{"id":1845,"date":"2007-12-30T14:18:55","date_gmt":"2007-12-30T21:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2007-12-30T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2007-12-30T21:11:05","slug":"travel-deeper-london-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1845","title":{"rendered":"Travel Deeper: London, Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tamar Fox writes for Jewcy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

If you’re in London for a while and can spare a day just hanging out in Golder’s Green, that’s what you should do. Take the Northern Line to the Golders Green station<\/a>, and just wander up and down Golders Green Rd and Finchley Rd. There are a bunch of kosher restaurants, Judaica shops and places of interest. I recommend Solly’s<\/a> on Golders Green and Milk N Honey<\/a>, just down the street. The best kosher bakery in London, in my not-so-humble-opinion, is Daniel’s Bagel Bakery, on 12 Hallswelle Parade, Finchley<\/a>. Also in Golders Green is a really beautiful Jewish cemetery (on Hoop Lane) just across from the Golders Green Crematorium. Kind of creepy, but an interesting and beautiful place nonetheless. Peter Sellers, Anna Pavlova, Bram Stoker, T S Eliot and Sigmund Freud were all laid to rest here, so it’s worth it to stop by.<\/p>\n

Now that you’re all nourished and meditated and looking for some entertainment, hop back on the Tube and head over to Camden, where you can go to the Jewish Museum<\/a>. The museum itself is wonderful, and they even do walking tours<\/a> of various neighborhoods every once in a while, so check ahead and see if you can get signed up for one such tour.<\/p>\n

Another fun sight is the Bevis Marks Synagogue<\/a>, the oldest synagogue still in use in Britain, completed in 1701. Saced Destinations<\/a> has a nice summary of the synagogue’s history, but it’s definitely worth a trip. <\/p>\n

My favorite place to daven in London is Assif<\/a>, a fun and funky egal minyan in Finchley. But if egal isn’t your thing, you’ve got plenty of other options<\/a>.<\/p>\n

…Mainly I love Oxford because most of my favorite people in England are there, but it helps that they have the most amazing Jsoc<\/a> (that’s British for Hillel) ever. They have all kinds of events, from garden parties, to learning, to Shabbat meals, and the best shabbos zmirot I have ever heard. Jsoc meets at the Oxford Jewish Congregation<\/a>, which is a gorgeous building with wonderful facilities for all kinds of activities, and every part of the community. <\/p>\n

I was never really into Oxford Chabad while I was there, but they have an amazing website<\/a> that gives you instructions for a great Jewish walking tour of Oxford, including a lark through Christ Church Meadow and “Dead Man’s Walk,” the path of Jewish funeral processions. The Meadow<\/a> is worth a trip even if you aren’t interested in any of the Jewish stuff. It’s gorgeous and huge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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