Chanukkah at Christmas time in 2016
23 December 2016 While much of the country is preparing for Christmas this Saturday evening, Jews will be declaring ‘Goodbye to Shabbat –the Sabbath- and Welcome Chanukkah!’ Chanukkah is an eight day Jewish festival which falls somewhere between mid-November and late December – and this year its beginning coincides with … Read More
Coming Soon: NPLS Liberal Jewish Online Music Library
20 December 2016 NPLS Choirmaster Ruth Colin has been hard at work over the last year digitising the scoresheets for the entire Liberal Jewish Siddur. Ruth has already begun using this fantastic resource to take the NPLS choir completely paperless, and totally interactive. With the ability to use tablets to read music, … Read More
Liberal Judaism Music Composition Competition
THE 2017 COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED Are you a musician in a Liberal Jewish community? Have you ever composed music for use in your community? If you have, then keep reading – if you haven’t, then this is your chance! We are extremely lucky to have a growing number of … Read More
Day of Celebrating Liberal Jewish Music
Date: Saturday 10 June Location: Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue Time: 9am-5pm Price: £20 Adults | £10 Under 18s We are excited to invite you to a day to explore and share our Liberal Jewish Music, open to all LJ community members whether you are a singer, music leader, instrumentalist, or just interested … Read More
Liberal Judaism Shabbat packs sent to students
5 December 2016 Liberal Judaism has sent 120 Shabbat packs to students around the UK, providing them with a warm and light-filled December. Each pack contained Shabbat and Havdalah candles, a challah recipe and yeast packet, clove spices for Havdalah, blessings, ideas from LJY-Netzer for a restful and meaningful Shabbat … Read More
Faith leaders unite in passionate call for UK Government to get aid into East Aleppo
28 November 2016 A broad group of 15 UK faith leaders have come together to urge the UK government to take immediate action to deliver aid to civilians in besieged Aleppo. The plea—from Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh faith leaders—comes as humanitarian organisations warn that supplies of food … Read More