Moroccan ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale and Israel UM ambassador Gilad Erdan light a Hanukkah candle together 1. The peace deal announced between Israel and Morocco has been hailed as a miracle of Hanukkah. The two countries have pledged to set up liaison offices and will begin direct flights. A …
Southport Hebrew Congregation has become a constituent member of the United Synagogue following a vote on Monday by the US Council. Discussions with the seaside community have been ongoing for some time but the vote had been put on hold because of the pandemic. Southport’s senior warden Adrian Fletcher said …
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Excited that WJN features our JSCN interview with Mark Regev. Another bumper Rosh Hashanah edition for all those in the vicinity of Bournemouth. If you would like to subscribe and get your own copy, simply email the editor… editorswjn@gmail.com
JPR’s COVID-19 survey, which took place in July, generated the largest response to any survey ever undertaken among Jews in the UK, and is starting to give us some valuable insight into how the virus has impacted the community. The findings are being shared in a series of short reports, …
“Connecting Small Histories” Jewish Small Communities Network, in partnership with historians at Swansea University, has won a National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant of £73k for the project “Connecting Small Histories: Ensuring Sustainability in Jewish History Projects”. Thanks to National Lottery players, the project aims to help record and capture …
What prayers should I say now that my shul has closed? You should say all of the prayers other than those which require the presence of a minyan, e.g. Kaddish, repetition of the Amida, Reading of the Torah and the Haftarah. Some communities may livestream weekday prayers, with an individual …
In the current unprecedented circumstances, many members of the Jewish community are either in self-isolation or are not in a position to be able to visit a Kosher supermarket to do their Pesach shopping. With this in mind, a number of the UK’s main Kashrut authorities have issued special guidelines …
All streams of Judaism have cancelled both on-site services in Synagogues and off-site services, such as funerals and shiva in homes. From the Chief Rabbi, in consultation with the Beth Din and the Chief Medical Officer:- Reform Judaism have a regularly updated page of information. Rabbi Laura will be …
Prince Charles hosted a special reception to celebrate the UK Jewish community at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 5th December 2019. JSCN Director Ed Horwich was honoured to be one of the guests. “I was extremely pleased to be able to take representatives of two other small communities with me, Marian …
