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Kehillat Kernow member leads Holocaust education in Cornwall

BBC Cornwall featured our member Cynthia Hollingsworth in an article on their website and in a section on their Spotlight news programme on 17th July highlighting Cynthia’s important work in schools and beyond.

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Harvey celebrates his 80th birthday

Our June in-person Shabbat service saw a great turnout to celebrate the 80th birthday of our much-loved and respected Life President Harvey Kurzfield.

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Raising awareness through street art

An online presentation to Kehillat Kernow by Grace Berlfein, 16th February 2025.

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Holocaust Memorial Day in Truro

This year Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27th January marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.

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Kehillat Kernow celebrates the last night of Chanukah

About 20 members of the Kehillat Kernow community plus a number of friends and neighbours came together on the last night of Chanukah.

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Leslie Lipert awarded an MBE

We are all delighted to hear that our wonderful and long-standing treasurer Leslie Lipert had been included in the New Year’s Honours List and been awarded an MBE.

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Another Shabbat with Rabbi Barry Baron from the USA

An active congregation were treated to a lovely service led by Rabbi Barry Baron who is the Chaplain at Colgate University in New York State.

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Kehillat Kernow signs the Cornwall Faith Covenant

Members of Kehillat Kernow joined other Faith groups from across Cornwall at Lys Kernow/County Hall in Truro on Wednesday 13 November to sign Cornwall’s new Faith Covenant.

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Celebrating Sukkot at the Penryn Campus of Falmouth and Exeter universities

Members joined students at Falmouth University and the University of Exeter at the Penryn Campus in Falmouth to celebrate Sukkot.

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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur at Roselidden

Once again the Kehillat Kernow community celebrated the High Holy Days in peaceful, contemplative rural surroundings.

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Kehillat Kernow Matzah Ramble and Picnic at Enys Gardens

During Pesach, members of Kehillat Kernow gathered together for their annual Matzah Ramble and Picnic at Enys Gardens.

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American Rabbi visits Kehillat Kernow

Rabbi Barry Baron, Colgate University Chaplain led the Shabbat evening service at Falmouth University Chaplaincy yesterday.

Jeremy’s Notes

Story of yesterday, Yom Kippur 5784

The first of the three Torah readings for Yom Kippur was taken from the Book of Exodus, or Names (Shemot).

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Rosh Hashanah 5784 / 2023

Blowing the shofar and enjoying the festive meals, Kehillat Kernow members felt fulfilled and close.

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Kehillat Kernow Grand Summer Picnic 2023

Either on the beach or in a garden in Cornwall we always enjoy enthusiastic conversations and stunning views.

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Kehillat Kernow on BBC Antiques Roadshow

Cornwall’s historic Sefer Torah was a star at the Eden Project (Gan Eden גַּן־עֵדֶן) on 11th June 2023.

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Antiques Roadshow-Kehillat Kernow Scroll

Kehillat Kernow Scroll guest of honour in the Antiques Roadshow will be on BBC1- Sunday, 11 June, 8:00 p.m.In September last year, the Antiques Roadshow came to the Eden Project

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Never Forget ✡️

Memory of six million Jews, each million represented by a unique individual.

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First night of Pesach Cornish Style

Sixty- five pilgrims arrived from the four corners of the Duchy and from Bristol, London, Berkshire, San Francisco and Israel to celebrate the first face-to-face Seder in four years.