Mar/Apr 2022 LJ Today – become an LJ Ambassador

LJ Today March April 2022

Liberal Judaism’s bi-monthly magazine LJ Today is out now and is a special edition marking the start of our movement’s 120th anniversary celebrations. Inside you will read how you can help with our big fundraising drive. For 36 hours, beginning on Sunday 19 June, we will seek to raise £500,000. … Read More

Rabbi Charley Baginsky on 120 years of Liberal Judaism

Rabbi Rachel Benjamin, Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Kathy Shock

This weekend saw the first LJ@120 Open House Shabbat take place at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS). Liberal Judaism’s rabbis gave speeches outlining the history and achievements of the last 120 years, which concluded with Chief Executive Rabbi Charley Baginsky reflecting on our movement’s past, present and future. You can … Read More

Join our LJ@120 Open House Shabbat this Saturday (Feb 19)

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue

The first LJ@120 Open House Shabbat will take place this Saturday (19 February) at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS). The Open House Shabbat initiative will see each Liberal Judaism congregation hold at least one Shabbat during the year, to celebrate our movement’s 120th anniversary, for which they will open their … Read More

An Evening with Anna Turns, author of Go Toxic Free

Anna Turns

The Ark Synagogue are hosting a special event at 6.30pm tonight (Monday) with Anna Turns, the author of Go Toxic Free: Easy and Sustainable Ways to Reduce Chemical Pollution. Go Toxic Free is a vital guide to help us all make important changes to our lifestyles and consumption to help … Read More

Finchley Progressive’s Dr Robert Bud receives MBE

Dr Robert Bud

Dr Robert Bud, a member of Finchley Progressive Synagogue, received an MBE for Services to the Science Museum and Northern Industrial Heritage in the recent New Year’s Honours list. Robert is Emeritus Keeper at the Science Museum, London, where he was a senior curator for 40 years. He said: “I … Read More

Join our Community Briefing with KeshetUK

Ban conversion therapy

Liberal Judaism’s Community Briefings are back for 2022 – starting on Thursday 20 January. We will be joined by Dalia Fleming, Executive Director of KeshetUK, who will talk to us about about the current Government consultation on banning ‘conversion therapy’ practices. KeshetUK has put together some support and guidance on … Read More

Read Jan/Feb 2022 LJ Today as Liberal Judaism makes history

LJ Today Jan Feb 2022 Front Page

Liberal Judaism’s bi-monthly magazine LJ Today is back for 2022 – with a brand new edition out now containing history-making news from our national movement, communities, members and LJY-Netzer. As we enter our 120th anniversary year, read how Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky became the first ever Progressive rabbi, … Read More

Join Pride Shabbat at ELELS on Friday 11 February

Aliz Pride Shabbat at ELELS

AN LGBTQI+ Pride Shabbat will take place at East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) on Friday 11 February. A Shabbat service, open to all, will be led by Rabbi Richard Jacobi and followed by a communal meal. The event is being co-hosted with the Aliz group – which was … Read More

Bedfordshire community plant trees for AJR campaign

Bob Kirk BEM at Whipsnade tree planting

Members of Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue (BPS) are planting three trees as part of a special campaign to mark the 80th anniversary of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR). To commemorate the milestone anniversary, the AJR launched 80 Trees for 80 Years, which will see 80 native oaks planted around Britain … Read More

Finchley and Nottingham KT students join up

Finchley and Nottingham Kabbalat Torah children

The Kabbalat Torah class from Finchley Progressive Synagogue (FPS) were recently welcomed by Nottingham Liberal Synagogue for a weekend stay. Their trip included a visit to Beth Shalom – the National Holocaust Centre and Museum – during which they heard powerful survivor testimony. There was also lots of eduction, activities … Read More