Connect Issue #6 (Passover 2026)

P ass o ve r – Pes ac h Festi v al G ui d eI nsi d e Festi v al G ui d eI nsi d eC O N N E C TC H A B A D N O R T H E A S T L O N D O N & E S S E XP E S A C H S P R I N G ב ״ה

ב ״הR a b bi Ar ye h & De v or a h S ufri nC o- Direct ors a n d He a d S hl uc hi mC h a b a d L u b a vitc h N ort hE ast L o n d o n & Esse xn P e s a c h, t h e F e s ti v a l o f Fr e e d o m, w e r e m e m b er o ur p e o pl e’s e xt r a or di n ar y j o ur n e y f r o m sl a v er y t o r e d e m pti o n a n d t h e ti m el ess l ess o ns t h at c o nti n u e t o g ui d e a n d i ns pir e us.This y e ar, w e r e fl e ct als o o n o ur l o c al p ast, a n d o n t h e c h a n gi n g l a n ds c a p e of J e wis h lif e h er e i n Ess e x. We r e m e m b er R a b bi Ar o n D o v ( A. D.) & H e n n y S uf ri n, w h o pl a nt e d t h e s e e ds f or C h a b a d’s g r o wt h i n 1 9 7 6. Wit h o ur ar ri v al i n 1 9 8 3, n o w i n o ur 4 3r d y e ar, is c oll e cti v el y 5 0 y e ars of C h a b a d a cr oss Ess e x.O ur c o m m u nit y t o d a y f a c es n e w c h all e n g es a n d n e w o p p ort u niti es, a n d wit h t h e m c o m es t h e c all f or d e e p er p ers o n al d e v el o p m e nt, st r o n g er J e wis h i d e ntit y, a n d e v er- g r e at er u nit y. Th e st e a d y li g ht of Tor a h a n d Mit z v ot a n c h ors us, st r e n gt h e ni n g t h e b o n ds t h at bi n d us wit h o n e a n ot h er.C h a b a d Ess e x r e m ai ns f o c us e d o n t h e e v ol vi n g n e e ds of o ur c o m m u nit y wit h w ar mt h, d e di c ati o n, a n d a n o p e n h e art. W h et h er t hr o u g h c hil dr e n’s pr o g r a ms, a d ult e d u c ati o n, p ast or al s u p p ort, or f esti v e c o m m u n al g at h eri n gs, o ur C h a b a d H o us es st ri v e t o b e a s o ur c e of m e a ni n g, b el o n gi n g, a n d i ns pir ati o n f or e v er y J e w, n o m att er t h eir b a c k g r o u n d or l e v el of o bs er v a n c e. O ur missi o n is t o u pli ft, t o e m p o w er, a n d t o cr e at e s p a c es w h er e e v er y i n di vi d u al c a n e x pl or e t h eir Yi d dis h k eit wit h c o n fi d e n c e a n d j o y.We r e n e w o ur c o m mit m e nt t o f ost eri n g u nit y, ki n d n ess, a n d o pti mis m wit hi n o ur h o m es a n d wi d er c o m m u nit y. M a y w e all m erit t o e x p eri e n c e t h e ulti m at e f r e e d o m wit h t h e c o mi n g of M os hi a c h, bri n gi n g p e a c e a n d r e d e m pti o n t o t h e e ntir e w orl d.D e v or a h a n d I r e m ai n pr of o u n dl y g r at ef ul f or t h e r el ati o ns hi ps, p art n ers hi ps, a n d s u p p ort w e h a v e b e e n bl ess e d t o b uil d o v er t h e y e ars. Y o ur f ri e n ds hi p a n d s h ar e d visi o n h el p m a k e Ess e x a pl a c e of w ar mt h, c o n n e cti o n, a n d a ut h e nti c J e wis h lif e. We ar e h o n o ur e d t o c o nti n u e s er vi n g y o u a n d l o o k f or w ar d t o g r o wi n g t o g et h er i n t h e m o nt hs a n d y e ars a h e a d.Wis hi n g y o u a n d y o ur f a mil y a h a p p y, h e alt h y, a n d m e a ni n gf ul P es a c h. M a y t his s e as o n i ns pir e p ers o n al r e n e w al a n d bri n g p e a c e a n d bl essi n g t o all.bi Ary & Devor Sufr

h e F e s ti v a l o f P e s a c h [ P ass o v er] is t h e S e as o n of O ur Li b er ati o n. It c o m es ar o u n d e v er y y e ar, n ot m er el y as a c el e br at or y r e mi n d er of t h e li b er ati o n of o ur a n c est ors f r o m E g y pti a n b o n d a g e, b ut als o t o i ns pir e us.We ar e t o st ri v e f or a g r e at er m e as ur e of s elf-li b er ati o n f r o m a n y li mit ati o ns a n d dist r a cti o ns t h at i m p e d e a J e w f r o m t h eir f r e e e x er cis e of Yi d dis h k eit[J e wis h pr a cti c e] i n e v er y d a y lif e.This is t h e m e a ni n g of t h e hi g hl y si g ni fi c a nt p ass a g e i n t h e H a g g a d a h“I n e v er y g e n er ati o n, a Je w s h o ul d s e e hi ms elf as t h o u g h h e p ers o n all y h as b e e n li b er at e d f r o m Mit zr a yi m [ E g y pt].”S u c h t ot al i d e nti fi c ati o n wit h t h e s pirit of t h e “ S e as o n of O ur Li b er ati o n” p ert ai ns m or e t o t h e i n n er s elf t h a n t o o utsi d e f a ct ors, w hi c h ar e o Th e n b e y o n d o ur c o nt r ol. I n o ur m o d er n li v es, t h er e ar e n o g e n ui n e e xt er n al c o nst r ai nts or li mit ati o ns, t h a n k G- d, t o i n v ol vi n g o urs el v es wit h J e wis h c a us es, es p e ci all y t h e m ost vit al c a us e of Tor a h e d u c ati o n. It is o nl y a m att er of s etti n g o ur g o als hi g h e n o u g h t o m e et t h e c h all e n g es a n d o p p ort u niti es of t h es e ti m es. Gi v e n t h e will a n d d et er mi n ati o n, t h e o p p ort u niti es w e h a v e ar e li mitl ess.ft e vit al i m p ort a n c e of Tor a he d u c ati o n f or t h e pr es er v ati o n of e v er y J e wis h c o m m u nit y, i n d e e d f or t h e pr es er v ati o n of o ur J e wis h n ati o n o v er all, n e e ds n o el a b or ati o n. B ut t h es e d a ys of P es a c h w hi c h t h e n l e a d o n t o t h e F esti v al of S h a v u ot [ P e nt e c ost] p arti c ul arl y e m p h asis e t his et er n al t r ut h. O ur S a g es p oi nt o ut t h at it w as dir e ctl y b e c a us e t h e J e wis h c hil dr e n i n E g y pt r e c ei v e d a n a ut h e nti c a n d w h ol es o m e J e wis h e d u c ati o n t h at o ur n ati o n, st r o n g a n d n u m er o us, w as li b er at e d f r o m E g y pti a n sl a v er y.Si mil arl y, it w as o nl y b e c a us e t h es e v er y c hil dr e n ( a n d b y e xt e nsi o n J e wis h c hil dr e n of e v er y g e n er ati o n) w er e a p p oi nt e d as g u ar a nt ors of t h e Tor a h a n d Mit z v ot , t h at t h e Tor a hw as e nt r ust e d t o o ur J e wis h P e o pl e.I n t his s pirit, I pr a y t h at G- d A-l mi g ht y g r a nts y o u a n d y o urs a t r u e li b er ati o n f r o m a n xi et y a n d w a nt, b ot h m at eri all y a n d s pirit u all y.Tr usti n g i n G- dB as e d o n t h e R e b b e's Te a c hi n gs

C h a b a d H e a d O ffi c eA cti vit y R o u n d- u pC ur r e nt P ri o riti es I n o ur N e ws R el e as e, w hi c h w e r el e as e d wit h o ur l ast iss u e of C o n n e ct f or Tis hr ei , w e i nf or m e d y o u, o ur f ri e n ds a n d s u p p ort ers, t h at o ur t r ust e es t o g et h er wit h R a b bi & Mrs S uf ri n ar e i n t h e pr o c ess of r e- e v al u ati n g o ur G a nts Hill C h a b a d H o us e a n d o ffi c e, as w e f a c e a v er y c h a n gi n g c o m m u nit y wit h all its r a mi fi c ati o ns.Wit h t his h as c o m e a f air a m o u nt of s p e c ul ati o n as t o t h e f ut ur e r ol e of C h a b a d Ess e x a n d its f o u n d ers, t h e S uf ri n f a mil y.I n t his u p d at e, w e wis h t o s h ar e o ur visi o n f or t h e f ut ur e f or C h a b a d a cr oss Ess e x, n o w i n its fi Th h d e c a d e, g oi n g f or w ar d.Th e N e xt H alf- C e nt ur yIt is o ur i nt e nti o n t h at C h a b a d N ort h E ast L o n d o n & Ess e x will dis p os e of t h e C h a b a d H o us e i n G a nts Hill, gi vi n g t h e c h arit y t h e o p p ort u nit y t o br o a d e n its h ori z o ns a n d c at c h m e nt o p p ort u niti es f urt h er i nt o Ess e x.H a vi n g pr o vi d e d s e e d i n v est m e nt i nt o o ur n o w s u c c essf ul br a n c h es i n B u c k h urst Hill, E p pi n g a n d S o ut h e n d, w e e n vis a g e o p e ni n g f urt h er h u bs h a vi n g pi n p oi nt e d w h er e t h e J e wis h c o m m u nit y h a v e m o v e d a n d ar e n o w li vi n g. ftis will i n cl u d e:S e e ki n g s uit a bl e y o u n g S hl u c hi m f a mili es t o m o v e i nt o i d e nti fi e d ar e as pr o vi di n g s er vi c es f or t h e l o c al c o m m u nit y i n t h e s pirit of C h a b a d a cr oss t h e U K a n d t h e w orl d.C o nti n ui n g t o s u p p ort a n d u n d er pi n o ur c ur r e nt C e nt r es.S u p p orti n g s p e ci fi c e d u c ati o n pr o g r a m m es, i n cl u di n g o ur s u m m er c a m ps, f esti v al pr o g r a m m es a n d p a c k a g es pr o vi d e d a cr oss Ess e x t hr o u g h o ur br a n c h es.S e c uri n g s uit a bl e o ffi c es f r o m w hi c h t o o p er at e o ur C h a b a d Ess e x H e a d O ffi c e.C o nti n ui n g t o s u p p ort a n d pr o vi d e t h os e i n n e e d of s p e ci fi c a n d s p e ci alis e d c o u ns elli n g s er vi c es.

O v ers e ei n g o ur C h a b a d Ai d w e e kl y f o o d p a c k a gi n g s er vi c e i n its n e w pr e mis es.S u p p orti n g t h e i nf r ast r u ct ur e of o ur l o c al S y n a g o g u e b o di es.S u p p orti n g o ur l o c al s c h o ols i n a pr a cti c al & a d vis or y w a y, i ns piri n g t h e t e a c hi n g St a ff & St u d e nts i n a c o nti n u o us R eli gi o us l e a d ers hi p r ol e.B ei n g t h e f o c al p oi nt f or b ot h t h e P oli c e a n d l o c al g o v er n m e nt wit h r es p e ct t o c o m m u nit y s af et y a n d w ell b ei n g a cr oss Ess e x.C h a b a d a cr oss Ess e x, l e d b y R a b bi & Mrs S uf ri n, will c o nti n u e t o f u n cti o n i n a n e v er i n cr e asi n g m a n n er, e ns uri n g t h at J e wis h lif e c a n c o nti n u e t o t hri v e.Th e ti m eli n e is d e p e n d e nt o n m a n y m o vi n g f a ct ors, a n d w e will k e e p y o u i nf or m e d as t h e pl a n n e d c h a n g es b e c o m e a r e alit y.We b eli e v e t h at t r u e & g o o d l e a d ers hi p is a b o ut m a ki n g di ffi c ult d e cisi o ns, w hi c h ulti m at el y will b e f or t h e g r e at er g o o d of t h e wi d er J e wis h c o m m u niti es a cr oss Ess e x i n t h e f ut ur e.Th a n k y o u f or y o ur p ast a n d o n g oi n g s u p p ort. Wit h y o u, o ur p art n ers w e c a n bri n g a b o ut p ositi v e c h a n g e w hi c h will e n a bl e C h a b a d t o c o nti n u e f ul filli n g its l e a d ers hi p r ol e a cr oss Ess e x.R a b bi Ar y e h M B E &Mrs D e v or a h S ufri n, t o g et h er wit hD ar e n B ur n e y & all t h e Tr ust e es of C h a b a d N ort h E ast L o n d o n & Ess e x Lt d.

C h a b a d G a nt s HillA cti vit y R o u n d- u pC h a b a d G a nts Hill als o s er v es as t h e H e a d O ffi c e of C h a b a d’s a cti viti es a n d s er vi c es a cr oss Ess e x.I n a d diti o n, t h e G a nts Hill C e nt r e pl a ys a v er y i m p ort a nt a n d i nt e g r al r ol e t o t h e wi d er R e d bri d g e c o m m u nit y wit h t h e v ari e d a n d di ff er e nt s er vi c es t h at it pr o vi d es.Th e l ast si x m o nt hs h a v e b e e n e xt r e m el y f ull a n d b us y wit h r e g ul ar d ail y, w e e kl y a n d m o nt hl y a cti viti es, w hi c h o ff er its p arti ci p a nts li v el y a n d r el e v a nt e v e nts, i ns piri n g e a c h a n d e v er y o n e b ef or e t h e y l e a v e t h e b uil di n g.E d u c ati o n S e r vi c esBit e s & I n si g ht s e nj o y e d a visit f r o m C o u n cill or R ut h Cl ar k, w h o s h ar e d h er d e c a d es of e x p eri e n c e as a J e wis h c o u n cill or. Th e c h all e n g es, hi g hs a n d l o ws of a n e v er- c h a n gi n g c o m m u nit y.We h a v e c o nti n u e d t o h ost o ur r a n g e of s o ci al e d u c ati o n al o ff eri n gs, i n cl u di n g C o ff e e B r e a k f o r L a di e s & M e n, T al k & Te a f o r S ol o L a di e s , L u n c h & L e a r n , Fri d a y ni g ht S h a b b at di n n er e v e nts t o w ar m u p t h os e l o n g a n d c ol d wi nt er Fri d a y e v e ni n gs, a n d m a n y l e ar ni n g o p p ort u niti es f or m e n a n d l a di es, l e d b y R a b bi & R e b b et z e n S uf ri n.R a b bi S uf ri n d eli v ers his d ail y S hi u r , st art e d d uri n g C O VI D a n d still g oi n g st r o n g e a c h w e e k d a y, wit h l o c al p arti ci p a nts, as w ell as f oll o w ers f r o m a cr oss L o n d o n a n d as f ar as Isr a el, o n F a c e b o o k Li v e. Als o p o p ul ar is R a b bi S uf ri n’s w e e kl y We d n e s d a y E v e ni n g P a rs h a Cl a s s o n Z o o m.

