Holocaust Memorial Re-dedication
Rabbi Janner-Klausner visits the Shul
Congregants enjoyed a chavurah lunch and a fascinating study session with special guest Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner...
Celebrate with us in 2012
Welcome to the Harlow Jewish Community
Hello and welcome to the Harlow Jewish Community. My name is Irit Shillor and I have been the Rabbi here for the last six years. I was born in Jerusalem and studied Mathematics there before coming to England in 1982. My children were at the time very young and I joined a Reform community in order to strengthen not only their Jewish background but also their involvement in the Jewish world. As a result I myself became involved and in 1998 embarked on Rabbinical studies at the Leo Baeck College in London, gaining a BA and MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies as well as ordination in 2002. Since then I have been working in various communities in the German speaking world in addition to my current work in Harlow.
History of Harlow Jewish Community
Harlow has had a Jewish Community in the Town since the early 50's. In 1966 a Terrapin prefabricated building was purchased. The building went up in two days, seated over 100 people and could be partitioned for classes. At the consecration of the synagogue, the Harlow Council of Churches presented a handmade reading desk, which is still in use today.
This 'temporary' building lasted 20 years and in May 1987 the present building was consecrated, a simple 140 seater hall with car parking facilities purchased with members' donations and from fund raising activities. Immediately with a building of its own, the Community saw its membership rise, coming from a 200 square mile catchment area from Epping and London in the south to Bishop's Stortford and beyond in the north, and from Hertford in the west to Great Dunmow in the east.
Throughout this period, the MRJ and the Leo Baeck College, which tra...
A Constituent of the
Movement for Reform Judaism
Harlow Synagogue is member
of the Joint Jewish Burial Society