The next UJIA Ethiopian Bar/Bat Mitzvah Twinning Club is on Tuesday 21 April from 6-8pm.

Please note that the venue for meetings will alternate between South Hampstead and St. John's Wood Synagogue,  37/41 Grove End Road, St. John's Wood, London NW8 9NG 

The next meeting will be at:  St John's Wood

The dates for forthcoming clubs are:

                    Hosting Shul

19 May                SH

16 June               SH

12 July               SJW

Please contact Marcelle Glantz:  marcelle@willowacre.com or Karen Goodkind: karengoodkind@btinternet.com if you would like more information. Each month includes a session facilitated by UJIA about the Ethiopian Bar / Bat Mitzvah journey and also a session led by Youth leaders on becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Sessions are held monthly for boys and girls in School Year 7.

Join hundreds of young Jewish professionals for what is now widely recognised as a highlight in the Friday night dinners calendar...

United Friday Night

Join Hampstead, Marble Arch, South Hampstead, YJN, and Young US at the Grand Ballroom at The Montcalm on 20 March 2015 for another spectacular United Friday Night Dinner.

Ages 21 - 39.

7.00pm - 'Carlebach' style Friday night service

7.30pm - Kiddush & Cocktails

Tickets:  £20 for TCM and US Members  £25 for Non US Members.

To book, click HERE.

**Early Bird Promo** Book your tickets before Tuesday 10 March and recieve a £5 discount!

Date & Venue: We are delighted to launch our South Hampstead Shabbaton week-end away 2015. It will take place from Friday afternoon 24 April until Sunday morning 26 April (ending after breakfast). Following the tremendous success of our Windsor 2013 week-end we are moving on to a venue with enhanced facilities, the Horwood House Hotel in Buckinghamshire (Milton Keynes). For more information on the hotel please see www.horwoodhouse.co.uk.

Purpose: The primary purpose of the Shabbaton is to bring members of our Shul community together in a unique way. A special residential getaway strengthens existing friendships, creates new ones and deeply rouses community spirit. Children and youth carry these positive Jewish community experiences with them well into the future!

Exclusivity: Several other synagogues have caught on to the Shabbaton vibe and on this occasion the Hadley Wood Synagogue community will be sharing the hotel premises with us. This will create the huge advantage of our communities having enough combined guests to demand pretty much exclusive use of the entire hotel space and facilities without other guests on-site. There are two separate function areas and each shul will be running its own shul service, Shabbat meals and activities without interference from the other. There will essentially be two separate Shabbaton events going on at the same venue. Of course, there will be the chance to mingle with and link into programming with Hadley Wood should we want to do so.

Guest scholars in residence: The Chief Rabbi and Valerie Mirvis will also attend the event, spending some of their time with Hadley Wood and some of it with us. They have proven themselves to be an easy going and personable Chief Rabbi and Rebbetzin and we look forward to making sure that we show the way on how to enjoy Shabbat in South Hampstead style. Their participation in part of our week-end programme will add a valuable dimension to our activities and discussions.

Booking & Prices: Thanks to grants from the Office of the Chief Rabbi and Tribe, we have been able to bring down the prices from our last Shabbaton and hope that you will encourage your friends to join you in booking a.s.a.p. Places are limited because the hotel has a fixed number of rooms and there are two communities using the space. Please note the prices below and also note that from 1 March there will be an additional £50 booking fee. Nomi Goldberg at the United Synagogue will very kindly be handling our bookings and logistics. She is a master of her art and will do anything she can to help with your booking requirements. Please book directly with Nomi at NGoldberg@theus.org.uk.

Prices for Shabbaton 2015 including two nights, full board and on-site facilities (swimming pool, games room etc)

2 Adults (one room)                            £299

Family of 3 (one room)                       £349

Family of 4 (one room)                       £399

Family of 4 (two rooms)                     £439

Family of 5 (two rooms)                     £499

Family of 6 (two rooms)                     £549

N.B. There will be an additional £50 booking fee.