Membership and services

We provide a wide range of services for the benefit of our members and friends. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of our services and facilities:

If you are interested in finding out more about membership, please send an email with contact details to joinus@bwpjc.org and someone from the membership team will ring you or send details as appropriate.

We have different categories of membership including family, single person, single Jewish parent, student, associate and friend.

If you would like to come to a Friday evening, Shabbat morning or Festival service, please email first with your contact details to services@bwpjc.org and someone will get back to you. We need names of visitors for security reasons.

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Activities

Committees

    Governing Council; Rites and Practices Committee; Membership committee

Adult Education
    Monthly Shiur (lesson) - exploring the Torah portion; Hebrew classes

Worship

Friday Night and Saturday Morning Services; High Holyday services; Festival services;Services for Special Occasions; Lifecycle events (Baby blessings, Weddings, Funerals)

Cheder

Hebrew classes;Children’s Library;Weekends away; Purim and Chanukah parties

Rabbi

 

Weekly services (away May-Aug); High Holyday services; Other Festival services; Baby Blessings; Weddings; Funerals; Adult Education sessions; Proselytes course; Advice on religious matters

Building and Facilities

Library; Classrooms; Rabbi’s Room; Teachers’ Resource Room; Judaica shop; Synagogue hall; Disabled access (to the Synagogue hall and shop)

Social

Annual Garden Party; Chanukah and Purim parties; Communal seder night

Other

Newsletter (Alonim) every 2 months; Web site; Association with Liberal Judaism; Interfaith activities; Liaison with other Jewish organisations in Bristol and the West Country; Membership of the Bristol SACRE (Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education); representative on Board of Deputies.

For advice about funerals please click on the following link