Kehillat Kernow
| Kehillat Kernow (The Jewish Community of Cornwall) | |
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| Affiliation | Movement for Reform Judaism |
| Rite | Reform Judaism |
| Status | Active |
| Website | kehillatkernow |
Kehillat Kernow (The Jewish Community of Cornwall) is a Jewish community with about 100 members[1] in Cornwall, England, affiliated to the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2] Founded in 1999, its name is a combination of the Hebrew word kehillat (community) and the Cornish word Kernow, meaning Cornwall.[1]
Services
Services take place fortnightly on Shabbat mornings at 10:30[2] and are held in a local school, with alternative venues for High Holidays and some festivals.[1] They are led by members of the community and, occasionally, by visiting student rabbis from Leo Baeck College.[1]
The community uses a Torah scroll that it received from the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.[3][4][5] The scroll was previously used by Falmouth Synagogue, which closed in 1882.[3] It was officially handed over by the Duke of Gloucester to Kehillat Kernow at a ceremony in the Royal Cornwall Museum on 28 May 2004.[6][7][8]
Education
The community runs a cheder for children and young people aged 2 to 15.[2]
Communication
Its newsletter, Kol Kehillat Kernow, is published three times a year.[9]
See also
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Movement for Reform Judaism
References
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External links
- Kehillat Kernow official website
- Jewish Small Communities Network: Kehillat Kernow
- Kehillat Kernow (Cornwall Community) & Truro Jewish Community on Jewish Communities and Records – UK (hosted by JewishGen)
- The Movement for Reform Judaism
- Kennedy, Naomi: Cornwall's Jewish Journey, Faith Features, BBC Cornwall, 28 September 2007
