The theme for this year’s Biennial Weekend was ‘LJ Matters…’ – looking at why Liberal Judaism matters to the world, but also what matters to Liberal Judaism, its members and communities.

Linking to this theme, we know that Biennial always has great potential to inspire a new generation of leaders within our congregations, creating a community of leadership with vision and passion.

With this in mind, Liberal Judaism has invited a cohort of emerging leaders, nominated by their communities, to engage with the message and vision that Biennial has created. These emerging leaders will are already actively engaged and will be supported by their communities in their ongoing development.

Additional programming was offered to the cohort at Biennial to develop their skills and experience, and create opportunities for sharing ideas. Further support after the Biennial from Liberal Judaism will keep this network connected and active.

We caught up with our emerging leaders – and you can watch what they had to say in the video below:

Picture: A session for Liberal Judaism’s emerging leaders at the Biennial Weekend, led by Liberal Judaism’s Director of Development and Membership, Alexandra Gellnick.