Richard Adams 22 April 2016 The Guardian Students at a string of student unions including York and Oxford are agitating to reject membership of the National Union of Students, in the wake of the election of Malia Bouattia as the NUS’s national president amid allegations of antisemitism. But while students … Read More
Liberal youth join March of the Living
21 April 2016 Five young Liberal Jews joined 11,000 people from around the world taking part in this year’s March of the Living. The March of the Living is an annual educational program, which brings students from all over the globe to Poland, in order to study the history of … Read More
A prayer to mark the Shabbat following the Queen’s 90th birthday
by Rabbi Alexandra Wright 21 April 2016 Eternal God, whose dominion embraces the universe, we ask for Your blessing on our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth, who this week celebrated her 90th birthday. We give thanks for the precious gift of years and health, for her unwavering duty and dedication with … Read More
Yvette Cooper joins Rabbi Harry Jacobi in refugee call
21 April 2016 Rabbi Harry Jacobi has given testimony to the House of Commons about his refugee journey to the UK, escaping Nazi persecution in May 1940, in order to help politicians understand the experience of today’s young refugees. Harry spoke powerfully alongside former Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Lord … Read More
Students facing campus Seder test
Naomi Firsht 21 April 2016 The Jewish Chronicle Why is this university term different from all other terms? With Pesach falling late this year, the majority of UK students are faced with the challenge of celebrating the festival on campus, something that last happened in 2008. But student organisations and … Read More
Rabbi Leah Jordan comments on the election of Malia Bouattia as NUS President
Rabbi Leah Jordan 21 April 2016 With her history of commitment to anti-racism activism, the election of Malia Bouattia as the first black Muslim woman president of the NUS is exciting for what it represents for liberation politics in the student movement. Liberal Judaism, and the Jewish students I work … Read More
Liberal and Reform Jews: Our formula for Jewish life is a ‘magnet’ for all
20 April 2016 The Jewish News The heads of Liberal and Reform Judaism in the UK have told progressive European Jews that their formula for Jewish life acts as a “magnet” for couples, families and unaffiliated Jews. Liberal Judaism’s chief executive Rabbi Danny Rich and Senior Reform Rabbi Laura-Janner Klausner … Read More
The advance of Progressive Judaism
Simon Benscher 20 April 2016 Life at Liberal Judaism is never boring, and can be full of interesting surprises. From the precise moment I made the mistake of publicly declaring that our movement’s previous chair, Lucian J Hudson, had possibly overstated the time and commitment required for the role, it … Read More
Celebrating 90 years of our global movement
Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein 20 April 2016 Researching for a session I was to present at this weekend’s excellent Biennial Conference of the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) in London, I became increasingly aware that it was the founders of our Liberal movement that played the key role in … Read More