Progressive rabbis were well represented at this year’s AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade and Ceremony. Rabbi Josh Levy, Co-Lead of the Movement for Progressive Judaism, laid a wreath commemorating the service of Jewish chaplains in HM Armed Forces (pictured above). He wore the rabbinic gown that once belonged to his grandfather … Read More
Celebration of the life of Rabbi Dr David J Goldberg
12 November 2019 A celebration of the life of Rabbi Emeritus Dr David J Goldberg OBE (1939 – 2019) will be held on Sunday 19 January 2020 at 5pm at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS). There will be tributes, readings and a range of music all specially chosen by David. … Read More
Kingston Civic Service honours victims of the Holocaust
11 November 2019 Kingston Liberal Synagogue (KLS) were joined by local mayors, representatives of other faith communities and school teachers for their annual Civic Service. Falling on Remembrance Day weekend, the service remembered the two World Wars, the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht and the 30th anniversary of the fall of … Read More
[Sermon] Avodah – Sacred Service (AJEX Shabbat)
Rabbi Lea Mühlstein AJEX Shabbat Al shlosha d’varim ha-olam omed: al ha-torah, v’al ha-avodah v’al g’millut chasadim I’m sure many of you are familiar with these words from the Mishnah, from Pirkei Avot – The Ethics of our Fathers. This statement by Shimon the Righteous anchors the existence of the … Read More