Tuesday 10 March, 7.30pm
This year we are again joining forces with TBI to stage The Jersey Boys Megillah featuring the music of The Four Seasons (but not Vivaldi!). Performances will be at TBI on Erev Purim, Monday 9 March, and at LBC on Purim, Tuesday 10 March at 7.30pm (with supper to follow).
Shabbat Unplugged
Friday 13 March, 7pm
Unplug from online, slow down and share a Shabbat with family and friends. Welcome in the day of rest with our musical Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Jonathan and his daughter Mia. Service is followed by catered vegetarian dinner.
Bookings essential. Click here to book.
LBC Civic Service
Saturday 14 March, 10am
LBC welcomes visitors each year to its annual Civic Service, held during the Kew Community Festival. The Service celebrates Shabbat and LBC’s place in the local community. This year we welcome special guest Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein, President of the World Union of Progressive Judaism. The Service will be followed by Kiddush.
LBAC Exhibition Launch
Saturday 14 March, 1pm
Marking the Stranger by Shirley Cass. This three-dimensional exhibition was inspired by “badges of infamy” imposed on Jews and others through the Middle Ages and during the Spanish Inquisition, 500 years before the Nazi markings of Jews, gypsies and homosexuals in WW2. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Kew Festival.
LBC Discussion Group
Sunday 15 March, 10.30am
Come along with your thoughts, concerns and opinions. Join our new monthly discussion group and participate through listening and/or discussing. Led by Rabbi Jonathan, the sessions will cover an eclectic mix of issues and topics. It’s a nice way to spend a Sunday morning – socialising and learning. A small note donation is invited.
Leo Baeck Annual Lecture
Sunday 15 March, 7pm
LBC House of Study is proud to present 2020 Leo Baeck Annual Lecture, delivered by Dr Helen Caldicott-Broinowski, paediatrician, environmentalist and anti-nuclear activist who had recently been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the US based Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Topic: In Pursuit of Justice. A Physician’s Journey from Paediatrician to Anti-Nuclear Activist.
A small note donation is invited.
LBCinema – Babi Yar Concert
Sunday 22 March, 7pm
LBCinema and LBAC present a screening of the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra concert of Shostakovitch Symphony no.13, Babi Yar, commemorating the massacres perpetrated by the Nazis when they murdered 33,771 Jews in two days near Kiev in 1944.
A small note donation is invited.