After almost three decades of planning, Chabad-Lubavitch of Cambridge will open a new Jewish ritual bath when British Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks arrives to unveil the community facility on Sunday.
Located at the Rohr Chabad House, the new mikvah was constructed with funds raised from local community members. It will be dedicated in memory of Harry Landy by his wife Gertrude Landy. Some of the funds were also donated in memory of Rochie Paley, sister-in-law of Chabad-Lubavitch of Cambridge director Rabbi Reuven Leigh.
In a report posted on Chabad-Lubavitch UK’s website, Leigh noted that the facility was built by local contractors as a means to “help break down barriers in the community.”
The Rohr Chabad House serves the spiritual and physical needs of Jewish students at Cambridge University, as well as faculty, staff and local community members.
