The fourth Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture will take place on Sunday 26 March 2023 from 2.30-4.00pm at Southgate Progressive Synagogue (SPS). Members and friends of Liberal Judaism can attend for free in person or via Zoom. To book, please email office@sps.uk.com. This year’s lecture will be given by … Read More
LJ rabbis on the AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade and Ceremony
The AJEX Annual Remembrance Parade and Ceremony at the Cenotaph on Sunday 20 November is a key event in the Jewish calendar. It is where all parts of our community come together to honour and remember the thousands of Jewish service members who served and fought for our freedom. Many … Read More
Liberal Judaism at Westminster Abbey Trees of Life service
Liberal Judaism had a number of representatives at today’s Trees of Life service to honour those who died and served the community in the Covid-19 pandemic, held at Westminster Abbey. Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky, pictured above with other faith leaders, gave a ‘blessing of the saplings’, which you … Read More
Liberal Judaism Memorial Prayers for Queen Elizabeth II
This Sunday (18 September), Liberal Judaism will hold Memorial Prayers for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. They will will take place from 7.50pm-8.10pm via Zoom – and will be led by Liberal Judaism’s Rabbis Rebecca Birk and Anna Wolfson. All are invited to attend. To register for the Zoom link, please … Read More
Liberal Judaism Vice President pays Lords tribute to the Queen
Baroness (Gillian) Merron of Lincoln, a Vice President of Liberal Judaism, has paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the House of Lords. Speaking on behalf of our movement, she praised the Queen’s devoted service and read out part of the remembrance prayer said in Liberal synagogues this … Read More
A prayer to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II
A prayer from Rabbi Alexandra Wright, President of Liberal Judaism and Senior Rabbi at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue. Additional readings could be added to services this Shabbat (Psalms 23, 90, 91 or Kohelet 3): Eternal God, Source of Compassion and Strength, we stand before You in grief and sorrow to … Read More
A statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Liberal Judaism joins people all across our country, and the world, mourning Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was a shining example to us all. She was a great friend to the Jewish community, tireless in her charity work and a strong female leader in a world where that … Read More
Liberal Judaism CEO attends Parliamentary commemoration for Munich
Liberal Judaism CEO Rabbi Charley Baginsky attended the Munich Olympics 1972 Commemoration today, held outside the House of Commons. The event remembered the 11 Israeli athletes and one German police officer killed by a Palestinian terrorist group at the Olympics 50 years ago. Charley spoke to Labour leader Sir Keir … Read More
Truus’ Children – a film about a forgotten war hero
By Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi Just before lockdown, in March 2020, my brother (Rabbi Richard Jacobi) and I were invited to the film premiere of Truus’ Children in Amsterdam. Our father, Rabbi Harry Jacobi, had been interviewed for the movie but had sadly died not long before its release, so … Read More
Lord Dubs delivers Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture
This year’s Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture was delivered by his friend and fellow campaigner for the rights of refugees Lord (Alf) Dubs. Lord Dubs, a child of the Kindertransport, gave an inspiring speech to more 120 people seated in Southgate Progressive Synagogue or watching online. Speaking from his … Read More