Saturday 24 August, 1pm
In 1866 Lewandowsky was appointed choir master at the Neue Synagogue in Berlin, for which he composed an entire new repertoire. Rabbi Jonathan will be illustrating some original recordings recovered by Rabbi Dr John Levi and some contemporary recordings, most of which will be familiar from Shabbat and High Holy Days, but with a few surprises! Mannie Gross will present three Australian wines from his cellar for us to sample.
Jewish Jam – August
Sunday 25 August, 4.30pm
Enjoy Jewish and popular music at our monthly Jewish Jam Session. Bring an instrument if you have one or your singing voice or just listen, and also a small note donation. No previous performing experience needed and sheet music is always provided.
LBC Book Club – August
Sunday 25 August, 10.30am
Join us for a discussion of The Secret Book of Kings by Jochi Brandis, a riveting novel based on textual sources about the experiences of David and Solomon, written by one of Israel’s all-time best-selling novelists with a unique background in both academic Jewish scholarship and traditional religious commentaries.
LBCinema – August
Sunday 25 August, 7pm
LBCinema is back!
Join us for this American-Israeli political drama film directed and written by Joseph Cedar. The film stars Richard Gere and Lior Ashkenazi Norman Oppenheimer’s life dramatically changes after the young politician he befriended three years before becomes Israeli Prime Minister.
Entry still $10.
HoS presents: The God You Don’t [Need to] Believe In
Sunday 22 September, 10.30am
House of Study invites you to join a discussion led by Jerry Winston on links between religion, faith, belief, creed & ‘God’.
When do Jews need a ‘creed’? Maimonides’ reply.
Please bring a small plate of cut veggies or fruit, or dips, to share. A small note donation is invited.
LBAC Art Exhibition
Sunday 22 September, 2.30pm
Leo Baeck Arts Centre Group invites you to an opening of Goodness and Beauty, Torah Art by Yishkah C. Du Brae James (Dr Chris James).
LBAC’s latest exhibition is a series of paintings dedicated to teachers, students and others who speak from the heart and create from the soul.
After the opening, this exhibition may be viewed Monday-Friday between 9:30am and 1:30pm.