By Ruth Colin Technology came up trumps over the last few years – enabling us to grow as a movement and bring our synagogues and rabbis into congregants’ homes and then, thankfully, back through our doors again. However it never did solve the communal singing aspect. As hard as we … Read More
TONIGHT: Community Briefing with Jnetics and Chai Cancer Care
Join us on Zoom at 8pm tonight for a Community Briefing with two of Anglo-Jewry’s most important charities – Jnetics and Chai Cancer Care. Jnetics is the only cross communal charity in the UK dedicated to the prevention and diagnosis of Jewish genetic disorders (JGDs). They do this by raising … Read More
Join our Israel@75 virtual event on Tuesday 25 April
Join Progressive Jews from all around the country, at 7pm on Tuesday 25 April, as we mark Israel@75. The event, organised by Liberal Judaism’s rabbis and presented by Rabbi Dr René Pfertzel and Rabbi Gili Zidkiyahu, will give us the chance to get together and celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary joyfully … Read More
Join our Biennial Weekend Community Briefing
This Thursday (23 March) evening we will have a special Liberal Judaism Community Briefing where you can meet two of our Biennial Weekend keynote speakers. You will get to hear from Rabbi Larry Hoffman and Dr Joel Hoffman, plus find out more about our plans and programme for Liberal Judaism’s … Read More
Israel@75 – a call for your letters
Liberal Judaism is marking Israel turning 75 by asking you, our members, to write a letter to Israel. Our goal is to receive 75 letters from Liberal Jews of all ages. It can take the form of a poem or a piece of prose. Its contents are entirely down to you … Read More
Two more speakers announced for LJ Biennial
TWO keynote speakers have been added to the Liberal Judaism Biennial Weekend, which takes place from Friday 19 – Sunday 21 May 2023 at the Staverton Park Hotel in Daventry. Rabbi Larry Hoffman (pictured) is Professor Emeritus at the New York campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, … Read More
Commonwealth Service: Rabbi Charley Baginsky gives blessing
Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky gave a blessing on behalf of Britain’s Jewish community at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey today (Monday 13 March). The Commonwealth Service celebrates the people and cultures of the Commonwealth’s 54 nations and 2.4 billion citizens. Those in attendance will include King Charles … Read More
How can young Jews engage with the new Israeli Government?
Are you a Jewish student worried about Israel’s new extreme right-wing Government? Are you looking to find out how to engage on this most difficult of issues? Then join our Zoom discussion on Tuesday 7 March, starting at 8pm – where a panel of expert speakers will discuss this topic … Read More
Liberal Jewish Synagogue concert for Ukraine
On Sunday 26 March, The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) will host The Human Spirit – a concert in aid of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) Ukraine Crisis Fund and the LJS’s Drop-In for Asylum-Seeker Families. Hosted by Dame Maureen Lipman, the concert will honour those we have lost … Read More
LJ120 Closing Ceremony highlights the best of Liberal Judaism
A celebratory event and mass sing-along showcased the very best of Liberal Judaism’s past, present and future as we closed out our 120th anniversary celebrations in style. With 100 people in attendance at The Ark Synagogue, Northwood, and a further 200 watching on Facebook and YouTube, the LJ120 Closing Ceremony … Read More