojects and ensuring we make the most of them, in terms ofsecuring and collecting external funding or sponsorship and thelike.In truth, all three roles and individuals work as a team.

UHC office team (from left) Georgina Sherman, Louise Moss and Alicia Gould

Issue No 64Nisan 5778April 2018

Cover photos: Steve Bootle

AS PRESIDENT, one of themost difficult duties I wishthere was no need for me todo, is to read out as theprelude to Kol Nidre night the

list of names of those congregants whohave passed away in the year that is comingto a close. My own loss and grief at the passing of

my mother over Sukkot, has heightened mysensitivity to that of others, not only inUHC, but across the community for thepassing of both young and old, of peoplewhose absence we feel all too keenly. What does our faith offer us in these

circumstances? One way we are shown in the Torah is the

way Abraham bought the cave ofMachpelah in Hevron for an exorbitant fee.This provides a role model for futuregenerations to create something positivefrom a loss – in this case, Abraham secureda sacred burial plot which remains astatement of our history, our faith and ourclaim to that part of the land of Israel. I have enormous respect for those that

can do this; those who can turn the depthsof immense grief into a wellspring ofpositivity. In our own congregation, we cansee very powerful examples. The bonemarrow matches that arose from the KittyDoerfler’s Ezer Mizion campaign and arenow saving lives. The First Cancer

Awareness Shabbat in the UHC, revealedhow our congregants are using theirexperiences to enable and empower otherswith knowledge in ways that will no doubthave profound and positive consequences forcombatting breast, ovarian and pancreaticcancers.In my own small part I want to do

something positive to express my respectand love for my parents – hence I ampreparing to do a sponsored cycle forMacmillan Cancer Trust and Alzheimer’sAssociation.But beyond this, the Chumash doesn’t

say much on the subject. The Jewish viewof the soul and afterlife comes fromtradition passed down by the rabbis. Whymight this be? I believe this is because theTorah is focused on living. It’s ourinstruction manual for how we live ourlives in the best possible way as Jews.One of the things that makes our religion,

our faith, different is that we not only havethe laws instructing us how to lead our liveswritten in the Torah, but we also have ourcommunity; we have those relationshipsand bonds that catch us and lift us up andput us back on our feet.The meaning and comfort that the days

of Shiva, the months of saying Kaddish andthe Yarhzeits provide to the mourner onlydo so because we come together as acommunity to support the mourner. We

wish them a long life, we share tales of theloved one who is departed, we bring foodto the house, we say Yashar Koach at theend of davening. We come together asindividuals, in strong bonds of communitythat support and uplift the mourners. Whenwe mourn, we mourn together.And I have also been thinking about how

we say such nice things about people oncethey are gone. Why wait? Let’s celebratepeople whilst they are still alive – this iswhy we will be celebrating the bestowal offive honorary positions for people whohave made outstanding contributions to ourCongregation.But most of all let’s celebrate the

community we have that is both dedicatedto living our lives by the word of G-d in theTorah, but is also bound together insupporting, respecting, and honouring eachother as a community.Many small acts of kindness – a listening

ear and a supportive word, being preparedto serve others by putting out the Kiddushand serving teas and coffees; going out ofour way to cook and distribute food to newmothers, praying for the sick, visiting thelonely – these are all taking place here atUHC and make us the special communitywe are.Ann, Dovid, Joshua, Liora and I wish

you all a kosher Pesach, blessed with thecompany of family, friends and community.

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We rightly mourn the dead, butwe must celebrate the living, too

A Pesach letter from the UHC President

Robert DEWAR

UHC is putting on a series of monthly women’sShiurim for a trial period over the next fewmonths.Rosh Chodesh is considered a women’sholiday and so it is fitting that a series of talksfor women by women should be known as theUHC Rosh Chodesh Circle and that talks shouldtypically take place as near to the new moon aspossible. Each shiur aims to give either a fresh

perspective on a familiar topic or an inspiring

window into a new area of learning. Questions and discussion are encouraged after

the initial talk – the more interactive they are themore we all get from them – so please look outfor more information.Confirmed Speakers for the UHC Rosh

Chodesh Circle are as follows:March: Helen Lewis - Pesach: don’t focus onthe cleaning, remember the message

April: Vardi Dansky - We all matter (Omer)May: Deborah Myerson - Shavuot

New talks by women for women tie in with Rosh Chodesh

Mazeltov

Share the joy with usIF YOU would like a photo featured on this page in ournext edition, please email it to us at office@uhcleeds.comor you can hand it in to the Shul office. Please include thenames of those pictured. All family simchas are welcome.

Louie Joseph Abrahams Annie Esther Ziff

Ruth and Michael Levi

Talia Mia Shaw

Darcey Matilda Wayne Olivia Frances Chait

IvyBeauxUllmann

MilaRose

Cohen

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Albert CHAITSadly, it’s seconds out for some

EREV Yom Tov, Erev Pesach isa manic day in anyone’shousehold. Everyone ispreparing and anticipatingwhat is certainly for me – the

most beautiful festival of them all.As I sit at my desk and write this piece, I

feel like a little kid over excited to soon sitat the Seder table. There is nothing in ourfaith as serene or more nostalgically alignedthan that of the Seder nights!And I want recall last year Erev Yom Tov,

Erev Pesach 1:30pm, a few hours from theChag itself and sadly I officiated at aLevaya – a funeral.A member of our beloved Synagogue, our

UHC family – a woman known to me – 93years old – she did not live locally but shewas certainly perhaps only through theUHC, very much a part of our community.People always tell me that they find it

hard to truly spiritually connect at the Seder.Of course, it is wonderful to have family

and friends, to sit, break Matzah, sing anddrink wine. But the Hagaddah demands that “in each

generation, each person is obligated to seehimself or herself [lirot et atzmo] as thoughhe or she personally came forth from Egypt.” And this is the part of it that I think if we

are honest – if I am honest – is the ultimatechallenge of our modern-day Seder.The lady who sadly passed away was a

Holocaust survivor – who together with herparents and sister escaped Germany in thedays after Kristallnacht – somehow makingtheir way, here to England. They knew someone who managed to

smuggle them out swiftly – but they couldnot reach west as far as America.Her husband passed away in 1965 – she

was 52 years a widow. Her husband, an Auschwitz survivor – the

Nazis had used him in Auschwitz in allkinds of medical, human experimentationand thus he tragically passed away ever soyoung.Unfortunately, they did not have any

children.And so with exactly a Minyan, 10 men

pulled together at the last hour – we laid torest on Erev Pesach, one of the dearmembers of our Jewish people.That night – I never before felt so

spiritually “IN” the Seder in my life.If you wanted to know of slavery, this

was it.If you wanted to know of captivity, this

was it.If you wanted to know the journey of

Jewish history, this was certainly it!But a lady who under the most difficult

and trying circumstances forged a life ofher own from the depths of despair, this isthe true example of slavery and thenfreedom – the very essence of the song VehiSheamda La’avoteinu.For Jews in the Diaspora, for us all living

outside of Israel, the most commoncomplaint or criticism that is shared at theSeder table is: why do we Seder all overagain for a second night? Sadly some even choose not to!I am not going to defend the tradition of

our festival, but rather try to alter thismindset.

