Wednesday 7 December: Education Hub with Rabbi Neil Janes
Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub continues on Wednesday 7 December with a session delivered by Rabbi Neil Janes on ‘Rabbinic Literature and its relevance to Liberal Jewish Values today’. Describing his session, Neil said: “In 1924, Israel Abrahams, the great friend of Claude Montefiore and scholar of Judaism, succeeded Solomon Schechter … Read More
Saturday 3 December: Reading Open House Shabbat
Liberal Judaism’s series of Open House Shabbats continues this Saturday (3 December) at 11am with a service at Reading Liberal Jewish Community led by Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky. Reading Liberal Jewish Community is a small but active congregation who meet for a formal service the first Saturday of … Read More
Wednesday 30 November: Education Hub with Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh
Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub continues tonight (Wednesday 30 November) with a session delivered by Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh, Dean of Leo Baeck College, on ‘How the Psalms inspire Liberal Jewish values’. The Book of Psalms is Israel’s love letter to its God. But as with all intimate correspondence, moods and … Read More
IMPJ: Will Israel continue to be the home for all Jews?
Liberal Judaism shares the worry and anguish of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) that the State of Israel will cease to be the home for ALL Jews. We fully endorse their powerful statement below: The Reform Movement in Israel is pained by today’s announcement that the … Read More
[Blog] Judaism and Accessibility
By Annie Talbot Religious perspectives on disability have often been confusing, conflicting, and complicated. Whilst each religion has a unique approach to understanding disability, there are often contradictions within a single religion’s approach to disability – conflicting messages within religious texts, or different interpretations of disability by scholars. Whilst these … Read More
Saturday 19 November: Edinburgh and Leicester Open House Shabbat
Liberal Judaism’s series of Open House Shabbats continues this Saturday (19 November) at 11am with a joint online celebration hosted by Sukkat Shalom: Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community and Neve Shalom: Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation. The two communities have shared Rabbi Mark Solomon as their rabbi for a number of years, … Read More