Jewish Community of Berkshire
| Jewish Community of Berkshire | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Zvi Solomons |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | West Central Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Berkshire | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°27′06″N 0°59′50″W / 51.45169605259°N 0.9972267171°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 2015 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| jcob | |
| [1] | |
The Jewish Community of Berkshire (abbreviated as JCoB) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish community and synagogue based in Reading, Berkshire, England, in the United Kingdom.[2] The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[1]
The community was established in 2015, following an accident when the rabbi injured his knee and was unable to walk to synagogue.[3] Its rabbi is Zvi Solomons, formerly the rabbi of Reading Hebrew Congregation.[1][3][4][5] Synagogue services are held in the rabbi's home, and the community hosts the only Orthodox rabbinic couple (Rabbi Zvi Solomons and Rebbetzen Dr Shira Batya Lewin Solomons)[6] and cheder[7] in Berkshire.
JCoB also provides a visiting service to schools in the region to teach Judaism as part of the religious education syllabus agreed by their local SACREs.[8]
See also
- History of the Jews in England
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b c "Jewish Community of Berkshire". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Berkshire Jewish Community". Jewish Small Communities Network. 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b Rocker, Simon (10 September 2015). "Ousted minister starts rival group". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Rocker, Simon (25 May 2015). "'Declining' Reading cannot afford to keep its minister". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Reading Rabbi wins settlement after being sacked from synagogue". Berkshire Live. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Who We Are". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Cheder". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "School visits from JCoB". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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