Chabad Lubavitch UK, has said that the achievement of state aided status for its Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill and the nearby, Lubavitch House Boys School, marks a new era for the organisation across the UK.
For many years, Lubavitch funded only private schools in the UK, which taught torah values to pupils of all ages, coloured by their unique approach to Judaism. However the schools were an enormous financial burden on the organisation, a burden which to some extent has now been lifted.
Although the schools will still be asking parents to contribute a donation to cover expenses not provided for by the funding, the achievement finally gives Chabad Lubavitch UK the financial security that it has long sought. It enables the organisation to renew its efforts of reaching Jews all over the UK and make Judaism accessible to all.
Lubavitch CEO, Rabbi Bentzi Sudak said, “This is truly a watershed moment for us. It’s no secret that over the last few years we have been fighting for the financial freedom to continue our work in communities, schools, campuses across the country – this funding means that we have won that fight.”
The Lubavitch House Boys School, will be the latest to receive funding on 1st July 2012 following the Senior Girl’s School which received its funding on 1st June and the Ruth Lunzer Lubavitch Girl’s Primary School which has benefitted from state funding for a number of years.
Mrs Helen Freeman, Head Teacher of the Girl’s Senior School commented, “We have achieved excellent academic results and a unique ethos of chesed and love for Judaism on such a small budget, just imagine what we’ll be able to achieve with this additional funding.”
The Glasgow Hebrew School, led for 43 years by Shluchim Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs, celebrated their graduation with their proud families in attendance.
The Chabad Centre of Buckhurst Hill, directed by Rabbi Odom & Henny Brandman held their first large scale fundraising event at The Prince Regent Hotel in Chigwell on Thursday. Attended by over 220 people from across the wider community the purpose of the evening was to raise £70,000 for the kitting out of a new Synagogue and Community Centre building that Chabad will be moving into in Buckhurst Hill. The target was reached and a fantastic evening was had by all.
with everybody commenting on the amazing and electrifying atmosphere in the room. The evening was run by toastmaster Robert Persell who is himself a member of the Buckhurst Hill Chabad community who helped plan a packed and engaging schedule for the evening.
it had grown from running out of a small front living room to now be bursting at the seams of the hall they currently rent.
is community, ready to do whatever needs to be do. The dinner was a tremendous display of what a dedicated group of individuals can pull off as most of the arrangements from the catering to the toast mastering and flowers, were done voluntarily by members of the community”.
The Solihull Hebrew Congregation Thursday Club run by Rabbi Yehuda & Dinie Pink has been awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for groups of volunteers who work in their local community for the benefit of others. 
opportunity for others and sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, with the work of those awarded being judged to be of the highest standard.
Pink were invited along with two representatives of the Thursday Club to the first of the three Garden Parties that the Queen holds annually at Buckingham Palace.
he volunteers at the Solihull Thursday Club have been recognised nationally through this important award. Our work would not be possible without the help and support of the many charitable trusts who support us financially in particular Birmingham Jewish Community Care who work hand in hand with us in this venture.”