Education
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Neshama 2019
Hundreds of women at the Chief Rabbi’s Neshama Event More than 300 women from fifty different communities – from Ealing United Synagogue to Machzikei Hadass, Golders Green – gathered at the new South Hampstead Synagogue yesterday (22/09/2019) for some pre-High Read more... -
Celebrate Brilliant Female Speakers on Shabbat Neshama
Building on the momentum created by the hugely successful Neshama Festival, a landmark Torah learning event for women that took place last year, the Office of the Chief Rabbi is launching ‘Shabbat Neshama’ to be delivered in synagogues across the Read more... -
The Wellbeing of LGBT+ Pupils: A Guide for Orthodox Jewish Schools
Guide for Orthodox Jewish schools on the welfare of LGBT+ pupils. For many months, together with KeshetUK, the Chief Rabbi has been working to produce this unique and essential guide. Entitled “The Wellbeing of LGBT+ Pupils: A Guide for Orthodox Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme 2017-18
After the success of last year’s inaugural Ben Azzai Programme trip, to Mumbai, India, it was decided that the second cohort of Ben Azzai participants would visit Tamale, Ghana. Ahead of the trip, the Chief Rabbi and Valerie were delighted Read more... -
CCE Spring 2017 Report: Two years on
Since its inception two years ago, the Centre for Community Excellence (formerly Centre for Rabbinic Excellence) has evolved into an invaluable hub for sharing best practice, sourcing creative ideas for programming and events and accessing funding that can transform innovative Read more... -
Valerie Mirvis invests in UK Rebbetzens with trip to Rome
In a rare and invaluable opportunity for Rebbetzens based across the UK, 40 ladies travelled to Rome from as far afield as Cardiff, Newcastle and Liverpool to participate in a 2-day leadership development trip that aimed to supercharge British communities Read more... -
Entebbe speaker visits Singers Hill
Event Members of Birmingham Hebrew Congregation were treated to an especially interesting and dynamic talk in the form of Rami Sherman, an IDF Commando who helped launch a raid on Entebbe airport in 1976 to save hostages taken from a Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme 2016-17
On Wednesday 28th December 2016, 16 outstanding university students travelled to Mumbai for an immersive and extraordinary study trip to better understand the Jewish response to extreme poverty, as part of the Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme. During the trip, Read more... -
Birmingham central: Neshot Chayil Shabbat
Event In honour of Shabbat Bereishit, Birmingham Central held their first Neshot Chayil Shabbat in celebration of the great contribution of female members to community life. There was a higher than expected, cross-generational turnout for a communal lunch that was Read more... -
Barnet: Ellul Learning Programme
Programme Barnet members were treated to a series of three enlightening lectures that provided refreshing angles on the High Holidays in advance of the Yom Tovim. The Ellul Learning Programme brought in renowned speakers from LSJS to discuss such topics Read more...
