The JCOS Office is now closed until 5 January 2026. Our phone lines are open for messages and we will be checking in from time to time, but please accept there may be a delay in response over the holiday period. With best wishes from The Jewish Council of Scotland ✨

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland has issued a statement following the terror attack on a Chanukah party at Bondi Beach, Sydney

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland has submitted a response to the @ScotParl call for views on the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland & the Glasgow Jewish Rep Council have issued a statement following the Yom Kippur attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester

A craft fair, apple orchard celebrations, seder simanim, and library information sessions – the #Jewish Council of #Scotland was very busy in the run-up to Rosh HaShanah! https://t.co/Hk6YXJg4sT

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Government @scotgov @NatRecordsScot consultation on Scotland's Census 2031 - Topics

The First Minister, John Swinney MSP @ScotGovFM has sent a Rosh HaShanah message to the #Scottish #Jewish Community https://t.co/TIcwV3mzIY

Shanah Tovah from the Jewish Council of Scotland and the Glasgow Jewish Rep Council!

JCoS Chair, Timothy Lovat: “It is disappointing that the First Minister has chosen to express a position that will undermine the safety, security, and well-being of the Jewish community in Scotland." To read the full text see

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland has submitted a response to the @ScotParl call for evidence on the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

People from throughout the #Scottish #Jewish community celebrated the Summer Solstice at a woodland Shabbat dinner organised by the Jewish Council of #Scotland https://t.co/UbmJQ69xPd

People from throughout #Scotland, including Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Comrie, and Glasgow, converged on the Den at Kirriemuir for a family picnic organised by the #Jewish Council of Scotland https://t.co/76RT15Jibj

The #Jewish Council of Scotland was delighted to welcome people from throughout #Scotland to a Shabbaton in the village of Lochranza on the Isle of Arran https://t.co/0xSgCvPeYy

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland was delighted to be invited once again to participate in the @TeachersofRME Annual Conference https://t.co/Dj0Nz9XNnL

#Jewish Council of #Scotland Director Ephraim Borowski presented "Thought for the Day" on @BBCScotland: "A time to speak and a time to be silent"

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland facilitated this year's Yom HaShoah Art Project @CalderwoodLodge Jewish Primary School, providing an opportunity for the pupils to engage in deep, hands-on learning about the Shoah https://t.co/YeJOI5N6Oy

The #Jewish Council of #Scotland hosted a lot of Pesach events in and around Glasgow this year, including a communal seder, learning sessions, and an exciting family matzah ramble https://t.co/kmmhkRT9dN

#Jewish Council of #Scotland Director Ephraim Borowski has provided a witness statement to @covidinquirysco Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry

#Jewish Council of #Scotland Co-Chairs Nicola Livingston and Timothy Lovat have sent a letter of condolence to the Catholic Church @BishopsScotland following the death of Pope Francis

On behalf of the #Jewish Communities of #Scotland, JCoS thanks @ScotGovFairer @kaukabstewart and the Bishops’ Committee for Interreligious Dialogue for their kind messages on the festival of Pesach