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
[Blog] Daf Yomi with Rabbi Aaron Goldstein – Part 1
Rabbi Aaron Goldstein 13 February 2020 Moses was up Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights, Noah was cooped up in an Ark while it rained for 40 days; and the ancient rabbis (Pirkei Avot 5) understood 40 to denote an age of wisdom. So it seemed appropriate to count … Read More
Biennial Weekend keynote speakers announced
12 Februrary 2020 Liberal Judaism is delighted to announce the keynote speakers for our movement’s flagship event of 2020 – the Biennial Weekend. Titled Liberal Judaism’s Collaboratory, the weekend will focus on the collaborations that make Liberal Judaism and its partners stronger together, and our keynote speakers are all perfectly … Read More
Become a Liberal Judaism exhibition curator
10 February 2020 Liberal Judaism is offering a free hands-on training evening for all those who want to help us conceptualise and create a groundbreaking multi-media exhibition for our Lily’s Legacy project. We are seeking to build a pioneering volunteer exhibition curator team for the project, which will detail the … Read More
[Opinion] Rabbi Lea comments on Trump’s peace plan
Rabbi Lea Mühlstein 29 January 2020 In Hebrew the word for peace, shalom, is closely related to the word for whole, shalem. From this we learn that in order for us to achieve peace, each side involved in the conflict needs to be able to regain a sense of wholeness. … Read More
‘Danny has devoted his life to the service of our movement’
23 January 2020 Liberal Judaism president Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein and acting chair Ruth Seager have paid tribute to Rabbi Danny Rich, who this week stepped down as the senior rabbi and chief executive of Liberal Judaism (read more here). Speaking on behalf of the movement, Ruth said: “Rabbi Danny … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich stepping down as head of Liberal Judaism
23 January 2020 Rabbi Danny Rich is stepping down as the senior rabbi and chief executive of Liberal Judaism after 15 hugely successful years in the role. Danny announced his decision to Liberal Judaism’s Council on Tuesday night. He will leave his post at the end of March. Danny’s tenure … Read More