Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah 28 May 2016 Four weeks from today we will know results of the European Union referendum, and whether the UK electorate has voted to remain in the EU or to leave. Believe it or not, this is a Jewish issue. It is a Jewish issue, not … Read More
LJ president at Archbishop’s interfaith reception
28 May 2016 Liberal Judaism president Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein represented the movement at The Archbishop of Canterbury’s interfaith reception last week. Held in the gardens of Lambeth Palace, it was attended by representatives of all branches of Judaism, including Orthodox Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and many other … Read More
Supporting good mental health in South London
27 May 2016 Last Shabbat saw a series of special events and services at South London Liberal Synagogue (SLLS) to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. The Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday used special liturgy compiled by Rabbi Janet Darley, minister at SLLS, on the theme of mental health. … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich pledges to bring Liberal Jews to Tunisia after Lag B’Omer pilgrimage
26 May 2016 Above: Rabbi Danny Rich meets the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs during his visit Rabbi Danny Rich, the senior rabbi of Liberal Judaism, has pledged to take a party of British Liberal Jews to Tunisia next year after spending three days in the country. … Read More
Twilight People Coventry tour extended
Original article on 28 April 2016 Updated on 26 May 2016 The Twilight People exhibition at the Pod Collective, Coventry, has been extended and a special ‘Meet the Makers’ event added. The groundbreaking exhibition, exploring stories of faith and gender beyond the binary, will now run until Friday June 24. An Audience Event, celebrating … Read More
[Radio] Rabbi Harry Jacobi speaks to BBC Radio Merseyside about his journey to the UK
20 May 2016 BBC Radio Merseyside Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Harry Jacobi has spoken to BBC Radio Merseyside about his arrival in Liverpool as a 15-year-old in May 1940, escaping the Nazis. In the moving interview, Harry talks about how he fled Holland, the woman who saved him and … Read More
Kindertransport survivors urge Government to bring children to UK in time to start school in September
Citizens UK 20 May 2016 Press Release Lord Alf Dubs and Rabbi Harry Jacobi, who were given sanctuary in Britain when they fled Nazi-occupied Europe as children, travelled to Calais this week to meet child refugees. In a show of support to children who have a legal right to … Read More
LJ senior rabbi on ground-breaking Srebrenica trip
19 May 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, was part of the Joseph Interfaith Foundation’s Council of Imams and Rabbis visit to Srebrenica, the site of the first genocide on European soil since the Second World War. This ground-breaking trip was the first time that such a group, … Read More
Nominate someone special for a Chair’s Award
19 May 2016 Liberal Judaism chair Simon Benscher is seeking nominations for the Liberal Judaism Chair’s Awards – which are presented to members who have served the movement at either a national or local level. The deadline for nominations is May 31 and the nominee should have served Liberal Judaism … Read More