The UK’s Jewish community has welcomed plans to introduce a new festival into the Jewish calendar.

Yom Yom, which means Day Day will be the first new Jewish festival in 2300 years and is being launched initially in the UK. If it proves popular, it will be introduced to other Jewish communities around the world.

“We are delighted that Yom Yom is coming to the UK first,” said Board president Harry Greenberg. “Our community will welcome this wonderful day that celebrates the Day and all things associated with it.”

While the Jewish community has always marked special events such as a new moon and a new year, the new Yom Yom aims to show the importance of what people can do in a day.

“Yom Yom will be a joyful day, it will be about celebrating what a great day the day is and how each of us has a part to play in making the day good, not just or ourselves, but for others,” Mr Greenberg added.

The theme for Yom Yom will be Spread A Little Happiness written by Vivian Ellis.

“We will be translating the lyrics into Hebrew so that it can be sung at every synagogue,” Mr Greenberg added. “The song is a classic uplifting melody and something that can unite the Jewish community together on the day.”

Welcoming the introduction of Yom Yom, the World Chief Rabbi, Morris Elias said: “I am pleased to see the UK Jewish community has come together on the Yom Yom project. We were looking for a Jewish community that is united together and with the UK community we have found one that works as one.”

The UK will test Yom Yom for a period of three years. Once that is over, members of the World Jewish Council will then decide how it should be adopted as a Jewish festival across the world.