Remembrance and a rabbinic first in Brighton

Rabbi Dr Andrea Zanardo of Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue took part in the city’s remembrance services on Friday 11 and Sunday 13 November. It was the first time that a Rabbi has been invited to take part in Brighton’s commemorations.

In both ceremonies he read a short prayer for peace and to honour the fallen soldiers. The local AJEX (Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women) branch laid a wreath at the war memorial.

The ceremonies were led by Revd Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of  the Dioceses of Chichester and co-officiated on Remembrance Sunday only by Interfaith minister Revd Anthea Williams.

Rabbi Zanardo said: “I felt honoured to take part to such a moving event. I really appreciate how Remembrance Day is becoming more and more inclusive over the years”