Wednesday 18 May: Education Hub – Why Liberal Jews pray

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Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub will have a new term of sessions examining Liberal Jewish Thought starting this Wednesday (19 May). Taking place via Zoom on Wednesday nights at 7.30pm, the full calendar for this term is below. All sessions are designed to stand alone, so you can attend as many … Read More

Education Hub new term – Liberal Jewish Thought

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Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub will have a new term of sessions examining Liberal Jewish Thought in May and June. Taking place via Zoom on Wednesday nights at 7.30pm, next term’s line-up is below. All sessions are designed to stand alone, so you can attend as many evenings as you’d like. To … Read More

LJ Education Hub: Rabbi Andrew Goldstein on Amy K Blank

Amy K Blank

Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub series, commemorating our movement’s 120th anniversary, will tonight look at a famous poet who was among the founding generation of our movement… Amy K Blank. It will be led by Liberal Judaism President Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein, who has been researching Amy K Blank ever since … Read More

LJ Education Hub – Lily Montagu and her Club

Lily Montagu

Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub series, commemorating our movement’s 120th anniversary, has discussed one of the most vital and celebrated Liberal Jews – Lily Montagu. Lily Montagu was a social worker, religious organiser and the first woman to play a major role in British Progressive Judaism. In 1902, together with Claude … Read More

LJ Education Hub – Rabbi Leo Baeck: A Liberal Jew Before His Time

Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck

Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub series, commemorating our movement’s 120th anniversary, continues tonight with a look at one of the most important people in the history of European Progressive Judaism. Rabbi Michael Shire will present a session entitled Rabbi Leo Baeck: A Liberal Jew Before His Time Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck … Read More

LJ Education Hub: Rabbi Pete Tobias on Rosita Rosenberg

Rosita Rosenberg

Liberal Judaism’s Education Hub series, commemorating our movement’s 120th anniversary, continues tonight with a very special session. Rabbi Pete Tobias will speak about Rosita Rosenberg – one of the leading figures in the modern history of Liberal Judaism. Rosita’s entire life was spent completely immersed in every aspect of our … Read More

LJ Education Hub: 120 Years of Liberal Judaism

Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh

Liberal Judaism is proud to launch a brand new Education Hub series to commemorate our movement’s 120th anniversary. This cross-communal adult learning programme is in four parts. It will focus not just on the history of Liberal Judaism, but also on the present and future – as we explore Liberal … Read More

Birmingham Progressive Head among LBC graduates

Four graduates tree planting

Four graduates received their MA in Jewish Educational Leadership award at Leo Baeck College’s first in-person ceremony for more than two years. Adela Kobic (Head Teacher at Birmingham Progressive Synagogue), Frankie Gruzd (Head Teacher at Bromley Reform Synagogue), Avi Marco (a member of Finchley Reform Synagogue Council) and Oren Giorno … Read More

[Course] Forgotten Lives: Jewish Women Through The Ages

Forgotten Lives

Liberal Judaism, in partnership with its synagogues, is proud to present a new online course starting next week (Wednesday 13 October), which will explore the many different contributions that Jewish women have made through the ages. Running as part of the Liberal Judaism Education Hub, sessions are designed to stand … Read More

[Course] Judaism and Islam: A Shared History

Judaism and Islam course at the LJS

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue will host a new course, starting next week (Tuesday 12 October), looking at the shared history of Judaism and Islam. It will be led by Rabbi Dr Michael Hilton, LJS Scholar in Residence, and Dr Harith Ramli, from Edge Hill University, Lancashire. Learning will take place … Read More