A Message from Rabbi Lev

"I will remove your heart of stone and replace it with a heart of flesh," God promises the prophet Ezekiel in this week's haftarah. It is a beautiful image. A stone heart lets nothing out and nothing in. A stone heart will not share its sorrows or joys. It won't let...

CST Security Course – Level 1 – Sunday 14th April

This course is designed for anyone participating in or looking to participate in volunteer security for their synagogue or school. This course is suitable for either those receiving training for the first time, or those who are looking to refresh their knowledge....

Thank You for an Amazing Purim!

Thank you to everyone who helped bring over 125 people together to celebrate Purim! Esther Poppins was a smash success, and the carnival was a lot of fun! Thank you especially to: Lizi Jackson-Barrett and Gavy Levy for directing our Purim Shpiel, Jemma Helfman for...

Redbridge JLGB help to boost our foodbank collection

Members of Redbridge JLGB are encouraged each week to carry out an Act of Kindness. Over the last two weeks they have been collecting food and other essential items to donate to our foodbank collection. They have done a fantastic job and their donations have filled...

A Message from Rabbi Lev

Purim is here - our great festival of frivolity and nonsense. Throughout the world and history, it has been a time of raucous carnival and fancy dress. One of the commandments of Purim is that we must be happy. Right now, for some, that might feel out of reach. The...

BoD Hustings Events

The Board of Deputies has arranged hustings events in London and in regional communities for the offices of President, Vice-President and Treasurer. Registration is imperative, following which the venue and the time of the hustings for which one has registered to...

Foster For Redbridge

Although I’m not their mother I care for them each day. I cuddle, sing and read to them And watch them as they play.   I see each new accomplishment, Growing and learning over the years. They proudly show their work to me, I give the loudest cheers!   No,...

A Message from Rabbi Jordan

Feeling the Global Hug In the Moroccan Jewish community, on Simchat Torah (7 October 2023) they recited their traditional plea for rain, through a lament.  Why a lament? Because rain is life.  By showing how precious life is to us, and lowering our mood through a...

A Message from Rabbi Lev

This week, we had over 500 children come through the synagogue doors. They were curious, excited, and interested. Only a few months ago, schools weren't coming. They were scared. The government safeguarding advice said synagogues might not be safe places. We tried to...

A Message from Rabbi Lev

If you come down to the shul this week, you're sure of a big surprise. If you come down to the synagogue, you better come in disguise... No, wait, disguises are for Purim. But this is the week the teddy bears celebrate Shabbat! Join us for our Kol HaMishpachot service...

Help secure the future of the Essex Jewish News

One of the only newspapers of its type anywhere in the world, the Essex Jewish News (EJN) is a vital part of the Essex Jewish community. For more than 50 years, it has covered and highlighted the successes and achievements of the Jewish congregations, schools,...

A Message from Rabbi Lev

Our parashah and haftarah go into great detail about what the Temple should look like. Today, however, there is no such thing as Jewish architecture. We spend very little time thinking about what makes a community building Jewish. Why is that? Because Jewish...

School Visits – A chance to make a difference!

Do you want a rewarding experience? A chance to help SWESRS, the local Jewish community, and local children and schools? Are you available  4th, 5th, 6th or 7th March? We are looking for people to act as hosts, or helpers, for some upcoming school visits. The sessions...

Jewish Care – Singing for Memory

Supporting people living with conditions affecting memory. Singing for Memory is a weekly fun and engaging singing session providing a friendly and stimulating social environment, for those living with dementia, together with their carers. Singing for Memory is not...

Fabulous Painting of Rabbi Jackie Tabick!

Last Shabbat saw the unveiling of the painting Oaks Lane commissioned of Rabbi Jackie Tabick to mark her 50th year as a rabbi. We are sure everyone will agree that our young member, Monica Jaye, has truly caught Rabbi Jackie's warmth and personality in the portrait...

Modern Hebrew Ulpan at ELELS

Learn to speak Hebrew in 2004! Would you like to be able to have a conversation in Hebrew? Order your FALAFEL and KAFEH in Ivrit? Make new friends and strengthen your links with Israel by learning the language?  And we haven't mentioned yet how good the learning...