Festivals
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Borehamwood & Elstree: Simchat Torah Fairground-Style
Event A Simchat Torah party to end all Simchat Torah parties, BES’ novel fairground-style celebration brought the community together in honour of their Chatanim and Neshot Chayil to enjoy funfair stalls such as darts and coconut shyes and classic funfair Read more... -
Enfield & Winchmore Hill: Tashlich Cruise II
Event The Tashlich Cruise developed by Rebbetzen Sufrin of Enfield is fast becoming an annual tradition, as members embarked on their second educational and social barge trip in honour of this mitzvah. In addition to learning about the Rosh Hashana Read more... -
Join the Chief Rabbi at Midnight Selichot
Please join the Chief Rabbi for this year’s ‘Midnight Selichot’, which will be held on Motzei Shabbat of 24th September, at Hendon United Synagogue. Rabbi Eliyahu Silverman will give a shiur at 10.30pm, before the service commences at 11.30pm with 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 Radio 4’s Thought for the Day early on Thursday morning, 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 Queen’s 90th birthday. A varied learning programme involved sessions delivered 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. His talks variously targeted different groups in the community, making Read more... -
Enfield & Winchmore Hill: Shavuot & the Queen’s birthday celebrations
Event For the auspicious occasion of the Queen’s 90th birthday, many Jewish communities celebrated in true patriotic fashion, with the Enfield & Winchmore Hill congregation even fusing their Shavuot and birthday celebrations. Not only did this allow for communal bonding, Read more... -
Yeshurun: Yom Hazikaron & Yom Haatzmaut
Event There was even greater interest than usual in Yeshurun’s ‘Open House’ Yom Hazikaron ceremony and educational programme, which invited the Jewish community of South Manchester to join together for Israel’s national day of remembrance. Almost 200 people, 3 Rabbis Read more... -
Belmont: First Night Communal Seder
Event Participants in Belmont’s first night communal seder relived the story of Pesach with a colourful educational programme that used costumes, puppets and props to bring The Ten Plagues and much else to life. Coming together with the ‘Belmont family’ Read more... -
South Manchester: Pre-Pesach Matzah Making
Event There was great excitement in the build-up to the Matzah-baking session organised by South Manchester Hebrew Congregation for a group of men and boys. After attending a Shiur to learn about the Halacha surrounding this mitzvah, the group visited Read more...