Friends, the Seder is our moment.We complete the final piece of the jigsaw,

we hold the reins of our Jewish past, like aone chance playoff – we sit and carry ourstory, in our moment – through foranother year – in the course of the narrative– 2018/5778, it is our turn!And the best part, we get to do it twice!It is all a matter of perspective.Something exciting, enjoyable,

meaningful, something that is your heartand your soul – and you get the offer of arepeat performance or experience – whowould say no?It is all a matter of perspective.And so, I could have written and shared a

thought or an idea or inconsistency ortraditional commentary of the Haggadah.But in preparation for this Yom Tov – and

highlighting 2nd night Seder, the night wepoint toward Israel and say – ‘look howlucky we are’- we have family and friendsaround the table once more, to sit, breakMatzah, to sing and drink wine andspiritually live the Seder experience – thetransition of Judaism’s history of slaveryinto freedom. It is not simply a ticking box ritual.I learnt last year amongst just a Minyan

of Jewish men and just a handful of women– what it means to seize life, to graspopportunity – to make it count!I wish you a most meaningful 2nd night

Seder!Gila, Arielle, Emily and Olivia join me in

wishing each and every member of theUHC and their respective families a ChagKasher Vesameach.

Passover thoughts from our Senior Minister

TO CELEBRATE Israel’s 70thbirthday, the UHC Leeds areleading the #AGiftForLifecampaign.

We want to celebrate Israel’slandmark event and give Israel a biggift that will change and save the livesof the people whether they be young,old, rich, poor, Jewish, Arab orChristian.It’s a Magen David Adom Lifesaving

Paramedic Medicycle – something that

will benefit every human being whetherat home, in school, at work, in the army,even on the front line.Please help us achieve our goal and

give Israel #AGiftForLifeWe are looking to raise £18,000.

■To be a part of this lifesaving projectplease donate at eitherwww.virginmoneygiving.com/UHCLeedsor contact the Shul office on Leeds 0113 269 6141 or email:office@uhcleeds.com

Celebrate Israel’s 70th by helping to save the country’s lives

WE HAVE a fascinatingfamily custom: at thePesach Seder our familysings the words of thepassage known as

‘Chasal Siddur Pesach’ to the tune ofChanukah’s Maoz Tzur.This has prompted me to consider what

the festivals of Pesach and Chanukah havein common. Of course, both celebrate themiraculous intervention of the Almighty tosave our people and both are eight dayslong in the Diaspora. Interestingly, if necessary, Jewish law

requires one to sell one’s clothing orreceive tzedakah in order to purchasecandles for the Chanukiah. This isstrikingly similar to Pesach, when one isrequired to sell one’s clothing or receivetzedakah in order to buy wine for therequired four cups. There was also a fascinating and

beautiful custom among the Jews of Izmirin Turkey to use their leftover oil from theprevious Chanukah to light a small oillamp, which they used for BedikatChametz, the search for chametz, on thenight before Pesach.Yet, the most substantive, thematic

connection between Chanukah andPesach is the centrality of education as a

Jewish value. Both festivals lead us to appreciate the

crucial importance of learning in ourtradition; a lesson encapsulated by ourSages, who declared, Vetalmud TorahKeneged Kulam – the study of Torahsupersedes all (Mishnah Pe’ah 1).The Hebrew word Chanukah

(dedication) comes from the same root aschinuch (education). Indeed, dedication toeducation is a key feature of the Chanukahnarrative. The survival of our spiritual legacy,

despite the intentions of the Hellenists, wasrooted in our commitment to teachingTorah and its values.The primary purpose of the Pesach seder

is education – “And you shall relate to yourchild on that day saying, “It is because ofthis that the Almighty performed thesemiracles for me when I left Egypt” (Shemot13:8). But, more than that, the Pesach seder

itself sets out the ideal framework for themost impactful education – an audio-visual, experiential encounter whichutilises storytelling, questioning and averitable assault on our senses to ensurethat the experience is an unforgettable treat. It is no accident that of all our traditions,

the seder night remains the most widely

observed, even in families who wouldotherwise consider themselves entirelysecular. Research has shown that more Jews

attend a Pesach seder every year than thosewho fast on Yom Kippur. Pesach teaches uswhat the best teachers already know – thatthe most effective education must beexperiential.This lesson is of particular relevance to

us today. British Jewry is blessed to havetruly outstanding schools which, year onyear, are heralded as being amongst thefinest in the country. I am always personally moved by the

dedication shown by trustees, governorsand staff at our wonderful schools and theywould be the first to say that there isnothing more impactful or foundational toa Jewish child’s identity, than a powerfulJewish experience.Whatever the setting; formal or informal,

at school or at home, may this Pesachpresent an opportunity for us to refocus ona truism of Jewish life – the greatest key toa successful Jewish future is quality Jewisheducation.Valerie and I wish you a chag kasher ve

sameach.

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The Chief Rabbi’s 5778 Passover message

EphraimMIRVISThe greatest key to a successfulJewish future is quality education

Pictured at Horse GuardsParade, near Whitehall,

London, before the start of theAJEX Remembrance service are

(from left) Richard Dante,Michael Fearn, Gerald Leonard,

Elisabeth Baker, Asher Drapkin,Bernard Moss and

Dennis Fisher

Ready to marchin London to salute

those who fell in battle

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OVER a period offive months, morethan 30 youngsterstook part in theLJOY’s Apprentice.

The participants were placedinto teams of up to sixmembers with the objective tocreate their own business.

Each team was mentored bysuccessful businessmen fromthe community who helped

guide them through this eventand also gave the team a start-up fund for their business.

As well as the main task ofsetting up their own businessthey took on challenges tostrengthen their business and

Not fired – inspired!

entrepreneurial skills. These included a car boot

sale, and a bake sale amongother challenges which weredesigned to teach the teamsabout different aspects ofbusiness such as selling,negotiating, sourcing andcreating products.

