Simchat Torah
Celebrate Simchat Torah with us via YouTube in this very different year as we welcome surprise guests. Services are followed by a community Kiddush on Zoom
Friday 6.45pm, and 11am on Saturday morning
Watch our live services from the Sanctuary here
The LJS Yom Kippur Appeal 5781/2020
This year, we are delighted to be supporting three wonderful charities:
St Mary’s Centre for Youthwork
Leo Baeck College
Rabbis for Human Rights
For further information, please watch our appeal video above, and visit our dedicated Yom Kippur Appeal page here
Thought for
the Week
This week, Rabbi Igor considers
Simchat Torah
An ex-literature professor and author Thomas Foster has made a fruitful career writing instructive books about how we ought to read poetry [1]. His advice includes:
Read the words and understand the literal level first.
Obey all punctuation, including its absence. Punctuation help us to understand how poets. ... read more here
LJS News - October
Read about the special dramatisation of the Book of Jonah and the charities selected for our Yom Kippur Appeal. Bernie Bulkin and Rabbi Alex provide insights into Sukkot and Simchat Torah, and members of our community relate the unintended consequences of the pandemic on their lives. Our monthly newsletter shares synagogue news and stimulating articles, and previews future events. Read LJS News here
Talks on combatting racism
Tuesday 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th November
The LJS presents a series of online talks on racism from speakers that include campaigners, activists and experts in the field
For more information, please visit our talks page here, or you can register directly by emailing education@ljs.org.
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