by Deborah Roos | Mar 19, 2024 | News
Join hundreds of students from all over the world and be part of a dynamic learning community! We have talks and courses in Jewish Studies, Languages and Jewish Education. All talks and courses take place online, and are live and interactive. If signing up for...
by Deborah Roos | Mar 14, 2024 | News
Soferet Avielah Barclay, a friend to Oaks Lane, ELELS and so many other shuls, is in the process of restoring the Czech Torah scroll at ELELS and it will hopefully be finished later this year! Avielah is giving a Zoom presentation on Tuesday 19th March, at 7.30pm, ...
by Deborah Roos | Mar 14, 2024 | News
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,...
by Deborah Roos | Mar 13, 2024 | Stop Press
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...
by Rabbi Jordan Helfman | Mar 11, 2024 | Rabbi Jordan
איש לביתו אשה לביתה כל ילד וילדה למטתם בבטחה. כאן שם ובכל מקום. שבת שלום -שאול ורדי A man to his home A woman to her home Every boy and girl to their beds in safety. Here There Every place. Shabbat of Peace - Shaul Vardi These words capture the tenor of struggle of...
by Rabbi Jordan Helfman | Mar 11, 2024 | Rabbi Jordan
A reflection from Rabbi Jordan Helfman on his visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz, the Nova Festival site and Ofakim. “We are not tired from the journey, we are seeking the path“- Meir Ya’ari, Kibbutz Nir Oz I visited the house of the Bibas toddlers, but there was no one there...
by Stefan Roos | Mar 7, 2024 | Announcements
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by Deborah Roos | Mar 6, 2024 | Stop Press
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...
by Deborah Roos | Feb 29, 2024 | Stop Press
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...
by Deborah Roos | Feb 29, 2024 | 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,...