26th October 2015 Liberal rabbis to speak at pioneering LGBTQI event Liberal Judaism’s rabbis will be speaking at a very special Ritual Reconstructed event at JW3 on Tuesday November 24, which seeks to examine Jewish life through an LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex) lens. Ritual Reconstructed is … Read More
Liberal rabbis to speak at pioneering LGBTQI event
26 October 2015 Liberal Judaism’s rabbis will be speaking at a very special Ritual Reconstructed event at JW3 on Tuesday November 24, which seeks to examine Jewish life through an LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and intersex) lens. Ritual Reconstructed is a collaborative, community and academic project working with … Read More
Barnet Council to resettle 50 refugees after FPS action
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
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
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
We will rise again to help refugees
Rabbi Danny Rich 17 September 2015 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 in antiquity … Read More
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