On Sunday 6 September, more than 100 members of Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Reform Jewish community in Cambridge. The community was founded in 1976, with the formal congregation established in 1981. In its early years, members met in one another’s homes to pray. As the community grew, … Read more
Kol Echad Choir presents its summer concert, Thank you for the Music, as part of Jewish Culture Month 2026.
Interfaith Question Time panel took place at Hills Road Sixth Form College on 10th Feb 2026.
Mike Frankl has written a book about his family history, “Three Women, a Rabbi and a Musician from Bohemia”. There will be a launch event on the evening of Sunday 19th April.
Members of the community joined in a willow-weaving workshop to celebrate Tu B’Shevat
A large multifaith crowd celebrated Mitzvah Day with music and dancing at Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue, Cambridge on Sunday.
In a wonderful piece of interfaith outreach, Kol Echad choir sang a Concert for Peace to a full St Mary’s Church, Linton on Sunday evening, 23rd November. This was the first performance led by new choir director Rachel Segman, since picking up the baton in September. The repertoire included many well-known Jewish liturgical pieces, including … Read more
Jewish, Quaker and Bahai youth combined forces with the Friends of Midsummer Common to tidy up the Community Orchard
Mike Frankl, from Beth Shalom attended an Iftar at the Cambridge Guildhall in March, where he gave this speech: Distinguished guests and friends, It is a huge honour and privilege to be invited to speak at this multi-cultural Iftar hosted by the Mayor of Cambridge and the Cambridge Muslim Community. A few months ago another … Read more
A highly enjoyable Chanukah party held by the community at Beth Shalom