S y n a g o g u e S e r vi c es:S h a b b at S er vi c es c o nti n u e t o i ns pir e t h eir w e e kl y att e n d e es, wit h s o ulf ul pr a y ers, li v el y si n gi n g, a n d R a b bi S uf ri n’s r el e v a nt, h u m or o us s er m o ns, al w a ys f oll o w e d b y a l o v el y h ot c h ol e nt Ki d d us h a n d L’c h a i m– a n i m p ort a nt ti m e f or s o ci al i nt er a cti o n a n d st r e n gt h e ni n g f ri e n ds hi ps m a d e at C h a b a d G a nts Hill, a h o m e f or all.H o m e a n d Vi & J o h n visits:A vit al r ol e i n c e m e nti n g C o m m u nit y & C h a b a d F a mil y r el ati o ns hi ps is R a b bi S uf ri n’s w e e kl y h o m e visits a n d c alls m ostl y o n a Fri d a y or S u n d a y m or ni n g.Wit h his si g n at ur e bl e n d of wit, y e ars of e x p eri e n c e, wis d o m a n d w ar mt h, R a b bi S uf ri n will bri n g c o mf ort a n d pr a cti c al s u p p ort t o e a c h e n c o u nt er, o Th e n u n d er t h e m ost di ffi c ult of lif e c y cl e cir c u mst a n c es. It is als o a n o p p ort u nit y t o l a y Te filli n a n d c h e c k o n t h e c o n diti o n of t h e f a mil y’s Me z u z ot if r e q uir e d.R a b bi S uf ri n is a r e g ul ar visit or at t h e Vi & J o h n R e si d e nti al H o m e , s u p p orti n g r esi d e nts a n d t h eir f a mili es i n ti m es of n e e d.B ar Mit z v a h:We w er e d eli g ht e d t o h ost t h e f a mil y of Et h a n Kissi n f or his B ar Mit z v a h . Th e C h a b a d H o us e w alls w er e f ull y st r et c h e d, t o a c c o m m o d at e all t h e f ri e n ds a n d f a mil y w h o c a m e t o p arti ci p at e i n t his Si mc h a . M a z el To v t o J o, P er r y, B u b b a Fr a n ki e a n d t h e w h ol e f a mil y. Et h a n m a d e us all pr o u d wit h his e x c ell e nt d eli v er y of his B ar Mit z v a h p orti o n.R a b bi S uf ri n h as c o nt a ct o n a w e e kl y b asis wit h t h e st u d e nts of Ki n g S ol o m o n Hi g h S c h o ol w h o att e n d o ur w e e kl y Te filli n Cl u b e a c h M o n d a y. C h a b a d Ai d:ft urs d a y is a h u b of a cti vit y as o ur C e nt r e is t ur n e d i nt o a ‘ pr o d u cti o n li n e’ pr e p ari n g o ur w e e kl y f o o d p a c k a g es f or d eli v er y t o t h os e i n n e e d. We al w a ys n e e d a d diti o n al s u p p ort f r o m v ol u nt e ers, i n p arti c ul ar wit h dri v ers t o m a k e t h e c o n fi d e nti al d eli v eri es. If y o u c a n assist ( e v e n p eri o di c all y), pl e as e c o nt a ct J a c q ui e at o ur o ffi c e or e m ail a d mi n @ c h a b a d e s s e x. c o. u k

Fri d a y Ni g ht M e als:Thr o u g h o ut t h e l o n g wi nt er m o nt hs, C h a b a d G a nts Hill o ff ers d eli ci o us h o m e- m a d e Fri d a y ni g ht m e als i n a w ar m e n vir o n m e nt, s h ari n g g o o d c o m p a n y, si n g al o n g, g a m es a n d a m ess a g e f r o m t h e R a b bi & R e b b et zi n.Th e y c a n b e t h e m e d e v e ni n gs d e p e n di n g o n t h e m o nt h a n d ass o ci at e d c el e br ati o n or f esti v al of t h e ti m e.ftis h as b e e n f o u n d t o b e i n m u c h d e m a n d a n d a n a ns w er t o t h e l o n g c ol d a n d d ar k wi nt er e v e ni n gs. F or m a n y i n o ur c o m m u nit y, wi nt er is a l o n el y ti m e, gi vi n g ris e t o f e eli n gs of is ol ati o n a n d dis c o n n e cti o n.C h a n u k a h:C h a b a d t hr o u g h o ut Ess e x h as bl oss o m e d o v er its Fi v e d e c a d es r es ulti n g i n t h e dis pl a y of t e n p u bli c M e n or a hs, wit h t h e c er e m o ni es t o w hi c h t h o us a n ds p arti ci p at e d.Th e G a nts Hill Me n or a h c el e br at e d its 4 0t h a n ni v ers ar y, si n c e it w as first er e ct e d o n t h e G a nts Hill r o u n d a b o ut. This y e ar it dis pl a y e d a d diti o n al ill u mi n at e d s y m b ols – t h e n u m b ers & , hi g hli g hti n g its s p e ci al mil est o n e. Pl e as e e nj o y t h e f ull C h a n u k a h r e p ort wit hi n.C o n fi d e nti al C o u ns elli n g:Ulti m at el y, C h a b a d is h er e t o m e et t h e n e e ds of all m e m b ers of t h e wi d er c o m m u nit y a cr oss L o n d o n & b e y o n d, r e g ar dl ess of t h eir a ffili ati o n or p arti ci p ati o n i n r eli gi o us e v e nts.Li vi n g i n a f ast- c h a n gi n g c h all e n gi n g w orl d, lif e, fi n a n ci al crisis a n d m e nt al h e alt h iss u es a n d o ft e n j ust c o pi n g wit h o n e’s d a y t o d a y r es p o nsi biliti es ar e v er y r e al c o n c er ns.R a b bi & Mrs. S uf ri n, b ot h q u ali fi e d t h er a pists, c o nti n u e t o b e s o u g ht a ft er i n t h eir r es p e cti v e fi el ds of e x p ertis e, c ari n g f or t h os e i n n e e d f r o m all a g es a n d b a c k g r o u n ds.F or f urt h er d et ails or t o m a k e a n a p p oi nt m e nt, c o nt a ct M ar c at p a @ c h a b a d ess e x. c o. u k or c all 0 2 0 8 5 5 4 1 6 2 4 i n c o n fi d e n c e.D r o p-i n C e nt r e:Th e C e nt r e’s d o ors ar e al w a ys o p e n, w el c o mi n g t h e m a n y p arti ci p a nts t o o ur a cti viti es a n d s er vi c es o ff er e d. I n a d diti o n, o ur f r o nt d es k is o ft e n t h e first p oi nt of c o nt a ct f or p e o pl e s e e ki n g a d vi c e, s u p p ort a n d pr a cti c al h el p i n all s orts of m att ers r el ati n g b ot h t o J e wis h a n d g e n er al lif e.Yo ur J e wis h N e e dsWe r e m ai n a p oi nt of c o nt a ct f or t h e p ur c h as e of K os h er Te filli n a n d Me z u z ot w h er e w e o ff er a c h e c ki n g a n d r e pl a c e m e nt s er vi c e. R a b bi S uf ri n is m or e t h a n h a p p y t o m a k e a h o m e visit t o assist wit h t h e r e m o v al f or c h e c ki n g a n d r e a ffi xi n g of Me z u z oti n t h eir c or r e ct p ositi o ns as r e q uir e d b y J e wis h L a w. Pl e as e f e el f r e e t o p o p i n or t o b e i n t o u c h wit h o ur a d mi n o ffi c e f or f urt h er d et ails.

Pl e as e e nt er t h es e d at es i nt o y o ur di ar y t o e ns ur e t h at y o u will b e a bl e t o j oi n us at o n e or all of t h es e o c c asi o ns. We'll p u blis h m or e i nf or m ati o n a b o ut e a c h e v e nt as w e g et cl os er t o t h e d at e.Tal k & Te a ..................................................( S ol o L a di es) .....2 5t h M ar c h ......1 0: 3 0 a mC o m m u n al S e d er .............................................( F a mil y) .........1st A pril .........6: 0 0 p mL u n c h & L e ar n ...................................................( L a di es) .....1 5t h A pril ........1 2: 3 0 p mTal k & Te a ..................................................( S ol o L a di es) .....2 9t h A pril ........1 0: 3 0 a mL u n c h & L e ar n ...................................................( L a di es) .....1 3t h M a y .........1 2: 3 0 p mTal k & Te a ..................................................( S ol o L a di es) .....2 7t h M a y .........1 0: 3 0 a mL u n c h & L e ar n ...................................................( L a di es) .....1 0t h J u n e .........1 2: 3 0 p mTal k & Te a ..................................................( S ol o L a di es) .....1 5t h J ul y ..........1 0: 3 0 a mD at e s f o r Y o u r Di a r yT E T ETe n mi n ut es of i ns pir ati o n at 1 0 a m e v er y w e e k d a y m or ni n g wit h R a b bi Ar y e h S ufri n M B E• D ail y T or a h M ess a g e• Li v e o n F a c e b o o k• All w el c o m e – n o pr e vi o us k n o wl e d g e n e c ess ar yL a dies L u nc h & Le ar nwi Re b be zi n Dev a h S uf i nt C h a b a d G a nts Hill1 5 A pril, 1 3 A pril, 1 3 M ay, 1 0 M ay, 1 0 J u ne J u neL a dies L u nc h & Le ar nwi Re b be zi n Dev a h S uf i nt C h a b a d G a nts Hill1 5 A pril, 1 3 M ay, 1 0 J u neAll t 1 2: 3 0 p m £ 6 Do n tio n

1 0C h a b a d B u c k h u r st HillA cti vit y R o u n d- u pO v er t h e p ast f e w m o nt hs, C h a b a d of B u c k h urst Hill h as c o nti n u e d t o b e a h u b of J e wis h lif e, c o n n e cti o n a n d c o m m u nit y e n g a g e m e nt i n B u c k h urst Hill a n d t h e wi d er West Ess e x ar e a of t h e c o m m u nit y.U n d er t h e d e di c at e d l e a d ers hi p of R a b bi O d o m a n d H e n n y Br a n d m a n, t h e c e nt r e h as b e e n b us y f ost eri n g J e wis h l e ar ni n g, s o ci al c o n n e cti o n a n d s pirit u al e nri c h m e nt f or p e o pl e of all a g es a n d b a c k g r o u n ds.E v e nts f o r AllTh e C e nt r e h as h ost e d a r a n g e of f a nt asti c e v e nts, wit h a s eri es of S at ur d a y Ni g ht Te e n E v e nts, Ki d’s C o o k er y Cl u b, t his y e ar c e nt r e d ar o u n d t h e f esti v als.Th e r e g ul ar S h a b b at s er vi c es wit h li v el y a n d w el c o mi n g at m os p h er e a n d g r e at d eli ci o us ki d d us h es, c o nti n u e t o att r a ct a r es p e ct a bl e cr o w d e v er y w e e k.ft e Li g ht of C h a n u k a hC h a n u k a h , j ust a c o u pl e of m o nt hs a g o s a w l ots of e x citi n g d e v el o p m e nts:

1 1Th e B u c k h urst Hill Me n or a h h as h a d a n u p g r a d e, wit h n e w l a m ps a n d f ull L E D c ol o ur c h a n gi n g st ri ps al o n g t h e ar ms,r e all y h as m a d e t h e Me n or a h l o o k s p e ci al. S a dl y, t h e e v e nts i n B o n di ( S y d n e y, A ust r ali a) h a p p e n e d b ef or e w e c el e br at e d t h e first ni g ht h er e i n t h e U K, b ut t h e r e a cti o n of o ur c o m m u nit y w as t o c o m e o ut i n st r e n gt h t o d e m o nst r at e o ur J e wis h pri d e a n d r esili e n c e. All t h e Me n or a h li g hti n gs h a d l ar g er t h a n us u al t ur n o uts.As P es a c h A p p r o a c h esP es ac h is a m o m e nt t o c el e br at e o ur c oll e cti v e j o ur n e y f r o m c o nst ri cti o n t o li b er ati o n.We i n vit e y o u t o r e fl e ct o n t h e ti m el ess t h e m es of t h e f esti v al: Fr e e d o m, F a mil y, R e n e w al, a n d H o p e. T o s h ar e t h e S e d er t a bl e wit h l o v e d o n es, a n d p ass o n t r a diti o ns t h at h a v e s ust ai n e d o ur p e o pl e f or g e n er ati o ns. P es ac h c alls us t o r e m e m b er o ur p ast a n d t o bri n g t h e s pirit of f r e e d o m i nt o o ur li v es t o d a y – b y o p e ni n g o ur h e arts, f ost eri n g u nit y, a n d e xt e n di n g ki n d n ess t o t h os e ar o u n d us.M a y t his P es ac h b e a ti m e of j o y, p e a c e a n d r e n e w e d h o p e. M a y t h e l ess o ns of f r e e d o m i ns pir e us t o b uil d bri d g es, st r e n gt h e n o ur c o m m u nit y ti es, a n d bri n g li g ht a n d p ur p os e i nt o t h e m o nt hs a h e a d.Wis hi n g y o u all a K os h er a n d m e a ni n gf ul P es ac hR a i Odo m & He n n y Bra nd ma n

1 2C h a b a d E p pi n gA cti vit y R o u n d- u pI w as as k e d t o writ e a n a cti vit y r o u n d u p, b ut I d o n’t b eli e v e t h at w o ul d c a pt ur e t h e ess e n c e of E p pi n g. E v e nts ar e b e a utif ul. Th e y f ost er c o n n e cti o n a n d l e ar ni n g. B ut t h e y d o n ot f ull y t ell t h e st or y of t h e E p pi n g J e wis h C o m m u nit y.I nst e a d, all o w m e t o us e t h es e f e w w or ds t o o ff er y o u a gli m ps e i nt o t h e h e art of E p pi n g.L et m e t ell y o u a b o ut a n a d or a bl e ei g ht- y e ar- ol d b o y w h o a p pr o a c h e d m e a Th er a S er vi c e, Si d d ur i n h a n d.“ R a b bi,” h e s ai d, “c a n I pl e as e b or r o w t his pr a y er b o o k ? I’ d l o v e t o us e it at h o m e.”“ Of c o urs e,” I r e pli e d. “ Bri n g it b a c k wit h y o u o n M o n d a y w h e n y o u c o m e t o C h e d er .”H e w as s o e x cit e d t o t a k e t h at pr e ci o us si d d ur h o m e. O n M o n d a y, h e r et ur n e d it wit h a s p ar kl e i n his e y e.“ R a b bi, I p h ot o c o pi e d s o m e p a g es s o I c a n k e e p D a v e ni n g at h o m e.”A y o u n g J e wis h b o y c ar vi n g o ut his o w n J e wis h f ut ur e. A c hil d alr e a d y t a ki n g o w n ers hi p of his c o n n e cti o n.J ust d a ys a g o, I w at c h e d a v ol u nt e er st a n di n g o n a l a d d er, c ar ef ull y cl e a ni n g t h e S h ul wi n d o ws s o t h e y w o ul d s hi n e f or a B ar Mit z v a h w e ar e c el e br ati n g h er e i n E p pi n g. ft at is a gli m ps e i nt o t h e h e art of t his pl a c e. A t hirt e e n- y e ar- ol d b o y m ar ki n g his mil est o n e, a n d t h e c o m m u nit y pr e p ari n g as t h o u g h it w er e t h eir o w n f a mil y Si mc h aI t hi n k of t h e y o u n g girl w h o w a k es h er m ot h er o n a S h a b b at m or ni n g, t u g gi n g at h er ar m: “ Ta k e m e t o S h ul .”I t hi n k of t h e m a n w h o dis c o v er e d l at er i n lif e t h at h e is J e wis h a n d n o w ar ri v es e a c h S h a b b at m or ni n g b ef or e t h e s er vi c e, y e ar ni n g t o l e ar n m or e a b o ut his h erit a g e. A b o ut t h e m a n i n his s e v e nti es w h o s ai d K a d dis h f or t h e first ti m e i n his lif e, his v oi c e t r e m bli n g wit h e v er y w or d.I t hi n k of t h e t e e n a g er w h o o n c e h esit at e d t o t ell his s c h o ol f ri e n ds h e w as J e wis h a n d n o w s p e a ks a b o ut it wit h pri d e.If I h a d m or e s p a c e, I’ d t ell y o u a b o ut t h e t e e n a g er w h o c alls m e f r o m a br o a d w hil e I’ m p utti n g m y c hil dr e n t o b e d, w a nti n g t o l e ar n Tor a h t o g et h er. A b o ut t h e ei g ht- y e ar- ol d w h o h el p e d his d a d p ut u p t h e Me n or a h o n E p pi n g

