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Message from Rabbi Golker

I am proud to share details of an upcoming community trip to Poland that promises to be both enlightening and unforgettable. Together with Immanuel College Parents, we are organising a Magen Avot Poland Trip scheduled from Sunday, 15 September to Tuesday 17 September 2024. Led by myself and, Miriam Tekuzener (an outstanding and experienced Poland tour guide) this trip will offer a profound exploration of Poland's rich Jewish history and heritage as well as the horrific tragedy of the Shoah. Our itinerary is meticulously crafted to provide insight into significant sites and landmarks, fostering understanding and connection with our shared past and heritage. The trip details are as follows:-

Accommodation: One night at the Ilan Hotel Lublin (Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin) and one night at the Wilga Hotel Krakow.

Transportation: Everyone is responsible for booking their own flights. We request people book one of the flights below:-
• Outgoing: Sunday 15 September: LOT 286 – 06.30am | British Airways BA846 – 07.30am
• Incoming: Tuesday 17 September: Ryanair 1812 – 11.10pm | Ryanair 2345 – 10.00pm

Whilst in Poland, we will have the benefit of a luxury coach for convenient travel throughout the trip.

Meals: Kosher meals provided during the journey includes:-
• Sunday: Packed lunch and hot dinner in Warsaw
• Monday: Breakfast, hot lunch at Lezajsk, and late hot dinner in Krakow
• Tuesday: Breakfast, packed lunch, and hot dinner in Krakow before return flight

Itinerary: The itinerary includes visits to poignant historical sites such as Warsaw Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument, Majdanek Concentration Camp, Lejansk, Lancut Synagogue, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, among others. Entrance fees to all sites listed in the itinerary.

Price Exclusions: Flights Travel or medical insurance.

Your participation in this trip would not only enrich your personal journey but also strengthen our community bonds. I urge you to consider joining us for this meaningful expedition.

Places are limited. To reserve your place or discuss any aspect of the trip, please complete the link below, and pay a £200 deposit. Final payment will be needed by Motzei Shabbat 1 June 2024.

https://tinyurl.com/mapoland24

Thank you for considering this invitation. Looking forward to sharing an unforgettable journey together.

Rabbi Yoni Golker

Marking our US Women’s Shabbat, we will be honouring this year’s Eshet Chayil Sara Spizzichino. Our schedule will be as follows: On Friday night there will be a Women’s Kabbalat Shabbat from 4.45pm and there will be an Oneg Shabbat at the home of Sara and Marco Spizzichino from 8.30pm. On Shabbat Morning Sara will speak after Mussaf and Rebbetzen Dina Golker will present the award. There will be a special Kiddush to mark the US Women’s and Eshet Chayil Shabbat.

Dr. Erica Brown is the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and the founding director of its Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks/Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership. She previously served as the director of the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership at The George Washington University and as the Scholar-in-Residence for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Erica was a Jerusalem Fellow, an Avi Chai Fellow, the recipient of the 2009 Covenant Award, and is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation. She has written or co-authored 15 books on the Hebrew Bible, spirituality, and leadership and has been published in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Tablet, First Things, and The Jewish Review of Books, wrote a monthly column for the New York Jewish Week and is a consulting editor for the journal Tradition. Her latest book is Kohelet and the Search for Meaning (Maggid, 2023). She currently serves as a community scholar for Congregation Etz Chaim in Livingston, New Jersey. Erica has interviewed Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel, Madeleine Albright, David Brooks, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, David Gregory, Dennis Ross, David Makovsky, Sarah Hurwitz, Ruth Messinger, and Dara Horn, among others. She tweets on one page of Talmud study a day at the twitter handle @DrEricaBrown. She is the proud mother of four children, four in-law children, and five beautiful grandchildren.