Join Leo Baeck College, Finchley Reform Synagogue and Beit Klal Yisrael for a special evening to honour the memory of the beloved Rabbi Lionel Blue and set out to answer the question… ‘What is the Legacy of Queer Rabbis?’ This will be a roundtable discussion chaired by Leo Baeck College … Read More
Join our free media masterclasses for communities
Liberal Judaism and The Movement for Reform Judaism are proud to announce a series of ‘Monday media masterclasses’, open to all members free of charge. Hosted by Simon Rothstein, Graham Miller (pictured) and Jess Mindel of the Progressive Judaism comms team, along with guest speakers, they will provide communities and … Read More
Progressive Judaism at Cape Town’s Pride Shabbat
Liberal Judaism’s former Heritage Project Manager and seasoned LGBTQI+ campaigner Shaan Knan represented British Progressive Judaism at Pride Shabbat in Cape Town, South Africa. Shaan was the guest speaker at the annual service at Temple Israel (pictured), which forms part of Cape Town’s Pride Week celebrations. After a musical Kabbalat … Read More
LJ Biennial Weekend 2023 – report and pictures
Hundreds of Liberal Jews came together for the Biennial Weekend – reflecting on what matters most to them and using that to look ahead to a future unified with Reform Judaism. The first major Liberal Judaism event held since the historic announcement that our movements would be creating one single … Read More
[Video] WUPJ President keynote address at Connections 2023
World Union for Progressive Judaism President Rabbi Sergio Bergman committed the WUPJ to inclusivity, innovation and grassroots community leadership in his keynote speech at Connections 2023. You can watch the address in full below: Addressing more than 250 Progressive Jewish leaders attending from around the world – including many from … Read More
Friday/Saturday 26/27 May: Shavuot at The LJS
Join The Liberal Jewish Synagogue for an inspiring and meaningful all-night Shavuot programme on Friday 26-Saturday 27 May. The evening will include a one-woman show by Maya Goldstein (pictured), a photo exhibition, a talk from Oasis of Peace, a variety of engaging study sessions and the infamous LJS cheesecake competition! … Read More
Thursday 25 May: Tikkun Leyl Shavuot at The Ark
A Liberal Judaism Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, open to everyone either in person or online, will be hosted by The Ark Synagogue on Thursday 25 May from 6-10.30pm. The Ark’s Rabbi Aaron Goldstein (pictured) said: “The evening will see us share responses to the call to our ancient Israelite ancestors: Shema … Read More
Progressive leaders to convene in Israel for WUPJ Connections 2023
[WUPJ Press Release] Progressive Jewish leaders from across the globe will convene in Jerusalem beginning May 3 as The World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) opens Connections 2023, its biennial conference. The four-day event, WUPJ’s first large in-person gathering since the pandemic, represents the unity and strength of the Progressive … Read More
Sunday 11 June: Sing-a-long with Liberal Judaism
By Ruth Colin Technology came up trumps over the last few years – enabling us to grow as a movement and bring our synagogues and rabbis into congregants’ homes and then, thankfully, back through our doors again. However it never did solve the communal singing aspect. As hard as we … Read More
Join our Israel@75 virtual event on Tuesday 25 April
Join Progressive Jews from all around the country, at 7pm on Tuesday 25 April, as we mark Israel@75. The event, organised by Liberal Judaism’s rabbis and presented by Rabbi Dr René Pfertzel and Rabbi Gili Zidkiyahu, will give us the chance to get together and celebrate Israel’s 75th anniversary joyfully … Read More