Standing at the top of Bryntirion Road, the Victorian Gothic structure of Merthyr Tydfil synagogue has loomed since the 1870s. For over a century this Grade II-listed building functioned as a working synagogue until finally…
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Ridley Road cast revealed
Last month we held the first ever JR Book Club, at which we discussed Jo Bloom’s debut novel, Ridley Road. Originally published in 2015, the drama about London’s Jewish East End was picked up by BBC One earlier this year for a four-part TV adaptation and the cast has just been…
Rosh Hashanah + Yom Kippur at NPLS
We are looking forward to welcoming all of our members, their friends and anyone who is in search of community to join Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue for the High Holy Days. All of our services are streamed via a variety of platforms – the NPLS website, Facebook, YouTube and…