# JLE

The Jewish Learning Exchange (JLE) is a British charity, working in London and across the United Kingdom.
The Jewish Learning Exchange in Golders Green, UK is a Jewish Outreach organisation, Community Centre and Synagogue.
The JLE aims to teach Judaism's relevance and deeper meaning to 21st-century youth and young professionals in our community and enable them to connect and make informed life decisions by providing the highest quality educational and social opportunities in a relevant and welcoming environment.
Since 1985, JLE has been developing meaningful relationships and delivering world-class Jewish Education to thousands of Jews, primarily in the United Kingdom. Today, the JLE centre has become a hub for Jews with a thirst to understand more about their heritage.
JLE is striving to inspire young Jews across the UK through learning and education and to make Judaism relevant & meaningful in the 21st century. JLE aims to show the significance and deeper meaning of Judaism to 21st-century Jews and to enable them to make informed life decisions by providing the highest quality educational and social opportunities in a relevant and welcoming environment.
JLE operate programs and initiatives within schools, on university campuses, for young professionals, and programs for men and women. Within the centre, our students can also experience Shabbat Hospitality and attend one of the many social events occurring throughout the year.
The JLE is a non-judgemental, warm, and welcoming environment that allows young Jews a space to develop and enrich their Jewish knowledge and identity. Being both a social, communal, and teaching space, the JLE is able to offer participants a chance to experience a sense of “belonging” whilst providing the skills to increase their day-to-day knowledge of Judaism.

## Programmes, Course, Events & Trips

Programmes
* How To Academy
* JLadies
* WNL (Wednesday Night Live)
* Ulpan courses
* Meditation and Mindfulness
* Thursday Beis
* Womens Halacha and Health
* OLAMI HOUSE (Community building programme with accomodation and varied classes, lectures and inspirational activities).
* THE CENTRAL HUB (Central London based Jewish Student and Graduate programme with inspiring speakers and entrpenuership lecturers).
* INSPIREHER (Womens physical and mental fittness programme aligned with Jewish principles and teachings)
Events
* Students Friday Night Dinner
* Young Professional Friday Night Dinner.
* Food Parcel Packing
* Challa Bakes
* Israel Advocasy Events
Courses
* Israel Advocacy
* The Only Way is Ethics
* Intro To Jewish Texts
* Do Jews Believe in?
Trips
* South Africa
* Paris
* Spain
* Hungary
* Poland
* Israel
* UK weekends away
* Scotland

## Synagogue

An imersive and vibrant young professionals synagogue with a focus on inclusion, non judgement and positive joyous prayer.

## Board of trustees

* Ashley Cohen (Chair)
* Daniel Lyons
* Sean Melnick
* Sony Douer

## Quotes

* Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, wrote that the charity: “has had a positive impact and inspired thousands of young Jews in the UK over the past 40 years"
* The Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove paid tribute to the UK Jewish community at a gala dinner for the Jewish Learning Exchange. He discussed the Jewish community’s role in the country’s growth and the power of education and religion in shaping society. He said that thanks to organisations such as the JLE, “the unbroken story, suffused with light, goodness and inspiration of the Jewish people - the Jewish story - can continue”.

## History

The charity was formed in 1985 and has continued to grow since its inception.
The JLE is a member of OLAMI