Rabbi Danny Rich has been appointed as the Senior Rabbi of Southgate Progressive Synagogue (SPS). A former Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism, Danny will lead the SPS rabbinic team after a rigorous selection process. He had previously been serving as the community’s interim rabbi. Chair Mark Shaw said: “Danny made … Read More
TLSE appoints Rabbi Cantor Gershon Silins
Rabbi Cantor Gershon Silins is the new rabbi of The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE). Ordained by Leo Baeck College in 2019, he has led Progressive Judaism communities in Lincolnshire, Norwich, Stevenage and Manchester. Before becoming a rabbi, Gershon worked as a cantor in congregations in the US and Canada. He … Read More
Phyllis Dorey is new World Union for Progressive Judaism chair
Phyllis Dorey, a longtime leader within the Progressive Jewish Movement in Australia and globally, was installed as the new chair of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) on Saturday in Jerusalem. Phyllis becomes the first Australian to serve as chair of the WUPJ — the international network of the … Read More
LJ Vice President to present Robe Royal at the Coronation
Baroness (Gillian) Merron of Lincoln, a Vice President of Liberal Judaism, will present the Robe Royal at the Coronation of King Charles III. She will be joined by Muslim, Hindu and Sikh peers in presenting the King with four key pieces of regalia during the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. They … Read More
[Blog] There must be a fundamental shift in government attitudes towards faith
By Rabbi Josh Levy CEO of The Movement for Reform Judaism, writing on behalf of Progressive Judaism In July 2020, I attended my first meeting of the Government’s Covid ‘Places of Worship Taskforce’ on behalf of Progressive synagogues in the UK. In a series of meetings, over the course of … Read More
Prayer for the Coronation of King Charles III
The following prayer for use in Progressive synagogues has been written by Rabbi Paul Freedman:
Progressive leaders to convene in Israel for WUPJ Connections 2023
[WUPJ Press Release] Progressive Jewish leaders from across the globe will convene in Jerusalem beginning May 3 as The World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) opens Connections 2023, its biennial conference. The four-day event, WUPJ’s first large in-person gathering since the pandemic, represents the unity and strength of the Progressive … Read More
Honeycomb Project Care Conference 2023
Join Liberal Judaism, The Movement for Reform Judaism and the Honeycomb Project on Sunday 11 June at Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue for Care Conference 2023 – a day of learning and skill building around the topic of well-being and care in our communities. Our keynote speaker will be Barbara Altounyan, … Read More
Mitzvah Day Award wins for Liberal volunteers
Owen Power, the Deputy for York Liberal Jewish Community and a member of the Liberal Judaism Board of National Officers was a winner of the Mitzvah Day Individual Award (pictured). Owen was honoured alongside six others for their personal contributions to the day of social action. He was part of … Read More
Sunday 11 June: Sing-a-long with Liberal Judaism
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