14 July 2017 Liberal Judaism will hold its first Monday morning service back in the newly renovated Montagu Centre this Monday (July 17). The Torah service will start at 7.30am and is open to all. It will be led by Rabbi Danny Rich, Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, and include personal … Read More
New vice president, vice chair and officers elected at AGM
12 July 2017 Ruth Seager has been elected as the new vice chair of Liberal Judaism, being voted into the position at the recent Liberal Judaism AGM. Ruth is a member of East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue and has dedicated most of her life to Liberal Judaism. She has … Read More
Leo Baeck College makes history again as seven new progressive rabbis ordained
10 July 2017 Seven new European Progressive rabbis have been ordained by Leo Baeck College, including the first ever Spanish born Progressive rabbi. Rabbi Haim Casas will make history when he returns home to begin work in communities in Spain, as well as France and Switzerland. He was one of … Read More
Israel Ambassador expresses empathy for progressive concerns
7 July 2017 Rabbis covering the spectrum of British Progressive Jewry met with Mark Regev, the Ambassador of Israel, to express their outrage regarding the Israeli Government’s decisions to abandon the plan for an egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel (Western Wall) and to progress a Conversion Bill that would … Read More
‘Fundamentalism is bad for British Jewry. We need to be more inclusive’ – says Liberal Judaism Senior Rabbi
5 July 2017 Responding to the JPR’s Report ‘Synagogue Membership in the UK in 2016’ Senior Rabbi and Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism Danny Rich has said: “Liberal Judaism’s membership remains broadly stable, although there is no room for complacency. “The massive growth in the strictly Orthodox sector – at … Read More
Alliance appoints Israel Desk coordinator
4 July 2017 Britain’s Alliance for Progressive Judaism has appointed Carrie Shaw as its Israel Desk coordinator, the first ever position in UK Reform or Liberal Jewry to be funded by partners in Israel. The Israel Desk brings together a table of partners – Liberal Judaism, Reform Judaism, the Israel … Read More
Changing the conversation on Israel/Palestine
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah 3 July 2017 The below address was delivered by Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah at a meeting entitled ‘The left, Israel/Palestine and anti-Semitism: changing the conversation’. Elli was part of a three-person panel, which also featured Julia Bard of the Jewish Socialist Group and Dr Brian Klug, … Read More
Gloucestershire event is a Friday night winner
3 July 2017 More than 70 people attended Friday night dinners all over the South West of England in a unique project coordinated by Gloucestershire Liberal Jewish Community (GLJC). Rabbi Anna Gerrard and Karen Reynolds organised the venture, which saw members of GLJC attend one of eight dinners, all taking … Read More
Special offer: 15% off all Liberal Judaism books
30 June 2017 To celebrate the re-opening of the Montagu Centre, Liberal Judaism’s London head office, we are offering 15% off all books bought through our online shop. To take advantage of this offer, just enter 15%OFF into the ‘coupon code’ box when checking out then press the button that … Read More
First batmitzvah for a generation in Preston
30 June 2017 Rachael Dable made another piece of Liberal Judaism history in the north of England, as she celebrated the first batmitzvah in Preston since the early 1980s. Rachael celebrated her big day in the presence of family, friends, members of the Lancashire & Cumbria Liberal Jewish Community and … Read More