Over 200 members of St Albans Masorti Synagogue (SAMS) participated in a special this week to celebrate the synagogue’s 25th anniversary. 25 member families each hosted a Friday night meal where chicken soup and chicken (traditional Friday night food) as well as vegetarian and fish meals were the order of the day. Friday night is […]

Masorti Europe in Israel by Liz Oppedijk President of Masorti Europe At the end of February, Rabbi Rafi and I had the pleasure of going to Israel for several special events, all designed to bring together the rabbis and lay leaders of Masorti Europe. It was our second joint meeting, following a first gathering in […]

70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION Introduction SAMS is both proud and lucky to have an Auschwitz survivor, Kitty Hart-Moxon, amongst our members.  The people in the camps were liberated 70 years ago and the United Kingdom commemorated the event on the 19th April 2015. To help SAMS commemorate the liberation, Kitty’s son and daughter-in-law, Peter […]