16th September 2015 Members of LJY-Netzer, the youth movement of Liberal Judaism, were among 150 young Jews showing solidarity with refugees this weekend. Movement worker Sam Alston and a number of members of all ages attended a march in central London – forming a ‘Jewish Bloc’ at the large event … Read More
Liberal Judaism Lectionary 5776/77
The Liberal Judaism Lectionary for 5776/77 is now available. The Lectionary is a guide to recommended Torah & Haftarah readings for Shabbat, Festivals and special Shabbatot. You can download/print the Lectionary by clicking here·
Liberal Judaism: Refugees are welcome
10th September 2015 Liberal Jewish communities around the UK are preparing for the High Holy Days by welcoming and supporting refugees. A campaign that Liberal Judaism began more than 13 months ago, on Sukkot 2014, has been given a new urgency in recent days – uniting all religious and community … Read More
Shanah Tova from Liberal Judaism
September 2015 Rabbi Danny Rich, Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi and chief executive The month of Elul and the coming Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days) are a time of reflection for Jews – demanding not only personal introspection, but requiring an examination of collective neglect. The image of a drowned child … Read More
Meet the new faces at Liberal Judaism
7th September 2015 Three new staff members have joined Liberal Judaism’s head office, providing support to 40 communities and 10,000 members around the country. Alexandra Simonon ( a.simonon@liberaljudaism.org) is Liberal Judaism’s new lifecycle administrator, helping with enquiries on weddings, births, bar/batmitzvah, conversions, funerals and any other lifecycle questions. Alexandra is … Read More
LJ’s senior rabbi tells BBC Radio why Britain must accept more refugees
7th September 2015 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has been on BBC Radio over the last few days urging the British Government to accept 20,000 refugees. Speaking on the BBC World Service this morning, Danny said: “If you’re facing an emergency, then I believe the goodwill, skills and … Read More
Refugee Crisis: How you can help
7th September 2015 The pictures and news of the last few days have shocked the world and left many asking “what can I do to support those refugees who need urgent help?” A million Syrian children are languishing in refugee camps. Thousands of people have died. We are facing Europe’s … Read More
Liberal Rabbis join Syrian refugee on BBC News
4th September 2015 Rabbis Harry Jacobi and Danny Rich were interviewed for BBC News today alongside inspirational Syrian refugee Milad. Liberal Judaism Chief Executive Danny called on the UK to take a minimum of 20,000 more refugees, while Harry told how he himself was a refugee to Britain – fleeing … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich: We must offer sanctuary
3rd September 2015 By Rabbi Danny Rich, Senior Rabbi and Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism The month of Elul and the coming Yamim Noraim (High Holy Days) are a time of reflection for Jews – demanding not only personal introspection, but requiring an examination of collective neglect. The image of … Read More
St John’s Wood community offers lifeline to asylum seekers
The JC 27 August 2015 Member of a Liberal Jewish community have spent the past year offering legal, financial and practical help to hundreds of asylum seekers. Here they explain why. It was a Sunday and inside the usually quiet St John’s Wood Liberal Jewish Synagogue members were franticly organising … Read More