On Sunday 17 May, Totnes Jewish Community hosted a day of simcha (joy) and celebration, to which communities across the South West were invited. Marc Frank said: "It was a wonderful opportunity for small communities of the region to get…
140 people attended a unique event on 9 May at Mosaic Synagogue in Harrow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day – the end of the Second World War in Europe, as Trudy Segal explains. Mosaic Reform held a specially…
Sinai Synagogue's annual Oy! Factor, organised by youth leader Rhiannon Humphreys, was enjoyed by all. This year's talented contributors entertained the audience with a wide range of music, from 5-7 year old pupils of Sinai's Religion School singing 'Kehillah Kedosha'…
Sinai Synagogue Leeds' latest venture, 'Judaism through Cooking', set off to a delicious start with Carey Glass demonstrating how to cook blintzes and Director of Education Gwynneth Lewis teaching about Shavuot. "It was great fun", commented supercook Carey. Participant and…
Manchester Reform Synagogue members got together on Sunday 26 April to discuss experiences relating to the care of elderly relatives, and to hear from experts in a 'Care for the Elderly' seminar. Members were joined by Avrom Baker, Care Manager…
Sinai Synagogue Leeds presented two talks to commemorate Yom HaShoah. On Monday, April 13, Professor Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social & Critical Histories of Art, Leeds University, spoke on the theme of how we remember the Holocaust. How do we…
Members of Sinai Synagogue Leeds attended Dementia Friends information sessions to learn a little more about what it is like to live with dementia and to turn that understanding into action. Dementia Friends Champion Aisha Butt recently led one evening…
With contributions from over 100 members of the Wimbledon Synagogue community and illustrated by over 200 beautiful photographs, 'The Wimbledon Synagogue Community Cookbook' demonstrates how food and cooking strengthen and sustain a community. Wimshul Cooks is a group of eight…
"That was fun!" "I want to do it at home, too!" "I can’t wait to see what’s happened by next week" were some of the comments made by children at Sinai Synagogue Leeds’ Religion school when member and expert gardener…
Sam Grant, campaigns and programmes officer of the Jewish human rights organisation René Cassin, was guest speaker at Sinai Synagogue recently. Speaking about misconceptions about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, he explained its origins after World War II and…