Cheder End of Term Prizegiving
Cheder prizegiving took place at assembly this year on Sunday, 1 July. This was not the actual end of term as the whole of the Cheder will be visiting Sadeh Jewish Farm at Orpington on the actual last day...
Farewell Kiddush for Rabbi Jason Holtz and family
On Saturday, 26 May – Shabbat Naso – Rabbi Jason Holtz led his last Shabbat morning service at the synagogue before his departure with his family to a new post in Atlanta, Georgia. The service was well attended and...
The Communal Seder 2018
The Communal Seder on 31 March was well attended and greatly enjoyed. Thanks to the 6 pm start it was very much a family affair and conducted by the Rabbi very much in that spirit. Harriet Posner and her...
Biblical Suicides
On the afternoon of Sunday 28 January our “resident psychiatrist” Dr George Stein gave an illustrated talk on the seven suicides recorded in the Bible seen in the light of modern psychiatry. In each case George quoted the relevant...
Chanukah Fair, 3 December 2017
This year’s Chanukah Fair, held on Sunday 3 December, was a scene of bustling activity, which spilt over from the Garden Room into the downstairs foyer, the library and one of the classrooms. As well as bagels, tea and...
Mitzvah Day 2017
Sunday, 19 November was Mitzvah Day and it was marked at Bromley by a visit from the Retired Greyhound Trust, who brought three of their beautiful retired greyhounds to meet the children of the Cheder. This was in acknowledgement...
The ‘Everyone Matters” concert
A group of enthusiastic young musicians assisted by professional colleagues under the leadership of Margaret Archibald gave a most entertaining concert on the afternoon Sunday, 5 November. The music played included extracts from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks...
Erev Simchat Torah
The short evening service on Simchat Torah was followed by the parading of the scrolls around the sanctuary accompanied by lively music, after which the Torah brides – Tracey and Judi – concluded the annual cycle of Torah readings...
4 June: Cheder Shavuot and BoD Jonathan Arkush
In the morning the Cheder commemorated Shavuot. In the afternoon, Board of Deputies Jonathan Arkush delivered the annual Jubilee Lecture.