Liberal Judaism members are invited to join our friends from the Movement for Reform Judaism at Shirei meets Chagigah.The Reform equivalent of our Biennial Weekend, it will be full of wonderful music, discussion, celebration and, above all, community.A great chance to get to better know our new Progressive Judaism … 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
Safer Recruitment for Volunteers online training course
Liberal Judaism members and communities are invited to join a free online training course, being run by the Movement for Reform Judaism, to understand their responsibilities when recruiting and managing volunteers. The session will be delivered by MRJ’s Head of Safeguarding and Wellbeing Sharon Daniels and HR Director Gilly Shulman. … Read More
Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 UK Ceremony
As well as the events taking place in Liberal and Reform Judaism communities across the country on Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), Progressive Jews are also invited to watch the official national event. The Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 UK Ceremony: Curated Moments will be broadcast on the internet this Saturday (27 … Read More
Thursday: Community Briefing on BRCA testing programme
Liberal Judaism and the Movement for Reform Judaism will be hosting an important joint Community Briefing on the Jewish BRCA testing programme via Zoom this Thursday (25 January) at 8pm. The two guest speakers will be Jnetics CEO Nicole Gordon and Chai Cancer Care CEO Lisa Steele. They will talk … Read More
Historic Chanukah lightings show growth of Progressive Judaism
This Chanukah was a significant one in the growth and development of Progressive Judaism in the UK. Leaders from our movements were guests and lit candles at a number of major civic celebrations, including in a historic first at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. Progressive Judaism Co-Leads Rabbis Josh … Read More
The last day of Chanukah heralds a bright future for Progressive Judaism
More than 70 supporters and donors of Liberal Judaism and the Movement for Reform Judaism came together to celebrate the end of Chanukah at a special candle lighting evening in central London. Rabbis Josh Levy and Charley Baginsky, the CEOs of the two movements and Co-Leads of the project to … Read More
Elstree and Shoham: Sharing the light during dark days
The Chanukah candles did their job and the smiles on the children’s faces did the rest as The Liberal Synagogue Elstree (TLSE) shared their celebration with the V’ahaveta Shoham Reform Synagogue in Israel. After Elstree and Boreham Wood Town Council officially twinned with Shoham earlier this year, the two … Read More