News
Hybrid services
We have had ‘hybrid’ services with full participation from people online as well as in the synagogue building over several months. Online participants regularly fulfil almost all ceremonial roles, including reading from the Torah, gi...
Communal kiddushim are back
“Bring and share” kiddushim – as well as the occasional sponsored kiddush – have returned… a chance to catch up with old friends, meet visitors and new members and be together as a community, as it was...
Post Pesach Pizza Picnic Party
We celebrated the return of chametz with a takeaway pizza get together under the Midsummer Community Orchard trees, followed by havdalah....
Synagogue visits for schools and other organisations
The Beth Shalom Outreach team provides and coordinates educational activities for non-Jews of all ages. Beth Shalom volunteers are mostly professional teachers and educators involved in running educational activities for many years. The...
Beth Shalom 2022 project to support refugees coming to Cambridge
Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue in Cambridge wishes to do all it can to support refugees coming to Cambridge in 2022. CATS Global Schools (originally Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science School) is very generously allowing us to use one o...
Multi Faith Service for Ukraine
Beth Shalom hosted a special multi-faith service on Monday 14 March in support of and solidarity with all those caught up in the terrible war in Ukraine. Our chairman welcomed members and all our guests to the evening service, which was ...
Educational activities
The following regular classes are now available, contact us for more information. Intermediate Torah reading classes, Parashat Hashavua, Shabbat study group (pilot of 6 sessions)...
Holocaust Memorial Day Service 2022
Beth Shalom’s HMD took place on Zoom. This year’s theme was ‘One Day’ and a dramatised account was presented of a remarkable debate in the British parliament in late 1942. ‘Murder, Not War’ shows...
High Holy Day Appeal
We are delighted to report that Beth Shalom raised just under £5,000 for the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) during its 2020 High Holy Day Appeal. We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of our members, which enables us to ha...
Yasume Club Blue plaque unveiling, 3 October 2021
On 3 October, Beth Shalom synagogue unveiled a blue plaque to commemorate the Yasume Club for Far East Prisoners of War, which was located on the land now occupied by our synagogue. Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Coun...
Air conditioning
We are pleased to announce that the air conditioning system has finally been installed in the prayer hall. The new system features three discreet cassettes located in the high ceiling. The specifications of the system mean that prayer ha...
The Memorials Scroll Trust
Why is sefer Torah number 689 different from all other s’farim Torah used by Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue, Cambridge and why does that matter? In 1942, the first night of Chanukah, fell on 4th December. Instead of celebrating, the peo...
News from Reform Judaism
RJ:TV is our interactive broadcasting platform for these challenging times. From tomorrow we will provide a range of interactive programming that you are invited to join – from daily prayer services and adult learning sessions to fun f...
Want to get your hands dirty?
One of the greatest features of Beth Shalom Synagogue is that we are a community based congregation where we seek to do as much as possible ourselves. This helps us financially but also encourages members of our community to give their t...
A lovely refurbished pre-cheder classroom
Our blooming pre-cheder group has come back from the end of year break to a much improved classroom with some lovely new storage units, some colourful posters and artwork and a more child-friendly layout. We hope that children and parent...
Story time
Our library features a large selection of books for adults and children, which can be borrowed at any time. Every Sunday we display a selection of books for our Cheder children to take home with them....
Teaching at Cheder
We are always on the lookout for teachers and teaching assistants for our religion school. If you think you might have the level of Jewish knowledge or Hebrew required, why not contact us for an informal chat. All teaching positions...
Parashat Hashavua Club
Come along every Thursday at 8pm for a lively and spirit lifting discussion about the weekly torah portion. All are very much welcome! ...