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 |
| Leadership | Rabbi Zvi Solomons |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | West Central Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Berkshire | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°27′06″N 0°59′50″W / 51.45169605259°N 0.9972267171°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 2015 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| jcob | |
| [1] | |
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]
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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