Rabbi Danny Rich; Senior Rabbi, Liberal Judaism 15 September 2017 As Britain began work this morning, commuters in London fell victim to another terrorist outrage. Our first thoughts are with the 20 or so people who were injured – thankfully not too seriously. As British Jews prepare for our New … Read More
Israel Update: Women of the Wall subjected to body searches
24 August 2017 Despite an order by the High Court of Justice in Israel banning them, invasive body searches of women at the Western Wall complex in Jerusalem are still being carried out. Daisy Bogod, a young London-based Progressive Jew who works within both Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism in … Read More
Rabbi Dr Dalia Marx joins lunchtime study session
27 July 2017 Rabbi Dr Dalia Marx, a visiting academic from Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, led a special Mishnah study session at Liberal Judaism’s London head office. Dalia took a group of 10 people through two texts, one from Pirkei Avot and one from Berachot, leading into a discussion … Read More
Celebrating 50 years of Bedfordshire Progressive
25 July 2017 Past and present members of Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue (BPS), travelling from as far away as Devon and Spain, came together to celebrate 50 years of the community. A special service was held at Clophill Village Hall, in Bedfordshire, to mark the golden jubilee and also welcome the … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich statement on status of Dubs Scheme
Rabbi Danny Rich 21 July 2017 It is with great disappointment that I have learned that that not a single child refugee has been brought to Britain under the Dubs amendment this year. The original figure agree was by any account modest and it is simply taking too long to … Read More
Is the Kotel argument reflective of how Progressive Judaism is viewed in Israel?
Rabbi Danny Rich 14 July 2017 The current situation in Israel certainly reflects a dangerous view – the view that some Jews are not Jewish enough, or not even Jews at all. It was just over 50 years ago when the Israeli Army captured the Old City of Jerusalem and … Read More
Join our morning service this Monday (July 17)
14 July 2017 Liberal Judaism will hold its first Monday morning service back in the newly renovated Montagu Centre this Monday (July 17). The Torah service will start at 7.30am and is open to all. It will be led by Rabbi Danny Rich, Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, and include personal … Read More
Israel Ambassador expresses empathy for progressive concerns
7 July 2017 Rabbis covering the spectrum of British Progressive Jewry met with Mark Regev, the Ambassador of Israel, to express their outrage regarding the Israeli Government’s decisions to abandon the plan for an egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel (Western Wall) and to progress a Conversion Bill that would … Read More
‘Fundamentalism is bad for British Jewry. We need to be more inclusive’ – says Liberal Judaism Senior Rabbi
5 July 2017 Responding to the JPR’s Report ‘Synagogue Membership in the UK in 2016’ Senior Rabbi and Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism Danny Rich has said: “Liberal Judaism’s membership remains broadly stable, although there is no room for complacency. “The massive growth in the strictly Orthodox sector – at … Read More