24 April 2017 People from around the world took part in a Memorial Shabbat at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue (NPLS) to remember the Jews murdered in the Holocaust from the towns where the congregation’s Czech and Slovak Torah scrolls originated. An annual event, this year’s service focussed on Kolín, … Read More
Read the full Day of Celebration programme
19 April 2017 The full thought-provoking, and action-inducing, programme for Liberal Judaism’s biggest event of 2017, the Day of Celebration, has been finalised. You can read it by clicking here. The Day of Celebration takes place on Sunday June 11 at Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue. The cost is £35 … Read More
Shul of Rock re-created in Elstree
Lizzie Rabin 18 April 2017 The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) was packed to the rafters, as its re-created Shul Of Rock band played their first performance. The band – featuring members aged from 11 to 50 – showed off the hidden talents of various community members, as they played instruments … Read More
Liberal Jews named as most influential teens
12 April 2017 Two members of LJY-Netzer, the youth movement of Liberal Judaism, are featured by The Jewish News in the paper’s ‘18 Under 18’ list, which spotlights the teenagers it tips to shape Anglo Jewry’s future. Dora Hirsh (pictured) and Jess Baker both feature prominently in the list, which … Read More
Online Music Library to launch at Day of Celebration
11 April 2017 The Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue (NPLS) Online Music Library will launch at the Liberal Judaism Day of Celebration, on Sunday June 11, giving LJ members access to hundreds of songs. The library is thanks to the tireless work of Ruth Colin, who took over the NPLS … Read More
Join a Liberal Jewish communal seder
3 April 2017 Liberal Jewish synagogues and congregations around the UK will be holding Communal Passover Seders next Monday (10 April) and Tuesday (11 April). The Seders vary in format, food and price, but all promise an inclusive, educational and fun experience, led by rabbis and lay leaders and steeped … Read More
Liberal elected to Leeds University Union position
28 March 2017 LJY-Netzer member Lauren Keiles has been elected as the new Leeds University Union faith rep. Lauren will join the 2017/2018 activities executive after a hard fought campaign in which she promised to ‘listen, learn and lead’. Lauren said: “I want to lead our Union developing campaigns opposing … Read More
The best Purim pictures from our communities
14 March 2017 From children walking the walls of York to a Cockney Megillah reading in Finchley, Purim 5777 was an action packed one in Liberal Jewish communities. Liberal Judaism’s newest congregation at East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue celebrated their first Purim, with our oldest, The Liberal Jewish Synagogue, … Read More
East London & Essex create a diverse tree of life
9 March 2017 Liberal Judaism’s newest community – East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue – hosted 40 people for their latest inclusive Shabbat service. The congregation included a number of people with disabilities, accompanied by family members and/or carers. The focus of service, led by Rabbi Richard Jacobi, was on … Read More
Do you need a grant? Apply before March 24
8 March 2017 Is your community or organisation looking for funding? If the funds you need will help support ‘the advancement of Progressive Judaism’, then the NLPS Trust may be able to help. The Trust was established in 2004, following the closure of the North London Progressive Synagogue. The synagogue’s … Read More