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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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Double win for  young artist Noah

By Simon Rothstein A BUDDING young Jewish artist from Buckhurst Hill has won two competitions for his drawing skills. Noah Keller’s first win came in a contest held by Wohl Ilford Jewish School (WIJPS) in a

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STANLEY PERRY of Loughton

AN ANNUAL attendee at the AJEX Parade, Stanley Perry told us that this time there was an extra VIP flavour. His Loughton and Chigwell contingent were accompanied by Barbara Cohen, Mayor of Loughton, who marched alongside

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ARNOLD ROSE of Gants Hill

A  TIRELESS stalwart of the AJEX Parade since 1954, Arnold Rose is a member of Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre (RJCC) and Cranbrook United Synagogue on Beehive Lane, which organises a coach to the Cenotaph

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Essex puts its best feet forward

Pat Lidiker reports from the AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade & Ceremony IN NOVEMBER, Jewish ex-servicemen and women, together with family members and supporters of all ages, travelled from across Essex and the East Coast to take

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Young families quiz a winner in Chigwell

CHIGWELL and Hainault Synagogue’s young families committee (pictured) hosted their first pub quiz fundraiser in November. The event was put on by Sarah Chessis, Ashley Sinclair, Jessica Shine, Julie Murray and David Blitz and was attended

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Chief Rabbi helps mark JBD’s expansion

JEWISH Blind & Disabled (JBD) held an event to mark the inaugural concrete at the latest in their expanding number of developments, which includes three existing buildings across Essex. A pour ceremony at their eighth development,

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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

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 »

Double win for  young artist Noah

By Simon Rothstein A BUDDING young Jewish artist from Buckhurst Hill has won two competitions for his drawing skills. Noah Keller’s first win came in a contest held by Wohl Ilford Jewish School (WIJPS) in a

Read More »

STANLEY PERRY of Loughton

AN ANNUAL attendee at the AJEX Parade, Stanley Perry told us that this time there was an extra VIP flavour. His Loughton and Chigwell contingent were accompanied by Barbara Cohen, Mayor of Loughton, who marched alongside

Read More »

ARNOLD ROSE of Gants Hill

A  TIRELESS stalwart of the AJEX Parade since 1954, Arnold Rose is a member of Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish Community Centre (RJCC) and Cranbrook United Synagogue on Beehive Lane, which organises a coach to the Cenotaph

Read More »

Essex puts its best feet forward

Pat Lidiker reports from the AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade & Ceremony IN NOVEMBER, Jewish ex-servicemen and women, together with family members and supporters of all ages, travelled from across Essex and the East Coast to take

Read More »

Young families quiz a winner in Chigwell

CHIGWELL and Hainault Synagogue’s young families committee (pictured) hosted their first pub quiz fundraiser in November. The event was put on by Sarah Chessis, Ashley Sinclair, Jessica Shine, Julie Murray and David Blitz and was attended

Read More »

Chief Rabbi helps mark JBD’s expansion

JEWISH Blind & Disabled (JBD) held an event to mark the inaugural concrete at the latest in their expanding number of developments, which includes three existing buildings across Essex. A pour ceremony at their eighth development,

Read More »