26 April 2017 Finchley Progressive Synagogue (FPS) member Lindsey Block completed the London Marathon on Sunday, raising more than £4,000 for the Karen Morris Memorial Trust. Karen Morris was the sister of Lindsey’s best friend, Debbie, and well known in the Liberal and Reform Jewish youth movements. She died in … Read More
Hear top author Susie Orbach speak in Finchley
26 April 2017 Critically acclaimed author Susie Orbach will be speaking on the topic ‘Psyche, Bodies and Judaism’ at Finchley Progressive Synagogue on Sunday June 4. Susie is writer, psychotherapist and co-founder of The Women’s Therapy Centre. Her numerous books include Fat is a Feminist Issue, which has been continuously … Read More
Full and fun youth programme planned for Day of Celebration
Sam Alston, LJY-Netzer movement worker 25 April 2017 LJY-Netzer is very excited to once again be running the youth programme for the Day of Celebration with a crèche for under 5s, a full programme for those in school year 1 and above and a teen track. As the youth movement … Read More
Mayor of Kolín joins Northwood for Memorial Shabbat
24 April 2017 People from around the world took part in a Memorial Shabbat at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue (NPLS) to remember the Jews murdered in the Holocaust from the towns where the congregation’s Czech and Slovak Torah scrolls originated. An annual event, this year’s service focussed on Kolín, … Read More
Shul of Rock re-created in Elstree
Lizzie Rabin 18 April 2017 The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) was packed to the rafters, as its re-created Shul Of Rock band played their first performance. The band – featuring members aged from 11 to 50 – showed off the hidden talents of various community members, as they played instruments … Read More
Liberal Jews named as most influential teens
12 April 2017 Two members of LJY-Netzer, the youth movement of Liberal Judaism, are featured by The Jewish News in the paper’s ‘18 Under 18’ list, which spotlights the teenagers it tips to shape Anglo Jewry’s future. Dora Hirsh (pictured) and Jess Baker both feature prominently in the list, which … Read More
Online Music Library to launch at Day of Celebration
11 April 2017 The Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue (NPLS) Online Music Library will launch at the Liberal Judaism Day of Celebration, on Sunday June 11, giving LJ members access to hundreds of songs. The library is thanks to the tireless work of Ruth Colin, who took over the NPLS … Read More
Liberal Judaism’s Shaan is Stonewall role model
9 April 2017 Liberal Judaism’s LGBTQI+ Project Manager, Surat Shaan Knan, has been named as a role model by human rights group Stonewall. Stonewall – which campaigns for equality for LGBTQI+ people across Britain – celebrated Shaan’s achievements, along with those of 12 others, as part of Trans Day of … Read More
Day of Celebration speakers announced
4 April 2017 The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Lords (Alf) Dubs and (Danny) Finkelstein, Board of Deputies’ Chief Executive Gillian Merron and sociologist and writer David Hirsh have been announced as the keynote speakers for this year’s Liberal Judaism Day of Celebration. Our movement’s biggest event of 2017, the Day of … Read More
Join a Liberal Jewish communal seder
3 April 2017 Liberal Jewish synagogues and congregations around the UK will be holding Communal Passover Seders next Monday (10 April) and Tuesday (11 April). The Seders vary in format, food and price, but all promise an inclusive, educational and fun experience, led by rabbis and lay leaders and steeped … Read More