25 February 2016 Liberal Judaism’s Aaron Abraham has wowed theatre critics with his new play Run. Aaron – who works in a communications role for the movement and writes under the name of Stephen Laughton – won rave reviews for his latest work, which was part of the Vault Festival in … Read More
‘The best Jewish schools are open, inclusive and modern’
18 Feburary 2016 Rabbi Charley Baginsky appeared on the six o’clock ITV News on 17 February speaking about Jewish education. She was responding to the report released earlier that day, by the schools’ watchdog Ofsted, which criticised an ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys’ school, where pupils believe the role of women is … Read More
‘The best Jewish schools are open, inclusive and modern’
18 February 2016 Rabbi Charley Baginsky appeared on the six o’clock ITV News on 17 February speaking about Jewish education. She was responding to the report released earlier that day, by the schools’ watchdog Ofsted, which criticised an ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys’ school, where pupils believe the role of women is … Read More
Danny speaks out on a woman’s right to choose
16 February 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, could be heard this weekend on radio throughout the UK speaking up for a woman’s right to choose. Danny spoke to seven different radio stations, supporting the right of women in Northern Ireland to have access to abortion and supporting … Read More
Danny speaks out on a woman’s right to choose
16 February 2016 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, could be heard this weekend on radio throughout the UK speaking up for a woman’s right to choose. Danny spoke to seven different radio stations, supporting the right of women in Northern Ireland to have access to abortion and supporting … Read More
LJ’s Surat-Shaan named as LGBT role model
15th February 2016 Liberal Judaism’s Surat-Shaan Knan has been selected as a Stonewall ‘role model’ for LGBT History Month. Celebrated every February, the aim of the month is to celebrate the lives and achievements of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people from the past and present. The theme this year … Read More
Behind the headlines as LJS makes history
15 February 2016 Jeanne Myers You may have seen some of the recent media coverage about The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) holding Friday evening services in French. ‘Sacrebleu’, you might have thought… what’s all this about?! Around a year ago, it occurred to me that, with the large number of … Read More
Behind the headlines as LJS makes history
Jeanne Myers 15 February 2016 You may have seen some of the recent media coverage about The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) holding Friday evening services in French. ‘Sacrebleu’, you might have thought… what’s all this about?! Around a year ago, it occurred to me that, with the large number of … Read More
LJ playwright is top 5 at Vault Festival 2016
7 February 2016 New play RUN poses questions on gay, Jewish teenagers at London arts festival RUN, by LJ’s own Aaron Abraham (who writes as Stephen Laughton) has been picked to be published as part of Plays from the Vault: an anthology of the top five plays at London’s Vault … Read More
Liberal Judaism hails deal to create “egalitarian” prayer space at the Kotel
1 February 2016 Jewish Chronicle A plan was approved on Sunday for a mixed-prayer space to be built at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The deal to create an area where men and women can pray together at the holiest site in Judaism, was described by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read More