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This month, we are shining the spotlight on our amazing volunteers!
Meet Ruth Jampel, Women's Officer at Muswell Hill United Synagogue, who shares the importance of her role and what it involves.
Read the full article about her important work here: https://t.co/oQ6uY6Q7bN

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At 13, Kurt Marx fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport in 1939, helping bring a Sefer Torah to Britain alongside other Jewish children from his school in Cologne.

Now aged 100, he has been reunited with that same Torah and read again from the Bar Mitzvah portion he learned as a boy.

The scroll was rescued following Kristallnacht in 1938 and recently traced to Brondesbury Park Synagogue through work by the United Synagogue Heritage Team and the Association of Jewish Refugees, @TheAJR_.

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Some photos from the United Synagogue's stall at the Maccabi Fun Run on Sunday!
We had KLBD goodies to try, the opportunity to find out more about our environmental initiative Dorot, and of course our bike challenge! 🧁🌳🚲

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I was delighted to welcome the wonderful Rabbi Aaron and Rebbetzen Miriam Lipsey, and to officiate at the Induction of Rabbi Lipsey as Rabbi of the New West End Synagogue, so admirably led by Chairman, Jeff Altman.

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I am heartbroken to learn of the killing of Michael Mizrahi, a member of Montreal’s Jewish community, alongside police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, who lost his life in the same shocking attack in Côte-des-Neiges.

While the full circumstances are still unclear, our thoughts are with their families and loved ones. We stand with the Jewish community of Montreal at this painful time.

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The violent attacks in Edinburgh on Friday, in which five men were injured and worshippers were assaulted as they left a mosque, are a horrifying act of anti-Muslim hatred on British soil.

I send best wishes to those who were hurt, to their families, and to Muslim communities across Scotland and the wider United Kingdom, for whom these days will have been filled with fear and grief.

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United Synagogue Rebbetzens recently got together for a professional development conference, with the theme of the day being ‘Leading with Heart’.
Here is an excerpt from a talk by Rebbetzen Eva Chapper, one of the speakers at the conference. Attendees also heard from United Synagogue CEO Jo Grose and Educator Shira Jackson.
You can read more about it here: https://t.co/0DzHP5gFat

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Thank you to everyone who came to see us yesterday at the Maccabi Fun Run!
Our members were there in full force, running to raise money for their communities. In this video, the United Synagogue's Elliot Shorrick speaks to Rabbi Akiva Rosen from Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue, whose runners ended up raising an incredible £3,000+ for their shul!

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☀️ It’s set to be a very sunny Maccabi GB Fun Run this Sunday!

If you’re taking part, cheering from the sidelines or just trying to stay cool, make sure to stop by the United Synagogue stand. Grab some @KLBDdirect goodies, find out more about Dorot, our environmental initiative, and take on our bike challenge while you’re there 🚴‍♂️🌱

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Introducing Is It Kosher Nosh?, a new KLBD website helping families search and explore kosher snacks, drinks and everyday favourites they can trust.
There’s even a quiz to test your kosher snack knowledge 👀
Try it now: https://t.co/dOaUugK5ml

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This month, we are shining the spotlight on our amazing volunteers!

Meet Juliet Barnett, volunteer guide and researcher at Willesden Jewish Cemetery, who shares what makes the tours at Willesden so special and what it means to her to volunteer there.

Read the full article about her important work here: https://t.co/Q6Mqx00xbH

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KLBD and The World Cup

Did you know that KLBD works in 35 of the 48 countries that are competing?

Our global squad spans almost 90 countries, helping us score our goal of making it easier for you to keep kosher.

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The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial commemorates soldiers of the regiment in both world wars. Among them are the 38th–40th Jewish battalions from the First World War. It adds important context to the story of Jewish service and remembrance in London.

It’s not an official stop on our Jews of London self-guided walking tour, but it sits close enough to make a worthwhile addition.

Explore the full free tour here: https://t.co/4XkIjAUPFt

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This month, we are shining the spotlight on our amazing volunteers!

Meet Les Cazin, volunteer guide and researcher at @willesdencem, who shares what he does at Willesden Jewish Cemetery and how his volunteering journey there began.

Read the full article about their important work here: https://t.co/d1XSCxeaFd

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Recently, volunteers Sophie and Ruby from Jewish Deaf Association visited United Synagogue Head Office to teach staff some Jewish themed British Sign Language (BSL), helping bring greater inclusion and awareness into our workplace.

They also shared their experiences and insight into the Deaf community, before staff had the chance to put their new skills into practice.

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After more than 27 years serving the Hendon community with dedication, warmth and distinction, Rabbi Mordechai and Rebbetzen Judy Ginsbury have announced that they will retire as Hendon United Synagogue’s senior rabbinic couple in May 2027.

Their impact on Hendon, and across the wider United Synagogue, has touched generations of families and inspired countless people along the way.

Please join us in thanking Rabbi and Rebbetzen Ginsbury for their decades of service, and wishing them all the very best in their next chapter.

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“Jewish education is fun!”

This week, I was once again delighted to celebrate Etgar’s amazing success.

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To mark Volunteers' Week (1-7 June), we are shining the spotlight on our amazing volunteers for the whole month!

Meet Karen Bunt, Judy Levenson and Barbara Mazliah – Belmont United Synagogue’s Volunteer Community Cares Coordinators, who share what they do and what it means to them to be able to help their community.

Read the full article about their important work here: https://t.co/ONLTX7Vmds

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This Jewish Culture Month, explore Jewish history in the East End with our free Jews of London self‑guided walking tour. 🚶‍♀️✡️

Find out more and start the walk here: https://t.co/1shyvxHmos

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This Volunteer's Week we are sending a huge thank you to all of our volunteers from across the community that make the United Synagogue run. 👏

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