WHEN WORDS BECOME WEAPONS In March, the ambulances were set on fire — but let us not make a fuss: the arsonists were caught. Two weeks ago, there was the attempted arson of a synagogue. But again, let us not make a fuss: in the end, the Molotov cocktail did not work. Two Jews were stabbed in Golders Green, a place where Jews are supposed to feel safe. Well, you know: a mentally unstable person, somehow inflamed by news from the Middle East — which is a polite way of blaming I

( approved by the Trustee Board on 29 January 2026 ) 1 Introduction and Background At its Board meeting on 18 September 2025, the BHRS Trustees (Board) established the Building Strategy Group (BSG) and on 29 January 2026 approved these Terms of Reference (Remit). The BSG supersedes the Redevelopment Committee of the Board and is mandated to develop a new strategy and development options for the future of our Synagogue building to submit to the Board for decisio