Communities archive
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Twinning initiative brings new vibrancy to British Jewry
Over the last few years, the communal landscape has been quietly but determinedly shifting towards a more unified and self-sustaining whole, as The Chief Rabbi’s Centre for Community Excellence (CCE) Read more... -
President of Yeshiva University and celebrated MK lead programme at Chief Rabbi’s Conference
The Chief Rabbi welcomed 120 Rabbanim and Rebbetzens to his annual conference ahead of the Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days) last week, for two days of inspiring lectures and workshops Read more... -
‘Dreams of a Nation’ concert wows Bushey community
Event A highly creative celebration of Israel’s 70th year came to Bushey United Synagogue in the form of Mizrachi UK’s touring concert, Dreams of a Nation. The story of Israel’s Read more... -
Fresh ideas top the agenda at Regional Community Leaders Conference 2018
Planning for the future and embracing innovation were the key themes of the latest Regional Community Leaders Conference, staged by the Centre for Community Excellence department of the Office of Read more... -
Visit to National Holocaust Centre has profound impact on Bushey members
Event The importance of Holocaust education was reaffirmed for members of Bushey’s SAGE group during a sombre trip to the Beth Shalom National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Nottingham. The Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5778
We have a fascinating family custom: at the Pesach Seder our family sings the words of the passage known as ‘Chasal Siddur Pesach’ to the tune of Chanukah’s Maoz Tzur. Read more... -
Bushey invites Edwin Shuker to present film ‘Remembering Baghdad’
Event The Bushey community couldn’t fault their evening with Edwin Shuker, the Jewish philanthropist, Board of Deputies Vice-President and documentary filmmaker, whose film ‘Remembering Baghdad’ was the focus of an Read more... -
Hampstead stages festival of learning and culture to mark 125th anniversary
Event As part of Hampstead’s 125th Anniversary celebrations, the community joined with Mizrachi UK to host the Spirit of Hampstead Festival. The Festival consisted of a full day’s programming that Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Chevra Kadisha Seminar attracts volunteers from across the UK at first event of its kind
Over 120 members of regional Chevrot Kadisha came together for the first time last Sunday at an unprecedented seminar dedicated to providing practical training in the preparation of a Jewish Read more... -
Homemade Hamantaschen get Luton into the Purim spirit
Event To build excitement ahead of Purim, Luton invited Rebbetzen Vogel of Ealing to run a Hamantaschen-baking workshop that not only taught its members how to make the traditional Purim Read more...
