Communities archive
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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... -
Israeli scientists educate crowd in Birmingham for Israel’s 70th
Event Two Israeli scientists shared their expert knowledge and provided fascinating insights into their work at the first of many Israel70 events taking place in Birmingham to celebrate Israel’s 70th Read more... -
Torah restoration weekend celebrates Garnethill’s rich heritage
Event Synagogue members and the wider community were given an insight into what makes a Torah kosher and what Torah restoration entails during a special weekend of events at Garnethill Read more... -
New West End’s perfect ShabbatUK combination – a sushi Friday night and comedy!
Event With an aim of reaching both regular members and less frequent shul-goers, New West End put together a novel ShabbatUK programme that featured sushi, a sought-after speaker and a Read more... -
Community meals and high-profile speakers for Alei Tzion’s ShabbatUK
Event There was something for everyone at Alei Tzion’s ShabbatUK, which offered a community lunch at Shul, stellar speakers and a more informal Friday night dining initiative known as ‘Come Read more... -
Spoken word artist entertains Barnet for ShabbatUK
Event Hundreds of people had the chance to be entertained and inspired by the talented American spoken word artist Ari Lesser, who educated crowds throughout Barnet’s ShabbatUK – at the Read more... -
Lectures in living rooms for Stanmore’s Pre-ShabbatUK Challenge
Event Building on the success of a similar format last year, Stanmore & Canon’s Park this year joined with Bushey Synagogue to run the ‘Pre-ShabbatUK Rent a Crowd challenge’, which Read more... -
Bristol cooks up Sephardi recipes ahead of Rosh Hashana
Event By way of appealing to both regular and less frequent shul-goers, Bristol Hebrew Congregation invited Jewish professional chef Denise Phillips to give a culinary workshop that showcased traditional Sephardi Read more... -
World Jewish Relief brings Archives project to Bushey for Tisha B’Av
Event Bushey synagogue hosted a Tisha B’Av programme with a difference as they invited in World Jewish Relief to deliver a fascinating presentation about their refugee archives and their work Read more...