At the final, teams had to

make a presentation for theirbusiness along with apromotional advert to a panel ofjudges which included LindaPlant, one of Lord Sugar’s aideson TV’s The Apprentice.

The panel was completed byEdward Ziff OBE, Colin GlassOBE and Alex Epstein, aprevious Apprentice contestant,

who stood in at short notice forJoseph Valente who had afamily emergency.

Linda gave a talk followed bya question and answer sessionwith Alex.

After team and individualawards for the variouschallenges were presented,Team Boost were named as theoverall winners.

This event was a greatsuccess not only for LJOYbut for the whole communitywith local businesses andorganisations supporting theproject and even taking part inthe challenges.

30 city youngsters take part in LJOY’s homage to TV hit The Apprentice

Story: Dan Kaufman Photos: John Fisher

Panel of judges for LJOY’sApprentice (from left) EdwardZiff, Linda Plante, Alex Epsteinand Colin Glass

The winners . . . all smiles from Team Boost and their trophy

Team Ullmann International with mentor Andrew Ullmann (from left) Jacob Kessler, Harry Tobias, Joshua Lyons, Jack Sandler and Sam Norman

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Five new Honorary Life roles

Paul BerwinHonorary Life Vice-President

Michael LewinHonorary Life Vice-President

Jonathan RoseHonorary Life Vice-President

Jeff CaplanHonorary Life Warden

Ian FreemanHonorary Life Warden

Warden, Shammes, Council member. Ianhas carried out the role of Shammes withoutstanding reliability, care and attention. Itis down to Ian that everything is in its placefor the services. He is the unobtrusiveheartbeat of the Shul services, and just getson with making things happen the way theyneed to.

Warden, informal evening warden, Social& Cultural (Events) committee for30 years. Jeff has been opening up the Shulfor evening prayers week in week out foryears, and when he goes on holiday withLinda, his presence is sorely missed. Jeffpersonifies the warm inclusive face ofUHC in all that he does.

Warden, Vice-President, President. Leaderof the Sukkah “chain gang”, project leaderfor 30 years and Alby’s inductionweekend, baal tefilah for Yom Tov andshiva house prayers. Jonathan alwaysundertakes these and many other taskswith tremendous dedication and to thehighest standards.

Children’s service leader, Facilities chair,Vice- President, President. Under Paul’sleadership the Shul, its organisationand staffing transformed andmodernised in a way that has ensuredthe long-term sustainability of the UHCand provides a number of enduringlegacies.

Warden, Treasurer, Vice-PresidentMichael has contributed to the Shul withall of his resources; his time and hisprofessional abilities. Thanks to his careand diligence, the Shul is as well placedfinancially as it has ever been, mostnotably with as full a participation fromacross the membership as possible.

AT THE CouncilMeeting held on9th January 2018five members ofthe congregation

were nominated and elected toHonorary Posts in recognitionof their individualcontributions hard work andcommitment to the UHCSynagogue and its members.

Their hard work, contributions and commitment to the UHC are rewarded

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In memory of Kitty . . .

HAD she lived, KittyDoerfler would havecelebrated her batmitzvahat the end of last December.

Tragically, she passed away agedjust 15 months having been born withleukaemia.But to mark what would have been

her 12th birthday, more than 130women gathered at the UHC to makechallah in her name, and took part ina mitzvah auction.Sarah Doerfler, Kitty’s mother, said

that she and husband Ian decidedthey wanted to raise money for thetwo charities which had supportedthem so much before and after theirdaughter’s death: Leeds JewishWelfare Board and Martin HouseHospice. The event raised £8,000.Family and close friends also

attended an afternoon tea.Photos: Steve Bootle Ready, steady, bake . . . Sarah and Ian Doerfler at the UHC challah bake and mitzvah auction

Having fun at the challah bake (from left) Libi Doerfler, Max Doerfler, Deborah Selwyn, Molly Williams and Michelle Bootle

Sarah Doerfler addresses the women who have gathered at the UHC for the challah bake in memory of her late daughter, Kitty

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After seeingShwekey,

we believein miracles!

After seeingShwekey,

we believein miracles!

FOr ONe cold damp December Wednesday night, theShadwell Lane Synagogue was transformed into the UHCArena for the Yorkshire leg of the UK Yaakov Shwekey –Miracle Tour, and the launch by Mizrachi of their year-long celebration of 70 years of the State of Israel.Those in the audience wereof all ages and came fromacross the community andbeyond. They were entertained notjust to the stunning singing ofShwekey but also a big screenlight show which would nothave been out of place in thecity’s First Direct Arena.The gig in Leeds wasarranged by Mizrachi as part oftheir continuing support of thework done by LJOY. Contestants in the LJOYApprentice event were challengedto sell the most tickets.The winning team of JackSandler, Sam Norman, JoshuaLyons, Jacob Kessler and HarryTobias and mentored byAndrew Ullmann of UllmannInternational , were rewardedwith VIP seats

Photographs: Steve Bootle ■ Story: Alan Benstock

For one special night only, the Shul is transformed

into the ‘UHC Arena’

With Eliana Kaufman With Edward Ziff

Schwekey and Leeds friends

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MC: RabbiAndrew

Shaw

Joiningin the fun

We want Shwekey!We want Shwekey! Double act:Shwekeyand Alby

Audienceat the

‘UHC Arena’

Youngsters onstage with thestar of the show

Seeingthe light

withShwekey

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DESCRIBED as a true gentleman,Bobbie Caplin OBE, who died lastyear, could count royalty amonghis many far-reaching friends.

A charity worker and UHC member,Bobbie always adhered to the mantrataught him by his late father, Hymie:

“In life you have three names: the oneyou are born with, the one you live with,and the one you die with. Lose any one ofthose three names, no matter how muchmoney you have, and you will never be ableto buy back that name.”Born in Leeds on August 19, 1932 to

Hymie and Rose Caplin, the youngest ofthree children, Bobbie claimed the recordof being the only boy at school to fail thethen School Certificate. He started in 1942 during World War

Two where all the first-class masters atschool had gone off to war, consequentlythe school brought in educators “of acertain age” to help. “Trying to relate to9-10 year olds was very tough for them,”he recalled.“At that time the school would only

allow a small percentage of children fromother faiths; there were 700 pupils of whichonly 22 were Jewish.”His father, who was gassed

and wounded in France in 1916,served in the Royal Flying Corpsduring World War 1, and passedaway in 1972. Recalled Bobbie: “Dad was

very strict and moral in manyways and I’ve always tried tolive by the principles that my fatherinstilled in me.” As a member of Leeds Judean Club he

played rugby, and he was also a member ofHabonim. At the end of 1948 he was sentto a kibbutz-like camp in Reading for boysand girls where they were training peoplewho wished to make Aliyah. Thisexperience aroused his passion for Israel.In 1950 he did National Service in the

RAF and described the eighteen months hespent there as the greatest education he everhad. “I met people I would normally nothave come in contact with, where it madeno difference if you had a penny in yourpocket or a pound.”After demob he went into the family

clothing manufacturing business but notas “the boss’ son”. As part of hisapprenticeship he was sent to LeedsTechnical College for two days a week andthen brought back to work three days in thefactory.It was while on holiday in the South of

France that he formed a friendship withcharity worker and Variety Club chiefbarker Sir Trevor Chinn.

