The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) in St John’s Wood is offering legal aid or Ukrainians and those who are hosting Ukrainian refugees. The sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday between the hours of 2-5pm at the LJS with the goal of providing free legal advice to Ukrainians living in … Read More
Save the date: ONE SHABBAT on 9/10 September
ONE SHABBAT – the annual weekend that celebrates small Jewish communities and Jews living remotely – will take place on 9/10 September 2022. This year’s theme, taken from the parsha for that week KI TEITSE, is one to strike a chord in small communities everywhere – ‘of neighbours and strangers’. … Read More
Your donations are already making a difference
By Rabbi Charley Baginsky CEO, Liberal Judaism We are just one month on from the biggest fundraiser in Liberal Judaism’s history and there are two things that your donations have made possible: 30 young people are off to LJY-Netzer Machaneh Kadimah summer camp and/or to leadership training camp in the … Read More
High Holy Days 5783 Ticket Scheme for students and young adults
Liberal Judaism has once again teamed up with the Movement for Reform Judaism to ensure that all students and young adults can attend Progressive High Holy Days services this year. The High Holy Days 5783 Ticket Scheme enables students and young adults to attend services for free at the Liberal … Read More
Liberal Judaism Lectionary 5783/84
The new Liberal Judaism lectionary for 5783/84 is available now and can be read/downloaded by clicking here. The lectionary – compiled by Louise Freedman with help from Rabbi David Hulbert – is a guide to the recommended Torah and Haftarah readings for Shabbat, festivals and special shabbatot. This latest version … Read More
Rabbi Alexandra Wright is new President of Liberal Judaism
Rabbi Alexandra Wright has been elected as the new President of Liberal Judaism. The Senior Rabbi at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) since 2004, she was the first woman to lead a major Jewish congregation in the UK. For more than three decades, she has been an inspirational leader within … Read More
22/23 July: Birmingham Progressive Synagogue Open House Shabbat
Liberal Judaism’s series of 120th Anniversary Open House Shabbats continues this Friday and Saturday with two special services at Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS). An alternative Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6.30pm on Friday 22 July and will be followed by a chavurah supper where everyone brings a dish to share. … Read More
Lord Dubs delivers Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture
This year’s Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture was delivered by his friend and fellow campaigner for the rights of refugees Lord (Alf) Dubs. Lord Dubs, a child of the Kindertransport, gave an inspiring speech to more 120 people seated in Southgate Progressive Synagogue or watching online. Speaking from his … Read More
Tribute to Rabbi Dow Marmur
Liberal Judaism mourns the passing of Rabbi Dow Marmur – an instrumental figure in rebuilding Jewish life in Europe after the Shoah. He was a rabbi and teacher to many of us, having served several Progressive Jewish communities in the UK including South West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue (SWESRS) … Read More