Together with Jews in Israel and throughout the world South Hampstead Synagogue Community mourns the shocking murder of three beautiful young people whose lives were cut off in their prime.

As part of their yeshiva curriculum Naftali, Gilad and Eyal were studying Tanach, the Hebrew Bible that describes in the main, the history of the Jewish people and its connection to the land of Israel.

There are 925 chapters in the Bible.

As a mark of solidarity with the families of these three young men and as a way of continuing their studies, the South Hampstead Synagogue Community proposes to complete reading the entire Bible by the end of Shloshim (the thirty days) that conclude on Wednesday 30^th July.

All men women and children are invited to choose at least one chapter of the Bible (with no limit on the maximum) to read or study.  Families can take this on as a family project.

You can enter your choice by clicking HERE.

The entire Bible in English can be found online HERE and HERE

May their memories be for a blessing.

The Rabbinic Team

With thanks to Benjamin Gross for suggesting this initiative.

Don't forget to complete your reading by Wednesday 30th July !

Our summer season Bet Hamedrash programme continues this Shabbat with Rabbi Eli. 

Starting one hour before Mincha on Shabbat, this week at 7.30pm.

Due to the current situation in Israel there have been many requests for donations by various organisations providing welfare services for both civilians and soldiers in the south. The Israel Fund is therefore quite depleted and top-up donations of any amount, large or small, would be most welcome. Cheques or charity vouchers should be made payable to South Hampstead Synagogue and please mark them "Israel Fund" on the back. The account details for bank transfers are available from the office. Collection boxes are also available and if you already have one, please bring the contents into the office at regular intervals for banking.

Brondesbury Park Synagogue have submitted a planning application for an eruv. Eleven pairs of poles are in the Borough of Camden and therefore this will be a test case of Camden's ruling on an Eruv. A positive decision will obviously set a precedent for our own pending application and therefore it would be very helpful if South Hampstead members log their support. You can do so by logging into Camden's planning portal at www.camden.gov.uk/planning, click on "comment on a planning application", then on "planning application search" and search on application number 2014/2464/P. Choose "add comments here" to submit your letter of support. To go direct to the comments page please click HERE.

Together with communities across the UK, our Shul will be actively participating in the international Shabbat Project which was so successfully pioneered in South Africa. It will take place around the world on 24/25 October 2014. To feel the energy of this unique project please take a moment to watch an extremely informative and gripping movie clip by clicking HERE. 

To get this special Shabbat off to a sensational start in our own South Hampstead Synagogue community, we are launching an ‘open your home for Friday night dinner’ campaign. We are looking for dinner hosts who will open their homes on Friday night 24 October and invite other members of our Shul who live in neighbouring streets. Hosts will open their homes to all fellow South Hampstead members regardless of whether these neighbours are friends or not yet friends. We hope that there will be clusters of homes across the breadth of our Shul membership which will all celebrate Shabbat together. If you would like to be a host for this important occasion please email Cara Blitz at cblitz@btinternet.com.

Other exciting events to be announced shortly will be held at the Shul during the day of Shabbat the 25 October.

There will also be a London wide challah bake on Thursday evening the 23 October which will take place at Brent Cross Shopping centre. Women and girls from South Hampstead Synagogue will have the opportunity to attend as a group.

Further details to follow.

Please diarise the date – Shabbat UK…what will you do?