Rabbi Anna’s innovative Seder celebrated the New Year and wished each of us a good year through the many symbolic foods on the Seder plate. Over thirty people gathered to bless the candles and to taste apples and honey for sweetness. The dates and olives were for a wish for peace. The pomegranates were a symbol …
My name is Max and I am your Cheder correspondent for this year. I am 9 years old and have been coming to Cheder with 3CLJC since I was very young. This term at Cheder, we have been doing lots of fun activities and learning lots too – particularly about Israel. My best activity was …
This was an impressive service, and all who attended were very glad they had made the effort to get to Saxon Hall, Hereford, for the occasion. Although we had no visiting choir, so numbers attending were smaller than recent years, it was a great opportunity to celebrate our strengths as a community, with a very …
The summer lunch was essentially a follow up to our successful tea and circus skills Mitzvah Day event for the families of asylum seekers, living in one of the large hotels in Gloucester. This gave rise to the thought that we might be able to work more closely with some of the asylum seekers to …
Cheltenham Borough Council The Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) Event hosted by Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC) was held in their Council Chamber on Wednesday 15th January, 2023. This was the first time since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020 that we were able to hold this annual event in the Council Chamber. In the …
We are delighted to tell you that we raised a total of £1320 from our High Holyday Appeal – £710 for GARAS and £610 for Rabbis for Human Rights. This is a real achievement by our community, and thanks to all who donated to this appeal. See the thank you letter below from GARAS below …
Mitzvah Day 2022 was the most ambitious and experimental of all Mitzvah day projects attempted by the Three Counties Liberal Jewish Community (3CLJC) since we were established 14 years ago. We wanted the event to take place on Mitzvah day itself, to encourage the participation of the children in the community and to undertake a …
Rosh Hashanah Seder 2022- a fine affair! Rosh Hashanah means the ‘head of the year’ and this event was held with 50 people of all generations gathered at the Community Centre, Churchdown. Eight tables were adorned with a colourful Seder plate, pens and paper. Rabbi Anna wholeheartedly led the service. She spoke about leadership and …
On Sunday, July 31, a group of 13 members plus Anna’s dog Cleo, assembled at 10.30 as instructed at the elegant landmark, Memorial Gates, to begin our guided tour of Clifton College. Our first port of call was the School’s Synagogue, entered via a winding wooden staircase, and through a corridor of extraordinary stained- glass …
Rabbi Anna Gerrard worked for Gloucester Liberal Jewish Community and Hereford Jewish Community from 2009 to 2019. After a three-year hiatus, Anna is delighted to have the opportunity to do some work in the community again. From September she will be leading monthly Shabbat morning services and some festival services for 3CLJC. Also, she will …