1 3Hi g h St r e et. A b o ut t h e si x- y e ar- ol d girl w h o, d uri n g a q ui et m o m e nt i n t h e s er vi c e, as k e d t o si n g “M os hi ac h ” — a n d t h e e ntir e S h ul b urst i nt o s o n g.E v e nts ar e s p e ci al. B ut e v e nts e xist t o c o n n e ct p e o pl e. A n d t h es e ar e t h e p e o pl e t h e y c o n n e ct. Th es e ar e t h eir st ori es.Th e E p pi n g J e wis h C o m m u nit y is a pl a c e w h er e e v er y i n di vi d u al is t r e as ur e d. W h er e c hil dr e n o w n t h eir J u d ais m, a n d el d ers fi n d t h eir w a y h o m e. W h er e mil est o n es ar e s h ar e d. W h er e w e ar e, q uit e si m pl y, f a mil y.bi Yo i & Rivka Pos

1 4G at h eri n g t o g et h er f or “ Circl es”P are nts a n d c hil dre n t o g et h er at “ Ki d’s Cl u b”M a ki n g t h e S u k k a h o ur h o m e o n S u k k otC h a b a d S o ut h e n dA cti vit y R o u n d- u pIt’s b e e n t hr e e y e ars si n c e w e ar ri v e d i n S o ut h e n d. At first, e v er yt hi n g w as o n e- b y- o n e: a n a m e, a f a c e, a n ot h er f a mil y, a c o n v ers ati o n i n t h e st r e et or at t h e s u p er m ar k et. Sl o wl y a cl e ar er pi ct ur e b e g a n t o e m er g e: m a n y J e wis h f a mili es li v e h er e, y et s o m e h a d n e v er r e all y m et e a c h ot h er. Th e n c a m e t h es e p ast m o nt hs …Th e St art of S o m et hi n g N e wWe f elt a s hi ft e v e n b ef or e R os h H as h a n a h. I n t h e s u m m er, w e h a d o p e n e d “ Ki d’s Cl u b”. B ut w h at b e g a n as a s u m m er a cti vit y c o nti n u e d a Th er w ar ds, n o w m e eti n g e v er y t w o w e e ks, wit h m or e a n d m or e c hil dr e n j oi ni n g. P ar e nts c o m e t o g et h er wit h t h eir c hil dr e n, a n d f ri e n ds hi ps g r o w n at ur all y.At t h e s a m e ti m e Cir cl es b e g a n f or m e n, f or w o m e n, a n d mi x e d g at h eri n gs. N ot f or m al cl ass es – j ust ti m e t o sit t o g et h er, t al k a n d as k q u esti o ns. Thr o u g h t h es e e v e nts, p e o pl e ar e dis c o v eri n g J e wis h n ei g h b o urs t h e y n e v er k n e w t h e y h a d, d es pit e li vi n g h er e f or y e ars.A S e a C h a n g e f o r S o ut h e n dO n R os h H as h a n a h m a n y c a m e, s o m e j oi ni n g a s er vi c e f or t h e first ti m e i n y e ars, ot h ers f or t h e first ti m e e v er.B y Y o m Ki p p ur it w as cl e ar t his w as n ot a “ o n e- o ff ” b ut t h e st art of a t r e n d: t h e b e gi n ni n g of c o n n e cti o n. D uri n g S u k k ot, ni g ht a ft er ni g ht, t h e s u k k a h fill e d wit h c o n v ers ati o n, i nt r o d u cti o ns a n d l a u g ht er.

1 5Li g ht & j o y as w e ki n dl e o ur Me n or a hsActi viti es f or Me nActi viti es f or Wo m e nS pre a di n g Li g ht i n t h e Stre ets of S o ut h e n d F a mil y C h a n u k a h P art yA C o n n e cti o n Ki n dl e dAs w e h e a d e d t o w ar ds t h e d ar k wi nt er ni g hts, S o ut h e n d w as f ar f r o m d ull – C h a n u k a h br o u g ht e v e n m or e li g ht.Al o n gsi d e a l ar g e c e nt r al e v e nt, m a n y s m all er li g hti n gs t o o k pl a c e i n p e o pl e’s h o m es a cr oss t h e cit y. A c ar p ar a d e wit h m e n or a hs o n t h e r o ofs dr o v e t hr o u g h t h e st r e ets, a n d p e o pl e c a m e o utsi d e, w aiti n g, s mili n g a n d fil mi n g. Th e st r e ets q uit e lit er all y fill e d wit h li g ht a n d j o y.S h a b b at – R e fl e cti n g & R e n e wi n gS h a b b at h as b e c o m e a r e g ul ar m e eti n g p oi nt ar o u n d t h e S h a b b at t a bl e. P e o pl e c o m e f or t h e m e als, st a y t o t al k, a n d m e et n e w f a c es e a c h w e e k.M or e a n d m or e p e o pl e e x c h a n g e n u m b ers, m a k e f ri e n ds a n d e v e n m e et o utsi d e o ur a cti viti es. We k e e p h e ari n g t h e s a m e s e nt e n c e: “ We di d n’t r e alis e t h er e w er e s o m a n y J e ws h er e.”Th e at m os p h er e t h at h as f or m e d f e els li k e f a mil y – o p e n, w ar m a n d w el c o mi n g t o all. It is v er y m o vi n g t o w at c h a c o m m u nit y g r o w si m pl y b e c a us e p e o pl e ar e h a p p y t o fi n d e a c h ot h er.A n d w e ar e alr e a d y l o o ki n g a h e a d, b e c a us e it f e els li k e t h er e is still s o m u c h m or e t o c o m e.R a i Tzvi Bir n h ack

1 6Disc ussi o n Gr o u pC h all a h B a ke- o ffC h a n u k a h P art y at R o mf or d S h ulC h a b a d H a v e ri n gA cti vit y R o u n d- u pB uil di n g R el ati o ns hi psFri e n ds ar e dis c o v eri n g ot h ers w h o h a v e m o v e d i nt o t h e ar e a. C h a b a d is m a ki n g c o nt a ct a n d fi n di n g o ut w h at i nt er ests t h e y m a y h a v e i n b uil di n g a fl e d gli n g c o m m u nit y.A n u m b er of dis c ussi o n g r o u ps h a v e b e e n h el d t o g et h er wit h R a b bi & Mrs. S uf ri n i n pri v at e h o m es.E v e nts & G at h e ri n gsA v er y w ell att e n d e d “ C h all a h B a k e ” w as h el d i n R o mf or d & Dist ri ct S y n a g o g u e, w hi c h att r a ct e d a d diti o n al w o m e n. L e d b y Mrs. D e v or a h S uf ri n, t h e l ess o ns of C h all a h w er e t a u g ht t o g et h er wit h l e ar ni n g t h e pr a cti c al art of m a ki n g pl ait e d C h all otH a vi n g s p ott e d a pi a n o i n t h e m ai n h all, Mrs. S uf ri n h a d all t h e w o m e n si n gi n g a n d d a n ci n g t o f a mili ar t u n es as s h e pl a y e d t h e pi a n o – o n e of h er l o v es n ot t o o m a n y k n o w a b o ut!L e d b y R a b bi S uf ri n, w h o i n vit e d t h e l o c al M a y or a n d ot h er di g nit ari es t o p arti ci p at e, C h a n u k a h w as g r e at f u n wit h t h e f or m al Me n or a h li g hti n g i n f r o nt of t h e H a v eri n g T o w n H all t o p arti ci p at e. This w as f oll o w e d b y a b e a utif ul C h a n u k a h p art y i n t h e s h ul, pr e p ar e d a n d s p o ns or e d b y t h e L a di es G uil d a n d B o ar d of M a n a g e m e nt at R o mf or d S y n a g o g u e.L o o ki n g A h e a dI n t h e l e a d u p t o P es ac h , a dis c ussi o n g r o u p will b e h el d e ntitl e d “ M ai nt ai ni n g I ns pir ati o n f or o ur P es ac h C h o r e s ”.

W e e kl y Si d r a S hi u r“ Wit h C h assi dic I nsi g hts”E v er y We d n es d a y e v e ni n g at 8:1 5 p m vi a Z o o m, wit h R a b bi Ar y e h S ufri n M B EN o pr e vi o us k n o wl e d g e n e c ess ar y – m e n & w o m e n w el c o m eTo r e c ei v e y o ur w e e kl y Z o o m li n k, c o nt act a d mi n @ c h a b a d ess e x. c o. u k– a ti me t o re fl ect o n Tor a h te ac hi n gs –

1 8H el p u s g r o w! W e n e e dn e w m o n t hl y s u p p o r t e r st o h el p u s r e a c ho u r g o al.Dear Chabad Aid,I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the support I have received from you and Chabad. Your kindness and generosity have been a true blessing for me and my family. As we enter 2026, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for everything you do for our community. Your hard work and compassion make such a meaningful difference. Wishing you a wonderful and successful 2026. May this year be filled with health, joy, Love and peace for all of you and us.A. R.Th e Tor a h t e a c h es:“ O p e n y o ur h a n d t o y o ur br ot h er, t o t h e p o or a n d t o t h e n e e d y i n y o ur l a n d.”D e v ari m 1 5:11O ur S a g es t e a c h t h at s ust ai ni n g s o m e o n e wit h di g nit y is o n e of t h e hi g h est f or ms of Tz e d a k a h . E v er y w e e k t hr o u g h C h a b a d Ai d, w e:• Pr o vi d e f r es h f r uit a n d v e g et a bl es• Dist ri b ut e t oil et ri es a n d ess e nti als• D eli v er “ h o m e c o o k e d” S h a b b at M e alsTh e P r o g r a m m eT o s e c ur e t his pr oj e ct l o n g-t er m, w e ar e l o o ki n g f or c o m mitt e d d o n ors t o gi v e:• £ 2 0 a m o nt h b y St a n di n g Or d er• ft at m e a ns n o m or e c o nst a nt w or r y• N o m or e s cr a m bli n gJ ust s e c ur e, di g ni fi e d s u p p ort f or t h os e w h o d e p e n d o n us.C a n Yo u J oi n o ur £ 2 0- a- M o nt h Cl u b?Th e R a m b a m t e a c h es t h at t h e g r e at est l e v el of Tz e d a k a h is st r e n gt h e ni n g s o m e o n e b ef or e t h e y f all. Y o ur £ 2 0 p er m o nt h e ns ur es “ h o m e c o o k e d” n ut riti o us m e als e v er y w e e k, pr o vi di n g st a bilit y f or 1 5 0 p e o pl e.This st e p will all o w us t o f o c us f ull y o n g r o wi n g t h e n u m b er of v ol u nt e ers a n d e x p a n di n g o ur s er vi c es t o a wi d er n u m b er of p e o pl e. If t his m ess a g e s p e a ks t o y o u, pl e as e g et i n t o u c h as s o o n as p ossi bl e. T o g et h er, w e c a n c o nti n u e t o o p e n o ur h a n ds, a n d k e e pt h e m o p e n. Pl e as e c o nt a ct J a c q ui e o n: 0 2 0 8 5 5 4 1 6 2 4 a d mi n @ c h a b a d ess e x. c o. u k w w w. c h a b a d ai d. c o. u k.C h a b a d Ai d – “ B uil di n g Wit h Ki n d n ess ”Wit h Yo ur S u p p o rt 0 2 0 8 5 5 4 1 6 2 4 a d mi n @ c h a b a d ess e x. c o. u k w w w. c h a b a d ai d. c o. u k.

1 9C h a b a d Ai dU p d at e b y R uss ell Gr e e nI h a v e n o w b e e n w or ki n g wit h C h a b a d Ai d f or s e v er al y e ars. M y r ol e i n v ol v es m a n y di ff er e nt t hi n gs, f r o m c oll e cti n g f r o m s u p er m ar k ets, r e c ei vi n g all t h e f o o d at t h e C e nt r e, s orti n g it all o ut, g etti n g it r e a d y f or t h e t e a m t o c o m e i n a n d pi c k it.It w as j ust as bi g a h el p t o m e as it is t o t h e p e o pl e w e h el p, b e c a us e I n e e d e d t hi n gs t o d o a n d I g ot i n v ol v e d a f e w y e ars a g o.T w o of t h e m ost i m p ort a nt t hi n gs t h at m a k e C h a b a d Ai d u ni q u e: o n e is di v ersit y, b e c a us e w e ar e i n cr e di bl y i n cl usi v e, m e a ni n g t h at w e ar e a J e wis h or g a nis ati o n b ut w h e n I s e e all t h e F o o d B a n ks t h at w e s u p p ort, a n d t h e t h o us a n ds of p e o pl e t h at b e n e fit, f r o m all s orts of r eli gi o ns a n d b a c k g r o u n ds, all di ff er e nt sit u ati o ns of p e o pl e, it is a m a zi n g h o w o ur r e a c h is s o f ar.S e c o n dl y, w e u ni q u el y d eli v er dir e ct t o i n di vi d u als a n d f a mili es. W h e n w e ar ri v e at t h eir h o m e a n d Visit C h a b a d Ai d’s w e bsit e t o fi n d o ut m or e a b o ut o ur cr u ci al missi o n. C o nsi d er s u p p orti n g o ur vit al w or k b y v ol u nt e eri n g y o ur ti m e at o ur kit c h e ns, or b y b e c o mi n g a v al u e d m e m b er of o ur d eli v er y t e a m. S c a n t h e Q R c o d e h er e or visit w w w. c h a b a d ai d. c o. u k. M a k e a di ff er e nc e t o d a y!C h a b a d Ai ds e e a n d f e el t h eir a p pr e ci ati o n, it c ert ai nl y m a k es t h e e ff orts of o ur t e a m at C h a b a d Ai d w ort h w hil e.

