Children at Kol Chai, Hatch End Reform Community gather around Rabbi Naomi for Lulav training, after helping to build and decorate the slightly damp but very attractive Succah. The eye catching chocolate cake, probably a strong motivator, was the top…
This year's World Transplant Games took place in Gateshead and Newcastle. Newcastle Reform Synagogue (NRS) were delighted that Nadia Stock, who received a bone marrow transplant 16 years ago, is one of the competitors. Nadia’s parents, Lisa and Paul, suggested…
The first of Elul is the Jewish new year for animals, according to Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1. In Temple times it was the time that tithes should be calculated on flocks and herds. Just as Tu B’Shevat, the time for…
On Sunday 18 August, 26 babies and toddlers from 15 families came to Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue for our first “Tea and Tots” event. This event is part of the synagogue’s commitment to young families, for the past two…
On 21 July, the Social Action Group of Newcastle Reform Synagogue (NRS) held a brunch in support of cyclists linked to Freedom from Torture, as Alison Cookson explains. Freedom from Torture provides medical and psychological care for survivors of torture…
Rabbi Paul Strasko, Sinai Synagogue Leeds' new rabbi, and his wife, Katrin Bergmann, were welcomed in style last Sunday with a grand Yorkshire tea party. The weather smiled as Sinai members and friends, many suitably garbed in flat hats and…
Just two days after arriving in the UK, Rabbi Paul Strasko celebrated Shabbat with over 100 members of his new congregation at Sinai Synagogue. A professional jazz musician, Rabbi Strasko brought a musical flavour to his first Shabbat services, sharing…
Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi of West London Synagogue and Luciana Berger MP have been recognised with awards at Jewish Care’s Women of Distinction Lunch. Rabbi Baroness Neuberger received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her lifetime commitment to the…
Reform Judaism is excited to introduce a team of Mental Health Advocates to get young people talking about mental health and wellbeing. Advocates run informal, creative, bespoke sessions on a variety of mental health-related topics, with Jewish perspectives. Their aims…
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…