Kehillat Kernow is a Reform Jewish congregation, that worships from various locations in Truro, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1999 as the Jewish Community of Cornwall, the name of the congregation is a combination of the Hebrew word kehillat (community) and the Cornish word Kernow, meaning Cornwall.[2]
| Kehillat Kernow (The Jewish Community of Cornwall) | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Congregation |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Truro, Cornwall, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1999 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| kehillatkernow | |
| [1] | |
The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism[3] and had approximately 100 members in 2014.[2]
Services
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Services take place fortnightly on Shabbat mornings at 10:30[3] and are held in a local school, with alternative venues for High Holidays and some festivals. They are led by members of the community and, occasionally, by visiting student rabbis from Leo Baeck College.[2]
The community uses a Torah scroll on permanent loan from Exeter Synagogue and also one that it received from the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.[4][5][6] The scroll was previously used by Falmouth Synagogue, which closed in 1882.[4] 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.[7][8]
The community runs a cheder for children and young people aged 2 to 15.[3]
The congregation publishes three times a year a newsletter called Kol Kehillat Kernow.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Kehillat Kernow (Cornwall Community) & Truro Jewish Community". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Kehillat Kernow, the Jewish Community of Cornwall. Retrieved 4 July 2014.[self-published source?]
- ^ a b c "Kehillat Kernow (The Jewish Community of Cornwall)". Synagogue Directory. Movement for Reform Judaism. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b Lidiker, Pat (9 June 2014). "Scrolls returned after 132 years". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Kehillat Kernow's historic return" (Press release). Movement for Reform Judaism. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Lipert, Pat (April 2014). "Torah Scroll comes home" (PDF). Kol Kehillat Kernow (37).
- ^ Parker, Simon (6 May 2014). "Sacred scroll to be returned to Cornish Jews". Western Morning News. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Falmouth Synagogue artefact returned to Jewish community after more than a century". This is the West Country. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Newsletter". Kehillat Kernow, the Jewish Community of Cornwall. Retrieved 4 July 2014.[self-published source?]
External links
edit- Official website
- Jewish Small Communities Network: Kehillat Kernow
- Kennedy, Naomi (28 September 2007). "Cornwall's Jewish Journey". Faith Features. BBC Cornwall.