On 15 May, Alyth held its sixth annual Iftar, hosting over 180 people, including Muslim friends and neighbours. The community was joined by friends from the Muslim community to break their fast during Ramadan. These included guests from local Muslim centres, including from the Ismaili and Albanian communities, as well as local friends and neighbours, and from Islamic Relief. The evening began with the opportunity to study text together with each of Alyth’s rabbis teaching with a Muslim guest, exploring similarities and differences in our teaching. Rabbi Hannah Kingston taught with Muslim commentator Remona Aly, looking especially at texts about…

On Shabbat 18 May Sha’arei Tsedek North London Reform Synagogue held a special Shabbat morning service marking the induction of Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu as its Principal Rabbi. Special guests included Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to Reform Judaism; Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal of Leo Baeck College and Councillor Reuben Thompstone, Mayor of Barnet. Rabbi Ambalu joined the community in early 2018. Richard Woolf, Sha’arei Tsedek Chair said: “With the arrival of Rabbi Ambalu we look forward to continuing to develop a model Reform Jewish community that is vibrant, inclusive and welcoming to all. Together we look to build a…