Kisharon LangdonKisharon Langdon and United Synagogue members share in the fun of Purim prepThe event was part of the US’ Cross Community Zone Challenge programmeBy Gaby Wine1 min read
The United SynagogueWomen are more empowered, but there is still some way to goAs we approach International Women’s Day, the CEO of the United Synagogue writes about the changing role of women in the organisationBy Jo Grose2 min read
Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion MonthUnited Synagogue puts disabilities in the spotlight in a series of short filmsThe videos are being shown on social media platformsBy Gaby Wine3 min read
Stanmore and Canons ParkSenior United Synagogue rabbi suddenly leaves his congregationRabbi Mendel Lew of Stanmore and Canon’s Park has stepped away from his duties by ‘mutual consent’, members are toldBy Simon Rocker2 min read
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim MirvisOnly half Jewish school parents in London and a third in Manchester pay religious studies contributions‘Brutally honest’ report details challenges facing schools as Chief Rabbi calls for effort to ‘raise the bar’ in Jewish educationBy Simon Rocker4 min read
The United SynagogueAt last my family feels truly part of the Jewish communityOur rabbi and rebbetzin have opened their arms – and hearts – to us and our autistic sonBy Clare Diskin2 min read
Donald TrumpReleased hostage Amit Soussana says Trump’s words offer ‘hope’A London audience heard details of her time in Hamas captivity which included being sexually assaulted, beaten, tortured and kept in chainsBy Jane Prinsley8 min read
Goodbye to the ladies’ galleryA standard feature of mainstream Orthodox synagogues is being consigned to history as the demand grows for greater inclusion of womenBy Simon Rocker4 min read||November 17, 2024 11:34
High Holy Days attendance up a year after October 7Some reported a 100 per cent increase in attendanceBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||October 31, 2024 15:47
United Synagogue Chesed opens new hub to support those in needThe warehouse will provide food parcels to vulnerable members of the communityBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||September 18, 2024 17:38
How women rose to Orthodox synagogue leadershipCautious progress rather than rapid change has been the order of the dayBy Simon Rocker4 min read||August 25, 2024 09:52
United Synagogue President condemns riots and offers support to diverse workforceOver 1,300 officers were deployed across London last night in response to reports of far-right actionsBy Ellie Grant1 min read||August 8, 2024 17:41
Rabbi Jason and Rebbetzin Elise Kleiman are Pinner’s new rabbinic coupleThey will be moving to the United Synagogue community from the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue in LeedsBy Simon Rocker1 min read||July 30, 2024 10:14
Lessons in preventing rabbinic burnoutA United Synagogue initiative is succeeding in recruiting, retaining and supporting its rabbis and rebbetzinsBy Simon Rocker3 min read||July 11, 2024 17:58
Rabbi Dr Michael Harris to leave Hampstead Synagogue after 30 yearsHampstead rabbi to make aliyah – the ‘only adequate response to October 7’By Jane Prinsley2 min read||July 10, 2024 17:30
Synagogues are starting to remove stumbling blocks for people with disabilitiesThere is rarely no solution to accessibility issuesBy Alun David 2 min read||July 8, 2024 12:01
