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London: 21:07
Birmingham: 20:00
Hull: 21:16
Sheffield: 21:19
Southport: 21:26
Jerusalem: 19:09
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London: 22:26
Birmingham: 22:40
Hull: 22:58
Sheffield: 22:59
Southport: 23:08
Jerusalem: 20:31
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You can find details of this week's Torah reading, Maftir and Haftarah in our weekly Daf Hashavua by clicking here.
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We're delighted that ever more people are returning to our warm and welcoming shul services across our communities. But we know numbers in some communities are yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. That’s why we launched 'Project Welcome’ earlier this year, an initiative that does exactly what it says on the tin. We must reach out and welcome back members who have not yet felt comfortable to return due to Covid. In partnership with the Chief Rabbi and his office, the Project Welcome team has been engaging with all our communities to offer support and resources to help each community to seize this opportunity.
We've received some great ideas from our shuls and to give you a flavour of what’s planned we wanted to share some with you – particularly from communities you may know less about.
Barnet have devised a fascinating project called 'Shul2You'. They hope to divide the community into 12 'Tribes' of 50-170 adult members each and taking shul out into hosts' homes. Tribes will be subdivided geographically or demographically into wards or families. There will be local activities such as coffee and cake afternoons and local kiddushim. This will be followed by coming back to shul to bring the whole community feel back.
In beautiful Southport, the community are producing a professional video of the town and communal facilities to encourage people to join – and move to Southport. This might attract families who want to move out of Liverpool and Manchester and retirees seeking long coastal walks and a warm and friendly community. A programme of events will include Friday night dinners with visiting Rabbis, shiurim in people’s homes and afternoon tea with guest speakers.
Bushey have launched a volunteer enrichment programme which not only seeks to build its volunteer base, thank them and offer training but also seeks to strengthen the community through bringing volunteers together. They are also planning to extend their successful 'University of the Third Age'-style programme and have purchased a marquee on site to ensure that a wide range of activities for members can take place there daily.
Finsbury Park's Befriending Club will target their members who still feel insecure in a crowd and have rarely left their home since the pandemic. They’re aiming to slowly encourage the normalisation of socialising after Covid.
Welwyn Garden City are producing a new members’ programme to help them settle into the community. They’ll get a like-minded ‘buddy’ to help introduce them to other members and Rabbi and Rebbetzen Tatz will also pop over to visit and present them with a small gift. The community is also going to start a monthly children’s service and integrate the children into the main service. Post-Bar Mitzvah boys will be invited to read their Haftorah on their ‘anniversary’ and post-Bat Mitzvah girls will be invited to give a d’var Torah.
Hull are concentrating on getting members to return to shul by bringing members back to services with social events and are using the festival cycle to do so.
Do check what’s going on in your local US community!
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Shabbat shalom,
Richard Verber
Communications Director
United Synagogue
P.S. There were gremlins in the email system last night which is why we're only sending you You&US today!
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Kosher Nosh Guide Summer 2022
The Kosher Nosh Guide Summer 2022 is out now! The guide includes over 2,400 products, including over 300 new ones.
The guide is free with this week's Jewish Weekly, and will be available soon from schools, shuls, and youth groups.
You can also download it by clicking here, either as PDF or as a digital flipbook.
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Aleph NW Cheder
Tribe's Aleph NW Cheder offers Jewish education in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, where children are encouraged to learn, discover and explore Jewish topics and traditions. Whether your child has an extensive Jewish knowledge or is a beginner, the curriculum has been designed to cater for 4-11 year old children from all backgrounds and at all levels of Jewish knowledge. Read more about it by clicking here.
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WATCH NOW
Summer Concert for Ukraine
This special concert was in aid of World Jewish Relief’s emergency fund for Ukraine, with uplifting music by the Shabbaton Choir accompanied by Jonny Turgel and Alby Chait, with the school choirs of Immanuel, Kerem and Morasha. Watch it now by clicking the link below.
