NEWS 14 JT 25 April 2013 Flourishing kehilla joins the Federation „ Chaim Zelig Shul’s membership is already over- and composer Yitzchak Fuchs from subscribed and securing more Eretz Yisroel. THE Federation of Synagogues suitable premises is a key priority. Members of the kehilla expressed has a new constituent member Aside from daily minyanim, their excitement at the prospect in North West . Beis shiurim and their nightly Mishnah of their new aliation and are Hamedrash Nishmas Yisroel, which Berura Yomi Seder, Nishmas Yisroel looking forward to developing their is based in Hendon, is a young is best known for their unique partnership with the Federation. kehilla, led by the popular and Shalosh Seudos which is held in Dr Eli Kienwald, the Federation dynamic Rabbi Dovid Tugendha!. total darkness creating a warm and of Synagogue’s Chief Executive, It "rst opened its doors less than authentic chassidish atmosphere. said: “We are delighted to welcome four years ago and has quickly #e Kehilla was privileged to be Nishmas Yisroel into the Federation grown into one of the area’s most visited by Rav Yechezkel Shraga family and look forward to the vibrant communities. Boruch Halberstam, Rav Hatzair contribution that this young and Having originally started with of Kiryat Sanz, who held a special vibrant community will make to Shabbos minyanim at the home Kabolas Ponim to be mechazek the the a€airs of the charity.” of Mr and Mrs Yossi Gurvitz in olom last week. Nishmas Yisroel is Meanwhile, a kiddush is planned 2009, the shul rapidly expanded also behind the eagerly anticipated to celebrate this important and currently occupies temporary Lag B’Omer Kumzitz scheduled milestone which will coincide with premises shared with the Heichal for this Motzoei Shabbos featuring the kehilla’s fourth anniversary on Leah shul on Brent Street. #e Shloime Gertner and popular singer Parshas Shelach Lecha. Rav Halberstam addressing the kehilla residents unite against free school bid „ Eliezer Lipman but last Thursday evening more than said he supported Avanti’s search for a Edgware Councillor Brian Gordon said 200 people filled a local hall where the permanent location for the school. he supported the objections, purely on JEWISH residents figure prominently campaign group was formally set up. However Broadfields estate, which logistical grounds and anticipated major amongst the body of public opinion The group’s Chairman, Andrew Simons, already houses three primaries – one of traffic problems. opposed to the building of a 1,700 said the Broadfields Estate’s roads would which is the long-established Rosh Pinah He said “The initiative to try and pupil secondary school on Edgware’s not be able to cope with extra traffic. He Junior School – was unsuitable. establish the school in Edgware seems Broadfields Estate. An active campaign said “This area is a housing estate. It is The all-through school opened last year to have come from the Department of group has recently been formed to fight a slender estate with very narrow access. for about 70 pupils and is temporarily Education, not from Barnet Council. We the development plans. We all know what problems come with based at the Harrow Teachers’ Centre in must be very careful not to suggest for Proposals have been launched by the having roads like that and very heavy Wealdstone. It has not been able to gain one moment that there is any objection Hindu education body known as the traffic. We are not just objecting to this planning permission to permanently to a faith school per se. On the contrary Avanti Schools Trust. Avanti wishes to school being built on the estate but all develop that site. It was observed by faith schools are to be encouraged and build the largest free school in the country schools.” many of the Edgware objectors that very our own kehilla very much benefits from on the former site of Broadfields Infant A number of local councillors and few of the pupils who would attend the them. Balancing community educational School in Hartland Drive. The planning Hendon MP Matthew Offord were school would be from the local area, the needs against local residents’ concerns is application has yet to be submitted, present at the meeting. Mr. Offord majority being “bussed in” from Harrow. always a very delicate issue.”