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Services
Erev Shabbat services (Friday night) begin at 18.45 apart from the first service of the month, which is at 20.00. Evening services last about an hour. On the second Friday of the month, please bring food to share for a chavurah dinner following the service; on the last Friday of each month the service is followed by a Friday night catered dinner (must be pre-booked and paid for).
Shabbat morning services begin at 10.30am and last up to 2 hours.
We also have services for all major and most minor Festivals
General information
There are many ways to study and learn at NRS: the GCSE/Basic Judaism class on Sundays at 10.30, Adult Education on Tuesday evenings and the Pirkei Avot Study Sessions before one shabbat morning service each month at 09.30 are just three. If you'd like more information, contact the rabbi.
Cheder (Sundays)
Cheder Yachad, for children 1-10, happens once a month, 11.30-12.30 BUT
PLEASE NOTE that, as an experiment, which might continue, in December
it will be held before the Kindershabbos service, at 09.45 on 3 December
Kita Aleph, for children of reception and Year 1 age, happens 10.30-11.30 and Kita Bet, for 6-10 year olds, at 10.30-12.30 (except when Cheder Yachad takes over the final hour). Kita Gimmel, for 10+, is a pre-bar/bat mitzvah group.
The new prayer book, Seder Ha-T'fillot, is available through the synagogue at £19.95 for Members and Friends and £24.95 for non-members.
Our rabbi
Our part-time rabbi, Barbara Borts, began work with us in August 2008. After studying in her native California, Rabbi Borts moved to Europe and was ordained in 1981 from Leo Baeck College (becoming the joint 3rd woman rabbi in the UK). She worked as a congregational rabbi at Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue, and then she took a break to run the Homeless Volunteer Scheme of CSV (Community Service Volunteers) She founded and ran the Social Issues Group of the RSGB and was involved in interfaith and women's dialogue groups. Rabbi Borts then worked as an adult Jewish studies educator in North America, leading to her M.A. from McGill University in Culture and Values in Education. Since her return to the UK, she has worked as a rabbinical consultant and an educator. Rabbi Borts is pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Durham. She loves music, and is often to be found walking her dogs.
Rabbi's website
The rabbi has provided the synagogue with a file on her homeserver, with various pieces of music for us to use. She will be adding things, and is also happy to try to accommodate special requests. You can access the site here
Sign in using EXACTLY the details given below.
Username: therabab
Password: Therabab!
You can contact Rabbi Borts at therabab@hotmail.com or by telephone on 07889 206327
General
Do let the rabbi know of any personal or health issues where her support would be appreciated (remembering that as a part-time rabbi, she'll prioritise the most urgent).
Help with financial difficulty
Turn2us helps people to access money available to them - through welfare benefits, grants and other financial help. You can reach their website by clicking here.
What's happening soon
Friday April 6th
Communal Seder
18.45
On Monday April 30th
7:30 pm the Book Club will be discussing "I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's
Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity" by Izzeldin Abuelaish
Very occasionally, events have to be cancelled. We try to keep up-to-date here but you are advised to check with other members.
The May June Focus is available here, and the calendar of festivals for the coming months is here and further local calendar information here
To contact us
Telephone: 0191 284 8621
(24 hr answerphone)
E-mail: admin@nertamid.org.uk