Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh - the Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community
History
Sukkat Shalom Edinburgh, the Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community, is now four years old. We became independent in March 2004, and affiliated to Liberal Judaism in September 2004, the same month in which we welcomed our first Sefer Torah into the community, so we are still at the beginning of our journey of discovery towards the community we want to be.
We have come together from a wide variety of backgrounds to take part in building a community whose Judaism will be relevant to our everyday lives, and in which everyone can participate equally. As we learn, we hope to continue supporting each other in a friendly and informal atmosphere.
What we provide
We try to provide Liberal Jewish experiences for all aspects of a Jewish life. Although we do not have our own Rabbi we have excellent rabbinic support from Rabbi Mark Solomon who visits us every 6-7 weeks and is available for appointments with individual members at that time.
We run regular services, currently an erev Shabbat service on the first Friday of each month and a Shabbat morning service in the middle of each month. These are often followed by family meals. We also provide a full range of high holyday services usually with a visiting student rabbi from the Leo Baek College.
For children we have a small cheder group organised by members that meets on Sunday afternoons, as well as other events such as our Purim play.
We can arrange for Jewish burials and cremations and we have our own cemetery spaces in Edinburgh’s Dean cemetery,
We also arrange social events and our members are active in other aspects of Edinburgh Jewish life, such as the Jewish Literary Society and the Association of Jewish Refugees.
We have an active welfare group to look after the needs of members who need their help.
Current events
For forthcoming events please see the most recent newsletter and calendar on the web site. To get details of the venues please call our community phone 0131 777 8024. Our community mobile phone, 07891 439 646, is on just before and during services in case of latecomers.