Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue, Cambridge

Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in the City of Cambridge. Founded in 1981, it held services in hired premises until 2015 when the community opened a new synagogue on a site on Auckland Road, the first Reform synagogue in Cambridge. The new building includes a prayer hall for at least 200 people. The building was dedicated on 6 September 2015 at a service led by Fiona Karet Frankl and addressed by Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, senior rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism. Affiliation and staffBeth Shalom Reform Synagogue is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. Most tasks at Beth Shalom are done by volunteers and, with the exception of visiting rabbis, all services are led by members of the community. ServicesServices are held weekly on Shabbat morning, High Holy Days and festivals. From time to time, a special 'Cheder Service' gives the Cheder (religion school) children and their families the opportunity to participate even more actively in the service and singing. Shabbat morning services are followed by a 'bring and share' Kiddush or sometimes a Kiddush sponsored by a member in honour of a special event. On the high holydays, morning services are held for both days of Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidrei and all day services on Yom Kippur, followed by havdalah and a communal breaking of the fast.

Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in the City of Cambridge. Founded in 1981, it held services in hired premises until 2015 when the community opened a new synagogue on a site on Auckland Road, the first Reform synagogue in Cambridge. The new building includes a prayer hall for at least 200 people. The building was dedicated on 6 September 2015 at a service led by Fiona Karet Frankl and addressed by Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, senior rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism. Affiliation and staffBeth Shalom Reform Synagogue is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. Most tasks at Beth Shalom are done by volunteers and, with the exception of visiting rabbis, all services are led by members of the community. ServicesServices are held weekly on Shabbat morning, High Holy Days and festivals. From time to time, a special 'Cheder Service' gives the Cheder (religion school) children and their families the opportunity to participate even more actively in the service and singing. Shabbat morning services are followed by a 'bring and share' Kiddush or sometimes a Kiddush sponsored by a member in honour of a special event. On the high holydays, morning services are held for both days of Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidrei and all day services on Yom Kippur, followed by havdalah and a communal breaking of the fast.