2 0C h a b a d Ai dLis a R os e n – of bl ess e d m e m or yS pi n at h o nj u st gi vi n g. c o m/ p a g e/ p a d elt h o nS o ur ci n g F u n dsC h a b a d Ai d r eli es e ntir el y o n f u n dr aisi n g c a m p ai g ns a n d t h e g e n er osit y of o ur d o n ors, s o it’s vit al f or us t o r e a c h as m a n y p ot e nti al d o n ors as p ossi bl e. T o t his e n d, w e i nt r o d u c e d o ur £ 2 0- a- M o nt h Cl u b , as w e s e e k a st a bl e s o ur c e of f u n di n g t o e n a bl e t h e c o nsist e nt pr o visi o n of s er vi c es a n d f e e d t h os e i n n e e d.S pi n at h o n – 5t h O ct o b e r 2 0 2 5D a vi d Ll o y d, C hi g w ell, ki n dl y s u p p orts o ur a n n u al 1 2- h o ur S pi n at h o n e v e nt e a c h y e ar. This w as s p e ar h e a d e d b y R uss ell Gr e e n, a k e y m e m b er of t h e m a n a g e m e nt t e a m of C h a b a d Ai d. S pi n at h o n r ais e d i n e x c ess of £1 6, 0 0 0 f or C h a b a d Ai d i n m e m or y of R uss ell’s sist er, Lis a R os e n, w h o w as a m e m b er of t h e D a vi d Ll o y d.Tr a gi c all y s h e p ass e d a w a y a Th er a s h ort 7 – w e e k b attl e wit h a r ar e f or m of c a n c er. A m a zi n gl y, Lis a c o m pl et e d t h e 1 2- h o ur S pi n at h o n f or t h e c h arit y, e v e n a ft er h er di a g n osis. This w as t o b e o n e of t h e l ast ti m es s h e w o ul d l e a v e h er h o m e, b ef or e s h e l ost h er b attl e wit h c a n c er. S h e h a d b e e n a bi g s u p p ort er of C h a b a d, a n d R a b bi S uf ri n w as a bi g p art of h er lif e t o w ar ds t h e e n d.If y o u w o ul d li k e t o h el p C h a b a d Ai d wit h a d o n ati o n i n Lis a’s m e m or y, s c a n t h e Q R c o d e or visit o ur J ust Gi vi n g p a g e, w hi c h is o p e n f or d o n ati o ns at:j u st gi vi n g. c o m/ p a g e/ s pi n at h o nP a d el f o r a P ur p os eC a n’t w ait f or S pi n at h o n 2 0 2 6 ? J oi n R uss ell’s 1 2- h o ur “P a d elt h o n ” c o m p etiti o n at t h e D a vi d Ll o y d C hi g w ell f or C h a b a d Ai d t his M a y.“ E v e r y g a m e pl a y e d h el ps p ut f o o d o n a f a mil y’s t a bl e.”

S e d er C hec klistTh e S e d er h as fi Th e e n st e ps o v er all a n d y o u will fi n d a l ot of g ui d a n c e i n y o ur H a g g a d a h . T o h ol d a s u c c essf ul S e d er , y o u will n e e d wi n e ( or g r a p e j ui c e), M at z a h , bitt er h er bs f or M ar or , C h ar os et , a h ar d- b oil e d e g g, a c hi c k e n n e c k or s h a n k b o n e, s alt w at er, a H a g g a d a h a n d a f esti v e m e al m e n u.ft e S e d er f e at ur es m a n y bi bli c al a n d R a b bi ni c al Mit z v ot , i n cl u di n g e ati n g M at z a h a n d M ar or ( bitt er h er bs), dri n ki n g f o ur c u ps of wi n e, r e cli ni n g w h e n e ati n g a n d dri n ki n g (t o s y m b olis e f r e e d o m), a n d r el ati n g t h e st or y of t h e E x o d us t o o ur c hil dr e n.e Mit z v ot of t he Se derTh er e ar e f o ur m ai n Mit z v ot at t h e P es ac h S e d er . Th e y ar e:1 R e citi n g t h e H a g g a d a h a n d t elli n g t h e st or y of o ur a n c est ors’ E x o d us f r o m E g y pt.2 E ati n g M at z a h , t o r e c all h o w t h e Isr a elit es l e ft E g y pt s o q ui c kl y t h at t h e y di d n’t h a v e ti m e t o w ait f or t h e d o u g h t o ris e.3 E ati n g M ar or ( bitt er h er bs), t o r e c all t h e m a n y y e ars of bitt er sl a v er y i n E g y pt.4 Dri n ki n g f o ur c u ps of wi n e or g r a p e j ui c e, t o c el e br at e f r e e d o m a n d e m a n ci p ati o n.e P e s a c h S e d e r2 1

e s a c h P e s a c h ] s p a n s ei g ht d a ys (s e v e n i n Isr a el), f r o m t h e 1 4t h – 2 2 n d of t h e H e br e w m o nt h of Niss a n , w hi c h is 2 n d A pril t o 9t h A pril t his y e ar.Th e first t w o d a ys of P es ac h ar e Th urs d a y & Fri d a y , 2 n d & 3r d A pril , w hil e t h e l ast t w o d a ys ar e We d n es d a y & ft urs d a y , 8t h & 9t h A pril . Th es e ar e f ull y- fl e d g e d Yo m To v (f esti v al) d a ys. We li g ht Yo m To v c a n dl es at ni g ht, j ust as w e d o f or S h a b b at , a n d r e cit e Ki d d us h o v er wi n e at t h e st art of f esti v e m e als o n b ot h ni g hts a n d d a ys. We d o n ot g o t o w or k, dri v e, writ e, or s wit c h el e ct r o ni c d e vi c es o n or o ff. We ar e p er mitt e d t o c o o k a n d t o c ar r y o ut d o ors, e x c e pt o n S h a b b atTh e mi d dl e f o ur d a ys of P es ac har e c all e d C h ol H a' m o e d , f esti v e “i nt er m e di at e d a ys”, a n d u nli k e Yo m To v , m ost f or ms of w or k ar e p er mitt e d.R ef r ai ni n g f r o m C h a m et zWe c o m m e m or at e t h e u nl e a v e n e d br e a d, w hi c h t h e Isr a elit es at e w h e n t h e y l e ft E g y pt, b y r ef r ai ni n g f r o m f o o d c o nt ai ni n g C h a m et z (l e a v e n) t hr o u g h o ut P es ac h . We n eit h er e at — n or e v e n r et ai n i n o ur p oss essi o n — a n y C h a m et z , f r o m t h e m or ni n g of t h e d a y b ef or e P es ac h u ntil t h e c o n cl usi o n of t h e e ntir e ei g ht- d a y f esti v al.C h a m et z m e a ns l e a v e n e d g r ai n. ftis is a n y f o o d or dri n k t h at c o nt ai ns e v e n a t r a c e of w h e at, b arl e y, o ats, s p elt, r y e, or t h eir d eri v ati v es, w hi c h w as n’t g u ar d e d f r o m l e a v e ni n g or f er m e nti n g. This i n cl u d es br e a d, c a k e, c er e al, p ast a, a n d m ost al c o h oli c dri n ks. Pr o c ess e d f o o d a n d dri n k is ass u m e d t o c o nt ai n t r a c e a m o u nts of C h a m et z u nl ess c erti fi e d as K os h er f or P es ac h . We w or k h ar d t o cl e a n o ur h o m es i n t h e w e e ks b ef or e P es ac h t o r e m o v e a n y C h a m et zI n a d diti o n, o n t h e e v e ni n g of T u es d a y31st A pril , a ft er ni g htf all, w e u n d ert a k e a c er e m o ni al s e ar c h of o ur h o m es f or t h e l ast f e w cr u m bs of C h a m et z , b ef or e b ur ni n g it o n We d n es d a y m or ni n g.S elli n g C h a m et zSi n c e it is i m pr a cti c al t o r e m o v e e v er ytr a c e of C h a m et z , R a b bi S uf ri n c a n arr a n g e t o s ell y o ur C h a m et z o n y o ur b e h alf t o a n o n-J e w, f r o m w h o m h e will b u y it b a c k a g ai n a ft er t h e f esti v al. F or t h e d ur ati o n of Pes ac h , u ntil R a b bi S uf ri n b u ys e v er yt hi n g b a c k a ft er t h e f esti v al e n ds, y o u c a n st or e t h e C h a m et z i n cl os e d r o o ms or c u p b o ar ds. C o nt a ct R a b bi S uf ri n t o arr a n g e s elli n g y o ur C h a m et zM at z a hI nst e a d of C h a m et z , w e e at M at z a h , a fl at u nl e a v e n e d br e a d. It is a Mit z v a h t o e at M at z a h o n t h e t w o S e d er ni g hts. It is b est t o us e h a n d m a d e S h m ur a h M at z a h , w hi c h h as b e e n s cr u p ul o usl y g u ar d e d a g ai nst m oist ur e f r o m t h e m o m e nt it w as h ar v est e d. Y o u c a n p ur c h as e S h m ur a h M at z a h f r o m C h a b a d, R a b bi S uf ri n or a K os h er s h o p.e P es a c h F esti v al2 2

S h a b b at H a G a d olS at ur d a y 2 8t h M ar c h – 1 0t h Ni s s a nTh e S h a b b at pr e c e di n g P es a c h is c all e d S h a b b at H a G a d ol , m e a ni n g Th e G r e at S a b b at h . ftis r e c alls h o w t h e Isr a elit es pr e p ar e d a l a m b f or t h e P es a c h o ff eri n g f o ur d a ys b ef or e t h e f esti v al, b ut t h e E g y pti a ns, f or w h o m t h e l a m b w as a d eit y, di d n ot pr ot est. This w as t h e first g r e at mir a cl e of t h e E x o d us, h e n c e t his d a y is c all e d S h a b b at H a G a d olIt is c ust o m ar y t o r e cit e a l ar g e s e cti o n of t h e H a g g a d a h a Th er t h e Mi nc h a h pr a y er . S e ar c hi n g f o r C h a m et zT u e s d a y 31 st M ar c h – 1 3t h Ni s s a nO n T u es d a y ni g ht, a ft er ni g htf all at 8: 0 6 p m , w e s e ar c h f or C h a m et z b y t h e li g ht of a c a n dl e. It is c ust o m ar y f or a f a mil y m e m b er t o hi d e t e n pi e c es of C h a m et z (i n di vi d u all y wr a p p e d) ar o u n d t h e h o us e t o b e f o u n d i n t h e s e ar c h.ft e C h a m et z is s w e pt i nt o a p a p er b a g usi n g a f e at h er a n d a w o o d e n s p o o n ( as a d ust p a n & br us h). B ef or e s e ar c hi n g f or t h e hi d d e n C h a m et z , s a y t h e bl essi n g b el o w.Th e n, w e ti e t h e b a g of C h a m et z wit h a st ri n g, m a ki n g s ur e t o st or e it w ell o ut of c hil dr e n’s or p et’s r e a c h. ftis y e ar, w e b ur n t h e C h a m et z b ef or e 11: 5 9 a m o n We d n es d a y 1st A prilR e m e m b er t o s ell a n y ot h er C h a m et zy o u o w n b y c o nt a cti n g C h a b a d. Y o u c a n als o visit w w w. c h a b a d. o r g. u k/or s c a n t h e Q R c o d e s h o w n h er e t o us e a n o nli n e f or m.בָּ ר ו ‡ַ ˙ָ ‰ י¿ Œ יָ ‡¡ Œ ל‰≈ ינו מ∆ ל∆ ך ָ‰ ע ו לָ ם ‡ֲ ˘∆ ר ˜ „œ˘ ¿ָ נו בּ¿ מƒ˙ ¿ˆ ָ י וו¿ ˆƒ וָ נו עַ ל בּƒ ע ור חָ מ≈ ı :, Blesse d are Yo u, L-r d o ur G- d, Ki ng of t he U ni verse, w h o h as s a ncti fie d us wit h His c o m m a n d me nts, a n d h as c o m m a n de d us c o ncer ni ng t he re m o v al of c h a met z.A ft er t h e s e arc h is c o m pl et e, o n e s h o ul d als o n ullif y a n y ot h er C h a m et z t h at m a y h a v e b e e n o v erl o o k e d, b y m a ki n g t his d e cl ar ati o n:“ All le a ve n, or a n yt hi ng le a ve ne d, t h at is i n m y p ossessi o n, w hic h I h a ve neit her see n n or re m o ve d, a n d a b o ut w hic h I a m u n a w are, s h o ul d be c o nsi dere d n a ug ht a n d o w nerless, as t he d ust of t he e art h.”2 3

P es a c h D a y- b y- D a yF ast of t h e First b o r nW e d n e s d a y 1 st A pril – 1 4t h Ni s s a nI n t h e t e nt h a n d fi n al pl a g u e, t h e first b or n E g y pti a ns w er e kill e d. J ust li k e all t h e pr e vi o us pl a g u es, t h e C hil dr e n of Isr a el w er e u n h ar m e d.T o e x pr ess t h eir g r atit u d e, all first b or n m al es w o ul d n or m all y f ast o n t h e d a y b ef or e P es ac h (Er e v P es ac h ), a n d f at h ers of first b or n b o ys w h o ar e u n d er t h e a g e of 1 3 s h o ul d f ast i n t h eir st e a d. H o w e v er, t h e us u al c ust o m is f or t h e first b or n t o e x e m pt t h e ms el v es f r o m f asti n g b y att e n di n g a Si y u m , a mi ni c el e br ati o n t o c el e br at e t h e c o m pl eti o n of Tor a h st u d y.F or t his r e as o n, s y n a g o g u es us u all y h ost a s m all Si y u m a Th er S h ac h arit( m or ni n g pr a y ers) o n Er e v P es ac h , t o all o w t h eir m e m b ers t o b e r el e as e d f r o m a n y r e q uir e m e nt t o f ast. W h e n e v er Er e v P es ac h f alls o n S h a b b at , t h e f ast is h el d o n t h e Th u rs d a y b ef or e P es ac h . ftis y e ar 2 0 2 6 ), Er e v P es ac h f alls o n We d n es d a y , t h er ef or e t h e Si y u m t o n e g at e t h e F ast of t h e First b or n, is o bs er v e d o n We d n es d a yEr e v P es a c hW e d n e s d a y 1 st A pril – 1 4t h Ni s s a nThis is t h e l ast c h a n c e t o s ell a n y C h a m et z w e o w n. We b ur n a n y r e m ai ni n g C h a m et z (t h at h as n ot b e e n s ol d a n d s e c ur e d a w a y) b ef or e t h e b e gi n ni n g of t h e si xt h s e as o n al h o ur, at 11: 5 9 a mW h e n b ur ni n g t h e C h a m et z , w e r e cit e a d e cl ar ati o n t o n ullif y t h e r e m ai ni n g C h a m et zN ullif yi n g t h e C h a m et zWe a n n ul a n y r e m ai ni n g t r a c es of C h a m et z t h at m a y h a v e g o n e u n n oti c e d b y s a yi n g t h e f oll o wi n g:“ All l e a v e n, or a n yt hi n g l e a v e n e d, t h at is i n m y p oss essi o n, w h et h er I h a v e s e e n it or n ot, w h et h er I h a v e o bs er v e d it or n ot, w h et h er I h a v e re m o v e d it or n ot, s h o ul d b e c o nsi d ere d n a u g ht a n d o w n erl ess, as t h e d ust of t h e e art h.”Th e ori gi n al Ar a m ai c t e xt of t h e D e cl a r ati o n of A n ull m e nt (K ol C h a mir a ) m a y b e f o u n d i n t h e H a g g a d a hF oll o wi n g t h e a ft er n o o n Mi nc h a hpr a y ers, it is c ust o m ar y t o r e cit e t h e t e xt of t h e O r d e r of t h e P es a c h O ff e ri n g , 2 4