Chinn’s father, Rosser, waspresident of JNF and Bobbiesoon became interested in thecharity. He was invited toorganise a JNF youngcommittee in Leeds, holdingas its first event, a galadinner and ball at the Queens

Hotel which continued for over 15 years.Already involved with Variety Club in

London, Chinn then invited Bobbie tolaunch and coordinate the first provincialcommittee of Variety in Leeds where manyin the film and entertainment industrywould delegate their local agents to helpout.Many luminaries were brought in as

guest speakers, including David Niven,Cary Grant and Barbara Taylor-Bradford.In 1967 when Batley Variety Club opened,introducing stars such as Cliff Richard, TheShadows and Des O’Connor, Bobbie wasinvited to stage a fundraiser with JimmyCorrigan for wounded Israeli soldiers.In 2014 he saw his dream of a skate park,

playground and boulevard in Sderot turninto reality when he attended the officiallaunch. The project, built by JNF UK, tookthree years to come to fruition and Bobbiewas heavily involved in fundraising for theproject. UHC synagogue meant a great deal to

him and the shul always held a specialplace in his heart whatever he did andwherever he was in the world. Hisgenerosity knew no bounds.He was awarded his OBE in the New

Year Honours List 2003 for raisinghundreds of thousands of pounds forcharity. He is survived by sister MaryseWhyman and brother David.Just three days before his passing,

Bobbie managed to enjoy his 85th birthdaybash where he was surrounded by a bevyof female admirers. His funeral took place at the UHC

Cemetery, Gelderd Road, officiated byUHC senior minister Alby Chait and RabbiMendel Sufrin. Alby said although Hashem didn’t bless

Bobbie with children of his own, Hashemblessed him with the opportunities tochange the lives of children everywhere,regardless of faith or creed. Bobbie was a man of great charisma and

generosity, and a friend to everyone. Hepassed away after celebrating an importantmilestone in his life, leaving us with asmile on his face and a trail of local andworldwide achievements.

Story and photos by John Fisher

On first name terms with showbiz stars,UHC and Israel played a large part inthe amazing life of Bobbie Caplin OBE

Bobbie’s girls: With sister Maryse Whyman and nieces Jane Simmons (left) and Penni Ullmann

At Bobbie’s birthday bash

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Having a ‘reel’ good tim Guests of honour Alan and Sheila Tobias and op

Phil and Marcia Goldstone

Bert MillerWarner Falk (left) and Richard Manning

Dalia Green, Alicia Gould and Nicola Baum

The UHC quiz markers

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me at movie-theme quiz

FOLLOWING AndrewNewman’s iconic TwentiethCentury Fox fanfare and abig screen welcome,

created by Cecil B. DeMille andCharlton Heston – with a littlehelp from Andrew Ullmann –and worthy of an Oscarnomination, a sell-out audienceof 180 settled down to thisyear’s “Not a Night at theMovies” themed quiz.

Michael Abendstern, Tracey andPhilip Brill, Mikayla andRichard Casdan, Suzanne andMark Niman and Alan andKaren Ross. UHC President Robert Dewarthanked quizmasters Pam andMichael, our master of soundand vision Andrew, and all thosewho made the evening such asuccess – the office staff, Joulesand Andy, the team of markers,Val Berwin and the Events team,and the guests of honour, Sheilaand Alan Tobias and openers,Anna and Oliver Levey. The event raised more than£2,000.

Report and photosby Alan Benstock

peners Anna and Oliver Levey with Chazan Alby

The victors . . . all smiles from the quiz winners on Table 9

Michael and Pam Masser and Andrew Ullmann

Simon Williams, Robert Sherman and Dan Kaufman

Events

After a salt beef and latkesupper, the 14 teams were facedwith rounds which includedmystery voices, magicians,landmarks and the aromaticaromas of Middle Eastern spices.Pam Masser, who withhusband Michael were the quizmasters, said: “We aim to makethe questions fun and a bitchallenging. Above all, we try tocreate an entertaining evening.”The glory of winning the quizwent to Table 9. The teamconsisted of Gaynor and

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ON SIMCHAT Torah this year, I was honoured to be one ofthe two Neshei Chayil. As part of the celebrations, it wasdecided that for the first time, the women in Shul wouldbe invited to ‘Cocktails and Conversation’ whilst the men

were having their call-ups to the Torah. Thanks must go to AnnDewar for such a great idea!I decided to introduce the talk on the theme of Eshet Chayil,followed by discussion questions. As the room filled up with morethan 50 ladies, the cocktails – expertly made by Nick Myerson andIlana Pearce – flowed and I began.When I first looked at the words of Eshet Chayil, I admitted tothinking that she seems to be a Superwoman! At first, this womanof valour seems to provoke a reaction that irritates feminists, andmakes us question the role and expectations of ‘a capable wife.’Using both ancient and modern commentary, I set out tochallenge these preconceptions. Many of us have mistakenly thought that the first line ofEshet Chayil is ‘Who can find a woman of worth, For hervalue is far above rubies.’The actual translation is ‘pearls,’ because, unlike othergems, the process of the creation of the pearl mostbrilliantly describes the development of a Jewish woman.She works to better all that she has, just as a pearl takestime to form inside the shell. Our strength and achievements often take very hardwork, which then reveals the potential within us.Perhaps this is why there are 150 words in the textof Eshet Chayil. This number, represented byHebrew letters, is nun kuf. The word for ‘female’is nekeiva which is spelled nun kuf beit hey. Since nun kuf is 150, and beit hey spells ‘bah’

