Chatham Memorial Synagogue presents

“From Text to Voice”

An interactive celebration of the Torah, followed by story-telling, song and Israeli dance

on Sunday 10 February at 3:30pm for 4pm (postponed from January)

 with special guests

Bernard Benarroch, the scribe of Golders Green

Students and staff from Beech Grove Academy, Nonington

For further details, click here

At Chatham Memorial Synagogue, every religious occasion is also a social occasion. We have a Kiddush after every service (except Yom Kippur, of course!) where members, friends and visitors can socialise and enjoy a glass of wine or grape juice accompanied by light refreshments.

Of course if it is a Bar Mitzvah or other celebration then the Kiddush can be more sumptuous with fish balls, herrings and other Jewish delicacies.

In recent months we have introduced a Kiddush after the service on Friday evenings preceded by a rousing chorus of the traditional song Shalom Aleichem.

Chanukah and Purim are always the focus of the social calendar at Chatham Memorial Synagogue with a traditional tea and whenever possible, entertainment for the children. We had a Purim play in 2010 for the children of Jewish Kent and we hope to repeat this in the future. Similarly Simchat Torah has always been celebrated with great gusto though occasionally we combine it with Shabbat Bereshit.

We also hold a communal Seder at Passover on the second Seder night, when we usually enjoy the company of around 40 members and friends.

2011 Events

We held an open day at the Synagogue on Sunday 11 September. This was a combined English Heritage Open Day and was also a European Day of Jewish Heritage and Culture.

Members of the community took part in the annual Holocaust Memorial Day event in Rochester Cathedral.

2010 Events

The synagogue garden party in conjunction with Jewish Kent took place on Sunday 5 September 2010 and i9ncluded a tour of sites of Jewish interest in Rochester Cathedral.

There was an open day at the synagogue on Sunday 12 September 2010 when a number of visitors had an opportunity to look round the synagoue and learn about its history.

Over the years, a number of concerts have been held in the synagogue which boasts excellent acoustics,. Details of some of these events can be found on our Concerts page.

For details of other events held in previous years, please visit our Previous Events page.

Chatham Memorial Synagogue is a registered charity - No. 800902        Website last updated 25 March 2013