The Chanukah Fair, 2019
The Chanukah Fair organised by the Hooray Cheder PTA after Cheder on Sunday 8 December took over most of the building. The Fair was centred on the Garden Room, but one could go from classroom to classroom sampling the...
Klez-Jazz Saturday Night
The Synagogue’s newly formed Social Group presented its first fund-raising event on the evening of 15 June and it was a sell-out. The trio of pianist Roland Perrin, his singer wife Rachel (Sutton) and clarinettist Mark Crooks presented an...
The Communal Seder, 2019/5779
The Communal Seder, held on the second night of Pesach and led by Rabbi Koster, was a joyful occasion, particularly oriented at families. Hence the early start at 6 pm and the finish before 9 pm to enable the...
Celebrating Purim 2019 – 5779
On Erev Purim proper (Wednesday, 20 March) the synagogue celebrated Purim in the traditional manner with evening prayers followed by a reading of the Megillah Esther and ending with the consumption of hamantaschen (made in the Cheder on the...
Cocktail Party for New Members
On Sunday, 10 February the shul held a cocktail party (alcoholoc and non-alcoholic with nibbles) for new members who had joined during the past couple of years to give them the opportunity to meet the new Rabbi and Board...
Celebrating Tu B’Shvat, 5779
The Cheder celebrated Tu B’Shvat (the New Year of Trees) on Sunday, 20 January by tasting the customary seven fruits from the Land of Israel and by attaching leaves to a tree on the wall of the synagogue foyer...
A most enjoyable Chanukah Fair
This year’s Chanukah Fair on Sunday, 25 November, organised by Hooray Cheder, was bigger than ever and included, besides the usual stalls selling Chanukah goods and other items, a variety of refreshments, a raffle and a photo booth. The...
Cheder Visit to Sadeh Farm
On Sunday, 8 July the Cheder marked the end of the Cheder year with a visit to Sadeh Jewish Farm on the borders of Orpington. Nearly the whole of the Cheder ateended, together with teachers, helpers, parents and (some)...
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...