And the whole earth spoke one language and were united in deeds and actions.
It sounds paradisiacal doesn’t it? Yet this tiny moment of our Torah portion describes God confusing language (balal) within the tower of Bavel. It’s a great story, teaching that unity and sameness is not always as good as it sounds – and diversity is 
better and safer. The Tower of Babel signifies the strength and challenge of diversity and I am leaning in this year to that.
With that in mind, I am so delighted that we are packing up to return to FPS and launch our renewed tower of FPS. We want to be using the beautiful building not only on Shabbat, so the new Education Hub begins on Wednesday evening, 29th October. There will be a choice of different courses and endeavours but to be together.
We launch with a superb event hosted by FPS Mosaic group for Black History month, welcoming the writer and journalist Nadine Bachelor Hunt, who celebrates Black Jewish heritage in our complicated world, in conversation with the Mosaic team. I cannot recommend this enough. Choir will be launched that night too, meeting at 6.30pm and then joining our conversation with Nadine at 7.30pm.
6.30pm FPS Choir
7.00pm Welcome snacks and drinks for the Non Singers
7.30pm Mosaic Team in conversation with Nadine Bachelor Hunt
Shabbat shalom as we return home and properly settle into this brave new year.
Rebecca
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