I davened, when I lived in London, at Assif, an egalitarian minyan loosely affiliated with the New North London Synagogue, which I can't recommend highly enough for its plentiful, beautiful, harmonious singing. | |
Here are such notes as I've taken at Jewish learning events I've attended since 2004. Some of them are surprisingly cool. | |
Wandering Jews | Wandering Jews is a grassroots group set up by Naomi Soetendorp, Joseph
Finlay and Sargam Picker in London in 2005. It meets once a month
for Friday night services and potluck vegetarian meals, and never returns to
the same place twice (hence the name). There is a strong philosophy of "your
house, your rules"—Naomi describes WJ as "a little bit Fight Club, a little
bit minyan, almost 100% good"—and it has now spawned daughter groups in
Denver, Jerusalem, Brussels and Berlin, where I run the group. Some years ago I compiled a Friday night siddur for WJ; read about it and download your own copy. |
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