Belonging Matters‘Shuls need to be more inclusive’ say speakers at first neurodiversity conferenceBy Gaby Wine4 min read
Finchley Reform SynagogueTwo arrested over attempted firebombing at Finchley synagogueThe investigation is being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing LondonBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Finchley Reform SynagoguePolice investigate ‘antisemitic hate crime’ after firebombing attempt at Finchley Reform SynagogueThe Met confirmed that masked suspects threw bottles believed to contain petrol at the buildingBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Progressive JudaismCantor Zöe Jacobs – the leader bringing the sound of music to shulThe UK Progressive movement’s first ordained cantor will be honoured at a concert this weekendBy Elisa Bray6 min read
Peterborough Liberal Jewish CommunityCalled up to the Torah – at the age of 82!Chrissie Hassall decided to have a bat mitzvah more than 50 years after converting to JudaismBy Gaby Wine3 min read
Kisharon LangdonYoung adults brew coffee and confidence on barista programmeThe training programme was a collaboration between Kisharon Langdon and Finchley Reform SynagogueBy Binyamin Jayson1 min read
Board of DeputiesBacklash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in GazaThe chair of Finchley Reform said its council was not ‘notified or consulted’ before three of its deputies added their signaturesBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read
Shul inscription stone cements link between bar mitzvah boy and his great-great-great grandfatherJoseph Stroud’s connection to Bradford Synagogue goes back five generationsBy Gaby Wine3 min read||January 27, 2025 12:29
Rainbow Shabbat brings inclusivity - and colour - to Finchley Reform SynagogueMiss Livinya Karr, aka Raymond Zachary of Rainbow Shabbat, is a beacon of queer joy for Jewish institutionsBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||October 29, 2024 11:11
Rabbi Miriam steps down from leading Finchley Reform after 18 yearsThe rabbi is opening a healing and wellbeing centreBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||July 5, 2024 13:23
Leading Reform synagogue chooses cantor rather than a rabbi to be its new headCantor Zoe Jacobs selected leader of Finchley Reform, while Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin is to become principal rabbi of AlythBy Simon Rocker2 min read||April 1, 2024 12:45
Cellist hits the high notes with selection for the National Youth OrchestraKalli Ziegler, 15, is one of the youngest musicians in the orchestraBy Gaby Wine1 min read||October 30, 2023 14:24
Obituary: Neville SassienieEnvironmental campaigner who shaped community response to climate changeBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||September 28, 2023 13:33
Finchley Reform synagogue's rabbi to leave after 18 yearsRabbi Miriam Berger will move into the wellness industryBy Gaby Wine2 min read||September 15, 2023 14:59
