A festschrift for Rabbi Harry

4 November 2015 Rabbi Harry Jacobi was surprised with a festschrift written in his honour, as he celebrated his 90th birthday at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS). Harry, who was born as Heinz Martin Hirschberg in October, 1925, and grew up in Auerbach, Germany, twice fled the Nazis to become … Read More

Double celebration at Woodford

Peter Benscher and Family

19 October 2015 The congregation at Woodford Liberal Synagogue celebrated TWO 90th birthdays this Shabbat. The shul was full on Friday evening for a service to commemorate the birthdays of Peter Benscher, life president of Woodford, and Rabbi Harry Jacobi, father of Woodford’s Rabbi Richard Jacobi and a vice president … Read More

Double celebration at Woodford

19th October 2015 The congregation at Woodford Liberal Synagogue celebrated TWO 90th birthdays this Shabbat. The shul was full on Friday evening for a service to commemorate the birthdays of Peter Benscher, life president of Woodford, and Rabbi Harry Jacobi, father of Woodford’s Rabbi Richard Jacobi and a vice president … Read More

Woodford community to hold inclusive Shabbat

7th October 2015 Woodford Liberal Synagogue will be holding an inclusive Shabbat morning service on Saturday November 28, designed to be accessible and sensitive to a variety of needs. The service is open to both members and non-members, and all ages are welcome. Doors open at 10.30am, with the service … Read More