As we gather together to mark this moment, may this new chapter be marked by compassion and kindness, openness and respect, scholarship and joy. Baruch she’natan Torah l’amo Yisrael. Blessed is the One who gave Torah to a people who are willing to wrestle with it. We stand, like those … Read More
Wednesday 21 May at 7pm: Education Hub on End of Life
On Wednesday 21 May at 7pm, Rabbi Alexandra Wright and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers will host an Education Hub session on End of Life and Funerals. They will lead a conversation on how they, as Progressive rabbis, approach the last days and hours of a person’s life, and how they walk … Read More
Finding Beauty, Inviting Joy: A Jewish Response to Uncertainty
A Sermon by Rabbi Charley Baginsky King’s College Chapel, May 2025 It is an honour to speak here this morning alongside two extraordinary women of faith. To reflect together on the themes of faith, beauty, and joy—or perhaps more clearly, to explore how we might find beauty and invite joy … Read More
Historic interfaith first made at King’s College Chapel
In a landmark moment for interfaith dialogue in the UK, Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Co-Lead of Progressive Judaism, took the pulpit at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Rabbi Charley delivered the ‘Annual Sermon Before the University’ alongside two equally distinguished women faith leaders, the Reverend Prebendary Dr Isabelle Hamley, Principal of Ridley … Read More
Monday 12 May at 7pm: Education Hub on LGBT+ Equality
On Monday 12 May at 7pm, Rabbi Danny Rich will lead an Education Hub session on LGBT+ inclusion and equality within Progressive Judaism. Rabbi Danny will explore the long road to equality, the campaign for equal marriage in which he played a key role, and the inclusive, egalitarian and welcoming … Read More
Wednesday 7 May: Education Hub on mixed faith families
In Season 2 of the Progressive Judaism Education Hub (sponsored by the NLPS Trust), we are exploring the Principles of Progressive Judaism. In our second session, on Wednesday 7 May, Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen and Rabbi Rebecca Birk will look at the role of Progressive Judaism in celebrating mixed faith/blended families. … Read More