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About the Chief Executive, Rabbi Danny Rich

All media requests for Rabbi Danny Rich should be directed to Alexandra Ben-Yehuda on 020 7580 1663 or alexandra@liberaljudaism.org

Writing in The Guardian, Rabbi Danny Rich asks, was Pope John Paul II good for the Jews?: " Under the influence of their papacies, in 1965, Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council's declaration on the church's relations with with non-Christian religions, began the process of ending nearly two millennia of the "teaching of contempt"   read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich plants tree in prison for Tu Bishvat: "As the tree can blossom in a prison, perhaps the men who are detained there will grow in self-understanding and commit themselves to lead a fruitful life on release."    read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich pays tribute to Rabbi Dr Sidney Brichto z''l: "The current and future success of Liberal Judaism is built upon the enormous contribution which Sidney made."    read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich speaks at the Holocaust Centre Beth Shalom for Holocaust Memorial Day to an audience of primary school children, Holocaust survivors, councillors, local faith leaders and members of Parliament.

Rabbi Danny Rich Releases a statement on the crisis in Gaza and Israel to members of Liberal Judaism: "There is no doubt that today is a critical and difficult time to be a Jew and to be an Israeli."  read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich chairs a panel debate on the crisis in Gaza and Israel: “Once again Liberal Judaism provided a uniquely open forum for the exchange of ideas on a very sensitive topic."   read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich joins other Jewish communal leaders in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza: "We believe that only negotiations can secure long-term security for Israel and the region," the leaders said in their letter to the Observer   read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich speaks to a Palestine Solidarity Campaign meeting in West Yorkshire: "If Judaism and Islam promulgate such laudable teachings why is the Jewish State of Israel doing this afternoon what it is doing in Gaza and why is the Muslim Hamas organisation firing rockets into southern Israeli towns?."   read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich and Liberal Judaism's Rabbinic Conference set up Pe'ah Fund for those affected by the credit crunch " No-one in our communities is immune to job loss or business failure but we sincerely hope that they ought not to have to suffer the pain and despair of being neglected while others who do have resources stand idly by."  read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich and Chairman Nigel Cole join other Jewish leaders in signing a statement of communal collaboration: "Wisdom dictates that our small community (267,000 and shrinking inexorably at the rate of 1% per year) is best served by a leadership which embraces the values of pluralism and acts accordingly."  read more...

Writing in the Guardian, Rabbi Danny Rich calls on religious communities to join in the fight against global warming: "It is the duty of the religious, scientific and political communities to persuade a cynical public that global warming is a very real threat."  read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich attends Amnesty's launch of Makdisi's Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation and writes review: "It is a challenging contribution to the current debate, but its failure to appreciate the Jewish/ Israeli narrative limits its application in the continuing tragedy of these two peoples."   read more...

Rabbi Danny Rich delivers photo petition to Hilary Benn MP: Rabbi Rich told Mr Benn, “Liberal Judaism’s members are prepared to make sacrifices to contribute towards an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.”  read more...