Events 2021
(enquiries )
Sunday March 14, 3 pm - model seder, West End Hall, Castlemaine. Info and bookings: www.trybooking.com/BPFEE
Sunday May 16, online discussion day (referencing shavuot) chaired by Jerome Winston. Details tbc.
Saturday May 22, Interfaith nature service and lunch. Malmsbury Botanical Gardens, Service led by Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black. Lovely venue with cedar and cypress, beautiful prayers and readings from our interfaith guests, then kiddush and lunch (BYO veggie plate). Malmsbury Gardens is in the main street near the Shire Hall just past the post office. If coming from Melbourne or Bendigo, exit Calder Freeway at Malmsbury and drive into village. There is a train station (Bendigo Line).
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Sunday June 27, social event, details tbc
Sunday August 22, Lunch (8 Sisters restaurant, Bendigo), AGM, historical walk led by Sarah Austin.
Saturday September 11, shabbat shuvah service, Bendigo
Saturday October 23, torah service, Bendigo
Sunday December 5, chanukah party, Castlemaine
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Enquiries to or David Kram (0412 114 725)
kehillat s'dot zahav (KSZ) is an incorporated association of Progressive Jews and those identifying with Progressive Judaism in or associated with the Goldfields region of Central Victoria, Australia. KSZ is affiliated with Progressive Judaism Victoria and the Union of Progressive Judaism. It is a small community with around eight events per year, held in community halls, members' homes or the open air. Members and visitors come from Bendigo, Castlemaine, Ballarat area, Kyneton area, Melbourne and Shepparton. KSZ, with a strong interfaith remit, also offers events geared towards interfaith participation.
kehillat (from kehillah) = community or congregation
s'dot = fields
zahav = gold
Tu B'Shvat Shabbat in the Malmsbury Botanical Gardens with Rabbi Jonathan Keren Black.
2019 - Shavuot themed Shabbat service in Castlemaine.
Thanks to those who made 2020
such a success.
February:
Interfaith nature- and Tu B'Shvat-themed Shabbat in the Malmsbury
Botanical Gardens.
February:
Purim party in Castlemaine - fancy dress, Haman tashen and megillat ester reading in English
Phone: 0412 114 725 (David)
Email:
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PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
What is Judaism?
Jewish conception of God: One and indivisible, transcendent and immanent, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Source of the Moral Law; a God of justice and mercy Who demands that human beings shall practise justice and mercy in their dealings with one another. (Tobias. P/Keren-Black, J: A Judaism for the Twenty-First Century (2011)
What is Progressive Judaism?
The World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), established in London in 1926, is the international umbrella organization of the Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist movements, serving 1,200 congregations with 1.8 million members in more than 50 countries. (wupj.org)
May
Discussion day (inspired by shavuot) went on-line via Zoom. KSZ's consulting rabbi Cantor Michel Laloum (Temple Beth Israel, Melbourne) led an inspiring discussion with the theme of faith (based on the scroll of Ruth in the tanach), as well as an examination of modern-day significance of the Hebrew words olam, nefesh and neshamah
September
Shabbat shuvah was an online event for members with study session on 'olam' led by Jerome Winston, then shabbat shuvah service followed by kiddush, then an afternoon lecture and service based on the afternoon service of yom kippur. Many musical video clips from Israel, the US and other countries featured in this event
October
Another on-line event - repeat of the Sept 26 afternoon service, which includes video music clips, another discussion forum, havdalah and KSZ' annual AGM
CONTACT US or (0412) 114 725 (David)
December
Chanukah-themed picnic in Castlemaine Botanical Gardens