EAST LONDON AND ESSEX SYNAGOGUE – TWO YEARS OLD On January 1st 2017, our new Synagogue came into existence and became the fourth largest congregation within Liberal Judaism. It was a very proud moment and the culmination of an idea that had first been proposed some twenty years earlier. There are certain areas of activity […]
Last night ELELS hosted a special service of prayers and reflections following the horrific events at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Members of our congregation were joined by members of other local Jewish congregations and also from the local Muslim community. The service was led by Rabbi Richard Jacobi with contributions from Rabbi […]
The events that unfolded on Shabbat in Pittsburgh have left all of us shocked and saddened. This was the first murder of Jews in their place of worship in the history of the USA and the shock there is almost palpable. We are writing to you as news of the names and ages of the […]
We have been advised by Transport For London that work to create step free access to South Woodford station will commence on Friday 12th October – the work is expected to be completed by summer 2019. Anyone travelling to or from East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue via the Central Line and South Woodford […]
On Saturday 23rd June, Student Rabbi Daniela Touti and members of our Rosh Chodesh group led a special Shabbat morning service. The service, which was dedicated to the memory of the late Betty Benscher, commemorated the centenary of (some) women getting the right to vote. Members of our Rosh Chodesh group choose or contributed to […]
Our first ever Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 7th June at Marlborough Road with, on a rough count of heads, over 60 members in attendance. The main purpose of the AGM being to: Approve the final accounts for the year ending 31st December 2017 Take various reports from Council Officers and Committees or […]
Josh celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on 3rd March, this is his D’var Torah My Torah Portion tells the story of the Golden Calf, made by the people whilst Moses when up to the top of Mount Sinai to collect the 10 commandments from God. Whilst Moses was away from his people for 40 days and […]
Special Shabbat Service – Saturday 6th January 2018 A Celebration of the Past and Future As we come close to the sale of our Perrymans Farm Road (PFR) site, we invite all members of ELELS to a day of celebration to mark the closure of the building as we take the first step towards moving […]
On 16th December we celebrated Shabbat and the fourth day /fifth night of Chanukah. After a special Shelanu (inclusive) morning service, the community shared a Chavurah lunch before our Chanukah party. The day ended with Havdallah and the lighting of our fifth candles. Here is a selection of photos from the party, Havdallah and candle […]
East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue celebrated Mitzvah Day with a number of activities. On Saturday morning, our Cheder classes held a bake sale where lovely fresh home baked (and mainly chocolate) cakes were on sale. This raised over £50 and the money will be donated to Haven House Hospice, the local children’s hospice being […]