On three pillars the world stands: on Torah, Worship and Kind Deeds. (Pirkei Avot 1:2) 

At Westminster Synagogue, we recognise that on-going Jewish education is an essential building block for leading a full Jewish life and we have designed education programmes for children, young people and adults.  Our aims are to:

• teach Jewish skills to enable full participation in Jewish life at home, in the synagogue, in the wider world
• foster students’ love for themselves as Jews and love of the Jewish people, expressed through being an active part of our Jewish community
• build a personal understanding of what it means to be a progressive Jew in today’s world and reinforce values of tolerance and Jewish pluralism.

  Elijah casting his mantle over    Elisha, bronze sculpture   by Naomi Spiers

  It’s never too early to start!  Baby Café is for the under 3s AND their parents. 

or shabbat is our weekly programme of classes for children on Shabbat morning that include Jewish studies, learning Hebrew and activities to explore Jewish identity.

Bnei Mitzvah programme is our concentrated, innovative two-year programme to prepare Jewish children to fully take on their responsibilities as Jewish adults.  On graduation this is followed by a Post Bnei Mitzvah programme for young teens.

Or Chadash is a multi-faceted programme to support potential converts in learning about Judaism and preparing to take their place in the Jewish community.

In addition to our Or Zaruah adult classes on shabbat, we have adult learning sessions during the week such as the Women's Lunch and Learn and all members are welcome to attend the mid-week sessions of our Or Chadash group.

or a calendar of educational events, <click here>