Citing the Board of Deputies’ booklet on Zionism edited by Liberal Judaism’s Chairman Lucian J. Hudson, and contributed to by Chief Executive Rabbi Danny Rich, the Jewish Chronicle’s Simon Rocker has said that the new Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth should base his Israel advocacy on “a sense of spiritual mission rather than an agenda thrust upon him.” Read more in the Jewish Chronicle.

The Jewish Chronicle
16th February 2012

No kosher butcher, no kosher baker, and not even any Shabbat candles for sale.

What do you do when you want to keep kosher but your nearest kashrut-friendly store is three hours away by car?

While British Jews living in more sizeable communities are accustomed to popping out at any time to their local store for hechshered items of all descriptions, those in more modest-sized communities face considerable problems. Read more.

The Jewish Chronicle
26th January 2012

Memorials at Liverpool Street Station to the children who fled Nazi-occupied Europe to Britain on the Kindertransport are being used by commuters as rubbish receptacles.

The situation has prompted the launch of a petition to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, urging "that someone take responsibility for the memorials and ensure that they are respected appropriately".

Members of the East Anglia Progressive community started the petition after noticing litter deposited on the two statues. Read more

Liberal Judaism’s Chief Executive, Rabbi Danny Rich, responded today to the article in the Telegraph by Baroness Warsi, in which she claimed that ‘militant secularisation is taking hold of our societies.’

“Whilst I agree that faith has a ‘deep and intrinsic role in Britain’ and has much to contribute to modern society, I nevertheless ultimately favour a separation of church and state. It is the state’s role to treat every person equally without fear or favour and, whilst religious voices should contribute to the public discourse, there is a justifiable fear that when religious leaders are given power rather than merely influence, an unacceptable situation like Israel or Iran follows.”