meaning ‘within her’ the word nekeiva can be read as ‘150 withinher.’ All the words, all the potential of the Eshet Chayil are withinher, within every Jewish woman.Taking certain phrases, we then looked in more detail at the textand discussed how we could interpret them. ‘Girds herself with strength’ could refer to both physical andmental strength, and we referred to a quote from Genesis whichrevealed ‘With understanding the L--d G-d took the rib from Adamfor a woman and he brought her to Adam.’ On the other hand, athlete Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904-1969) said,“...all because we are no longer satisfied with being just a ‘rib ofAdam’ but we have elected to hurl the discus, throw the javelin,run and jump as ‘Adam’ does...”‘Her lamp never goes out at night’ provoked an interestingdiscussion about our busy lives today, working at a job during theday and then coming home in the evening to family commitmentsand the many communal activities we are involved in too. We continue to ‘keep the lamp lit’ in the same way thatRebekah continued the traditions of Isaac’s mother, Sarah,after she died.We finally discussed how our feelings about the texthad changed since the initial reading, and felt that wegenerally don’t recognise or appreciate how much wedo on a daily basis to juggle all the many roles ofbeing a Jewish woman. We often don’t give ourselves enough credit foreverything we do, and I ended the session bygiving everyone a bath pearl, so that everyonewould have a lasting reminder to value theirpersonal achievements and self-worth.

‘Pearls of wisdom’ on Simchat Torah inShul’s first Cocktails and Conversations

Number of visitors to theShul tops 500 in the

current academic year

UHC visits team: Sue Dorsery, husband Mike, Frank Rosenhead and Alan Benstock

By Natalie Pearce

Natalie Pearce . . . set out to challenge preconceptions in her talk

SINCE THE start ofthe current academicyear UHC hashosted visits by over500 pupils and

students ranging in age fromearly years and key stage 1 tosixth form and university.

Each visit is designed to beboth age appropriate and meetthe requirements of thenational curriculum.

The tour usually starts witha brief history of the buildingand its design, followed by atalk about the Sefer Torahduring which the visitors areshown the Aron Kodesh, SeferTorah the rimmonim and yad.

Depending on the timeavailable, pupils are shown the

small shul, look at the stainedglass windows and see theWorld War I ceramic poppiesdisplay.

If children are there whenChazan Alby is on site theyhear him read from the SeferTorah, which guarantees ahushed silence followed byapplause.

There will always bequestions some of which can beboth challenging and insightfulfor the visits team. The twomost common are – ‘What arethe blue and yellow tabs for?’and ‘Why are there names onthe seats ?’■To join the visits group pleasecontact Sue Dorsey via the Shuloffice on Leeds 269 6141.

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Enjoying a tippleWhisky tasting goes down a real treat

Cheers (from left) Yossi Dansky, host Dan Cohen, organiser Aaron Jonisz and Warren Banks

Andrew Ullmann, Charles Mitchell, Jonathan Skolnick, Colin Abrahams, Alex Ullmann, Jonny Goldstone, Rabbi Dovid Gilbert

Down the hatch: Nicky Smith

He’s gotta lotta bottle:Spencer Weiner

with ‘the water of life’

THIS year’s Chanukahwhisky tasting was asensational olfactory andgustatory experience for

all those attending. Dan Cohen, ably assisted by

Lee Lipman and SpencerWeiner, hosted the evening. Heintroduced devotees of the“water of life” to five cask-strength malts sourced fromthe vaults of Scotch MaltWhisky Society.Bottles labelled with

names including Jack-in-the-box, Shape-shifterand Gooey Goodnessenticingly greeted theguests.As everyone sat down at

tables laden withmelon, sweets cheeseand biscuits, theair of anticipationof what was tocome was almostpalpable.To help all those

appreciate these finemalts, everyone wasgiven their own

individual crystal tulip-shaped Glencairn styletasting glass.

These are wide in themiddle, narrowingat the top, whichallows air toget to theliquid,releasing thearomas, thenconcentratingthem at the top

of the glass. The slow sipping

of one of guestwhiskies – firstneat and then withthe merest splash

of water – results in acacophony of smells and tastes.

For some it maybe dusty hay bales,ginger-bread toffee andpears in syrup. Forothers it was orangeslices in rum caramel

and Tandoori-spiced naan bread. Identifying the distillery may

have been a challenge for thenovice but for the moreexperienced around the tablethere was considerable success.The evening, organised by

Aaron Jonisz, concluded withan auction of the remains of thefive tasting bottles raising fundsfor Synagogue funds.

Report and photosby Alan Benstock

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18th AprilSpeaker: Dr Mike GreenAustralian Flying Doctor Service50 years ago (plus update)

2nd MaySpeaker: Jocelyn Brooks MBE‘Snapshot of Norway’

16th MayMusic: Norman Stone‘Matt Monroe’

20th JuneMusic: Mona Bloom‘Carl plays Folk & Popular Music’

4th JulyMusic: Gaynor & DaveUkelele sing-a-lon18th JulyMusic: Music for PleasureJoan Stevens & The Choir 1st AugustFilm: Mel Reuben/ Neil BrookeLaurel & Hardy ‘The Music Box’15th AugustMusic: Cynthia Tolkin‘Ultimate Jewish Collection’5th SeptemberMusic: David Mankoff‘Music I Have Loved’

17th OctoberMusic: Norman Stone‘Johnny Mathis’7th NovemberMusic: Ronnie Miller‘Popular Hits of the 60s/70s’21st NovemberMusic: Raymond Williams‘Stage Musical Memories’

5th DecemberMusic: Golda & Charlie Marks‘Sing-a-Long-a-Max’Chanukah Party with donuts and music

19th DecemberMusic: Michael Dorsey‘The Gershwin Story’

■All meetings are held on Wednesdays and start at 2pm. Forfurther details, or help with lifts, please contact either CynthiaTolkin on Leeds 268 4173 or Robert Collins on Leeds 269 3870.■In the event of very bad weather, meetings may be cancelled.Please check with the Shul office on Leeds 269 6141 or Cynthia.

UHC Leisure Club: Events for the rest of the year

Who to contact if you need a lift . . .

UHC is great for SimchasCall the shul

office on 0113 269 6141

for details

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WIZO is celebrating a century ofchanging lives, building futuresW IZO celebrates 100 years of truly

changing lives and building futures,impacting millions of lives throughWIZO’s kindergartens, day care centres,

teenage support, women and families over the lastcentury. It is a true testament to the passion and dedicationof so many people who are also committed tohelping the people of Israel, including more than250,000 members worldwide.If this is the impact WIZO has made in the past100 years, let’s see how much more of an impactWIZO can make in the next 100 years.

