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Bromley News
Race Nigh - 27 November
Please note the new date for the BRS Race Night: Saturday 27 November. All the thrills and spills of the real thing, in the safety of the garden room. Look out for details of how and where to book nearer the time.
High Holydays are coming!
They are very early this year, and services will as usual be held not in the synagogue building but in Orpington. If you need details please call the office on 020 8460 5460 as soon as possible. Tickets will be issued as normal.
Cheder End of Year Fun
A large and lively group of cheder children, along with their families, friends and parents, enjoyed a fun event on the final day.
Watch out for details of forthcoming events...
...a race night, a murder mystery, a car rally and a quiz are all in prospect in the coming year - and book early!
BRS Take to the Road with Refreshments
Dubbed the Aleph Team, with their "have cake slice will travel" attitude, they have baked and served cakes for Harris HospiceCare!
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Religion at Bromley Reform Synagogue
Rituals and Services
Services are held on Shabbat and for all festivals. Most are led by our minister, Rabbi Tony Hammond, using the standard Reform liturgy. However, there are occasional "experimental" services, mainly on Friday nights, when the format differs, and there is a great deal of opportunity for participation by lay members, many of whom also lead services when the Rabbi is absent.
see also the "Services" page of this website
Festival evening services often begin early (most commonly 6.30) in order to enable whole families to participate, and also because they often involve the sharing of food afterwards, something for which we always make time, and the morning services are generally at 10.30 am. Services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are held at an external venue as the Sanctuary* is not large enough to accommodate the large congregations that they attract, but all other services are held in-house. High holyday tickets for visitors are available from the office, and special schemes are in place for students and members of other Reform congregations.
Services and other celebrations are held for all the festivals, sometimes involving gatherings at people's homes (particularly for Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Chanukah), and there are usually special activities at the Cheder, to some of which the pupils' families or the whole community are also invited. The communal Seder at Pesach is very popular and early booking (from February onwards) is advised, via the office.
*Our Sanctuary was recently refurbished in light wood and glass, enabling it to reflect the name of the community, Beit Or, House of Light, and with the addition of more comfortable seating.
Life cycle events, such as birth, B'nei Mitzvah, marriage, conversion and death, are marked, and the services and rituals that we use are regularly reviewed in order to ensure that they are in keeping with the ethos and practices of Reform Judaism.
Upcoming Events
Ekev, Bat Mitzvah of Rebecca Dallimore-Levinson
31 Jul 10 10:30 AM
JMI Klezfest
01 Aug 10 1:00 AM
Re-eh
07 Aug 10 10:30 AM
BR5&6 Visit to The Jewish Museum
09 Aug 10 1:00 AM
Social Centre Summer Party
11 Aug 10 11:00 AM
Shofetim
14 Aug 10 10:30 AM
Ki Tetze
21 Aug 10 10:30 AM
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