Centre for Jewish life in St Albans

We are a lively, warm and welcoming Jewish community within the Masorti movement, offering a centre for Jewish life in St Albans and the surrounding area. We provide our members many ways to enjoy a Jewish way of life: through education for all ages and a variety of services, activities and events throughout the year. We are a community that supports each other, reaches out to each other, worships, celebrates and learns together and helps each other lead a better life ... and we have a lot of fun.

Our website tells you all about SAMS. Whether you're a member, thinking of joining us, interested in Masorti Judaism or considering moving to the St Albans area and looking for a synagogue, please have a browse and then come along to see us in person!

If you wish to visit the synagogue, please contact us on 01727 860642 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it prior to your visit.

LATEST NEWS

SAMS Sunflowers – Every Monday morning from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Please click here for more details about our playgroup for 0–5 year olds.

Special Purim Weekend – Singing with Pizmon, fancy dress parades, fixing the Shul mezuzah and more!

Saturday, 15 March – Sunday, 16 March: We are delighted to invite you to join us for a full weekend of Purim events:

• Special guests – Pizmon, a Jewish a cappella group from America, will be with us to bring a unique sound to the whole weekend. See: http://pizmon.org/
• Saturday morning – Our regular Shabbat services begin at 9:45am.
• Saturday evening – Megillah reading begins Motzei Shabbat at Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue at 7.45pm.
• Sunday morning – Our morning Megillah reading commences at 10am. Please come along in fancy dress, ready to make a lot of noise while we read the story of Esther. One highlight will be a children’s fancy dress parade! Following a short break for hamantashen and a chance to talk to friends, old and new.
• We will then fix our outside Mezuzah as befits our lovely building.
• This will be followed by age appropriate workshops with Pizmon (including adults!), who will also lead us to a grand musical finale.
• Refreshments will be available.

Noam Movie Night - Sunday 23 March at 6.30pm - 9pm

There will be a Noam movie night for school years 8 and upwards. There will be plenty of snacks as well as the usual fun and games.

Looking forward to April

SAMS Community Seder - Tuesday 15 April at 6pm - For more information contact the Shul office on 01727 860642 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it