Norwich Hebrew Congregation

Refurbishment Project Update – February 2018

Community News, Project News

Welcome to our latest refurbishment project update. We are all very excited as we are now hopefully within spitting distance of achieving our original fund raising target of £385,000. We made significant progress in November and December last year when we received news from the Wolfson Foundation that they would giving us a grant of […]

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NHC Silent Auction – Success

Community News, Project News

With bidding in our silent auction ending at midnight on 9th September the final result was announced at the Annual Garden Party on Sunday 10th September. All the lots sold and a grand total of £1,616 was raised, which will go towards our refurbishment fund. A huge thanks from us all to both those who […]

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Silent Auction – Bidding Update 2

Community News, Project News

Bidding interest has continued and seven of the eight items have now received bids. Thank you again to those who have placed bids so far. Details are shown below. If you wish to bid on an item please email your bid, see below. Bidding Summary Lot 1. Holiday – Reserve met, minimum new bid £620 Lot […]

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Silent Auction – Bidding So Far

Community News, Project News

Early bidding has been brisk and five of the eight items have now received bids. Thank you to those who have placed bids so far. Details are shown below. If you wish to bid on an item please email your bid, see below. Bidding Summary Lot 1. Holiday – No bids – Reserve £500 Lot […]

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Project Update

Community News, Project News

Our funding appeal is continuing to go well as we have almost reached the significant milestone of £300,000 either donated or pledged. A few weeks ago we were delighted to hear from the Garfield Weston Foundation that they had decided to give us a grant of £10,000. We are of course indebted to them for […]

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High Holy Days 2018

Times & Dates of High Holy Day Services 2018 ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9th...

Tu Bishvat Seder

Happy Birthday Trees!! NHC Cheder celebrated the New Year for Trees with a Tu...

Talk by Professor Lawrence Goldman

An audience of over 40 members and friends greatly enjoyed a fascinating talk about...

From the Bimah – March/April 2018 – “A Most Unusual Visit”

This month “From the Bimah” recalls the recent visit of a large number of...

From the President’s Chair – Sept/Oct 2018

From the President's Chair BL

Dear Members and Friends, It is almost 270 years since our congregation was established in Norwich and our first synagogue building was in Tombland Alley in 1828. We have been part of the City of Norwich heritage for a good number of years and we are today very much involved with our outreach programme. As […]

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From the President’s Chair – July/August 2018

From the President's Chair BL

We are now well into summer with its warmer weather and look forward to most of us taking holidays. There have been regular Sabbath morning services taking place as usual although not always as well attended as we would like. There have been several developments during the past couple of months and the changing of […]

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From the President’s Chair – May/June 2018

From the President's Chair BL

I am very honoured, at the recent AGM, to have been elected President of the community, where I have been a member all my life. To take on this honour at this time is not going to be easy because of the recent loss of our Treasurer and Project Manager, Nick Simons, to whom I […]

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From the Bimah – Sept/Oct 2018

From the Bimah

Though not all of us are religiously inclined, all of us at some point I believe, have at least encountered spiritual moments where we have searched and found an experience for God and His place in our lives. My most recent such Godly experience was found during a visit to Israel in a Jerusalem sunset, […]

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From the Bimah – July/August 2018

From the Bimah

Of all the Mosaic books, the Book of Numbers is a book for our times. Not least, because in reviewing its narratives, it speaks right to the heart of what it means to be human susceptible to getting it wrong and making mistakes. So true is this, that even the greatest of all leaders, namely, […]

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From the Bimah – May/June 2018

From the Bimah

The sudden and tragic loss of Nick’s passing, has left us all feeling shattered and heart broken. The real question we must be asking ourselves at this time, is how are we to come to grips with the traumas and reality of our loss and move on forward? The most powerful link between the generations […]

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