Ohel Leah Synagogue

OLS: CONNECT

Nisan 5768 - April 2008                                                                               Hong Kong

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OLS CONNECT PURIM/PASSOVER 2008

 

Welcome to the third edition of OLS:CONNECT, the e-magazine of Ohel Leah Synagogue.  We hope you enjoy the wide range of articles and the round up of events at Ohel Leah Synagogue.  This last three months have been important ones for the community, with the Dedication of the Haftorah Scroll, the first Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony, the visit by Professor Deborah  Lipstadt and so much more.

 

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Text Box: PURIM by Marcia Ellis Einhorn Which explores the interesting similarities between the stories behind Purim and Pesach, the holidays of the Diaspora. HALLEL-Giving Praise on Pesach by Rabbi Martin van den Bergh Acknowledging G-d’s miracles and blessing is an integral part of what being Jewish is all about. EVENTS ROUND UP WITH PHOTOGRAPHS Haftorah Sefer, The History behind the project of the Re-Dedication of the Haftorah Scroll, Dinner for Adults and Children’s Letters Party by Tessa Codron How Latkes Link Cultures and Countries: Chanukah Open House Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony at Ohel Leah Synagogue The first Ceremony in Hong Kong to mark UN International Holocaust Memorial Day was held at Ohel Leah Synagogue Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony Script (containing Testimonies and Speeches) The First International Youth Congress at Yad Vashem with representatives from Hong Kong Schools Paediatric First Aid Course for Helpers pARTicipate Art Appreciation Course with its first talk entitled HOT, WARM or COLD – Not all glass is created equal’, Vanessa Lee Taub of Gallery Vee 'HOLOCAUST DENIAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A NOT SO NEW FORM OF ANTISEMITISM', Professor Deborah Lipstadt Visit by Marina Benjamin one of the celebrity authors at this year’s Man International Hong Kong Literary Festival Purim was filled with the sound of children laughing, graggers drowning out the name of Haman and a special programme of holiday ANNOUNCEMENTS Births Bar/Bat Mitzvahs COMING SHORTLY Diary of Events K!Dz & TeeNZ Page ‘Dear Butterfly’, a Homage to Anne Frank by Abigail Saunders The Butterfly’ by Pavel Friedmann Techno Pod – Blogging Beauty & Fashion Tips Alexandra Debow’s 135 Cartwheel Marathon PESACH RECIPES Delicious recipes for the whole family from international celebrity Jewish cook, Denise Phillips