Events
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Wimbledon Synagogue Builds Bridges With Intergenerational Afternoon Tea For Mitzvah Day
WIMBLEDON, LONDON – 24 November 2025 – The Wimbledon Synagogue opened its doors to 60 guests yesterday, combating loneliness and celebrating connection with a special Afternoon Tea held in honour of Mitzvah Day. Mitzvah Day is the UK’s largest faith-led day of social action, where thousands of volunteers give their time rather than their money to make a difference. With the 2025 theme being “20 Years of Building Bridges”, communities across the country focused on projects that unite people of all backgrounds and generations. Embracing this spirit, the Community & Care group at The Wimbledon Synagogue, led by Hilary Leek and Lynne Sydkin, organised a warm and welcoming gathering for…
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Wimbledon Synagogue Hosts Civic Shabbat, Affirming Unity Against Hate in Southwest London
1 November 2025 – In an extraordinary gathering that brought together civic, faith and political leaders, Wimbledon Synagogue hosted a historic Civic Shabbat service on Saturday morning, drawing unprecedented attendance both in person and online as the community responded to rising antisemitism with a message of resilience and hope. The service, held on Shabbat Lech Lecha, was conceived as both an expression of gratitude for solidarity shown to the Jewish community and a public stand against all forms of hatred, particularly following the Yom Kippur attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester. Among those in attendance were the German Ambassador to the UK, Susanne Baumann, four Members of Parliament…
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Diamonds are Wimbledon Synagogue’s best friend!
By Mel Angel The Wimbledon Synagogue was full to the rafters with snazzily clad members and honoured guests to celebrate another great milestone… its 75th anniversary. From the headline of this piece, you may think I’m 15 years late writing about the synagogue’s 60th celebrations – but 75 years is also a diamond event (more on that later). Our sanctuary and community space looked perfect for an evening of celebration. In the Corinne Burton Hall, guests were greeted with a Prosecco or a non-alcoholic alternative, along with many hugs, kisses, and exclamations of “wow, you scrub up well”. Only the prospect of food could disperse the crowd to their allocated…
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School Visits
Through the work of the School Visits Team, our Synagogue provides an educational resource to the outside world. Our team of volunteers (currently 9 of us) welcome children and their teachers from schools in South London and the southern Home Counties, helping to bring their learning about Judaism in school RE lessons to life and to extend and reinforce their understanding and knowledge. As well as learning about the distinctive features of a synagogue, our visitors will learn some key ideas about Judaism and the Jewish way of life. We are also able to offer schools from further away a video based “virtual” synagogue visit. Although we are called the…