w hi c h m a y b e f o u n d i n t h e H a g g a d a h . F esti v al c a n dl es ar e lit at t h e o ns et of Yo m To v – s e e t h e S h a b b at & Y o m T o v C a n dl es s e cti o n o n p a g e 3 7P es a c h S e d e r Ni g htW e d n e s d a y 1 st A pril – 1 4t h Ni s s a nTh e b e gi n ni n g of P ass o v er is m ar k e d wit h t h e S e d er o n e a c h of t h e first t w o ni g hts of t h e f esti v al.If usi n g a n el e ct ri c c o o k er or o v e n, it m ust h a v e b e e n s wit c h e d o n at t h e c or r e ct t e m p er at ur e b ef or e t h e st art of t h e f esti v al.If li g hti n g a g as c o o k er, o n e us es a fl a m e t h at h as b e e n lit f r o m t h e o ns et of t h e f esti v al. M a n y p e o pl e li g ht a 2 4/ 4 8 hr Y a hr z eit c a n dl e b ef or e t h e f esti v al b e gi ns, w hi c h c a n als o b e us e d t o li g ht Th urs d a y ni g ht’s f esti v al c a n dl es, a n d S h a b b at c a n dl es o n Fri d a y.First D a y P es a c hT h ur s d a y 2 n d A pril – 1 5t h Ni s s a nPr a y ers i n cl u d e H all el a n d Y a al e h Ve y a v o , a n d w e b e gi n t o pr a y f or d e w wit h Te fil at T al , w hi c h is a d d e d t o d uri n g t h e M us af pr a y er.ft e K o h a ni m ( pri ests) bl ess t h e c o n g r e g ati o n wit h t h e pri estl y bl essi n g d uri n g t h e M us af pr a y er.We e at a f esti v e l u n c h m e al.We li g ht c a n dl es f or t h e s e c o n d d a y of P es ac h a Th er d ar k, usi n g a n e xisti n g fl a m e – s e e p a g e 3 7 .J e ws li vi n g o utsi d e Isr a el t h e n h ol d a s e c o n d S e d er ni g ht, j ust li k e t h e first ni g ht of t h e f esti v al. I n Isr a el, w h er e t h er e is o nl y o n e d a y of Yo m To v , t h e H a v d al a his r e cit e d o n wi n e. Th e H a v d al a h c a n dl e a n d B es a mi m s pi c es ar e n ot us e d.2 5

pr a y ers a n d i n Gr a c e- a Th er- M e als f or t h e r e m ai n d er of P es ac hWe e at a f esti v e S h a b b at l u n c h m e al.S h a b b at e n ds wit h t h e e v e ni n g s er vi c e, f oll o w e d b y H a v d al a h o n wi n e. Th e H a v d al a h c a n dl e a n d B es a mi m s pi c es ar e us e d. We c o u nt t h e t hir d ni g ht of t h e O m erC h ol H a' m o e dP es ac h c o nti n u es wit h t h e I nt er m e di at e D a ys, c all e d C h ol H a' m o e d , b et w e e n S u n d a y 5t h A pril a n d T u es d a y 7t h A prilL ast I nt e r m e di at e D a y –Er e v Yo m T o vT u e s d a y 7t h A pril – 2 0t h Ni s s a nO n T u es d a y , w e pr e p ar e f or Yo m To v , r e m e m b eri n g t o ar r a n g e a fl a m e t o r e m ai n lit u ntil We d n es d a y ni g ht.We li g ht c a n dl es f or Yo m To v (t h e fi n al t w o d a ys of P es a c h ), a n d r e cit e bl essi n g 3.D uri n g t h e e v e ni n g pr a y ers, w e c o u nt t h e 6t h d a y of t h e O m erWe e at a f esti v e e v e ni n g m e al.M a n y c o m m u niti es r e m ai n a w a k e all ni g ht, st u d yi n g Tor a h , t o c o m m e m or at e t h e mir a cl e of t h e S plitti n g of t h e S e a, w hi c h o c c ur r e d d a w n o n t h e s e v e nt h d a y of P es a c h7t h D a y of P es a c h ( Yo m T o v)W e d n e s d a y 8t h A pril – 2 1 st Ni s s a nT w o Tor a h s cr olls ar e t a k e n o ut of t h e ar k. ft e p orti o n r e c alli n g t h e s plitti n g of t h e R e e d S e a is r e a d.Th e K o h a ni m ( pri ests) bl ess t h e c o n g r e g ati o n wit h t h e pri estl y bl essi n g d uri n g t h e M us af pr a y er.We e at a f esti v e l u n c h m e al.We c o u nt t h e 7t h d a y of t h e O m er d uri n g t h e e v e ni n g pr a y ers.C o u nti n g t h e O m erWe b e gi n c o u nti n g t h e O m ere a c h e v e ni n g f or t h e n e xt f ort y- ni n e d a ys, l e a di n g u p t o t h e f esti v al of S h a v u ot . This r e pr es e nts d ail y st e ps of i m pr o vi n g o n es elf, a n d g r a d u all y as c e n di n g t o e v er hi g h er l e v els of r e fi n e m e nt, t o ar ri v e at M o u nt Si n ai, a n d t o a c c e pt t h e wis d o m of t h e Tor a h o n S h a v u otS e c o n d D a y P es a c hFri d a y 3r d A pril – 1 6t h Ni s s a nF ull H all el is r e cit e d at t h e M or ni n g s er vi c e a n d t w o Tor a h s cr olls ar e t a k e n o ut of t h e ar k.ft e K o h a ni m ( pri ests) bl ess t h e c o n g r e g ati o n wit h t h e pri estl y bl essi n g d uri n g t h e M us af pr a y er.We e at a f esti v e l u n c h m e al.ft e s e c o n d d a y of t h e f esti v al l e a ds i nt o S h a b b at . We li g ht c a n dl es f or S h a b b at , usi n g a n e xisti n g fl a m e – s e e p a g e 3 7 .S h a b b at C h ol H a' m o e d P es a c hFri d a y 3r d A pril – 1 6t h Ni s s a nWe s a y Y a al e h Ve y a v o d uri n g t h e M ari ve v e ni n g pr a y er a n d Gr a c e- a Th er- M e als f or t h e r e m ai n d er of P es ac h.D uri n g t h e e v e ni n g pr a y ers, w e c o u nt t h e s e c o n d d a y of t h e O m er.We e at a f esti v e e v e ni n g m e al.S at ur d a y 8t h A pril – 21 st Ni s s a nft e m or ni n g s er vi c es i n cl u d e t w oTor a h s cr olls t a k e n o ut of t h e ar k,a n d t h e M us af pr a y er.H alf- H all el is s ai d e a c h m or ni n g, as w ell as Y a al e h Ve y a v o d uri n g all 2 6

f o ur c u ps of wi n e or g r a p e j ui c e. We s h ar e Tor a h t h o u g hts a b o ut t h e f ort h c o mi n g R e d e m pti o n a n d si n g s o ul-stir ri n g m el o di es t o u pli Th t h os e pr es e nt. Th e f e ast b e gi ns b ef or e s u ns et a n d c o nti n u es u ntil a ft er ni g htf all.Ni g htf all (s e e p a g e 3 7 ) m ar ks t h e o ffi ci al e n d of P es ac h . Yo m To v ( pr o p er) e n ds wit h t h e e v e ni n g s er vi c e. We c o u nt t h e ei g ht h d a y of t h e O m erWe r e cit e H a v d al a h o n wi n e. Th e H a v d al a h c a n dl e a n d B es a mi m s pi c es ar e n ot us e d.A Th e r P es a c hA ft er t h e f esti v al e n ds, o n e s h o ul d w ait f or a n h o ur b ef or e e ati n g a n y C h a m et zf o o d t h at w as s ol d b ef or e t h e f esti v al.ftis will e ns ur e t h at R a b bi S uf ri n h as e n o u g h ti m e t o b u y b a c k all t h e C h a m et z o n y o ur b e h alf.Isr u C h a gFri d a y 21 st h A pril – 2 3r d Ni s s a nTh e d a y f oll o wi n g t h e f esti v al is k n o w n as Isr u C h a g, m e a ni n g “att a c h e d t o t h e f esti v al”. It is a d a y of a d d e d h a p pi n ess a n d o n e w o ul d b e f or bi d d e n t o u n d ert a k e a F ast o n t his d a y. I n t h e e v e ni n g, w e li g ht S h a b b at c a n dl es, s e e p a g e 3 7 .We li g ht c a n dl es f or t h e 8t h d a y of P es ac h a ft er d ar k, usi n g a n e xisti n g fl a m e, a n d r e citi n g bl essi n g 2.We e at a f esti v e e v e ni n g m e al.Ac h ar o n ( L ast D a y) of P es a c h ( Yo m T o v)T h ur s d a y 9t h A pril – 2 2 n d Ni s s a nT w o Tor a h s cr olls ar e t a k e n o ut of t h e ar k. ft e Yi z k o r M e m o ri al S e r vi c e is r e cit e d f oll o wi n g t h e Tor a h r e a di n g.ft e K o h a ni m ( pri ests) bl ess t h e c o n g r e g ati o n wit h t h e pri estl y bl essi n g d uri n g t h e M us af pr a y er.We e at a f esti v e l u n c h m e al.O n t his fi n al d a y of P es ac h , t h e f o c us t ur ns f r o m t h e first r e d e m pti o n (l e a vi n g E g y pt) t o t h e Fi n al R e d e m pti o n a n d t h e er a of w orl d p e a c e wit h t h e c o mi n g of M os hi ac h (t h e M essi a h). Th e C h assi di c M ast er, t h e B a al S h e m To v , t a u g ht t h at w e s h o ul d c o n cl u d e P es ac hwit h M os hi a c h’s F e ast , a f esti v e m e al t o c el e br at e a n d h ast e n t h e i m mi n e nt ar ri v al of M os hi ac h . Th us, w e will e n d t h e f esti v al of P es ac h wit h t h e s a m e j o y a n d f esti vit y t h at o n e b e g a n.F oll o wi n g Mi nc h a h , t h e A ft er n o o n Pr a y er, w e e at M at z a h a n d dri n k

2 8i n di g niti es a n d t h e i ns e c uriti es of t h os e w h o s u ff er e d d uri n g t h e p eri o d of t h e H ol o c a ust – t h eir f r e e d o m t a k e n f r o m t h e m j ust t hr o u g h h at e.We ar e bl ess e d a n d w e ar e g r at ef ul t o t h e L o n d o n B or o u g h of R e d bri d g e t h at w e h a v e a M e m ori al G ar d e n h er e, i niti at e d b y t h e l at e Al a n Wei n b er g M B E d uri n g his t e n ur e as M a y or. I a m als o pri vil e g e d t o h a v e b e e n h er e f or m ost of t h e H ol o c a ust M e m ori al D a ys, si n c e t h eir i n c e pti o n, a n d h a v e h a d s o m e p art t o pl a y.This y e ar as w e, s a dl y, wit n ess a n i n cr e as e i n a nti- S e mitis m, it is t his e v e nt t h at b e c o m es e v e n m or e p oi g n a nt a n d si g ni fi c a nt. W h er e w e c o m e t o g et h er, t h e y o u n g er g e n er ati o ns a n d t h e ol d er g e n er ati o ns, wit h t h e l e a d ers hi p of t h e L o n d o n B or o u g h of R e d bri d g e, w h er e w e h a v e c h os e n t o li v e a n d w or k f or d e c a d es, it is h er e t h at w e t r y a n d bri d g e g a ps.T o g et h er, i n t his b or o u g h, w e n e e d t o w or k h ar d er, n ot b y hi di n g, b ut b y s h ari n g o ur pri d e i n t h e bri d g es a cr oss o ur l o c al c o m m u nit y – t h e R e d bri d g e t h at w e h a v e all l o v e d f or d e c a d es. M y wif e a n d I ar e i n o ur fi Th h d e c a d e li vi n g i n t his b or o u g h, a n d w e c h o os e t o d o s o b e c a us e t h er e is s o m u c h t o o ff er h er e. Alt h o u g h w e ar e li vi n g i n a di v ers e c o m m u nit y a n d t hi n gs h a v e c h a n g e d, t h er e is s o m et hi n g t h at w e c a n l e ar n f r o m t h e “ R E D” i n R e d bri d g e: “ R” f or R es p e ct, “ E ” f or E d u c ati o n a n d “ D” f or E xcer pt of R a b bi S ufri n M B E’s s peec h at t he H ol oc a ust Me m ori al D ay cere m o ny.e t m e b e gi n, fi r s t o f a l l, b y t h a n ki n g t h e n u m er o us s c h o ols t h at ar e j oi ni n g us h er e t o d a y as w e a d dr ess f or t his y e ar’s t h e m e: “ Bri d gi n g G e n er ati o ns”.We w el c o m e t o Hi g hl a n ds Pri m ar y S c h o ol, S e v e n Ki n gs Hi g h S c h o ol, Cl or e Ti k v a h, W o hl Ilf or d J e wis h Pri m ar y S c h o ol, Ki n g S ol o m o n Hi g h S c h o ol, Cr a n br o o k Pri m ar y, Val e nti n es Hi g h S c h o ol, t h e C hi g w ell S c h o ol a n d Gl a d e Pri m ar y.We als o w a nt t o w el c o m e t h e J e wis h L a ds a n d Girls Bri g a d e, t h e R o y al Britis h L e gi o n, a n d all t h os e i n v ol v e d i n m a ki n g H ol o c a ust M e m ori al D a y h er e i n Val e nti n es P ar k t h e v er y si g ni fi c a nt e v e nt t h at it is.It’s r ai ni n g, it’s wi n d y a n d it’s c ol d b ut it’s n ot hi n g i n c o m p aris o n t o t h e M e m ori al D a y C er e m o n y t h J a n u ar y – V al e nti n es P ar k, Ilf or d

2 9D o e s y o ur c hil d att e n d ?Di d y o u k n o w t h at w e h a v e t hr e e o p p ort u niti e s f or y o ur c hil d t o j oi n o ur C h e d er & B ar/ B at Mit z v a h Cl a s s e s e a c h w e e k ?O ur C h a b a d C e ntr e s o ff er a s af e, sti m ul ati n g & fri e n dl y e n vir o n m e nt f or all J e wi s h c hil dr e n, r e g ar dl e s s of t h eir l e v el of o b s er v a n c e, b a c k gr o u n d or a ffi li ati o n. C all t o r e gi st er f or o n e of o ur C h e d er pr o gr a m m e s n o w:B u c k h ur st Hill: Mr s H e n n y Br a n d m a n E p pi n g Mr s Ri v k a P o s e n S o ut h e n d Mr s M u s h ki Bir n h a c k D o e s y o ur c hil d att e n d ?Di d y o u k n o w t h at w e h a v e t hr e e o p p ort u niti e s f or y o ur c hil d t o j oi n o ur C h e d er & B ar/ B at Mit z v a h Cl a s s e s e a c h w e e k ?O ur C h a b a d C e ntr e s o ff er a s af e, sti m ul ati n g & fri e n dl y e n vir o n m e nt f or all J e wi s h c hil dr e n, r e g ar dl e s s of t h eir l e v el of o b s er v a n c e, b a c k gr o u n d or a ffi li ati o n. C all t o r e gi st er f or o n e of o ur C h e d er pr o gr a m m e s n o w:B u c k h ur st Hill: Mr s H e n n y Br a n d m a n E p pi n g Mr s Ri v k a P o s e n S o ut h e n d Mr s M u s h ki Bir n h a c k t h e Di v ersit y t his b or o u g h e nj o ys, a n d w e c a n t h e n r est or e t h e “ bri d g e” i nt o R e d bri d g e. Th er e is o nl y o n e q u esti o n t h at r e m ai ns: ar e w e willi n g t o t a k e t h e first st e p t o cr oss o v er t h at bri d g e ?I n c o n cl usi o n, m a y w e h a v e t h e g o o d f ort u n e t o bri n g t h e “ bri d g e” b a c k i nt o R e d bri d g e, all of us w or ki n g a littl e bit h ar d er t o m a k e t h at h a p p e n wit h t h e fi n e l e a d ers hi p t h at w e h a v e h er e.”

