On 27th June the shul was full as Kol Echad Jewish Choir and guest professional cantors from the USA entertained us to a evening of rarely performed Jewish music. The repertoire included music from the Cambridge University archives, choral works and the first modern revival of Hebrew Psalms that were composed for Queen Victoria’s jubilee … Read more
On 12 June the Cambridge Jewish community was invited to the Wren Library at Trinity College to view a number of ancient Jewish manuscripts including a torah scroll estimated to be from the 14th century, several ketubahs, Scrolls of Esther and some books such as a chumash with Latin translation. The librarian was very informative … Read more
Beth Shalom welcomed over 100 guest for this year’s second night communal Seder. Mike and Sheila, who have led Beth Shalom’s communal seders for nearly 30 years, treated the community to a wonderful Haggadah reading, full of joy, singing and warmth. This year was particularly poignant as we remembered the victims of the 7 October … Read more
A huge thank you to our amazing team of volunteers who devised menus, shopped, baked, cooked, welcomed and looked after guests, set up the room, washed, cleaned and tidied everything until the early hours of the morning. Our thanks go to this year’s chefs: Portia for the 110 boiled (and peeled) eggs, Shally for her … Read more
Our member Jen Taylor-Friedman, a fully trained Soferet (Sefer Torah writer) asked for help from volunteers at Beth shalom to complete the Torah scroll she has just finished writing for a client in America. The beautifully written individual sheets of parchment were sown together by an enthusiastic group of volunteers on Sunday morning, April 7th … Read more
Beth Shalom celebrated Purim with a short shacharit followed by a juggling Megillah spiel and the Megillah reading. The Cheder team organised lots of activities for the children including a hamantaschen baking session, a Purim mask making workshop and a costume competition with prizes. The Cheder children treated the community to a fantastic Megillah drama, … Read more
There was a special gathering at Beth Shalom on 10 March to inaugurate our Tree of Life in commemoration of the life of Lady Olga Burgen. Olga’s family and friends were all invited to attend and 70 people gathered for this very special occasion. The first gold, silver and copper leaves and apples were up on … Read more
As Purim approaches, our Cheder co-heads Liz and Aga have spent an entire day preparing michloach manot for the community. Seventy bags containing all manner of sweet things will be handed out during our Purim festivities to children and grown ups. This illustrates all the hard work that goes into everything we do at Beth Shalom… … Read more
We are delighted to announce that we received a very generous grant from the National Lottery Community Fund in January 2024. This will enable us to continue running our Community & Social Lunch Club for up to two years. The Lunch Club is open to all, so please do join us for a chance to spend time with old … Read more
Our children commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day during their Cheder session on 28 January with beautiful artwork and some challah baking. Our teachers were particularly touched by the message from one of the Year 1 students: “no more wars because people die”.