In Leeds, we have just had the launch of theyoungest WIZO group, Golda’s Girls. Three of thegroup are four generation WIZO – EleanorShenderey, Betsy Rose and Lottie Winston. Thejoint chairs are Eleanor Shenderey and Lucy Bootle,both well known to UHC. They are an amazinggroup of girls aged 10 and 11 years who all wantedto be part of the WIZO widewide family.We have lots of events planned for the Centenaryyear. One taking place after Pesach is the Welliesfor WIZO Walk (wellies not obligatory), a five-milewalk around a beautiful North Leeds estate.There are five very active groups in Leeds and theywould always welcome new members.■For more information please contact Deidre onLeeds 0113 268 4773 or email leeds@wizouk.org Members of the youngest Leeds WIZO group – Golda’s Girls

Kollel visit todeath campsIN OCTOBER the JEC(Leeds Kollel) lead a groupof Leeds teenagers to Polandand Belarus. They toured Holocaust

sites – visiting shuls,concentration camps,monuments and more. They then travelled to the

Jewish orphanage in Pinskwhere they gave talks andhanded over funds they hadraised baking for asponsored kiddush in UHC. They returned to England

uplifted and have since heldseveral reunions includingmeeting with a Holocaustsurvivor and hearing hispersonal story of triumph.

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How infuriating!I know the answers

to these. Honest

1. In which country other than the UK can you find a Londonsituated on the River Thames?

2. Where does Yogi Bear live?3.What colour is octopus blood?4. On TV who had a calling card with a matchstick man logo

on it?5. From which language do we get the word Yoghurt?6. In which film did Neil Diamond sing the song “Love on

the rocks”?7. In dating advertisements what does WLTM stand for?8.Which racecourse holds the St Leger?9. How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made?10. What was the first product advertised on British television?

Ian Freeman’sPesach Quiz

■Answers at the foot of page 23 – but no cheating!

Some enchanted sederYou may see a stranger,You may see a strangerAcross the crowded room.And somehow you know,You know even thenThe prophet ElijahHas come back again.

Some enchanted sederWhen the door is open,You may see him lope inAcross the crowded room.And straight will he headTo one special cup,To toast our deliv’ranceAnd drink the wine up.When will it happen?Rabbis can’t foretell.

But it will happen,This you know full well.

“Next Year in Jerusalem!”That is what you’ll say then,That is what you’ll say whenElijah reappears.Till then you will waitAnd save him a place.Each Passover sederYou hope he will grace.

Chariot of fire,One day it will come.Herald of Messiah,One day he will come!

©Steve Glickman 2006

Some Enchanted Seder to be sung to the tune of “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific

Seder night songyou shouldn’t pass over . . .

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Quartet’s gene journeyis highlighting risks

BRCA Journey wasstarted in December2016 by fourvolunteers, all with

personal or professionalexperience of BRCA genealterations, which increase therisk of developing certaincancers and are prevalentin the Ashkenazi Jewishcommunity.

The aim of the group is toprovide information andsupport to men and women inthe Jewish community whomay carry or be at risk ofcarrying a BRCA genealteration, and to raiseawareness among healthprofessionals. The good news is that BRCA

is being featured more andmore in headlines and in newsstories, so more people arebecoming aware of the so-called ‘Jolie gene,’ named afterAngelina Jolie, who was thefirst high profile celebrity toreveal she had the geneticalteration. We have produced an

information leaflet andcontinue to attend GPprofessional training events,where we share our experiencesabout BRCA, and receiveexcellent feedback from GPs. In addition, to help ensure

BRCA is at the heart of futurecancer prevention and care, weattended the first Leeds CancerStrategy event, participating indiscussions on the Strategydevelopment and we willactively remain part of this.However, perhaps our

proudest achievement is that wehave supported a number ofpeople considering BRCAtesting or who carry a BRCAalteration but want to talk to

someone about their options. They may find it helpful to

know that others are goingthrough the same difficultdecisions or they may beseeking practical advice, forexample, about risk-reducingsurgery. We are also delighted that one

of our co-founders, RochelleGold, recently won a LJWBPride Award for sharing herstory and supporting others. Our most recent event was a

cross-communal World CancerDay Shabbat at the UHC on10th February to mark WorldCancer Day. Theaim was to bringtogether the wholecommunity toremember lovedones, celebratesurvivors and raiseawareness. Senior Minister, Alby Chait,

said: “World Cancer DayShabbat is the most wonderful,spiritually uplifting andinspiring idea and the BRCAJourney team should becommended for this initiative. “A communal project that

reaches out to all those sadlyaffected by all types of cancersand genetic disorders. “Support, understanding and

awareness is, for me, thegreatest key, whilst also payingrespect and memory to allthose who sadly have passedaway.”After the service, Rochelle

Gold, co-founder of BRCAJourney, talked about herexperience of having thegenetic mutation and thepreventative surgery she hasundergone.Judith Edhouse, a principle

genetic counsellor and co-founder of BRCA Journey,gave a simple explanation ofBRCA and its relevance to theJewish population. John Nathan, retired GP and

prostate cancer awareness-raiser and volunteer withLeeds Cancer Awareness,talked about how men can alsohave the BRCA gene and whatthis means for them, as well ascancer survival and how wecan prevent the BRCAmutation in future generations.Finally, Alby Chait read a

prayer for those who are sickand also a prayer to rememberloved ones who have passed.Everyone joined together

after the service for a specialKiddush in the World CancerDay colours, and we hopeit was a meaningful andmemorable Shabbat for allwho attended.

The four volunteers who started theLeeds BRCA journey (from left)Natalie Pearce, Sara Bordoley,Rochelle Gold and Judith Edhouse

People are becomingaware of the so-called

‘Jolie gene’ named afteractress Angelina Jolie

■ For further information please download the leaflet http://yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/blog/ashkenazi-jews-brca-gene/or contact in confidence: brcajourney@gmail.com

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Seafaring city hometo oldest Ashkenazi

Plymouth shuldates to1762*

*That was the year . . . Britain declared war on Spain and Naples . . . there was the first recorded mentionof the sandwich . . . the Royal family first took up residence in Buckingham Palace . . . the last remainingbuildings were cleared from London Bridge . . . and Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschell was born.

Story and photos byAlan Benstock

IT IS NOT often that you expect to see a TripAdvisor Certificate ofExcellence hanging at the entrance to a synagogue but then againthere are not many synagogues that are over 250 years old and atourist must see.

