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Rabbi Shmuli & Rivkie Pink moved to Leicester in 2001. Together with their 10 children, they are proving themselves a formidable team, bringing a vibrancy to the Leicester Hebrew Congregation, with their endless energy and joy.
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  • She Prayed to Die and Learned to LiveRaised in a strict Christian home, Chaya Rivka was abused and afraid. Then she discovered her father... Read More
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Weekly Magazine
Sweet! 15 Things About Apples in Judaism
Rosh Hashanah isn’t the only time apples get the spotlight. There are plenty of other moments throughout the Jewish year when we enjoy and make use of this natural treat.
By Yehuda Altein
Top 6 Reasons to Hear the Shofar This Year
Sometimes the most important reason is the simplest one: We do it because G-d asked us to.
By Mendy Kaminker
Take the Binding of Isaac Quiz
Do you know how old Isaac was at the time?
By Menachem Posner
“The Year of the Shabbat”
Join us for a special lecture by Rabbi Yaakov Raskin of Chabad of Jamaica, who will masterfully introduce us to the unique Jewish year of 5787 with Rosh Hashanah being on Shabbat. Prepare to be inspired, and most importantly, be ready to celebrate the new Jewish year.
By Yaakov Y. Raskin
No Work This Year!
"The holiness of Rosh Hashanah becomes one with the holiness of Shabbos, giving this Rosh Hashanah a new dimension and content, which — in view of Rosh Hashanah being the "head" of the year, as mentioned above — must influence the daily life throughout the year..."
Translation of a letter from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Leicester
Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
7:11 PM  -  Friday, September 11
Light Holiday Candles after
8:19 PM  -  Shabbat, September 12
Holiday Ends
8:16 PM  -  Sunday, September 13
Weekly Torah Portion
Ha'azinu
Upcoming Holiday
Rosh Hashanah
Sep. 11 - Sep. 13
Daily Thought
We Are the Child
Your child is not like everyone else; your child is you. And yet, your child is not you; your child is his own person. A paradox. Our souls are that paradox—on a greater scale: the nexus...