7th October 2015 Finchley Progressive Synagogue and Rabbi Rebecca Qassim Birk hosted a successful Barnet Citizens action over Sukkot, which saw Barnet Council agree to resettle 50 Syrian refugees. As part of Liberal Judaism and Citizens UK’s Sanctuary campaign – which began last Sukkot – the event was hosted in … Read More
Be part of our pioneering Twilight People team
An exhibition curator training event will take place on Wednesday October 14 from 6.30-9.15pm at The Montagu Centre, London. The event offers an introduction to planning, organising, interpreting and presenting an exhibition. The trainer is Charlotte Kingston, a content developer for museums; who was also the lead curator and exhibition … Read More
Student Rabbi’s charity haircut
Progressive Student Rabbi Hannah Kingston is set to cut off her famous flowing locks – to raise money for the fight against childhood cancer. Hannah, a student at Leo Baeck College, will shave at least 10 inches from her hair, which she describes as her “prized possession”. Hannah said: “On … Read More
Liberal synagogue becomes hub for refugee donations
Members of Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue prepared for Sukkot by packing goods to be sent to refugees. The synagogue has been serving as hub for donations from its members and the local Northwood churches for the last few weeks. Project leader Marsha Myers and Rabbi Lea Muhlstein (pictured above … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich joins National Refugee Welcome Board
21st September 2015 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has joined the National Refugee Welcome Board. The crowd-funded project aims to make sure refugees get a welcome that Britain can be proud of, and to show that Britain is ready and willing to house more refugees now. It has … Read More
We will rise to help refugees
Jewish News 21st September 2015 Rabbi Danny Rich On Yom Kippur afternoon, the Torah reading in all Liberal synagogues is the Holiness Code (Leviticus 19) in which congregants will hear: Lo ta-amod al dam ray’echa (verse 16). Like all Biblical verses, it is likely that its original meaning is lost … Read More
LJ communities supporting refugees at Sukkot
21st September 2015 Liberal Judaism synagogues and congregations will be opening their sukkahs this Sukkot, as part of LJ’s Sanctuary Campaign, in order to convince local councils to house those fleeing Syria and surrounding areas. Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, explains: “We launched the Liberal Judaism Sanctuary Campaign … Read More
LJY-Netzer members join Help Calais project
20th September 2015 Ten members of LJY-Netzer spent the day at a London storage facility on Wednesday, to aid the charity Help Calais in organising and sending off donations of clothing and other goods to French refugees camps. In an entirely peer organised event, the Liberal Judaism youth team, aged … Read More
Liberal rabbis give Yom Kippur advice
20th September 2015 Working with The Jewish Telegraph, we asked four Liberal rabbis for their tips on ‘how to survive Yom Kippur’. Below, they give their advice from both a spiritual and fasting point of view. Rabbi Rebecca Qassim Birk (Finchley Progressive Synagogue): Despite what you may imagine, Yom Kippur … Read More
Campaigns to help refugees growing
The JC 17th September 2015 The Jewish community’s response to the refugee crisis expanded this week, with the announcement of plans for a public meeting to canvas opinion on the most productive ways to help. More than £180,000 has been raised in the past week by World Jewish Relief’s appeal … Read More