20 February 2020 Crouch End Chavurah’s Leah Bindman Cohen and her father Dave Cohen were honoured at the EcoSynagogue Awards 2020. The pair won a joint prize at the ceremony, held in conjunction with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, for their contributions in helping the Chavurah become greener. … Read More
Funding opportunity for all Liberal communities
18 February 2020 THE NLPS Trust for Progressive Judaism is holding its next meeting in April 2020. The Trust funds large and small projects and welcomes applications from all Liberal Jewish congregations, including developing and affiliated communities. You can see examples of recent grants the Trust has funded by clicking … Read More
New ELELS members welcomed at special Essex Shabbat
9 February 2020 More than 85 members of East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) came together for a special Shabbat service to welcome the community’s newest faces. Rabbi Richard Jacobi led a guitar-based family service to greet all the new arrivals, who also brought along family and friends. Each … Read More
Valentine’s special at Liberal Jewish Synagogue Film Club
6 February 2020 The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) Film Club returns next week with a special screening to mark Valentine’s Day. The club will show An Israeli Love Story, directed by Dan Wolman, on Wednesday 12 February from 7pm. The film – which is in Hebrew with English subtitles – … Read More
Help us showcase those advancing LGBTQI+ equality
3 February 2020 Liberal Judaism has teamed up with the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) during LGBT History Month to showcase all those who are advancing LGBTQI+ equality in our communities. The JLC are looking to profile and celebrate people who have done their bit to make our congregations more welcoming … Read More
Mosaic granted permission for new Stanmore home
2 February 2020 Harrow Council have approved plans for Mosaic Jewish Community’s new home on Stanmore Hill – creating a truly open and pluralistic community in which all Jews of different non-orthodox denominations, and those of no specific denomination, can find their home. It will bring the three strands of tradition … Read More
Exhibition to honour Slovak who saved 1,300 Jews opens in UK
27 January 2020 Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue was the venue for the British launch of the Slovakian Embassy’s exhibition ‘Aron Grünhut – Rescuer of the Jews and Human Rights Defender’. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, the Ambassador of Slovakia Lubomir Rehak, together with the Deputy Ambassador of Israel Sharon Bar-Li, … Read More
Leicester flame chosen to be part of HMD Commemorative Ceremony
27 January 2020 A flame created by Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation (LPJC) to honour Greek Jewish victims of the Shoah was one of those chosen to be part of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s 75 Memorial Flames project. The Trust – which organises Holocaust Memorial Day – invited faith organisations, … Read More
More children than ever attend Kingston HMD workshops
27 January 2020 More than 1,400 schoolchildren from Kingston-upon-Thames and Surrey have been attending workshops commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day throughout this month. The annual project, now in its 14th year, is run jointly by Kingston, Surbiton and District Synagogue (KSDS – part of the United Synagogue) and Kingston Liberal Synagogue … Read More
[Sermon] Mental Health Awarness Shabbat 2020
Rabbi Monqiue Mayer 31 January 2020 Three final, devastating plagues laid waste to the land of Egypt: locusts, darkness, and the slaying of the firstborn. The eighth plague of locusts stripped the land of all remaining crops, eating up all the grasses and fruit while the tenth plague stripped the … Read More