On Wednesday 10 December 2014, West London Synagogue's own Rabbi David Mitchell and his partner, Ian Kirsh, kicked off a day of celebration as the first of three same-sex Jewish couples to celebrate fully-fledged legal marriages. The other couples were…
Last Shabbat saw the culmination of mutual endeavour between communities to ensure that a ‘weekend of twinning’ between Manchester Reform Synagogue and Manchester Central Mosque was successful. The Weekend of Twinning is an annual event held every November spearheaded internationally…
Saturday 1 November saw members of nine Reform communities from Hull to Blackpool, Newcastle to Manchester and beyond celebrating Shabbat at Blackpool Reform Synagogue. The Shabbat morning service was beautifully led by Student Rabbi Kath Vardi. It was followed by…
The induction service of Rabbi Kate Briggs was held on Sunday 2 November at Glasgow Reform Synagogue. The service was attended by representatives of faith groups in Glasgow, politicians and members the orthodox congregation. Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner conducted the induction…
The Sinai Sukkah Sanctuary Sleep-in took place on Tuesday 14 October, to raise funds for Abigail Housing, an asylum seekers project which provides housing, food and support to people in this situation. The two shared houses in Bradford and one…
This August, nine Jewish youth leaders, members of the Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS) Youth 4 Youth programme filled their cases to the max to their 32kg allowance with resources and headed off to run a Jewish summer camp in Belarus.…
The word ‘sanctuary’ is sometimes used to describe the main prayer hall of a synagogue. Never did that word feel more appropriate than on the night of Sunday 20 July, when Finchley Reform Synagogue hosted members and friends from the…
The first kosher iftar was held at Alyth (North-Western Reform Synagogue) on Monday 6 July. Alyth members welcomed Muslim friends and neighbours and joined them in breaking their Ramadan fast with an evening of food, sharing and learning. This event…
Sinai Synagogue Leeds' platinum anniversary celebrations continued last weekend marking 70 years of community life. Representatives of a number of local faith groups were among the guests hosted at the Shabbat morning service of 14 June. They were able to…
Members of Ne’ve Shalom Hull Reform Synagogue – together with some members of the Sheffield community recently visited to Beth Shalom, the National Holocaust Memorial Centre in Newark. The organised trip was the result of a conversation in Hull’s conversation…