NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE JEWISH REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Council to be held on: Sunday 12th July 2015 at 10.30am in order to amend the Constitution. As a quorum of at least 50 delegates is needed to change the Constitution,...
Extracts from CI Khan’s address Chief Inspector Umer Khan thanked the Jewish Representative Council for the opportunity to address the Annual General Meeting. “I am proud to be a police officer working in Greater Manchester and proud to be a Muslim. We all need to respect each other’s...
Report by President, Sharon Bannister, 10th may 2015 I am very proud to stand before you today and deliver my report at the end of my first year as your President. This report does not include everything that we have done, organised or been involved with over the last year...
The Jewish Representative Council held an excellent Hustings at Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation on Monday evening. Many thanks to Yeshurun and other partners, FN4M (Faith Network for Manchester) and Stockport Interfaith Network, for help in organising. Also thanks to candidates Martin Miller, Matthew Torbitt, Mary Robinson,Mark Hunter, Helen Bashford, Drew Carswell...
TRIP TO BETH SHALOM – SUNDAY 28TH JUNE. The Jewish Representative Council, in partnership with the Council of Christians & Jews, Salford Interfaith Network and Faith Network 4 Manchester we will be taking a 53-seater coach for this trip. We encourage as many of our friends as possible to book...
A Jewish Manifesto for the General Election developed by the Board of Deputies in consultation with many groups across the country. Has received excellent support from many candidates who have read it. Download it here: BoD Jewish Manifesto 2015 This is the sort of work that the Board does very...
The Omer edition of the Rep Council magazine is now out and can be downloaded using the link in the main menu above.
Notice to all delegates: You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of the Council Meeting to be held on: SUNDAY, 8th FEBRUARY 2015 at 10.30 am A G E N D A 1. PRAYER TO OPEN MEETING 2. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION The regular Monthly...
Manchester University is proposing to end the teaching of modern Hebrew (along with Turkish and Persian), because these subjects are taken by relatively few students. This has been strongly opposed by the Centre for Jewish Studies because of its likely effects on research and on the university’s standing in the...
