Mayer Hersh receives an Honorary Doctorate of Education from Edge Hill University
On Shabbos 21st July at Whitefield Hebrew Congregation I was honoured to witness a very special event; Mayer Hersh was given an aliyah and later a kiddush in his honour. Earlier that week Mayer had received his honorary doctorate, a DEd from Edge Hill University. A fitting tribute to his...
Our Official response to the EAPPI vote in the General Synod of the Church of England
The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region expresses its great disappointment at the result of the vote in the General Synod to support EAPPI (the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel). Whereas it is perfectly legitimate for any Church or religious body to question or criticise the actions of the...
We visit the Mayor of Oldham
Photo from our official delegation to the Mayor of Oldham. Frank Baigel, JRC president, presents the mayor of Oldham, Councillor Olwen Chadderton with a Yearbook. Frank was accompanied by Russell Conn and Rabbi Tony Walker of the JRC Executive and local residents Lisa Stock and Marcus Keller.
Statement of the Board of Deputies on General Synod of the Church of England’s vote to support the work of EAPPI
“The UK Jewish community is dismayed by the decision of the Church of England’s General Synod to pass a motion endorsing the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). The Church of England has a duty to examine the situation in the Middle East in a balanced way. Instead,...