ELELS is a community, as well as a congregation. We are single, married, widowed and divorced. We are LGBTQ+, and we are straight. We are single parents, interfaith families, coupled parents, Jews by birth and Jews by choice. We are people with disabilities and people without. We are locally based in Redbridge, and living further afield throughout North East London, Essex and beyond. We are proud of this diversity and seek to be responsive to our community to provide a variety of ways for each individual to express their Judaism.
Life Cycle
Click here to find out about our life cycle events, from baby blessing to bar/bat mitzvah, marriage/blessing, or end of life matters.
Families
ELELS has a vibrant community of young families. Click here to find out about children’s and teens’ education and activities, programming for tots and toddlers, family services and more.
New to Judaism
If you are thinking of exploring Judaism, we wold very much like to hear from you. Click here to find out about your options.
Joining Us
Find out about belonging to our community; from getting to know us to becoming a member. You can also learn how to get involved and in various ways, all by clicking here.
What's On
Click here to find our programme of upcoming services, as well as educational, social and community events. You can also access our calendar.
This week's reflection
Loving the stranger
March 5, 2026The Torah instructs us, no fewer than 36 times, “Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt”. How fitting, then, that we mark Refugee Shabbat in the four-week period between Purim and Pesach. At Purim, our ancestors’ lives were threatened while at Pesach we recall slavery and our ancestors’ liberation from ...