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WILLESDEN JEWISH CEMETERY
A Brush with History
'A Brush with History' is a unique opportunity for artists of every level to indulge their skills in the unique surroundings of Willesden Jewish Cemetery. Sunday 14 or Monday 15 August 2022 from 9.30am until 4.30pm. Find out more by clicking here.
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KLBD
KLBD news and updates
KLBD have new updates: some packs of Love Corn Milk Chocolate & Sea Salt have been mislabelled with a KLBD Parev logo but they are certified KLBD Dairy, Starbucks Refresha Drinks Cool Lime Strawberry Acai and Pink Coconut contain grape juice and are Not Kosher, and more. For all the updates, click on the link below.
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BUSHEY NEW CEMETERY
Volunteers needed
Do you have 2-3 hours to help out on Sundays at Bushey New Cemetery? We are looking for volunteers to help on a rota basis at the entrance of Bushey New Cemetery to help guide visitors to the main car park. To volunteer, please contact Linda Boxer by clicking the link below.
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JOBS AVAILABLE
Come work with US!
We're looking for a Community Administrator, Youth Directors, a Cheder Teacher, a Community Rabbinic Couple, a Cheder Reading Assistant and more! Might you be one of them? Click on the link to see all our jobs.
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KLBD
Super Nature
Today's KLBD certified products are Super Nature Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts, Hazelnut Clusters, and Peanut Butter Cups, which are KLBD Kosher certified Parev, no logo. They are dairy free, gluten free, organic, and vegan. Available from their website.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
Graduate intern sought!
The Office of the Chief Rabbi is looking for a committed, flexible and proactive graduate intern with a strong commitment to community service and Jewish life, to join our high profile, fast-paced public office. This placement will provide an excellent introduction to the Jewish community across the UK. Click the link for details!
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CRANBROOK UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Monday Club
Join Cranbrook for Monday Club with speakers, quizzes, chair exercises, board games, table tennis and more. Cranbrook Monday Club will be restarting on Monday 11 July and will take place every week.
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WOODSIDE PARK UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Summer Family BBQ
Join Woodside Park for a summer family BBQ at a beautiful private garden, with a bouncy castle, inflatables, games, tennis, football and swimming. Sunday 10 July from 3-6pm. Book your tickets now by clicking here.
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MUSWELL HILL UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Inclusive Service
Join Muswell Hill for their first ever inclusive service, where Rabbi David Mason will lead an abridged service in a relaxed and informal environment designed to welcome neurodiverse congregants of all ages. Shabbat 2 July from 10:30-11:15am.
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CHIGWELL & HAINAULT UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Farewell Concert
Chigwell & Hainault recently hosted a farewell concert with 350 people for Rabbi Baruch and Rebbetzen Nechama Davis, ahead of their move to Israel. You can watch the concert on the shul website homepage by clicking the link below.
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WOODSIDE PARK UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Bnei Mitzvah Friday Night Celebration
Join Woodside Park for a Bnei Mitzvah Friday Night Celebration on Friday 15 July, for current Bnei Mitzvah families as well as those whose simchas were affected by Covid. The service begins at 7:15pm, followed by dinner at 8pm.
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EDGWARE UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Breakfast & Learn
Join Edgware for Breakfast & Learn on Tuesday 5 July with Rabbi Dr Julian Shindler and on Tuesday 12 July with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis. Both sessions will take place at 8:45am, both in person and online.
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MILL HILL UNITED SYNAGOGUE
Crisis in Ukraine
Join Mill Hill for a talk as part of their 'The Story of You and Me: Jewish Refugees' series, by Henry Grunwald OBE QC. He will be discussing the crisis in Ukraine. Tuesday 5 July at 8pm. Book your tickets now by clicking here.
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WHAT'S ON?
Online events
We've got lots of great events taking place online and in person! See what events are happening in our communities every week by checking out the United Synagogue events portal.
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BOARD OF DEPUTIES
Community Briefing
Read the Board's latest community briefing.
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