Jewish Community of Berkshire

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Jewish Community of Berkshire
Religion
Affiliation Modern Orthodox Judaism
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue
LeadershipRabbi Zvi Solomons
StatusActive
Location
LocationWest Central Reading, Berkshire, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Berkshire UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location of the synagogue in Berkshire
Geographic coordinates 51°27′06″N0°59′50″W / 51.45169605259°N 0.9972267171°W / 51.45169605259; -0.9972267171
Architecture
Date established2015 (as a congregation)
Website
jcob.org
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The Jewish Community of Berkshire (abbreviated as JCoB) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish community and synagogue based in Reading, Berkshire, England, in the United Kingdom. [2] The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite. [1]

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The community was established in 2015, following an accident when the rabbi injured his knee and was unable to walk to synagogue. [3] Its rabbi is Zvi Solomons, formerly the rabbi of Reading Hebrew Congregation. [1] [3] [4] [5] Synagogue services are held in the rabbi's home, and the community hosts the only Orthodox rabbinic couple (Rabbi Zvi Solomons and Rebbetzen Dr Shira Batya Lewin Solomons) [6] and cheder [7] in Berkshire.

JCoB also provides a visiting service to schools in the region to teach Judaism as part of the religious education syllabus agreed by their local SACREs. [8]

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  5. "Reading Rabbi wins settlement after being sacked from synagogue". Berkshire Live. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. "Who We Are". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.[ self-published source? ]
  7. "Cheder". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.[ self-published source? ]
  8. "School visits from JCoB". Jewish Community of Berkshire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.[ self-published source? ]