Special service unites Jewish communities |
26 November 2015 A service held at Hatherley Village Hall in Gloucestershire on Saturday was very special for two reasons. Firstly, it included 56-year-old Trish Bluett’s batmitzvah ceremony, which welcomed her into the Jewish faith. Trish mastered the Hebrew language to read a section of the Torah, which she followed by her witty interpretation of one of the stories. The other very important reason was that the treasured, old and valuable Scrolls owned by the Cheltenham Hebrew Community had just been lent to the Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community and these were being used for the first time. This gesture reflected a growing co-operation between the two very different local communities. "It was a wonderful service combining so many firsts for our community" said Jill Rosenheim, Chair of GLJC.
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