Opened in 1762, Plymouth Synagogue is oldest synagogue built byAshkenazi Jews still in use in the English-speaking world. Completed60 years after the Saphardi affiliated Bevis Marks Synagogue in

loan was taken out for £500 thatcovered the cost of the buildingand sundry expenses and theconstruction of the Holy Ark.Exeter Synagogue followed

just two years after Plymouth,built as Plymouth in Georgianstyle though it is plainer with asimple interior compared to thatof Plymouth. To-day these arethe only two examples ofGeorgian synagogues in thewhole of the English-speakingworld. And they are only some40 miles apart. Like all Georgian synagogues,

Plymouth Synagogue is quitesmall and is situated verydiscreetly. The entrance is roundthe back, and to this day there isnothing on the frontage toCatherine Street that indicateswhat is the function or nature ofthe building. The synagogue itself is now,

circumnavigated the globe ‘recorded in his log of theGolden Hind his quartermasteras “Moses the Jew”.The Plymouth of today

comprises Devonport, Stonehouseand Plymouth. In the firsthalf of the 18th century eachhad their own minyanworshipping in private houses. Sometime in between 1741

and 1745 they amalgamated andbegan to look for land to build asynagogue. A site was acquiredon Catherine Street – namedafter Catherine of Aragon whoin 1501 progressed along enroute to London. The need for a mikvah,

possibly explains this choicedue to the proximity of freshwater wells nearby. The cost of building the

Synagogue was £300 (£56,700in today’s money). A mortgage

London which itself is the onlysynagogue in Europe, whichhas held regular servicescontinuously for more than300 years. Known sites of twoolder synagogues are inGuildford and Jew’s Court,Lincoln – both predating theEdward I Edict of 1290, whichexpelled Jews from England. Whilst it was not until

Cromwell officially readmittedJews in 1656, there is

fragmentary evidence of Jews inPlymouth prior to that date inparticular Antonio DaCostaDoliveira, who conductedbusiness on behalf of theSpanish Ambassador in Londonin around 1617. Also, Lawrenson, a scholar of

German origin taughtlanguages, about twenty yearslater. In 1577 Drake when he

The Aron Kodesh in the Baroque styleThe Aron Kodesh in the Baroque style

The Bimah built by naval carpentersThe Bimah built by naval carpenters

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listed as Grade II*.Given the proximity to the

Naval Dockyards the joints usedin woodwork of the Synagogue,the panelling, the seating, andthe Bimah are typical of navalconstruction of the period andshow that the shul was built bycraftsmen from the dockyard. Itis possible to look at the railingsaround the Bimah and imaginethat one is looking at the stern ofone of Nelson’s warships. The Ark cost £50-10s

(£8,950) and was builtin the Baroque style. Whilstthere is some dispute as towhether it was importedfrom the Netherland orGermany, it said to havewas arrived in parts andassembled on site.Resembling the Ark in

the old synagogue inVenice with a pedimentcartouche at the top,a beautiful corniceand carved decorationspainted in ornate goldwhite and blue. The Synagoguehas a small Sefer Torah that is aSephardi Sefer which datedback to about 1720 and waswritten in Venice.The prayer for the King,

affixed to the wall of thesynagogue, has a text that isunique. Fittingly for a cityclosely connected with militaryand naval life, it asks theAlmighty to “raise and remountthe planet of his said Majesty’sarms, that his enemies may fallunder his feet”. The heavy bombing attacks in

WW2 destroyed most of thecentre of Plymouth. All thatsurvived were the Synagogue,the church across the road, and

the Guildhall around the corner,although they were badlydamaged while the shul wasalmost untouched.The history of the synagogue

records as a precautionarymeasure against the buildingcould be a casualty of theheavy bombing, the ministerRev Wolfson deposited theSefer Torahs in theGuildhall. A few days laterhe had a premonition allwas not well and movedthem back to thesynagogue. A few days

later the Guildhall was hitand suffered extensivedamage.Today the Plymouth

congregation of todayis now very small in number butstill has regular services.

Building with a touch of glass

Three of the festival windows including one for Chanukah (centre) and Succot (right)

■VISITORS to the city are always welcome and mid-week tripscan be arranged with the custodian Jerry Sibley via email:phccaretaker@yahoo.co.uk or at 07753 267 616 between 10am and6pm only. Note: he only works part-time and not on Sundays.

What you will find in the shul . . .

ANSWERSto Ian Freeman’s Pesach quiz: 1.Canada; 2.Jellystone park; 3.Blue; 4.Simon Templar (The Saint); 5.Turkish;6.The Jazz Singer; 7.Would Like To Meet; 8.Doncaster; 9.12; 10.Toothpaste (Gibbs SR).

Top left: A plaquepresented by US servicemen

in 1945

Above: Afree-standing

brass Menorah

Below: TheBimah lookslike the sternof a warship

Below left :One of theadornments on the Bimah

Proud to be supporting our local

community

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Playshul: Up to end of year 1TAKES place in the Doreen and FrankFreeman Room every Shabbat. Ouryoungest members learn Shabbat andJewish songs, some simple davening, andalways enjoy a special game or story. This service is led by a dedicated group

of parents, and children are carefullysupervised at all times.Service led by Louise Williams, Paul

Mack and Liora Dewar.Time: 11am in the Doreen & Frank

Freeman Room,

Kinderlach Service: Years 2 to 6TAKES place in the Luper Room everyShabbat.This dynamic service is led by

experienced teenagers/madrichim. The children continue to learn to daven

and follow the service, and this iscombined with structured games andother activities to make for an exciting (ifsometimes noisy!) morning.Service led by Rafi Sacks and Josh

Dewar.Time: 10/45am in the Luper Room.

Dor Chadash: (boys) – year 7+ (girls)– year 6+THIS service takes place in theReception Room each weekIt is led by young madrichim As well asdavening, there will betopical discussions and role play, andlearn more about the Shabbat services.Service led by Yasmin Smith and TobyKunin.Time: 10.45am in the Reception

Room.■Watch the Bulletin for details of services.

