Education
Promoting an Understanding of Judaism within the Jewish community and through organised school visits
CHEDER at Norwich Synagogue
Education within the Jewish Community
Our cheder includes family friendly classes for Jewish children and their families.
The synagogue offers cheder classes for children up to bar/bat mitzvah. Cheder aims to promote Jewish identity through our studies, including celebrating the festivals, developing understanding of Torah and mitzvot and learning Hebrew. Our cheder is dynamic and aims to meet the needs of our members’ children. Children are taught individually for their bar or bat mitzvah.
Please contact [email protected] for more information regarding all age groups.
education for schools
Promoting an Understanding of Judaism
There have been Jewish people living in Norwich since the 11th century, and the present community can trace its roots back at least 250 years.
Norwich Synagogue is the only synagogue in Norfolk and Suffolk, and we are keen to work with schools, universities, and colleges and with other educational organisations, to promote a greater understanding of Judaism. This interfaith work is an important part of what we can offer at the synagogue.
The Norwich Jewish community is represented on the Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education and on the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
School Visits at Norwich Synagogue
We are very pleased to welcome school groups of all ages to visit Norwich Synagogue.
Visits can be adapted to your needs and are flexible regarding content, please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.
All sessions are interactive and may include trying things on, tasting significant foods, singing, dancing or having a go at writing in Hebrew.
You may like to:
- identify key features of the synagogue
- discover how the synagogue is used by the community
- see the Torah and how it is taken out of the ark and read
- explore traditions for Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath
- learn about the Jewish dietary laws and what makes food kosher
- discover ways in which Jews use prayer
- have opportunities for Q&A
- Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
- Hanukkah (winter festival of light near to Christmas)
- Passover (festival celebrating freedom and the exodus from Egypt, near to Easter)
Visits to your school
If you would like to arrange for a visitor to run interactive Jewish workshop sessions in your school on a wide variety of subjects please contact: [email protected]
Norwich Synagogue
Norwich Synagogue is a place of worship, community and friendship. We strive to make our synagogue a welcoming place and open our arms to anyone who wishes to join us. We are proud of our history and look forward to making new memories in the future. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you soon!