Tours of Places of Worship – Tuesday 22nd October 2024-
Redbridge Faith Forum - Tours of Places of Worship at SUKKAT SHALOM REFORM SYNAGOGUE, 1 Victory Road, Hermon Hill (Wanstead), London E11 1UL on Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Following on from our Annual Walk of Peace, where we have the opportunity to have a short tour of some of the many Places of Worship in Redbridge, Redbridge Faith Forum is organising a series of Tours of individual Places of Worship. This provides the opportunity to have more in-depth visits of our local Places of Worship.
Our first visit was hosted by the Jewish Community at the Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue in Wanstead. This Synagogue is in a beautiful building with a very varied and extremely interesting history. The architecture inside is quite unique. we were given a tour of the building, had an opportunity to see and learn about Jewish symbols and practice.
Our host Mitzi gave a brief outline of the history of Judaism and described the different sects ranging from ultra Orthodox to the liberal and reform groups. We saw the ark which houses the Torah Scrolls, an important part of a synagogue service. Mitzi read a passage from the Torah and we were given the opportunity to have a close look at the Torah Scroll. This visit was during Sukkot, a Festival celebrating the Harvest, and there was a lovely Sukkah (Harvest Shelter) for the visitors to see at the Synagogue.
We ended the tour with questions and answers and lovely refreshments and ample time for socialising.