Join us for a Memorial Service for Rosita Rosenberg on Sunday 20 March 2022 at 3pm at The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE). The service will be followed by afternoon tea and a chance to share your memories of “our Rosita”. You are invited to attend either in person or via … Read More
Join our Community Briefing with KeshetUK
Liberal Judaism’s Community Briefings are back for 2022 – starting on Thursday 20 January. We will be joined by Dalia Fleming, Executive Director of KeshetUK, who will talk to us about about the current Government consultation on banning ‘conversion therapy’ practices. KeshetUK has put together some support and guidance on … Read More
Lily’s Legacy comes to a close with two great events
Lily’s Legacy has drawn to a close with the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) proudly accepting its archive collection. The project, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, documents Liberal Judaism’s radical history, inspired by founder Lily Montagu. A core team of volunteers, led by former Rainbow Pilgrims project … Read More
Join Pride Shabbat at ELELS on Friday 11 February
AN LGBTQI+ Pride Shabbat will take place at East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) on Friday 11 February. A Shabbat service, open to all, will be led by Rabbi Richard Jacobi and followed by a communal meal. The event is being co-hosted with the Aliz group – which was … Read More
Return to Yelala’s Cottage in the Woods this winter
By Kohenet Yael Esther Tischler Student Rabbi As the air turns cold and the days darken, Yelala invites you to warm yourself around a hearth of ancestral wisdom and community. We return to the Cottage in the Woods, this time guided by the light and shadow of the moon herself. … Read More
Watch our live event on antisemitism with top authors
Liberal Judaism and The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) are hosting a free online event titled Antisemitism: Why Does It Persist? Taking place on Thursday night from 7.30pm, you can watch live on Facebook or YouTube. The guest speakers will be the Rev Bruce Thompson – author of Echoes of Contempt: … Read More
Are you doing Mitzvah Day? Send us your photos!
This weekend sees Mitzvah Day – the UK’s biggest faith-based day of social action – taking place. Liberal Judaism congregations up and down the country will be involved – cooking, collecting, gardening, tidying, knitting, baking, card-making and so much more to help those who are vulnerable and build stronger local … Read More
LJ CEO attends Labour Friends of Israel lunch with Sir Keir Starmer
Liberal Judaism was proud to be recognised as an important voice in the on-going conversation around antisemitism on the left at today’s Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) lunch with Sir Keir Starmer. Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky sat on the top table at the event alongside the Labour leader, … Read More
Liberal Judaism communities prepare for EcoShabbat
This weekend is EcoShabbat and Jewish communities around the country will be taking part. At The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) Sunday Hub, the children are just some of those who have been busy preparing for a busy weekend. Classes have been looking at the ethical principle of bal tashchit (do … Read More
John Kampfner to deliver Lionel Blue Lecture 2021
The journalist and author John Kampfner will deliver Leo Baeck College’s annual Lionel Blue Lecture, to honour the memory of one of Britain’s best-loved Progressive rabbis and raise much-needed funds for the College. John will be in conversation with author and sociologist Dr Keith Kahn-Harris on topics including UK politics, … Read More