The discussion panel at Kol Chai’s ‘Mental Health Awareness Shabbat & Brunch’ attracted a wide cross section of ages and questions from the Hatch End Reform Community. As part of Reform Judaism's Communities that Care Initiative on mental health, Kol Chai’s Rabbi Naomi Goldman held a special Shabbat service followed by brunch and a lively question and answer session with an invited panel of experts. Representative from Harrow Samaritans, OLLIE (one life lost is enough) – who work around teenage suicides - and from the Harrow Citizens Mental Health Action Team spoke about the current issues affecting society’s mental health…

The JJBS Woodland Cemetery is now nearly seven years old and proving to be more popular than originally expected. It provides a natural environment where the surroundings are planted with British native trees and plants to provide a green environment and graves are marked with a simple memorial rather than a large stone tombstone. A beautiful wood-clad ohel (prayer hall) has been in use for three years and an environmental friendly gathering hall is planned where families can meet before or after an interment or stone-setting. It will also provide an on-site office for the JJBS staff. Over 120 funerals…