Communities
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Bournemouth: Shabbat with IDF chaplain
Event A Shabbat programme with IDF army chaplain Rabbi Shalom Hammer Objectives To create achdut within the community and engage people over Shabbat and to create awareness and understanding of the role of an IDF army chaplain. Evaluation from Rabbi Read more... -
Pinner: Kabbalat Shabbat and Sushi Kiddush
Event Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by a Sushi Kiddish Objectives To attract young members to shul on Friday night and create a new religious rhythm of going to Shul as a family at least once a month Evaluation from Rabbi Read more... -
Paris Attacks: Chief Rabbi marches in solidarity
The Chief Rabbi joined world leaders for a huge rally held in defiance of terrorism and in support of freedom as people around the world mourned the victims of devastating terrorist attacks in Paris. In the aftermath of the coordinated Read more... -
Northwood: Melava Malka with Ashley Blaker
Event Melava Malka with comedian Ashley Blaker Objectives To provide an entertaining, educational and social evening for the community. Evaluation from Rabbi Freedman “We wanted to move away from political speakers and make the event both fun and more directly Read more... -
Luton: Community lunch with Rabbi Aubrey Hersh
Event Community lunch with Rabbi Aubrey Hersh Objectives To have good quality programming in our Shul. Evaluation from Chairman Laurence Benjamin “There was a warm, vibrant atmosphere in the Synagogue. Rabbi Hersh provided an interesting insight into some of the Read more... -
Chief Rabbi propounds Torah as ‘handbook for life’ at Limmud
The Chief Rabbi has championed the historical Jewish tradition of privileging education, citing this unchanging priority as a key driving force in the community’s survival. His comments, which also delved into the self-improving merits of studying Torah, came in the Read more... -
Leading Rabbis discuss global Jewish unity at Orthodox Union conference
The Orthodox Union convention in New York drew a plenary of international Jewish leaders to discuss the common issues facing their communities and the need to establish global Jewish unity. The Chief Rabbi was one of a series of Shabbat Read more... -
Chanukah: Chief Rabbi lights candles across the capital
A wealth of Chanukah engagements filled the Chief Rabbi’s diary this week, as he appeared at receptions and community events held to mark the festival across the capital. He addressed thousands of spectators, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who had amassed Read more... -
In the Press: Reflections on the Chief Rabbi’s Visit
As published in The Australian Jewish News As Australia welcomes newly appointed Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Rabbi Yaakov Glasman reflects on rabbinic roles generally and that of the Chief Rabbi in particular. Australian Jewry is all the richer as we Read more... -
In The Press: Chief Rabbi inspires in Sydney
The Australian Jewish News documents the Chief Rabbi’s visit to Moriah College and other community institutions during his time in Sydney, where he implored Jews to embrace Jewish unity rather than uniformity. ‘Chief rabbi inspires in Sydney’ By Evan Zlatkis Read more...