3 0• W h o s wit c h es t h e m o n e a c h e v e ni n g ?• Th e p u bli c c er e m o ni es – is a d diti o n al p er missi o n n e e d e d t o h ol d st r e et e v e nts ?• W h o m a n a g es all ? Ar e t h er e c osts i n v ol v e d, a n d if s o w h er e d o t h e f u n ds c o m e f r o m ?Fr o m o n e d a y t o t h e n e xt, t h e y j ust s e e m t o a p p e ar. P er h a ps w e d o n’t as k t h e “ h o w ”, a n d ar e j ust h a p p y t o s e e t h e m e a c h y e ar or e v e n j ust t a k e it f or g r a nt e d t h at t h e y will a p p e ar ? Of c o urs e, t h es e ar e r e al q u esti o ns, a n d all h a v e a n a ns w er. J ust as k a n d w e will b e h a p p y t o s h ar e; y o u m a y e v e n wis h t o s u p p ort wit h pr a cti c al h el p a n d s p o ns ors hi p.C h a n u k a h Acr oss Esse xThis y e ar C h a n u k a h w as a t r e m e n d o us s u c c ess. ft e t e n Me n or a hs w e er e ct e d a n d t h eir p u bli c li g hti n g e v e nts att r a ct e d t h o us a n ds of p arti ci p a nts. L o c al di g nit ari es j oi n e d i n a n d s p o k e el o q u e ntl y i n s u p p ort of C h a b a d l o c all y a n d t h e J e wis h c o m m u nit y. All hi g hli g ht e d t h e s h o c ki n g m ass a cr e t h at t o o k pl a c e o n t h e first ni g ht of C h a n u k a h i n B o n di B e a c h, A ust r ali a.At t h e G a nts Hill li g hti n g f orti et h y e ar mil est o n e, Mrs. D e v or a h S uf ri n m a d e a m o vi n g t ri b ut e t o h er first c o usi n, R a b bi Eli S c hl a n g er, z\"l, w h o w as o n e of t h e fi Th e e n h ol y s o uls m ur d er e d o n t h at ni g ht.e a r o n y e a r C h a b a d’s C h a n u k a h pr o g r a m m e of e v e nts a cr oss Ess e x c o nti n u es t o g r o w a n d e x cit e t h e wi d er c o m m u nit y. B ut t his y e ar s ur p ass e d t h e m all – t h er e w er e li g hts t o b e s e e n e v er y w h er eBri ngi ng C h a n u k a h t o LifeTh e l e a d u p t o C h a n u k a h is al w a ys o n e of e x cit e m e nt as w e a nti ci p at e t h e f e eli n g of J e wis h pri d e e x pr ess e d t hr o u g h o ur t e n p u bli c Me n or a hs ill u mi n ati n g t h e c ol d st r e ets of D e c e m b er t hr o u g h o ut Ess e x.As w e c o nti n u e t o f e el t h e vi br ati o ns of i n cr e as e d a nti- S e mitis m, w hi c h h a v e s pir al e d si n c e t h e 7t h O ct o b er 2 0 2 3 m ass a cr e, a n y t h o u g ht of r e d u ci n g o ur e ff orts ar e dis c o u nt e d, a n d e v e n g r e at er e ff ort h as t o b e m a d e.ft e C h a n u k a h pr oj e ct is i nt e ns e – c o nsi d er t h e f oll o wi n g:• W h o er e cts t h e m b ef or e C h a n u k a h• W h o dis m a ntl es t h e m a ft er C h a n u k a h• W h er e ar e t h e y st or e d ? (t h e l ar g est o n e at G a nts Hill is 3 0-f e et t all)• H o w ar e t h e y t r a ns p ort e d f r o m st or a g e t o e a c h l o c ati o n ?• W h o m ai nt ai ns t h e m – d o t h e y n e e d a n n u al s af et y c h e c ks ?• W h at p er missi o ns ar e n e c ess ar y o n a n a n n u al b asis ?• W h o s u p pli es t h e el e ct ri cit y, a n d h o w ar e t h e y wir e d u p ?C h a n u k a h 2 5 O ur P u bli c M e n or a h Li g hti n gsC h a n u k a h 2 5 O ur P u bli c M e n or a h Li g hti n gs

3 1Th e t e n Me n or a hs i n cl u d e G a nts Hill, B u c k h urst Hill, C hi g w ell, F ul w ell Cr oss B ar ki n gsi d e, L o u g ht o n, E p pi n g, O n g ar, H arl o w a n d H a v eri n g. O ur d e di c at e d Ess e x S hl u c hi m, R a b bis S uf ri n M B E, Br a n d m a n, P os e n, Bir n h a c k l e d t h e C h a n u k a h pr oj e ct wit h e x c ell e nt r es ults.S p e ci al t h a n ks t o Al a n & H a dl e y Gr a nt, R a b bis M e n d el & S hi mi M ull er f or t h eir d e di c at e d e ff orts t o assist i n t his y e ar’s Me n or a h pr oj e ct s u c c ess.Th e f e e d b a c k t h at C h a b a d r e c ei v es b ef or e, d uri n g, a n d a ft er C h a n u k a his w ar m a n d u pli Thi n g. Th e w h ol e c o m m u niti es of Ess e x ar e pr o u d a n d t h a n kf ul t h at t hr o u g h C h a b a d’s C h a n u k a h Pr oj e ct, t h e y f e el pr o u d t o b e J e wis h a n d w al ki n g a r o u n d wit h o ut hi di n g t h eir J e wis h i d e ntit y.ftis is t h e m o d er n- d a y m ess a g e of C h a n u k a h i n r e al ti m e!

3 2p e o pl e. I n cl u di n g s o m e of his f a mil y a n d g u ests. Th e h o us e w as li k e Ki n gs Cr oss St ati o n; p e o pl e w er e c o mi n g a n d g oi n g. Th e at m os p h er e w as u n b eli e v a bl e a n d t h e R a b bi a n d his wif e w er e e v e n m or e s p e ci al t h a n y o u c o ul d b eli e v e. ft e f o o d w as o utst a n di n g a n d R a b bi & Mrs H e c ht m a d e m e f e el li k e t h e y w er e cl os e f ri e n ds, or e v e n l o n g-l ost f a mil y.O n S at ur d a y ni g ht w e w e nt t o t h e g r a v e of t h e R e b b e a n d, a g ai n, I w as t ot all y bl o w n a w a y b y t h e n u m b er of or di n ar y J e ws a n d ult r a- fr u m J e ws. J e ws c o m e f r o m all o v er t h e w orl d writ e t h eir p ers o n al l ett er, r e q u est bl essi n gs a n d p ut it o n t h e g r a v e of t h e R e b b e. W hilst pr a yi n g t o t h e R e b b e, t h e y as k if h e w o ul d, as i n lif e, i nt er c e d e o n t h eir b e h alf.O n S u n d a y ni g ht w e w e nt t o t h e c o nf er e n c e w h er e w e s a w 5, 0 0 0 + C h assi di c J e ws u nit e d b y t h eir l o v e of A m Yisr a el a n d d e v oti o n t o t h e missi o n of t h e R e b b e.C h a b a d is a n a m a zi n g or g a nis ati o n, a n d I m ust fi nis h b y s a yi n g o ur R a b bi is j ust u n b eli e v a bl e. Y o u k n o w w h er e v er y o u g o t h er e is s o m e o n e r u n ni n g o v er t o t h e o ur a m a zi n g R a b bi a n d g r e eti n g hi m.I w a s p ri vi l e g e d t o t r a v el wit h Mi c h a el D o bi as t o N e w Y or k t o c el e br at e t h e C h a b a d Ki n us H a S hl u c hi m f r o m t h e mi n ut e w e ar ri v e d i n N e w Y or k. I w as t ot all y bl o w n a w a y b y R a b bi S uf ri n a n d his or g a nis ati o n. C h a b a d is a bs ol ut el y s o m et hi n g s p e ci al, a bi g, bi g J e wis h cl u b wit h t h e o nl y r e q uir e m e nt f or m e m b ers hi p b ei n g t h at y o u ar e J e wis h.R a b bi S uf ri n m et us o n Th urs d a y e v e ni n g a n d s h o w e d us t h e h u m bl e a b o d e of t h e R e b b e a n d t o o k us ar o u n d 7 7 0. W h er e v er I w e nt, I w as s h o c k e d b y t h e f ri e n dli n ess of t h e p e o pl e a n d b y h o w m a n y f ri e n ds o ur r a b bi h as.It w as als o i n cr e di bl e h o w t h e C h a b a d C h assi di m w er e t ot all y n o nj u d g m e nt al; Mi c h a el D o bi as a n d I a bs ol ut el y d o n’t l o o k li k e C h asi di m.N ot wit hst a n di n g w h er e v er w e w e nt t h e y w el c o m e d us a n d t r e at e d us li k e l o n g l ost f ri e n ds. 7 7 0 is J u d ais m o n st er oi ds: e v er y w h er e y o u l o o k t h er e is a n ot h er Mi n y a n g oi n g o n. It r e all y w as s o m et hi n g els e. A n at m os p h er e n ot t o b e d u pli c at e d a n y w h er e.O n Fri d a y R a b bi S uf ri n t o o k us i nt o t h e R e b b e’s o ffi c e a n d h e m a n a g e d t o g et us a n i nsi d e vi e w of w h er e t h e R e b b e us e d t o sit. A g ai n, t h er e w er e J e ws f r o m all o v er t h e w orl d, s p e a ki n g e v er y l a n g u a g e, b ut all u nit e d i n t h e l o v e f or J u d ais m a n d t h eir f ell o w J e ws.A Th er S h ul t h e R a b bi i n vit e d us t o his br ot h er-i n-l a w a n d sist er f or Fri d a y ni g ht di n n er. ft er e w er e a b o ut t hirt y Ki n us H a S hl u c hi mMi c h a el K or b Ki n us H a S hl u c hi mMi c h a el K or b

3 3D uri n g o ur st a y i n N e w Y or k w e visit e d t h e 7 7 0 b uil di n g, t h e w orl d c e nt r e of C h a b a d L u b a vit c h, t h e f or m er h o m e of t h e R e b b e w hi c h h as b e e n m ai nt ai n e d i n its ori gi n al st at e. We als o s p e nt s o m e ti m e at t h e g r a v e (t h e O h el) of t h e R e b b e. Th er e w as a s p e ci al s pirit u al f e eli n g w hi c h w e e x p eri e n c e d b ei n g a p art of t h e c o m m u nit y a n d p art of t h e C h a b a d M o v e m e nt. W h er e v er w e w e nt w e w er e g r e et e d wit h ki n d n ess, g e n er osit y of s pirit a n d a willi n g n ess t o l e ar n a n d e n g a g e. We f elt f ull y a c c e pt e d wit hi n t h e C h a b a d f a mil y.G oi n g t o t h e Ki n us is a n e x p eri e n c e w hi c h w e r e c o m m e n d. It is s o m et hi n g u ni q u e a n d s p e ci al w hi c h r e pr es e nts t h e v er y b est of t h e J e wis h f ait h a n d w hi c h i n s pirit u al t er ms c a n n ot b e e q u all e d. W or ds m a y t r y t o d es cri b e it, b ut t h er e is n o s u bstit ut e f or b ei n g t h er e i n p ers o n a n d t a ki n g i n t h e f ull s pirit u al e x p eri e n c e.t t h e s u g g e s ti o n of a n d wit h t h e e n c o ur a g e m e nt a n d s u p p ort of R a b bi S uf ri n w e att e n d e d t h e Ki n us C o nf er e n c e i n N e w Y or k i n N o v e m b er 2 0 2 5. B ef or e w e w e nt, w e h a d a v a g u e i d e a a b o ut w h at w e w o ul d s e e a n d e x p eri e n c e, b ut t h e r e alit y w as f ar m or e i m pr essi v e t h a n w e h a d e x p e ct e d.Th e c o nf er e n c e is att e n d e d b y o v er 6, 0 0 0 S hl u c hi m f r o m ar o u n d t h e w orl d. ft e y w or k i n di ff er e nt c o u nt ri es u n d er di ff er e nt a n d s o m eti m es di ffi c ult cir c u mst a n c es, b ut w h at t h e y h a v e i n c o m m o n is a d esir e, a d e e p f ait h a n d a n e nt h usi as m t o s pr e a d t h e t e a c hi n gs of t h e T or a h a n d J u d ais m. Th e y ar e d e v ot e d t o t h e c a us e a n d ar e n ot j u d g m e nt al: t h e y s e e t h e g o o d n ess i n e v er y o n e, all ar e w el c o m e a n d e v er y o n e is e n c o ur a g e d t o b e a b ett er p ers o n. Th eir g o o d n ess a n d si n c erit y c o m e t hr o u g h i n t h eir a cti o ns.Ki n us H a S hl u c hi mMi c h a el D o bi asKi n us H a S hl u c hi mMi c h a el D o bi as

3 4t h at it’s n e v er t o o l at e t o c el e br at e w h o y o u ar e a n d w h er e y o u c o m e f r o m.a vi n g m y B a t Mi t z v a h at C h a b a d G a nts Hill at 4 0 y e ars ol d w as h o n estl y s u c h a s p e ci al e x p eri e n c e. It f elt a bit s ur r e al d oi n g s o m et hi n g t r a diti o n all y ass o ci at e d wit h c hil d h o o d at t his st a g e of lif e, b ut i n t h e b est p ossi bl e w a y. Th e at m os p h er e w as s o w el c o mi n g a n d s u p p orti v e, a n d t h e w h ol e d a y f elt f ull of j o y, c o n n e cti o n a n d g e n ui n e c el e br ati o n.Ta ki n g p art as a n a d ult m a d e it e v e n m or e m e a ni n gf ul. It w as n’t a b o ut m a ki n g u p f or s o m et hi n g I’ d miss e d, b ut a b o ut c h o osi n g t o d o it n o w, wit h c o n fi d e n c e a n d i nt e nti o n. I c a m e a w a y f e eli n g pr o u d, g r at ef ul a n d d e e pl y c o n n e ct e d — t o m y J e wis h i d e ntit y, t o t h e c o m m u nit y, a n d t o m ys elf. It w as a b e a utif ul r e mi n d er B at Mit z v a h at C h a b a d st J a n u ar y B at Mit z v a h at C h a b a d st J a n u ar y M az lto v to...Et h a n Kissi n a n d f a mil y o n his B ar mit z v a h.Kell y B e ar d a n d f a mil y o n her B at mit z v a h.R a b bi Ar y e h M B E & Mrs D e v or a h S ufri n o n t he e n g a g e me nt of t heir s o n Ar o n D o v t o Y a m N a g or ( of Isr ael).R a b bi Ar y e h M B E & Mrs D e v or a h S ufri n o n t he e n g a g e me nt of Kell y B e ar d a n d f a mil y o n her B at mit z v a h.Et h a n Kissi n a n d f a mil y o n his B ar mit z v a h.

