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Maybe it’s because she’s a Londoner

By Manny Robinson ANY time you’re Wanstead way, any evening any day, you’ll find Doreen Golding doing the Wanstead walk, oi! That’s because the 82-year-old great grandmother is Pearly Queen of Old Kent Road and Bow

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A VR journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau

By Micaela BLITZ IN NOVEMBER, Chigwell and Hainault United Synagogue hosted a unique film screening with almost 140 people being able to journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp without even leaving their seats. The Triumph of Spirit

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Essex Menorah lightings for December

LEYTONSTONE and Wanstead Synagogue (LAWS) are delighted to be organising a Leytonstone Menorah street party and candle lighting on Sunday 18 December at 5:30pm. Free latkes, doughnuts and hot chocolate will be served as Leytonstone rocks

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Become a Guardian of the Memory

By Laurie Rosenberg LAST September I was at the stone-setting for my brother. As well as giving us a sense of closure, it also provided an indelible link in the chain of tradition that spans over

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ZEC Richardson

ZEC Richardson (pictured) has started a seed exchange at Southend and District Reform Synagogue. As part of the congregation’s eco-friendly mission, members can now donate and share fruit, vegetable and flower seeds.

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A DOUBLE celebration

A DOUBLE celebration took place in October at Chabad, Buckhurst Hill, to commemorate the second barmitzvah of David Lipman and to honour his diamond wedding anniversary with wife Valerie.David (pictured) recited the haftorah beautifully in front

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The Jewish Care RJCC Football Quiz

THE Jewish Care RJCC Football Quiz returned for the first time since 2019. Almost 200 people competed in the contest, held at Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue and won by Alan Hakimi’s team (pictured). Jon Jacobs, chair

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Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation

By Geoffrey Pepper CHIEF RABBI Ephraim Mirvis, local MP Anna Firth and Deputy Mayor Stephen Habermel were among 300 people attending the induction of Rabbi Geoffrey Hyman at Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation (SWHC), in a

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Bringing Auschwitz to life virtually

On Sunday 6th November, Chigwell and Hainault United Synagogue invites the local community to join them in a unique virtual journey to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration camps without leaving their seats. The Triumph of Spirit, is gripping,

Read More »

Maybe it’s because she’s a Londoner

By Manny Robinson ANY time you’re Wanstead way, any evening any day, you’ll find Doreen Golding doing the Wanstead walk, oi! That’s because the 82-year-old great grandmother is Pearly Queen of Old Kent Road and Bow

Read More »

A VR journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau

By Micaela BLITZ IN NOVEMBER, Chigwell and Hainault United Synagogue hosted a unique film screening with almost 140 people being able to journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp without even leaving their seats. The Triumph of Spirit

Read More »

Essex Menorah lightings for December

LEYTONSTONE and Wanstead Synagogue (LAWS) are delighted to be organising a Leytonstone Menorah street party and candle lighting on Sunday 18 December at 5:30pm. Free latkes, doughnuts and hot chocolate will be served as Leytonstone rocks

Read More »

Become a Guardian of the Memory

By Laurie Rosenberg LAST September I was at the stone-setting for my brother. As well as giving us a sense of closure, it also provided an indelible link in the chain of tradition that spans over

Read More »

ZEC Richardson

ZEC Richardson (pictured) has started a seed exchange at Southend and District Reform Synagogue. As part of the congregation’s eco-friendly mission, members can now donate and share fruit, vegetable and flower seeds.

Read More »

A DOUBLE celebration

A DOUBLE celebration took place in October at Chabad, Buckhurst Hill, to commemorate the second barmitzvah of David Lipman and to honour his diamond wedding anniversary with wife Valerie.David (pictured) recited the haftorah beautifully in front

Read More »

The Jewish Care RJCC Football Quiz

THE Jewish Care RJCC Football Quiz returned for the first time since 2019. Almost 200 people competed in the contest, held at Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue and won by Alan Hakimi’s team (pictured). Jon Jacobs, chair

Read More »

Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation

By Geoffrey Pepper CHIEF RABBI Ephraim Mirvis, local MP Anna Firth and Deputy Mayor Stephen Habermel were among 300 people attending the induction of Rabbi Geoffrey Hyman at Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation (SWHC), in a

Read More »

Bringing Auschwitz to life virtually

On Sunday 6th November, Chigwell and Hainault United Synagogue invites the local community to join them in a unique virtual journey to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration camps without leaving their seats. The Triumph of Spirit, is gripping,

Read More »