Middlesbrough’s first synagogue, in Brentnall Street, held its first service on Shabbat 6th June 1874 and the building was formally consecrated on Wednesday, 24th June, 1874. A new larger synagogue replaced it, in Park Road South, in 1937 The neighbouring community of Hartlepool Congregation closed in 1968 and merged with …
Since 2023 a new communal Jewish group has been meeting monthly for social gatherings. They have now combined with a similar group in Chesterfield to form the Derbyshire Jewish Community. Click the button to go to their website The first formal community was formed in Derby at the end of …
Our community was founded in 1955 and our beautiful synagogue was dedicated in 1967 to serve the rapidly growing community. The 400-capacity building was designed by Derek Sharp; a plaque indicates that the foundation stone was laid on 17 July 1966, or in the Hebrew calendar, 29 Tammuz 5726. Since …
Ritual: Reform Shabbat services are held every Friday night and Saturday morning. On the first Friday of every month, a chavurah supper takes place after the service. Erev Shabbat Service: 1830 Shabbat Morning Service: 1030 Bournemouth Reform Synagogue 53 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3PA General Enquiries: info@bournemouthreform.org.uk Rabbi’s Office: …
The Jewish community in Chester went out of their way to make it a special Chanukah for one family visiting from St Louis USA. They were travelling with a 2 year old and a 2 month child and had forgotten to pack a menorah. They found the community contact details on JSCN and …
Friday 30th December 2016 saw Sheffield & District Reform Jewish Congregation celebrate the 7th night of Chanukah and Shabbat with members, friends and visitors at an Oneg Shabbat held at a member’s home. Around 25 people crowded into the living room to light their Chanukah candles and celebrate together and enjoy …
Normally we signpost schools & groups to a suitable local community for synagogue visits and talks about Judaism, but over the Yom Tavim we organised one directly for a Catholic school in Lancashire. Catholic schools teach Judaism as the second religion studied alongside Christianity at GCSE level. However they start early and …
Students from Leo Baeck College are reaching out and visiting more Reform communities. Sheffield & District Reform have recently benefitted from two such visits. Student Rabbi Anna Posner visited on 10th September to lead a Shabbat morning service and a study group on ‘Deuteronomy – a summary of everything’, a …
Student Rabbi Deborah Blausten officiated at her first Shabbat morning service for the York Liberal Jewish community on Saturday 17th September. Liberal Judaism which prides itself on having an inclusive, egalitarian outlook, had a special service last Shabbat in York. The service, attended by more than 60 congregants, also included …
The York Liberal Jewish Community held another successful service in Scarborough when over 30 people attended the Shabbat morning service on Saturday 30th July 2016 at Albermarle Baptist Church on Albermarle Crescent. “It means such a lot to the Jews of Scarborough to be able to attend a religious …
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