Bilingual English-Hebrew 'Grace after meals' booklet created for Cardiff New Synagogue's Golden Jubilee celebrations, Cardiff, November 1998

Description

Grace after Meals' booklet published by Reform Synagogues of Great Britain, London, used as part of Cardiff New Synagogue's 50 year anniversary and Golden Jubilee Celebrations in November 1998. The booklet lists English and Hebrew versions of graces to be said before and after meals on specific occasions.

The Cardiff Reform Synagogue was founded in 1948 as the Cardiff New Synagogue. The following year, it became a constituent member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. Born in reaction against the more restrictive traditions of the Orthodox Judaism of Cardiff Hebrew Congregation, such as the prohibition of driving on the Sabbath and the ban on interfaith marriages, the new Synagogue appealed to the immigrants who had fled the war-torn Europe, where the Reform movement was already well-established. The congregation worships in a converted Methodist Chapel on Moira Terrace they acquired in 1952.

Sources: Parry-Jones, Cai., ‘The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Wales’ (doctoral thesis, Bangor University, 2014) [accessed 24 February 2021]
JCR-UK/JewishGen. Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Cardiff, Wales (2020). [accessed 24 February 2021]

Depository: Glamorgan Archives.

• https://cardiffreformsynagogue.uk/new/ (link opens in new window)