Original article on 28 April 2016 Updated on 26 May 2016 The Twilight People exhibition at the Pod Collective, Coventry, has been extended and a special ‘Meet the Makers’ event added. The groundbreaking exhibition, exploring stories of faith and gender beyond the binary, will now run until Friday June 24. An Audience Event, celebrating … Read More
[Radio] Rabbi Harry Jacobi speaks to BBC Radio Merseyside about his journey to the UK
20 May 2016 BBC Radio Merseyside Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Harry Jacobi has spoken to BBC Radio Merseyside about his arrival in Liverpool as a 15-year-old in May 1940, escaping the Nazis. In the moving interview, Harry talks about how he fled Holland, the woman who saved him and … Read More
Kindertransport survivors urge Government to bring children to UK in time to start school in September
Citizens UK 20 May 2016 Press Release Lord Alf Dubs and Rabbi Harry Jacobi, who were given sanctuary in Britain when they fled Nazi-occupied Europe as children, travelled to Calais this week to meet child refugees. In a show of support to children who have a legal right to … Read More
LJ senior rabbi on ground-breaking Srebrenica trip
19 May 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, was part of the Joseph Interfaith Foundation’s Council of Imams and Rabbis visit to Srebrenica, the site of the first genocide on European soil since the Second World War. This ground-breaking trip was the first time that such a group, … Read More
Nominate someone special for a Chair’s Award
19 May 2016 Liberal Judaism chair Simon Benscher is seeking nominations for the Liberal Judaism Chair’s Awards – which are presented to members who have served the movement at either a national or local level. The deadline for nominations is May 31 and the nominee should have served Liberal Judaism … Read More
Exciting Progressive Judaism job opportunities
18 May 2016 Liberal Judaism is pleased to announce three exciting job opportunities within the Progressive movement. Citizens UK, in partnership with Liberal Judaism and Middlesex University Students Union, is recruiting to expand its team of community organisers – pioneering a new form of civic action and political change. The … Read More
Ground-breaking gathering coming to Birmingham
Joe Seager 16 May 2016 It’s time to book your tickets for an exciting new Jewish ‘Meeting of Minds’ extravaganza in Birmingham. Limmud Birmingham WM takes place on Sunday July 10, 2016, and will once again offer delegates a wonderful chance to enjoy all the wonders of Jewish culture and … Read More
Join South London for Rabbi Janet’s farewell
13 May 2016 Members at South London Liberal Synagogue (SLLS) are planning two events to say goodbye to Rabbi Janet Darley, who is retiring this summer after seven years serving the community. The first event is a family Shabbat service on June 18, the last day of Gesher, where the … Read More
[Podcast] The Jewish Views – Rabbi Aaron Goldstein
12 May 2016 The Jewish Views This week’s podcast features a rabbinic thought for the week is from Rabbi Aaron Goldstein about Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Note: All links to external media are correct at the time of publication, but occasionally may be changed or removed by the … Read More
Celebrating 70 years of Liberal Judaism in Ireland
11 May 2016 Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation (DJPC) celebrated its 70th anniversary with a sold-out gala dinner and jam-packed weekend of services and events, attended by VIPS representing all of Ireland’s faiths. Dignitaries included Most Rev Dr Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland (Roman … Read More