ASJCC NEWSLETTER NO. 8 14.05.20 Scottish charity No. SC46585
Hello Everyone.
We are through yet another week of lockdown. I hope that you all managing to keep well and healthy.
Fundraising
We are still thinking of ways to fundraise. One suggestion has been to produce a Kosher cookbook, details yet to be finalised. Also fundraising via Facebook is an option. Please let us know what you think.
We have so far managed to raise, with the help of SCoJeC, around £….. via the 3 authors talks. Obviously we need to raise a lot more.
Useful telephone numbers
NHS Scotland COVID 19 helpline – 0800 015 2816
HMRC – 0800 015 9559
Universal Credit – 0800 328 5644
Scot. Govt. Business helpline –
0800 303 0660
Citizens Advice Bureau –
0800 028 1032
Aberdeenshire Council General Enquiries – 03456 08 12 08
Aberdeenshire Council Education Facilities – 03456 08 12 02.
Support during Covid 19 lockdown
Please again, if anyone needs help during this time, for food shopping,
medicine collection etc please let me know on: communitysupp.asjcc@gmail.com
We do have several volunteers who are waiting to help you.
Basement Flat
We no longer have a tenant in the basement flat and are looking for a new tenant. If you know of anyone who is looking for somewhere to live, please contact Mark Taylor at treasurer.asjcc@gmail.com to discuss. We do need the income from this flat to keep us afloat.
Do you know anyone in the Jewish community whose earnings have been directly affected by the COVID 19 crisis? Or is that your situation?
Grants are available for people who are ineligible for Government support or who face delays accessing Government e.g. artists, performers, self-employed people who don't have three years of accounts, people who only just started a new job so aren't eligible for furlough, small businesses that aren't eligible for the grants for those leasing small premises.
The details about eligibility for the fund are at:
and the application form is at
‘Resource’ is reaching out to the whole Jewish Community. They offer free advice and help to unemployed people, through a variety of resources:
Mental Health & Well Being
If you are suffering any mental health issues and feel that you need to talk to someone, there are some numbers to ring, or websites to use. www.clearyourhead.scot can give you tips and ideas on how to cope in ways to make you feel better, stay connected with others and keep perspective while staying at home. The link will also signpost to further support e.g. NHS inform, Breathing Space and the Samaritans. If you wish to speak to a Jewish counsellor, you can contact a variety of services e.g. Jewish Care in London 0208 922 2222, Jewish Care Glasgow or find an organization through the SCoJeC website, or the Grampian Coronavirus Assistance Hub https://www.gcah.org.uk/ Tel: 0800 196 3384 (between 8 and 8pm) or https://jscn.org.uk/anxiety-mental-health/. There are also other useful websites such as Langdon, JSense and JAMH.
I also have a couple of helpful leaflets on managing relationships during lockdown and managing anxiety. If you would like me to send you a copy, please email me at communitysupp.asjcc@gmail.com and I will send them on. They are too long to add to the newsletter. They have been provided by a consultant Psychologist.
SCoJec
SCoJec have a lot of resources on their website; there is a mini website inside which is dedicated to Covid-19. It has useful links to many different services, synagogue services, arts groups, coffee mornings, and other. Please use this resource – www.scojec.org.
Rabbi Rose
Has offered that he is running services and wondered if any want to join in the activities. They have a virtual Kabbalat Shabbat at 19.15 every Friday, a coffee morning every Sunday at 11.00 and a Shavuot activity for the children on 26/05 at 14.00. He is also working on a learning program for erev Shavuot.
Scottish Youth
If you'd like to receive updates about all the amazing programmes going on in the Glasgow community and beyond, email glasgow.youthworker@ujia.org to sign up for a weekly event newsletter!
Lockdown Project
Please remember that the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre have got a Lockdown Project. They want people to share ‘your immigration story’, ‘your Calderwood memories’ and ‘your lockdown experience from a Jewish point of view’. This can be emailed to info@sjac.org.uk or posted to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre at Garnethill Synagogue, 129 Hill Street, Glasgow G3 6UB. For more info see: https://www.facebook.com/scottishjewisharchivescentre/
Jewish Small Communities Network (JSCN)
JSCN are holding coffee mornings, through Zoom.
DROP IN FOR A COFFEE BREAK
Drop in and share a coffee and a chat with people in small Communities around the country.
Shake out the cobwebs and have a coffee with some new friends in the JSCN Coffee Break every Tuesday.
JSCN 11am Coffee Break each TUESDAY for 1 hour:
May 19, 2020 11:00 AM
May 26, 2020 11:00 AM
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Chief Rabbi
The Chief Rabbi has sent his D’Var Torah and this can be found on our website under the Covid 19 information.
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