Thursday, 30 July at 7pm
Kehillah After Dark
A night of fun at the Mildmay
For one evening only, Kehillah brings its particular kind of Jewish joy to the Mildmay Club, one of East London’s most iconic members’ clubs.
The night will be a celebration of our community at its best: warm, irreverent, full of humour, and held together by the stubborn hope it takes to build a Jewish community where people can show up fully, exactly as they are.
Expect live music, extraordinary performance, good people, and the rare pleasure of being in a room where you won’t need to explain yourself. Whether you’ve been part of Kehillah for years or you’ve never been before, a little Jewish, fully loaded or not remotely Jewish - come and get amongst it! You’re welcome here.
Who's in the room
Hosted by Cantor Rachel Weston · vocalist, Yiddish song collector, educator, and our beloved Kehillah cantor.
YaYa · Jewish theatre-maker and drag artist. The Wise Men of Chelm (Soho Theatre). Work that finds something true in the funny and the strange.
Josh Middleton · Accordionist, composer and musical director. Don Kipper, London Klezmer Quartet, Indecent (Menier Chocolate Factory).
Dr Daniel Gouly · Klezmer clarinettist and composer. Don Kipper, Steps Beyond the Shanghai Ghetto, acclaimed theatre and multimedia projects.
Plus a few surprises!
About the Mildmay Club
The Mildmay Club knows a thing or two about gathering with purpose. Founded in 1888 as the Mildmay Radical Club, it began life as a place for people to meet, think, argue, organise, sing, drink, and make something communal out of ordinary evenings.
More than a century later, its rooms still hold that spirit: a little unruly, deeply local, and full of history. Today, the club remains a rare surviving piece of Newington Green's radical heritage.
For Kehillah After Dark, it feels like exactly the right setting: a radical old club for a progressive Jewish community still doing the stubborn, joyful work of building belonging.
We’re especially grateful to the Mildmay Club for generously donating the venue for the evening, helping us raise vital funds for Kehillah’s work.
Why this evening matters
Kehillah North London is a Progressive Jewish community rooted in social justice, genuine inclusion and joyful Jewish life, built on the belief that Jewish community should be open to everyone, regardless of background, identity or where you're starting from. For over two decades, that's what we've been doing: Shabbat services, a families and children's programme, adult learning, and the care for one another - the check-ins, the connections, the support - that holds people through the year.
Kehillah runs entirely on its members and on the generosity of people who believe in what we're building. We don't have an endowment or a wealthy institution behind us, so every ticket and donation matters. All proceeds go directly into the work and people that keep this community alive.