3 6c a n dl es o n a S at ur d a y ni g ht or t h e s e c o n d d a y of a Yo m To v , n or w h e n li g hti n g c a n dl es o n a Fri d a y w h e n S h a b b at f oll o ws o n f r o m a Yo m To vSi n gl e girls (f r o m a b o ut t h e a g e of t hr e e) li g ht o n e c a n dl e a n d als o r e cit e t h e bl essi n g (s). A y o u n g girl li g hts b ef or e h er m ot h er, s o t h at h er m ot h er c a n assist h er if n e c ess ar y.Th e n, all t h os e li g hti n g c a n dl es c o v er t h eir e y es wit h t h eir h a n ds w h e n r e citi n g t h e bl essi n g (s).e b e gi n s h a b b a t e a c h Fri d a y e v e ni n g b y li g hti n g c a n dl es. We als o li g ht c a n dl es o n t h e e v e of a Yo m To v (f esti v al). Th e c a n dl es s h o ul d b e lit ei g ht e e n mi n ut es b ef or e s u ns et.W h e n Yo m To v f oll o ws o n f r o m S h a b b at or Yo m To v (f or e x a m pl e, t h e s e c o n d d a y of a t w o- d a y Yo m To v ), t h e c a n dl es s h o ul d b e lit a ft er ni g htf all. O n s u c h a n o c c asi o n, w e m ust als o b e s ur e t o li g ht t h e c a n dl es f r o m a pr e- e xisti n g fl a m e, s u c h as a 2 4 hr c a n dl e t h at w as lit b ef or e S h a b b at or t h e st art of Yo m To vIt is c ust o m ar y t o gi v e s o m e c oi ns t o Tz e d a k a h ( c h arit y) b ef or e li g hti n g S h a b b at or Yo m To v c a n dl es. H o w e v er, o n e d o es n ot h a n dl e m o n e y o n S h a b b ator Yo m To v . Th er ef or e, o n e d o es n ot gi v e t o Tz e d a k a h b ef or e li g hti n g Yo m To vC a n dl e Li g hti n gf o r Y o m T o v a n d S h a b b atis m a g a zi n e h as c a n dl e ti m es f or Gr e at e r L o n d o n. T o fi n d ti m es i n y o u r r e gi o n, s c a n t his Q R C o d e or visit c h a b a d. o r g/

3 7T u es d a y 31st M ar c h .....S e ar c h f or C h a m et z .................S e ar c h a Th er .....8: 0 6 p m ...............S e e p a g e 2 3We d n es d a y 1st A pril ....St o p e ati n g C h a m et z ...............St o p b ef or e ....1 0: 5 3 a mB ur n C h a m et z ..........................B ur n b ef or e ....11: 5 9 a mY o m T o v C a n dl es .....................Li g ht at .............7:1 6 p m .....S a y Bl essi n g 2 & 4Th urs d a y 2 n d A pril .....P es a c h D a y 1 .............................Li g ht a ft e r .......8: 2 6 p m ....S a y Bl essi n g 2 & 4Fri d a y 3r d A pril ...........P es a c h D a y 2 & S h a b b at E v e ..Li g ht b ef o r e .....7:1 9 p m ............S a y Bl essi n g 1T u es d a y 7t h A pril ........P es a c h E v e ( L ast D a ys) ...........Li g ht at .............7: 2 6 p m ...........S a y Bl essi n g 2We d n es d a y 8t h A pril ...P es a c h D a y 7 ...........................Li g ht a Th e r .......8: 3 7 p m ...........S a y Bl essi n g 2Th urs d a y 9t h A pril ......P es a c h D a y 8 ............................E n ds at .............8: 3 9 p mָ ר ו ‡ַ ˙ָ ה י¿ Œ יָ ‡¡ Œ ל ֹה≈ ינו מ∆ ל∆ ך הָ וֹ לָ ם ˘ ׁ∆ ה∆ ח¡ יָ נו ו¿ ˜ƒ יœ ¿מָ נו ו¿ הƒ‚ ƒ יעָ נו לƒ ז¿ מַ ן הַ ז∆ ה ׃, Blesse d are Yo u, L-r d o ur G- d, Ki n g of t he U ni verse, w h o h as ke pt us ali ve, a n d h as s ust ai ne d us, a n d h as e n a bl e d us t o re ac h t his ti me.ָ ר ו ‡ַ ˙ָ ה י¿ Œ יָ ‡¡ Œ ל ֹה≈ ינו מ∆ ל∆ ך הָ וֹ לָ ם , ‡ֲ ˘ ׁ∆ ר ˜ƒ„ œ ˘ ¿ָׁ נו¿ מƒ˙ ¿ˆ ָ יו, ו¿ ˆƒ וָ נו ל¿ הַ „¿ לƒ י˜ נ≈ ר ˘ ׁ∆ ל ˘ ַׁ בָ ˙ ו¿ ˘ ׁ∆ ל יוֹ ם ט וֹ ב ׃, Blesse d are Yo u, L-r d o ur G- d, Ki n g of t he U ni verse, w h o h as s a ncti fi e d us wit h His c o m m a n d me nts, a n d h as c o m m a n d e d us t o ki n dl e t he li g ht of S h a b b at a n d t he festi v al.ָ ר ו ‡ַ ˙ָ ה י¿ Œ יָ ‡¡ Œ ל ֹה≈ ינו מ∆ ל∆ ך הָ וֹ לָ ם , ‡ֲ ˘ ׁ∆ ר ˜ƒ„œ ˘ ¿ָׁנו ב¿מƒ˙ ¿ˆָ יו, ו¿ ˆƒ וָ נו ל¿ הַ „¿ לƒ י˜ נ≈ ר ˘ ׁ∆ ל יוֹ ם ט וֹ ב ׃, Blesse d are Yo u, L-r d o ur G- d, Ki n g of t he U ni verse, w h o h as s a ncti fi e d us wit h His c o m m a n d me nts, a n d h as c o m m a n d e d us t o ki n dl e t he li g ht of t he festi v al.ָ ר ו ‡ַ ˙ָ ה י¿ Œ יָ ‡¡ Œ ל ֹה≈ ינו מ∆ ל∆ ך הָ וֹ לָ ם , ‡ֲ ˘ ׁ∆ ר ˜ƒ„ œ ˘ ¿ָׁ נו¿ מƒ˙ ¿ˆ ָ יו, ו¿ ˆƒ וָ נו ל¿ הַ „¿ לƒ י˜ נ≈ ר ˘ ׁ∆ ל ˘ ַׁ בָ ˙ ˜ ֹ„∆ ˘ ׁ׃, Blesse d are Yo u, L-r d o ur G- d, Ki n g of t he U ni verse, w h o h as s a ncti fi e d us wit h His c o m m a n d me nts, a n d h as c o m m a n d e d us t o ki n dl e t he li g ht of t he h ol y S h a b b at. C a n dl e Ti m es f o r P es a c h 5 7 8 6 – 2 0 2 6

3 8C H A B A D’ S S U P P O R T I N L O C A LJ E W I S H S C H O O L Sy e ar g r o u p, a n d t h e h u nt f or t h e t e n pl a g u es ar o u n d o ur pl a y g r o u n d!R e c e ntl y, w e h el d a s p e ci al Fri d a y ni g ht di n n er a n d H a v d al a h e v e nts, i n c o nj u n cti o n wit h S e e d, f or all of o ur f a mili es. A Th er S h a b b at , w e h a d a brilli a nt ti m e pl a yi n g i nst r u m e nts wit h t h e J u n k Or c h est r a – I l o v e d t h e St arti n g t h e S c h o ol Ye ar at WIJ P SD a ni el H u nt er – C h air of G o v er n orsI a m d eli g ht e d t o h a v e b e e n as k e d t o c o nt ri b ut e t o y o ur m a g a zi n e a n d t o s a y t h at W o hl Ilf or d J e wis h Pri m ar y S c h o ol ( WIJ P S) c o nti n u es t o g o f r o m st r e n gt h t o st r e n gt h. B e y o n d t h e hi g h q u alit y t e a c hi n g a n d i nf r ast r u ct ur e, w e ar e i m m e ns el y pr o u d of t h e n urt uri n g, i n cl usi v e e n vir o n m e nt a n d t h e v ari e d J e wis h a n d e xt r a- c ur ri c ul ar o p p ort u niti es w e pr o vi d e f or all o ur p u pils. Si n c e t h e st art of t h e a c a d e mi c y e ar, w e’ v e als o c el e br at e d e a c h of t h e f esti v als wit h s p e ci al a cti viti es.O n R os h H as h a n a h w e h el d a s h of ar bl o wi n g c o m p etiti o n, m a d e c ar ds t o s e n d t o t h e J e wis h P oli c e Ass o ci ati o n a n d t h e w h ol e s c h o ol e nj o y e d e ati n g A p pl e a n d H o n e y . O n S u k k ot , w e m a d e m o d el S u k k a hs a n d w er e d eli g ht e d t o us e o ur o w n br a n d n e w S u k k a h t o h ol d J e wis h St u di es l ess o ns, r u n f a mil y e v e nts a n d e at! As t h e w e at h er i m pr o v es a g ai n, w e als o l o o k f or w ar d t o usi n g t his p er m a n e nt s p a c e as a n e w o ut d o or cl assr o o m ar e a.At C h a n u k a h , t h er e w as a n a m a zi n g t ur n o ut at t h e C h a b a d p u bli c c a n dl e-li g hti n g a n d w e e nj o y e d h e ari n g o ur brilli a nt c h oir si n g. O n P uri m , w e m a d e Mis hl o ac h M a n ot a n d list e n e d t o t h e Me gill a h i n o ur f a n c y dr ess. As w e a p pr o a c h P es ac h , t h e c hil dr e n ar e fill e d wit h e x cit e m e nt a b o ut t h e d e m o nst r ati o n S e d ers t h at w e’ll b e h ol di n g f or e v er y

3 9b ar r el dr u ms a n d R a b bi S uf ri n h a d a g r e at ti m e o n t h e “ fli p- fl o p- a- p h o n e”!Of c o urs e, n o n e of t his w o ul d b e p ossi bl e wit h o ut o ur brilli a nt t e a c h ers a n d J e wis h St u di es t e a m. We ar e als o e xt r e m el y g r at ef ul t o R a b bi S uf ri n, as WIJ P S’ R a b bi ni c G o v er n or a n d L e a d o n Et h os, f or all of t h e s u p p ort h e a n d R e b b et z e n S uf ri n gi v e t o t h e s c h o ol a n d g o v er ni n g b o d y y e ar r o u n d.R a b bi S uf ri n is a r e g ul ar visit or t o o ur s c h o ol, p arti ci p ati n g i n a n d pr o vi di n g i nsi g hts d uri n g m a n y of t h e a b o v e a cti viti es. H e als o r u ns As k t h e R a b bi ” s essi o ns ( a p arti c ul ar f a v o urit e of t h e p u pils), j oi ns us f or K a b b al at S h a b b at a n d h osts v ari o us S h a b b at o ns f or o ur p u pils at C h a b a d G a nts Hill, i n cl u di n g a r e c e nt Fri d a y ni g ht di n n er f or o ur Ye ar 3 a n d 4 p u pils, w hi c h w as t h or o u g hl y e nj o y e d b y all.We l o o k f or w ar d t o t h e c o nti n u e d cl os e p art n ers hi p wit h R a b bi S uf ri n a n d C h a b a d, t o pr o vi d e m a n y m or e o p p ort u niti es li k e t his f or o ur c hil dr e n.If y o u ar e i nt er est e d i n e nr olli n g y o ur c hil d at WIJ P S, pl e as e c o nt a ct: o ffi c e @ij ps o nli n e. c o. u k. We als o r u n a “F e sti v al F u n ” gr o u p f or b a bi es a n d pr e-s c h o ol ers t hr o u g h o ut t h e y e ar, b as e d ar o u n d t h e J e wis h f esti v als – a n y o n e is w el c o m e, pl e as e als o c o nt a ct t h e o ffi c e f or m or e i nf o!Wis hi n g y o u all C h a g S a m e ac h –h a v e a l o v el y P es ac hKi n g S ol o m o n Hi g h S c h o olBri a n Mitc h ellM o n d a ys at Ki n g S ol o m o n Hi g h S c h o ol c o nti n u e t o b e t h e hi g hli g ht of o ur C h a b a d w e e k a n d c ert ai nl y wit h t h e 3 0 – 4 0 e nt h usi asti c st u d e nts p arti ci p ati n g. We — R a b bi S uf ri n a n d Mr. Bri a n Mit c h ell ( a ff e cti o n at el y k n o w n as “ U n cl e Bri a n”) — m a k e o ur w e e kl y visits. H u n dr e ds of Te filli n Mit z v a hs h a v e b e e n a c hi e v e d, as w e a c c u m ul at e t h e t ot al, w e e k a Th er w e e k. W or ds of i ns pir ati o n, c o h esi v e n ess a n d J e wis h pri d e ar e s h ar e d. E a c h w e e k t h e st u d e nts r e c ei v e a c h o c ol at e w af er t o m a k e a Br ac h a h o n a n d e nj o y.

4 0O ur C h a n u k a h visit i n cl u d es us dist ri b uti n g h o m e Me n or a h kits t o b e us e d at h o m e. I n pr e p ar ati o n f or P uri m t his y e ar, Mis hl o ac h M a n ot b o x es w er e dist ri b ut e d, e a c h o n e a p pr e ci at e d a n d e nj o y e d b y all of o ur st u d e nts.Th e st u d e nts ar e v er y e x cit e d t o j oi n t his pr o g r a m m e d uri n g w hi c h t h e y list e n a n d l e ar n. Th os e u n d er B ar Mit z v a h e a g erl y a w ait t h eir o p p ort u nit y, o ft e n as ki n g “ R a b bi, w h e n c a n I st art l a yi n g Te filli n ? ” … a n d y o u mi g ht w o n d er w h y w e ar e i ns pir e d ?We f e el pri vil e g e d t o h a v e a cl os e w or ki n g r el ati o ns hi p wit h t h e s c h o ol’s h e a dt e a c h er, Ms. P hilli ps, t o g et h er wit h t h e pr o g r a m m e l e a ds, Mrs. S p urli n g a n d Mrs. M ar ks, w h o m w e t h a n k f or or g a nisi n g t his s p e ci al pr o g r a m m e.