In detail . . . Children’s services at the UHC

At your service (from left) Toby Kunin, Yasmin Smith, Liora Dewar, Rafi Sacks and Josh Dewar

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UHC COUGARS, BHHHawks, Etz ChaimEagles and SinaiSharks gathered at

GSAL sports hall for the 9thIntra Communal 5-a-sidefootball Tournament inJanuary, with BHH looking tomake it a hat-trick of wins. Each team again had a senior

and junior side with the teamscompeting against each otherin a series of group games. UHC Cougars were looking

to go one stage further thisyear having been runners uplast year.After a slow start with the

seniors and juniors drawingtheir first two games againstthe Sinai Sharks, they came upagainst the BHH Hawks wherethe junior team narrowly lostto a very strong team beforethe adult team had animpressive 4-1 victory over thesenior team. This was the onlyloss for the BHH Hawks whoeased into another final.As the group games

continued the Sinai Sharkswere the first to be knockedout, leaving the Etz ChaimEagles and UHC Cougars tobattle it out for the right to playBHH Hawks. The Eagles improved as the

tournament progressed and itcame down to the last juniormatch where UHC Cougarsjust had to get at least a drawto progress to the final. Therewere chances at both endswith both goalkeepersputting in great

THANKS go to the sponsors and banneradvertisers who are members of the UHC fortheir continued support.■Hilary Curwin: Leslie Silver Fair PlayAwards■Mark Manning: Manning Stainton Playerof the Tournament Trophies■Andrew Newdell: Premier Cars – UHCShirt Sponsors■Edward Ziff: Town Centre Securities –referee shirt sponsors

Banner advertisers: ■Tony Kelvin, Andrew Ullmann and CharlesMitchell

So near as Cougars make itto the final one more time

performances, but the deadlockcould not be broken and theUHC Cougars made it to thefinal. This was a repeat of last year’s

final, but the Hawks were toostrong with the Juniors racing toa 3-0 lead at half-time before theseniors took over and managedto reverse the defeat in the groupgames – scoring three moregoals to retain the Berwin &

Berwin Trophy for the thirdtime in a row.Current WBC international

champion Josh Warrington, apatron of SNAPS Yorkshire,one of this year’s charities,presented the medals andtrophies to the finalists.Three of the five individual

awards went to UHC players:■Manning Stainton SeniorPlayer of the tournament –Sonny Wade.

■The Leslie Silver Junior FairPlay Award – Danny Bootle.■The Goalkeeper of theTournament award sponsoredby Richard Stroud – GavinMiller.A total of £4,540 was raised

from the event, shared betweentwo charities: The RobertSinclair Davidson Foundationand SNAPS Yorkshire. Openers were Raymond and

Adele Davidson.

Finally, a word for our sponsors

Soccer it to them . . . the UHC Cougars senior and junior sides pictured after the tournament

Proud moment . . .Danny Bootlereceives the LeslieSilver Junior FairPlay Award fromboxer JoshWarrington. Withthem is Helen Wellsfrom SNAPSYorkshire

Dan Kaufman reportsPhotos by John Fisher

Two page sporting action featuring our teams

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And thanks to . . .

Oh no! Stumped yet againBowling along . . . umpires Raymond Williams and Geoff Skolnick, sizzling BBQ chef Philip Dante, and man with the scores, Phil Fearn

The future’s bright, the future’s orange . . . the UHC Cougars cricket team at the six-a-side tournament

WITH AN early start this yearto try and beat the rain thathad been forecast, the teamsgathered at New RoverCricket Club for the 8th Intra

Communal 6–a-side cricket tournament.The UHC Cougars took on the Hawks inthe first group game looking to try andretain the Ronnie Levin trophy they wonlast year. The Cougars started strongly andwith the Hawks a little rusty the extrashelped the Cougars get a record inningsscore of 86!In our next game we came up against the

Etz Chaim Eagles who, despite only havejust the required number of members, gavelittle away with some tidy bowling. Wefound it difficult to match the first groupperformance, leaving the Eagles with areachable target. Although we bowled well,the Eagles managed to reach the required

number of runs with five bowls to spare.The match between the UHC Cougars

and the Sinai Sharks turned out to be animportant one with the winners progressingto the final. The Cougars batted first andwith Theo Tobias and Benjamin Goldbergat the crease they made a good start andeventually got a respectable total of 59leaving Sinai 60 to win. The Sharks “Father and Son” partnership

of Lawrence Glyn & Joe Glyn-Daviescontinued to be strong. The Sharks weresoon within winning distance and it waslooking like they were going to ease tovictory with only six needed of the lastover. However, Matthew Lewis of theCougars bowled a great last over and thescores ended level resulting in a bowl outfor the first time in the tournament’s history

to decide who should progress to the final. Five nominated bowlers were to bowl at

the stumps and the team that got the mostwickets in the bowl out would progress tothe final. Joe Glyn-Davis continued hisstrong bowling and hit the stumps with thefirst bowl giving them the lead until SamLewis, the Cougars 4th bowler, levelled thescore. Jared Herscovitz then put the Sharksback in front leaving Matthew Lewisneeding to hit the stumps to prevent Sinaiprogressing to the final. It was not to be the Cougars year as the

ball narrowly missed the stumps and SinaiSharks went into the final to meet the EtzChaim Eagles. It was another close foughtfinal with Jared Herscovitz hitting a six togive the Ronnie Levin Trophy to the Sharksfor 3rd time. Another record was also broken with the

total raised for chosen charities, TheRichard Goldberg Foundationand Candlelighters, just shortof £2,800. Our thanks go to:■Geoff Skolnick and RaymondWilliams for umpiring. ■Phil Fearn for scoring. ■Philip Dante for barbecuing. ■Openers Deborah and PhilipGoldberg. Thanks also to all the other

UHC members who helped outon the day.

By Dan Kaufman ■Photos by John Fisher

OUR thanks also to thefollowing UHC members whokindly sponsored the event:■Edward Ziff - CitiPark/TownCentre Securities: Shirt Sponsors■Marylin & Grahame Stowe:Sponsors of the Batsman ofthe Tournament trophy■Philip Goldberg & SimonMinton – Minton MorrillSolicitors: Sponsors of theBowler of the Tournamenttrophy

It doesn’t get anyverse than this!

Decorating the Sukkah with fruit are Joshua Mack and Arielle Barnett

TO BE sung to the tune ofLondon Bridge is Falling Down:

Time to put the Sukkah upUHC, UHC

Time to put the Sukkah upMy fair Alby

Who will put the willow on?Willow on, willow on

Who will put the willow on?My fair Alby

What about the citrus fruit?Citrus fruit, citrus fruit

What about the citrus fruit?My fair Alby

Health and Safety don’t forgetDon’t forget, don’t forget

Health and Safety don’t forgetMy fair Alby

Up the ladder we will goWe will go, we will go

Up the ladder we will goMy fair Alby

Now the Sukkah is all doneOh what fun, oh what fun.Now the Sukkah is all done

My fair AlbyWelcome in the Ushpizin

Ushpizin, UshpizinWelcome in the Ushpizin

My fair Alby

By Alan Benstock . . . a man who’s not afraid to stick his head above the parapet

Scribemagazine is designed by Anthony Green for UHC, Leeds