Liberal Judaism and The Movement for Reform Judaism are proud to announce a series of ‘Monday media masterclasses’, open to all members free of charge.

Hosted by Simon Rothstein, Graham Miller (pictured) and Jess Mindel of the Progressive Judaism comms team, along with guest speakers, they will provide communities and individuals with everything they need to help promote their congregation, events, people, achievements and values.

All sessions will be one-two hours and course notes will be provided.

To sign up for any/all of the sessions, please click here.

The dates are:

Monday 16 October at 7pm – Press releases and media relations
Monday 13 November at 7pm – Making the most out of Mitzvah Day
Monday 11 December at 7pm – Improving your Facebook skills
Monday 15 January at 7pm – Improving your Instagram skills
Monday 19 February at 7pm – Improving your Twitter/X/Threads skills
Monday 18 March at 7pm – Crisis comms and responding to criticism

Simon, who runs the communications company SRX Consultancy and is a member of East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue, has worked with Liberal Judaism for a decade – helping to raise the voice of the movement, its communities and rabbis.

He has secured prominent coverage in the faith, local and national press – including the BBC, Sky News, Guardian and Times – as well as growing its social media following to more than 15,000. He also edits lj today.

Graham is a former ITN Newscaster and Senior Correspondent who has more than 40 years experience of covering news, current affairs and sport on British television, radio, newspapers and magazines. He now runs Media-Vu, delivering PR, video production, and media training services to maximise public profile and brand awareness campaigns.

He has been running the communications department for the Movement for Reform Judaism since 2021 and is a longtime member of Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue.