Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Mark Solomon and Rabbi Anna Posner will lead a special Kabbalat Shabbat service this Friday night (December 4) at 7pm to mark World AIDS Day 2020. Hosted by the Jewish LGBT+ Group and Beit Klal Yisrael, it is a chance for communities and individuals to come together … Read More
Liberal Judaism backs CCJ campaign on food poverty
Liberal Judaism is backing the new #FoodFareness campaign being run by the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) to raise awareness and money to address food poverty. The campaign was launched in the run up to the festive period in partnership with FareShare, the UK’s longest-running food redistribution charity. CCJ … Read More
Listen to the brand new podcast Jew Know What
A new podcast has been launched featuring Liberal Judaism interim director Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Kingston Liberal Synagogue deputy chair Rebecca Singerman-Knight and Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue member and LJ technical guru Leo Mindel. Each fortnight Charley, Rebecca and Leo open their virtual living room to a prominent member of … Read More
Liberal Judaism sessions at the Limmud Festival
Liberal Judaism rabbis and members will be presenting multiple sessions at this year’s Limmud Festival, which will be hosted virtually from December 27-31. Liberal Judaism interim director Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Dr Judith Rosen-Berry will be presenting a session on ‘Theology and Leadership – being radically open to oppositional … Read More
Join our Teacher Training on online safeguarding (25 Nov)
Wednesday night’s Education Hub Teacher Training session will be on the topic of online safeguarding with Liberal Judaism director of youth Becca Fetterman and The Movement for Reform Judaism welfare manager Sharon Daniels. They will be looking at all the safeguarding implications of working online with children and young people … Read More
LJS to host racism talk from Stephen Bush (24 Nov)
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) is hosting the last in its series of talks on the theme of racism tomorrow (Tuesday 24 November) from 8.15pm-9.30pm via Zoom. Open to all members and friends of Liberal Judaism, the session will see Stephen Bush (pictured) present the findings of the Board of … Read More
Talk (26 Nov): Surviving the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Join us at 7pm on Thursday 26 November for a fascinating talk – Surviving the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Professor Narine Ghazaryan’s Story in Conversation with Rabbi Tanya Sakhnovich, chaired by Dr Michael Harris – broadcast live on Liberal Judaism’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter channels. This is one of many regions of the world with very … Read More
Talking about domestic abuse on Jewish Women’s Aid Shabbat
Jewish Women’s Aid Shabbat is taking place across the UK this Saturday (21 November 2020) and it is vital that Liberal Judaism and our congregations use this opportunity to raise the issue of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the Jewish community. This can be a difficult topic to talk … Read More
Hot Potatoes (19 Nov): Have we imprisoned our students?
With promises of in-person seminars and an imminent return to ‘normal’ university living, our students were enticed onto campus to begin their journey through higher education. Now, with the country in a new lockdown amidst ever changing Covid-19 rules and regulations, our students find themselves restricted to their halls – … Read More
Join Joyce’s quiz to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
By Joe Seager Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS) member Joyce Rothschild has paved the way for another of her trail-blazing drives to give Macmillan Cancer Support a massive financial boost. So light up your time in lockdown by taking part in the legendary quiz Joyce launched 24 years ago to show … Read More