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We welcome the report’s in-depth criticism of the NUS National President and her organisation as it tells the world what so many Jewish students have been saying for some time. 

Download the files below and use them to get discussions going about Succot during your lunch and learn sessions. Don't forget you can also theme your lunch and learn for Yoni's Global Succah!

Last night (6 October) Goldsmiths J-Soc hosted an interfaith event for over 30 students and faith leaders of various denominations. 

As the whirlwind of Freshers 2016 draws to a close, we’re proud to say that we’ve been to over 40 of your campuses. We’ve met countless Jewish freshers and caught up with old friends, enjoyed kosher sweets and homemade brownies at some far-flung campuses and we even heard the Shofar at a few fairs!

Contents

1. 5777 greetings from across the community
2. Go-to Guides for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Succot, including explanations of what each festival is and how we celebrate it
3. Information on services and meals in your campus community
4. Our amazing Rosh Hashanah video

What a week we’ve had! We’ve travelled by plane, train, bus and car, and some of us have ventured further out of North West London than ever before. We’ve been up to Glasgow and Edinburgh, down to Exeter and Canterbury and at 35 J-Socs in between… And we’re not done yet! Look out for us next week at a whopping 32 more campuses, including Bournemouth, East Anglia, Nottingham and several in London. In the meantime, here are some highlights from the past week…

It is clear that there are significant issues when it comes to accountability within NUS. For the second meeting running, a question to the National President regarding Jewish students and UJS has failed to be asked.

Yesterday UJS (the Union of Jewish Students) hosted its annual training seminar for students heading to campus in the coming weeks. 40 students from 19 campuses across England and Wales gathered to attend Time to Lead in London, where they attended sessions to prepare them for the new academic year.

Having just completed a month of training, the UJS team are back in the office and preparing to meet everyone on campus in September. Whilst we get ready for that, here’s a look back at what we did during our month of preparation…