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Chabad caters for all ages

A NEW initiative is offering older members of the community the opportunity to socialise and chat about interesting topics at Jewish Care’s Chatty Café with Chabad in Buckhurst Hill. Hosted by volunteers, with cake and coffee,

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SWESRS takes a radical look at the Talmud

By Charles Hutchins A NEW adult study group exploring radical readings of the rabbinic text of the Talmud has begun at South West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue (SWESRS) The free, weekly drop-in Mishnah Shiur offer

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JWA volunteer Iris wins national award

By Manny Robinson IRIS TAYLOR, a Redbridge-based volunteer for Jewish Women’s Aid (JWA), has won the Unsung Hero Award at the national Third Sector Awards ceremony. The 81-year-old member of Cranbrook United Synagogue has been a

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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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Sukkat Shalom Reform  Synagogue

By Frank Godson MEMBERS of Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue (SSRS) along with guests, including Reform Judaism co-chair Michael Harris, marked the arrival of Rabbi Dr Tali Artman-Partock and the retirement of Rabbi Larry Becker. Although Rabbi

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No time to Lark about for son and mum authors

Pat Lidiker talks to Natalie Newman about her new book co-written with son Henry TWO years ago, on the publication of her first children’s book Lark the Shark, with its environmentally-friendly theme, Natalie Newman showed she’s

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New Chabad shluchim to Southend-on-sea

Rabbi Tzvi and Mushki Birnhack, together with their son Shlomo Aharon, arrived in the UK this week to begin their new Shlichus in Southend-on-Sea and its surrounding areas. Both born in Israel, Rabbi Tzvi studied in

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Chabad caters for all ages

A NEW initiative is offering older members of the community the opportunity to socialise and chat about interesting topics at Jewish Care’s Chatty Café with Chabad in Buckhurst Hill. Hosted by volunteers, with cake and coffee,

Read More »

SWESRS takes a radical look at the Talmud

By Charles Hutchins A NEW adult study group exploring radical readings of the rabbinic text of the Talmud has begun at South West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue (SWESRS) The free, weekly drop-in Mishnah Shiur offer

Read More »

JWA volunteer Iris wins national award

By Manny Robinson IRIS TAYLOR, a Redbridge-based volunteer for Jewish Women’s Aid (JWA), has won the Unsung Hero Award at the national Third Sector Awards ceremony. The 81-year-old member of Cranbrook United Synagogue has been a

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 »

Sukkat Shalom Reform  Synagogue

By Frank Godson MEMBERS of Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue (SSRS) along with guests, including Reform Judaism co-chair Michael Harris, marked the arrival of Rabbi Dr Tali Artman-Partock and the retirement of Rabbi Larry Becker. Although Rabbi

Read More »

No time to Lark about for son and mum authors

Pat Lidiker talks to Natalie Newman about her new book co-written with son Henry TWO years ago, on the publication of her first children’s book Lark the Shark, with its environmentally-friendly theme, Natalie Newman showed she’s

Read More »

New Chabad shluchim to Southend-on-sea

Rabbi Tzvi and Mushki Birnhack, together with their son Shlomo Aharon, arrived in the UK this week to begin their new Shlichus in Southend-on-Sea and its surrounding areas. Both born in Israel, Rabbi Tzvi studied in

Read More »