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
Join our Community Briefing with KeshetUK
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
Lily’s Legacy comes to a close with two great events
Lily’s Legacy has drawn to a close with the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) proudly accepting its archive collection. The project, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, documents Liberal Judaism’s radical history, inspired by founder Lily Montagu. A core team of volunteers, led by former Rainbow Pilgrims project … Read More
Launching LJY-Netzer’s Machaneh Shamayim spring camp
Liberal Judaism and LJY-Netzer are pleased to announce that in 2022 we are launching Machaneh Shamayim… an amazing new spring camp for those aged 8-15! There is no better way to enjoy your school holiday than on Machaneh Shamayim. It will be five days and four nights of non-stop fun … Read More
Join Pride Shabbat at ELELS on Friday 11 February
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
Return to Yelala’s Cottage in the Woods this winter
By Kohenet Yael Esther Tischler Student Rabbi As the air turns cold and the days darken, Yelala invites you to warm yourself around a hearth of ancestral wisdom and community. We return to the Cottage in the Woods, this time guided by the light and shadow of the moon herself. … Read More
Watch our live event on antisemitism with top authors
Liberal Judaism and The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) are hosting a free online event titled Antisemitism: Why Does It Persist? Taking place on Thursday night from 7.30pm, you can watch live on Facebook or YouTube. The guest speakers will be the Rev Bruce Thompson – author of Echoes of Contempt: … Read More
Liberal Judaism rabbis meet with the President of Israel
It was a great honour for Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky and The Ark Synagogue’s Rabbi Lea Mühlstein to meet with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, today. The President reaffirmed his commitment to the centrality of the relationship with the UK and with all denominations of Judaism. We … Read More
LJS Kristallnacht Commemoration with Sir Anish Kapoor
On the evening of Tuesday 9 November, from 7-8pm, you are invited to join The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) to mark the 25th anniversary of the dedication service for the LJS Shoah Memorial and commemorate the November Pogrom of 9 November 1938. The event will take place in-person at the … Read More
John Kampfner to deliver Lionel Blue Lecture 2021
The journalist and author John Kampfner will deliver Leo Baeck College’s annual Lionel Blue Lecture, to honour the memory of one of Britain’s best-loved Progressive rabbis and raise much-needed funds for the College. John will be in conversation with author and sociologist Dr Keith Kahn-Harris on topics including UK politics, … Read More