Chabad on Campus UK is delighted to announce the opening of a new Chabad House serving Jewish students at Liverpool universities.
In the next academic term, Rabbi Shmuly Brown, originally from Manchester, together with his wife Tzivia, originally from Israel, will open their home as a ‘home away from home’ for Jewish students from all backgrounds, as well as offering a full programme of exciting events, including weekly Friday night Shabbat dinners, educational classes and social programmes.
Jewish life at Liverpool University has grown in recent years and there are currently an estimated 250 Jewish students out of 21,000.
This is partly due to major investments by Liverpool University in recent years, making it a more attractive place to study and becoming recognised as a centre of excellence in many disciplines, including engineering, medicine, dentistry, business and law.
This development follows the expansion of five Chabad centres on campuses across the UK less than two years, including Edinburgh, Bristol, Nottingham, Imperial College and South London campuses. The establishment of Chabad at Liverpool University makes Chabad on campus one of the largest permanent providers of Jewish life on campus in the UK, with currently eleven permanent centres serving Jewish students all year round with all their Jewish needs.
The major growth of Chabad on campus UK is made possible due to the generous support and partnership of Oxford alumnus and Jewish communal philanthropist Mr. David Slager.
Rabbi Eli Brackman, chairman of Chabad on Campus UK, explained that the ‘rapid expansion of Chabad on campus UK over the last few years reflects the urgent need to support Jewish students on campus at a time when they are facing unprecedented challenges and rising assimilation.’
Rabbi Y Y Rubinstein said "I would like to commend "Chabad on Campus UK" for the way in which they have liaised and consulted with me about this new post and how it could integrate and work best with Liverpool Jewish Student life and Liverpool Jewish Student Chaplaincy. Their approach has been courteous and flawless and it has been a pleasure to deal with them. I recently met Rabbi Brown who is an impressive young man and I look forward to working with him in the years to come."
Rabbi Yeremiyah Angyalfi, executive board member of Lubavitch UK said, ‘this is a historic development, as students will now have the benefit of a rabbi and his wife who are permanently on campus for the students the whole year round, something which is breaking news in Liverpool's history.’
Rabbi & Mrs. Brown will be working in conjunction with Lubavitch Liverpool's Rabbi Avremi Kievman. "This is an excellent appointment, and Golda and I welcome warmly Rabbi & Mrs Brown to the team of Lubavitch in Liverpool" said Rabbi Kievman, director of Lubavitch Liverpool for the past 17 years.