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Congregation Data |
Name: |
Jewish Community of Berkshire |
Address: |
West Central Reading, Berkshire |
Current Status: |
Active |
Rabbinic Couple:
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Rabbi Zvi Solomons(i) and Rebbetzen Dr. Shira Batya Lewin
Solomons from 2015 to present (May 2022)(ii) |
Formation: |
In 2015 Rabbi Zvi Solomons, the then minister of
Reading Hebrew Congregation, was made redundant by that congregation.
Shortly following,
he
and Rebbetzin Shira Solomons, with the encouragement of a number of
members of the Reading Jewish community, established this congregation.(iii) |
Hebrew Classes: |
The congregation operates a Chedar (Hebrew Classes), the only Jewish religion school in Reading.(iv) |
Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Web Site: |
http://www.jcob.org
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Cemetery Details |
There is no Jewish cemetery in Reading.
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Notes & Sources
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Reading Jewish Community home page
Jewish Congregations in
Berkshire
Jewish Communities of England homepage
Page created: 1 July 2015
Page most recently amended: 20 July 2022
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