Archive: June 2016
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Liverpool Old: Carlebach Friday Night
Event Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation attracted new visitors and non-members into the shul for a Carlebach-style Friday night service that enhanced the spirituality of their Shabbat and led into a Read more... -
Cardiff: Learning together with JLI course
Event Cardiff United joined the highly-respected Jewish Learning Institute to deliver a series of refreshing educational lectures, presented by Rabbi Rose, over a six-week period. The content, which had been Read more... -
Photo Gallery: The Queen’s birthday weekend in our communities
Almost 60 US and UHC communities availed of a free personalised banner supplied by the Office of the Chief Rabbi as part of their celebrations for The Queen’s 90th birthday Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Statement on the Orlando massacre
‘Having ended Shavuot on such a high, it was absolutely devastating to hear the details yesterday evening, of the massacre in Orlando which took 49 precious lives. At a time Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi and his communities celebrate The Queen’s 90th Birthday
The Chief Rabbi and his communities joined with people throughout Great Britain and the Commonwealth in celebrating The Queen’s official 90th birthday over the weekend of 10-12th June. Delivering BBC Read more... -
Redbridge Shavuathon
Event A packed three-day programme offering inspiring learning and exceptional ruach over Shabbat and Shavuot brought Redbridge members together to celebrate not just the ‘Festival of Weeks’, but also the Read more... -
Chigwell: Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Solomon
Event Over Shavuot, Chigwell & Hainault welcomed Rabbi Johnny Solomon as their scholar-in-residence, benefiting from his thought-provoking Torah insights at numerous points throughout the weekend, which included two enlightening sermons. Read more... -
Prayer in Honour of The Queen’s 90th Birthday
The Chief Rabbi has released an amended version of The Prayer for the Royal Family that acknowledges the occasion of Her Majesty’s official birthday this weekend. He is encouraging all Read more... -
New York’s Touro College awards Chief Rabbi Honorary Doctorate
The Chief Rabbi has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Touro College, New York, in recognition of his commitment to strengthening Jewish education. He accepted the accolade at a graduation Read more... -
Chief Rabbi launches Bushey’s new learning programme
The Chief Rabbi was pleased to join members of Bushey United Synagogue on Wednesday to launch ‘Engage’, a new adult learning programme that he praised as “ambitious”. A crowd of Read more...