Five rabbis from four strands of Judaism were part of a moving Mitzvah Day project at the Somali Bravanese Welfare Association in Finchley, where Jewish and Muslim youth planted bulbs for a local care home.
The centre opened recently, the association’s previous home having been destroyed in an arson attack six years ago
The rabbis – David Mason (US), Miriam Berger (Reform), Rebecca Birk and Danny Rich (Liberal Judaism) and Jeff Berger (Sephardi) – were hosted by the SBWA’s Abu Bakar Ali and Asma Mohamed Ali, who were integral in the re-opening of a home for the community. Lord Mendelsohn was also among those at the event, organised by the Jewish/Muslim women's group, Nisa-Nashim.
Bulbs planted had attached labels with notes and pictures for the care home residents, many of who came to the centre to be part of the day.
