Bet Tikvah Synagogue, in conjunction with Woodford Liberal Synagogue, is hosting a unique event next Shabbat. Taking inspiration from the BBC and British Museum’s ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’, Robin Moss will tell the story of the State of Israel by looking at 18 items that represent multiple … Read More
Liberals help plan Birmingham’s first one-day Limmud
8 March 2016 Three members of Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS) are helping to organise the city’s first one-day Limmud. The full-scale celebration of Jewish learning and culture will take place at Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s educational facility on Sunday July 10, 2016. A programme of sessions will be presented by prominent … Read More
Liberal Judaism is a post-Halachic movement
8 March 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has told how “Liberal Judaism is a post or non-Halachic expression of Judaism.” Speaking at the annual Oxford University JSoc Intrafaith Conference, Danny was addressing the topic ‘why and how is Halacha relevant nowadays and how and why does Halacha … Read More
Liberal Judaism is a post-Halachic movement
8 March 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has told how “Liberal Judaism is a post or non-Halachic expression of Judaism.” Speaking at the annual Oxford University JSoc Intrafaith Conference, Danny was addressing the topic ‘why and how is Halacha relevant nowadays and how and why does Halacha … Read More
Liberals help plan Birmingham’s first one-day Limmud
8 March 2016 Three members of Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS) are helping to organise the city’s first one-day Limmud. The full-scale celebration of Jewish learning and culture will take place at Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s educational facility on Sunday July 10, 2016. A programme of sessions will be presented by prominent … Read More
Jewish history made in Scarborough
7 March 2016 More than 50 people turned out for the first Jewish service in Scarborough in living memory this weekend. Held at Albermarle Baptist Church, the service was organised as part of an outreach programme by York Liberal Jewish Community (YLJC) and led by their Student Rabbi Daniel Lichman. … Read More
[Speech] Why and how is Halacha relevant nowadays and how and why does Halacha change?
Rabbi Danny Rich 7 March 2016 Note: This speech was originally given by Rabbi Danny Rich, the senior rabbi of Liberal Judaism, to the Oxford Jewish Intra-faith Conference As the senior rabbi and chief executive of Liberal Judaism, it would be fair to say – independently of my personal views … Read More
Jewish history made in Scarborough
7 March 2016 More than 50 people turned out for the first Jewish service in Scarborough in living memory this weekend. Held at Albermarle Baptist Church, the service was organised as part of an outreach programme by York Liberal Jewish Community (YLJC) and led by their Student Rabbi Daniel Lichman. … Read More
Danny joins Archbishop on return home
29 February 2016 More than 200 people crowded into Hull Reform Synagogue to hear Rabbi Danny Rich, the senior rabbi of Liberal Judaism, and Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, preach on the need for community outreach and collaboration between faiths. Taking place on Friday February 26, the service was … Read More