Alyth Synagogue hosted its 11th annual fast-breaking Ramadan Iftar meal for Muslim friends and neighbours. A key part of the Alyth calendar, this year’s event had the theme of ‘friendship across difference’ and looked at how to maintain good relations between Jewish and Muslim communities in the UK at a … Read More
Birmingham Progressive hosts Friday Night Iftar for asylum seekers
Birmingham Progressive Synagogue hosted an interfaith ‘Friday Night Iftar’ – in partnership with a number of local mosques and community groups – to focus on bringing people together in Birmingham and welcoming asylum seekers to the city. It combined a traditional Jewish Friday night dinner, to mark the start of … Read More
‘Historic day’ as ELELS fully includes non-Jewish members
The members of East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) have voted overwhelmingly to offer full membership to any non-Jewish person who commits to the principles and values of the community. Both ELELS as a synagogue, and Progressive Judaism as a whole, have long welcomed mixed faith couples and families, … Read More
Read March/April 2024 edition of LJ Today
The latest edition of LJ Today – Liberal Judaism’s bi-monthly magazine – is out now, in both print and online formats. In this new issue, we look at the steps taken in 2024 as Liberal Judaism and the Movement for Reform Judaism move towards unifying as one Progressive Judaism for … Read More
Progressive communities supporting Ukraine
Liberal and Reform Judaism communities around the UK continue to show their support for the people of Ukraine, as the devastating Russian invasion of the country has entered its third year. Progressive congregations have helped through fundraising, joint online services, concerts, prayers, coffee mornings and members and clergy hosting Ukrainian … Read More
First Aid training for Progressive Jewish communities
We will be running a fully certified Emergency First Aid at Work course on Wednesday 13 March with priority given to members of Liberal and Reform communities. It will take place at the Sternberg Centre, Finchley, with arrival from 9am for a prompt 9:30am start. The day will run until … Read More
Tu BiShvat around our Progressive communities
Tu BiShvat was celebrated by Progressive Jews all around the country with a series of meaningful services, Seders, plantings and events. Every generation had a chance to get involved at Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue (EHRS). EHRS events included a Nagila Nursery tree planting, bird feeder making, learning with the … Read More
LJY-Netzer Tu BiShvat explores relationship with the natural world
Liberal Judaism’s youth movement LJY-Netzer hosted a Tu BiShvat Seder and volunteering event for its bogrimot (members over 18), to explore a variety of Jewish historical and Kabbalistic interpretations of our relationship with the natural world. Throughout the Seder, guests drank different coloured wines and tasted different fruits, in order to celebrate … Read More
Burns Night celebrations in Scotland… and East London
Progressive Jewish communities put on special events for Burns Night – the annual celebration of the life and work of renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns. Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community (ELJC) took part in a cross-communal celebration, hosted by their neighbouring Orthodox Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation. A hundred guests included members of … Read More
Jews around the world gather for The Ark’s 200th Zoom Havdalah
The Ark Synagogue hosted a landmark 200th Zoom Havdalah, attended by shul members and Progressive Jews from all around the world. More than 100 people joined the online service from across the UK, Europe, Israel, the United States, South Africa and India. Prayers were led by Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, Rabbi Lea Mühlstein … Read More