• Services are held in our synagogue at 6.30pm every Friday evening and at 9.15 am every Shabbat morning (the Torah service begins at approx. 10.15am); at 7.00am on Thursday mornings and Rosh Hodesh; and of course on festivals and High Holydays. Children’s services are held every Shabbat for all ages, at 10.45am.

• Our friendly Cheder and education programme for 11-16s meets from 9.45am-12.30pm on Sunday mornings, with special classes for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students from 4.30pm-6.30pm on Tuesdays.

• Our young people participate in Noam – the Masorti Youth Movement and the 8-11 year olds meet at the Synagogue on a Tuesday whilst the teenagers from all over the movement meet on Sundays.

• Adult Education programmes and regular shiurim are held throughout the year, as are discussion groups and cultural events. Our library is available for all members to use.

• Social events are held throughout the year for every age group and covering most interests and our Bridge Club meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

• From womb to tomb. We are pleased to celebrate life cycle events at EMS: blessings for babies and new parents, B’nei Mitzvah, marriages, anniversaries and other special occasions are all part of shul life. All members of the synagogue belong to the Jewish Joint Burial Society with its cemetery at Cheshunt. Our welfare volunteers are ready to befriend members who are lonely or in need and we provide support for the bereaved.

All these and our many other activities are supported by an elected council and many volunteers, by our regular magazine, Or Hadash and by our weekly email newsletter.

We welcome you to our services and any of our activities without commitment, just telephone the Shul office to arrange a visit.

Rabbi Dr Jeremy Collick