Menorah Synagogue member Gita Conn has written for the Jewish Telegraph on communal life for the synagogue during the period of lockdown and how virtual community has been a lifeline for many. Click here to see the full piece.
Kol Chai’s Community in Hatch End has started an initiative to supply essential materials to hundreds of frontline volunteers, care and health workers across Hillingdon and surrounding boroughs. In response to the critical shortage of PPE amongst frontline workers, members…
by Senior Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner We are looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. The past few months have been difficult for our society and acutely difficult for the Jewish community. Being physically together is core to our…
Fun, laughter and lots of noise spilled out of Edgware during the EHRS Purim celebrations. Children and adults joined our Shushan Circus with fun activities, delicious food and great company. This was followed by the always animated Megillah reading with…
Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue paid tribute to members of their community who have made an extraordinary contribution to mainstream society at the 2020 EHRS Awards: Everyday Heroes Recognised as Stars. Amongst the winners was Chani Smith who, thanks to…
Three Menorah members, Cathy Knowles, Jane Pal and Yvonne Singer, impelled by the urgency of emphasising to the community the ongoing climate change disaster, and the shocking issues arising from micro plastics in the sea, organised a day of talks…
Kol Chai leadership marked a special environment-themed Tu b’Shvat event by reaffirming the synagogue’s commitment to the national Eco Synagogue scheme. The initiative requires the shul to cut carbon emissions and use of plastic, as well as educate members on…
Menorah Synagogue (Cheshire Reform Congregation) hosted a play and discussion as a thought-provoking way to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. The play, titled "Don't Call Me Annie", explored the effects that the Holocaust continues to have on younger generations to this…
Laughter as well as tears were the order of the day when Menorah Synagogue (Cheshire Reform) held a Memorial Service for Rabbi Brian Fox. Rabbi Fox, who died recently in Australia, served Menorah for almost thirteen years and left an…
Whenever things became unbearable Holocaust survivor and renowned sculptor Naomi Blake remembered a tiny star she glimpsed during her darkest days. Her memories and experiences were recalled – and in some cases recorded – by her daughter Anita Peleg who…