4 1“ We al ways get a war � welco me at C ha ba d w hic h we e njoy. T he eve ni ng was f � n as well e nlig hte ni ng.”“ A ver� e njoya ble eve ni ng s pe nt wit h t he co m m u nit�. E njoyi ng a Fri day nig ht di n ner wit h fa mily a n d Thie n ds i n a t� �ly Je wis h e nviro n me nt. A n u pli ſti ng e x �erie nce w hic h re mi n ds us of o ur Je wis h val ues a n d t�a ditio ns.”“ Goi ng to a Fri day nig ht meal is a real as it gets, it’s t he o nly Kos her meat� resta ura nt o n a Fri day nig ht. T here is N O Kos her resta ura nt, mil ky or meat�, o pe n o n a Fri day nig ht - O N LY C ha ba d Ga nts Hill. Bei ng t here is more li ke a Fri day nig ht co me dy cl u b hoste d by Ra b bi S u Thi n.T he foo d is al ways e x q uisite ser�e d sizzli ng hot a n d t heir deser�s are o n par wit h t he to p patisseries i n Lo n do n. All over see n by Devora h fto m star� to fi nis h: s he is t he “ Nigella La wso n of C ha ba d”.Devora h’s cateri ng k no wle dge is s u per b; w hat s he does n’t k no w a bo ut cateri ng is n’t wor� h k no wi ng. T he o nly ba d t hi ng a bo ut a C ha ba d Ga nts Hill Fri day nig ht meal is at t he e n d yo u have to go ho me. T he 4-co urse meal is reaso na bly price d.”“I ver� m uc h e njoye d t he Fri day nig ht di n ner. It’s a lovely way to welco me S ha b bat … wit h a g�eat at �os p here, si ngi ng a n d a ver� tast� meal. A lovely way to e njoy Fri day nig ht.”“S ha b bat eve ni ng was so lovely. We felt ver� welco me. It was a pleas ure to be t here wit h Ra b bi a n d Mrs. S u Thi n a n d t he co m m u nit�.”“ We t�ie d o ur first Fri day nig ht di n ner at C ha ba d a fe w mo nt hs ago a n d were i m me diately hoo ke d. G uests w ho ke pt S ha b bat for t �o or t �e nt�- five ho urs a wee k are e q ually welco me. T heir age ra nges Tho m 7 to 9 0 pl us. T he me n u is delicio us a n d t�a ditio nal b ut varie d.T his ti me eac h co urse ha d a ft �it� t he me for Tu Bis hvat. T here is al ways a n activit� to e nco urage peo ple to t hi n k a n d i nteract. T he ta ble pla n is varie d. We have met lovely peo ple. T his ti me we tal ke d to a Scots ma n a n d fo u n d we ha d ftie n ds i n co m mo n Tho m o ur yo ut h move me nt days.Ra b bi Ar�e h a n d Devora h S u fti n hel pe d by Lisa wor k ver� har d to provi de a wo n derf �l, eco no mical a n d i ns piri ng S ha b bat t�eat. T ha n k yo u also to t he c heerf �l o ffice, sec urit� a n d wait�ess sta ff.”F e e d b a c k f r o m o u r Wi nt e r F ri d a y Ni g ht S h a b b at Di n n e r s

4 2g ui d a n c e, i nt e ns e t h er a p y, or h el p si Thi n g t hr o u g h t h e mi n e fi el d of o pti o ns t o fi n d s uit a bl e r e h a bilit ati o n f a ciliti es.Mrs D e v or a h S uf ri n, h ers elf a q u ali fi e d t h er a pist, ass ess es a n d si g n p osts t h es e c alls. S h e p ers o n all y pr o vi d es s o m e 6- 8 h o urs of t h er a p y s essi o ns at t h e C e nt r e e a c h w e e k.R a b bi S uf ri n M B E, as a n est a blis h e d a n d e x p eri e n c e d q u ali fi e d a d di cti o ns t h er a pist, r es p o n ds t o all crisis c alls, c o v eri n g s o m e 5- 6 t h er a p y h o urs p er w e e k. S o m e c as es r es ult i n l o n g er t er m c o u ns elli n g e n g a g e m e nts.Crisis i nt er v e nti o n a n d g ui d a n c e c alls ar e o Th e n t h e pri orit y c all of t h e d a y, as t h e y c a n p ot e nti all y r es ult i n lif e- alt eri n g c o n diti o ns. S u c h sit u ati o ns w o ul d t a k e pr e c e d e n c e o v er all ot h er m att ers.If y o u, or s o m e o n e y o u k n o w, w o ul d li k e s o me s u p p ort i n a n y are as of life’s c h alle n g es, pl e as e c all t he C h a b a d G a nts Hill o ffice o n 0 2 0- 8 5 5 4- 1 6 2 4 f or a c o n fi de nti al c o n vers ati o n. It c a n cert ai nl y bri n g y o u o ne ste p cl oser t o a de g ree of c al m a n d tr a n q uillit y.o r m a n y y e a r s, C h a b a d G a nts Hill h as s er v e d t h e n e e ds of t h e wi d er c o m m u nit y t hr o u g h v ari o us s u p p ort a n d c o u ns elli n g s er vi c es.Ti m es c h a n g e, as d o t h e n e e ds of p e o pl e. ft e hi g h- v olt a g e c h a os of m o d er n s o ci et y, t h e f ast- m o vi n g p oliti c al l a n ds c a p e, a n d t h e i nst a bilit y of w orl d a ff airs, w hi c h ar e v er y r e al i n t h e l o c al s c e n e, all a d d t o t h e pr ess ur es of d a y-t o- d a y lif e.R e q u ests f or g ui d a n c e a n d s u p p ort, o Th e n i n ti m es of crisis, c o nti n u e t o p o ur i nt o o ur C h a b a d o ffi c e al m ost d ail y. Th e c h all e n g es v ar y: s o m eti m es t h e n e e d is f or pr a cti c al s u p p ort i n t h e f or m of f o o d p a c k a g es a n d ot h er h o us e h ol d it e ms of n e c essit y.Ot h er ti m es, p e o pl e mi g ht n e e d crisis i nt er v e nti o n t o h el p t h e m d e al wit h a di ffi c ult h o m e r el ati o ns hi p, c o p e wit h b er e a v e m e nt or j ust s elfc ar e. A d di cti o n c a n bri n g a w h ol e h ost of n e c ess ar y i nt er v e nti o ns, f r o m C o u n s elli n g & S u p p o rt S e r vi c e s

4 4l a di es o n t h e g u est pr o g r a m m e – l a di es of all a g es, b a c k g r o u n ds a n d f r o m ar o u n d t h e w orl d. Th e pr o g r a m m e m ai nl y t o o k pl a c e at t h e J e wis h C hil dr e n’s M us e u m, w hi c h is sit u at e d o n E ast er n P ar k w a y, o n t h e o p p osit e c or n er t o t h e i c o ni c 7 7 0 – C h a b a d h e a d q u art ers a n d t h e R e b b e’s S h ul . Th e first e v e nt s et t h e s c e n e, wit h t h e r e n o w n e d R a b bi S h ais Ta u b d eli v eri n g a l e ct ur e e ntitl e d Bri n gi n g I ns pir ati o n i nt o A cti o n – w h er e h e p ut f or w ar d t h e i d e a t h at t h e i ns piri n g pr o g r a m m e t h at w e w er e e m b ar ki n g u p o n w o ul d r e q uir e o n- g oi n g a cti o n t o m a k e it m e a ni n gf ul.O n Fri d a y, w e visit e d t h e O h el – t h e r esti n g pl a c e of t h e L u b a vit c h er R e b b e a n d his f at h er-i n-l a w, t h e Pr e vi o us R e b b e – sit u at e d i n Q u e e ns, a b o ut a 4 5- mi n ut e dri v e f r o m Cr o w n H ei g hts. F or m e, t his w as pr o b a bl y t h e hi g hli g ht of m y t ri p. C h a b a d. Or g d es cri b es as f oll o ws: “ ft e h ol y r esti n g pl a c e of o ur ri g ht e o us f or e b e ars h a v e s er v e d as s pirit u al o as es. W hil e J e wis h l a w a n d t r a diti o n di ct at e t h at a p ers o n dir e ct t h eir pr a y ers o nl y t o G- d a n d n ot t o a n y ot h er e ntit y, t h e W e d n e s d a y 4 t h F e br u ar y 2 0 2 6, I h a d t h e pri vil e g e of fl yi n g t o N e w Y or k wit h Mrs S uf ri n t o j oi n t h e G u est Pr o g r a m m e f or t h e I nt er n ati o n al C o nf er e n c e of S hl u c h os – m or e c o m m o nl y r ef er r e d t o as t h e Ki n us.Visiti n g Cr o w n H ei g hts, Br o o kl y n, t h e C h a b a d L u b a vit c h W orl d H e a d q u art ers, h a d b e e n hi g h o n m y ‘ wis h list’ f or s o m e c o nsi d er a bl e ti m e. I b e c a m e i n v ol v e d wit h C h a b a d i n 2 01 7 a n d h a d b e c o m e i n cr e asi n gl y f as ci n at e d wit h t h e t e a c hi n gs of C h a b a d C h assi d us a n d t h e L u b a vit c h er R e b b e. W h e n t h e o p p ort u nit y ar os e t o j oi n t h e Ki n us – w h er e s o m e 4, 0 0 0 R e b b et zi ns f r o m a cr oss t h e gl o b e w o ul d b e c o mi n g t o g et h er – I k n e w t h at I h a d t o g o.Th e ti mi n g of t h e l a di es’ Ki n us c oi n ci d es wit h t h e Y a hr z eit of t h e R e b b et zi n C h a y a M us h k a o n 2 2 n d S h e v at . Of g r e at p ers o n al p oi g n a n c y t o m e, t his d at e is als o t h e Y a hr z eit of m y o w n d e ar m ot h er – w h o p ass e d a w a y j ust o n e y e ar a g o, a n d t his t ri p w as t h er ef or e m a d e e v e n m or e si g ni fi c a nt f or m e.We t r a v ell e d f r o m H e at hr o w, w h er e w e m et u p wit h l o c al R e b b et zi ns f r o m B u c k h urst Hill, L o u g ht o n a n d C hi g w ell w h o w er e als o att e n di n g t h e Ki n us a n d m a d e t h e j o ur n e y t o g et h er t o a v er y c ol d, s n o w y a n d f r o z e n N e w Y or k.Th e g u est pr o g r a m m e t h at I w as e nr oll e d o n c o m m e n c e d o n ft urs d a y e v e ni n g wit h a Wel c o m e R e c e pti o n. ft er e w er e s o m e w h er e b et w e e n 1 5 0- 2 0 0 Ki n us H a S hl u c h osLis a St ar rKi n us H a S hl u c h osLis a St ar r

4 5Yi d dis h k eit w h er e v er w e fi n d o urs el v es. We m a y n ot all b e a bl e t o c h a n g e t h e w orl d, b ut w e c a n all m a k e a di ff er e n c e i n o ur s m all w orl ds – o ur o w n c o m m u niti es, f a mili es a n d w or k pl a c es. Th e Ki n us c o m pris e d 4 0 0 0 i n di vi d u al w o m e n w or ki n g i n t h eir o w n c or n ers of t h e w orl d – i n all di ff er e nt si z es of c o m m u niti es, i n all di ff er e nt cir c u mst a n c es. W h e n t h es e a m a zi n g S hl u c h os c o m e t o g et h er, t h e e ff e ct is i n cr e di bl y p o w erf ul. Th e s a m e wit h o ur mit z v ot – a s m all a ct of ki n d n ess t o a f a mil y m e m b er, f ri e n d or n ei g h b o ur – e n c o ur a gi n g p e o pl e t o t a k e o n j ust o n e Mit z v a h . We m a y t hi n k o ur a cti o ns ar e s m all a n d i nsi g ni fi c a nt, b ut t h e n et e ff e ct is m or e p o w erf ul t h a n w e c a n e v er r e alis e.ft e l o v e a n d str e n gt h of t h o us a n ds of w o m e n c o mi n g t o g et h er i n u nit y f r o m ar o u n d t h e w orl d wit h t h e c o m m o n t hr e a d of r es p o n di n g t o t h e R e b b e’s missi o n t o bri n g J u d ais m t o all c or n ers of t h e w orl d, is s o m et hi n g t h at I will n e v er f or g et.r esti n g pl a c e of a ri g ht e o us p ers o n is c o nsi d er e d h all o w e d g r o u n d, a p a c e w h er e o n e’s s u p pli c ati o ns t o t h e Al mi g ht y ar e h e ar d i n t h e m erit of t h e h ol y s o ul c o n n e ct e d wit h t his pl a c e”. As w e a p pr o a c h e d a n d e nt er e d t h e m ai n b uil di n g, y o u c o ul d s e ns e t h e a w e t h at st art e d t o f all o v er e v er y o n e, a n d t his i n cr e as e d as w e m a y o ur w a y o utsi d e t o t h e r esti n g pl a c e w h er e w e pr a y e d at t h e g r a v esi d es of t h e R e b b es, as w ell as t h e R e b b et zi n C h a y a M us h k a w hi c h is a dj a c e nt t o t h e O h el.Th e pr o g r a m m e i n cl u d e d m a n y f as ci n ati n g l e ct ur es – a n d w hilst s p a c e d o es n ot all o w m e t o g o i nt o d et ail – i n cl u d e d a wi d e r a n g e of t o pi cs i n cl u di n g T a n y a , K as hr ut , m e dit ati o n a n d mi n df ul n ess, t h e J e wis h w o m a n a n d f e mi nis m – al o n g wit h p ers o n al a n d m o vi n g a c c o u nts f r o m R e b b et zi ns f r o m B o n di, Ve n e z u el a a n d I n di a. Ot h er visits i n cl u d e d a t o ur of a m at z a b a k er y, a mi k v a, t h e R e b b e’s h o us e a n d of c o urs e 7 7 0 E ast er n P ar k w a y.Th e pr o g r a m m e c o n cl u d e d wit h t h e G al a B a n q u et – att e n d e d b y all 4, 0 0 0 S hl u c h os pl us g u ests. It w as a ti m e f or b ot h j o y a n d s a d n ess – l a u g ht er, l o v e a n d t e ars – as w e list e n e d t o t h e i ns piri n g s p e a k ers a b o ut t h eir s hl u c os, i n cl u di n g br a v e a n d h e art br e a ki n g w or ds of t h e d a u g ht er of R a b bi Eli S c hl a n g er i n t h e a ft er m at h of t h e B o n di t r a g e d y at C h a n u k a hS o, w h at i ns pir ati o n di d I c o m e a w a y wit h f r o m Cr o w n H ei g hts a n d t h e Ki n us t h at I c a n p ut i nt o a cti o n ? H er e is s o m et hi n g I l e ar n e d: We c a n n ot all b e R a b bis a n d R e b b et zi ns, a n d n eit h er d o w e n e e d t o b e t o m a k e a di ff er e n c e. We c a n h o w e v er, A L L b e S hl u c hi m of t h e R e b b e – l a m pli g ht ers t o bri n g ki n d n ess a n d

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