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Sapphic Shabbat x JVS Pride 2025 Friday Night Dinner: “an evening of queer Jewish joy”
We had such a lovely time at our Pride Friday Night Dinner! This was our first time hosting an event with and for the LGBTQ+ community and we collaborated with Sapphic Shabbat, who are a Jewish sapphic group, inclusive of non-binary and trans folk who identify as lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, wlw, transmasc, and transfemme. We […]
Relaxed Gardening Session: Join Us, Sun 13 July at 10.30am
Join us on Sunday 13th July at 10:30am in our JVS Garden for a relaxed gardening session. We’ll be building a small raised bed and sowing sprouted chickpeas. Why not try sprouting some at home? There’ll also be general gardening and watering around the veg patch. It’s free to join, yet places are limited. To […]
Friday 4 July: JVS x Sapphic Shabbat
We’re celebrating London Pride, with a delectable three‑course vegan Friday Night Dinner! Hosted by JVS in collaboration with Sapphic Shabbat, this inclusive event welcomes LGBTQ+ folks and allies. Delicious dishes and community, we’re looking forward to welcoming you to our table!!
From Seed to Harvest: Growing Our Way with Fun and Fresh Produce
“From seedlings to harvest, it has been amazing to see how much everything has grown. As well as all of our progress, from 3 months ago until today.” Watching our community garden come to life has been such a rewarding journey. What started as tiny seedlings transformed into fresh, vibrant produce that we are beginning […]
Gardening Club: Sunday 29th June 2025 at 10.30am
Come hang out with us this Sunday 29th at 10.30am in the JVS Garden for a gardening session. We’ll be planting veggies, doing a bit of weeding, watering and just enjoying the space together. It is totally free and a great way to relax, get stuck into nature and meet some like minded people. Spaces […]
15 June 25, Gardening Club: Had the best time on Sunday with an amazing group of volunteers!!
We built a raised bed completely from scratch using recycled bits, cleared and prepped the space surrounded by wildflowers, and learnt lots about the no dig method, soil and compost. Planted some rainbow chard, beetroot and sunflower seedlings, all home grown. Wrapped it all up with a chilled picnic in the sun. Such fun and […]
✨ Blessed Hands/Bendichas Manos ✨ Cooking Fun With My Turkish Jewish Granny: 27 July 2025
Imagine this: you’re whisked off to Ottoman-era Turkey, 1492 Spain, and a mystery Middle Eastern city, all from our kitchen. Join anthropologist and performer Dr. Michal Nahman for a cookery masterclass-meets-theatre show, packed with songs, laughs, and proper tasty cuisine. We’re talkin’ food, family, identity. What even is authentic, and who gets to decide? Inspired […]
1 June 2025: Our Shavuot Garden party
We had a fantastic time at our Shavuot garden party this year! The celebration brought together community members of all ages for an afternoon of delicious food, games, and good company. In the lead-up to the event, we organised a special community cheesecake-making session where volunteers came together to prepare 60 portions of cheesecake. A […]
🌱 Gardening Club: Calling all green-fingered legends, Sunday 15 June 2025
Roll up to our JVS Garden on Sunday 15th at 10:30am for more wholesomeness. We’re whipping up a no-dig raised bed. Think soil, compost, and community spirit. If we’re speedy, we might even sow some seeds (yes, you can take some home too). Post-dig, we’re breaking bread, sharing a light picnic together. Bring something delish […]
Pride FND: JVS x Sapphic Shabbat collab
Kick off London Pride weekend with us at a Friday night dinner, the evening before London Pride. We’re teaming up with the amazing Sapphic Shabbat for an incredible three-course meal and community. This event is for the LGBTQ+ fam and allies. Got allergies? No stress. Drop Zoe an email or message beforehand, so we can […]