A letter from Liberal Judaism President, Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein, forms part of the Board of Deputies’ Condolence Book for HRH Prince Philip. The Book, which features contributions from the entire Jewish community, was this week sent to Buckingham Palace. You can read it in full here. Andrew’s words, for … Read More
Read the May/June 2021 edition of LJ Today
The latest issue of Liberal Judaism’s bi-monthly magazine LJ Today is out now – with a special look at this weekend’s Biennial. Our front page has a preview of Liberal Judaism’s flagship event of the year, including the full programme. Then turn to pages 2 and 3 for lovely pieces … Read More
Statement on the passing of HRH Prince Philip
The thoughts of everyone at Liberal Judaism are with Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family as they mourn the passing of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died peacefully this morning. As the longest-serving royal consort in history, we will be forever grateful for his lifetime … Read More
A prayer to mark the National Day of Reflection
Shabbat Tzav/Ha-Gadol 5781 El malé rachamim, shochein bam’romim – O God, full of compassion, exalted God – in the stillness of this moment, one year since the first national lockdown, we remember with love those who have been taken from us on account of Covid-19 or from other causes. We … Read More
Join tomorrow’s National Day of Reflection (23 March)
Liberal Judaism’s Chief Executive Officer Rabbi Charley Baginsky has joined leaders from across different faiths to back a National Day of Reflection tomorrow (Tuesday 23 March) The religious leaders are asking the public to join them to remember those who have died from any cause during the pandemic and show … Read More
March/April 2021 LJ Today remembers those we have lost
The latest issue of Liberal Judaism’s bi-monthly magazine LJ Today is a special edition, celebrating the memories of those we have lost in 2021. Two pages are dedicated to Rosita Rosenberg, whose whole adult life was spent building Liberal Judaism and who served as our movement’s Executive Director from 1989-1997 … Read More
A tribute to Rosita Rosenberg z”l
See Liberal Judaism’s memorial page for Rosita here. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rosita Rosenberg, one of the leading figures in Liberal Judaism for many decades. Rosita served as Executive Director of Liberal Judaism from 1989-1997, the first woman to ever hold the role. … Read More
Rabbi Charley Baginsky’s Pause for Thought on HMD
Liberal Judaism’s Chief Executive Officer, Rabbi Charley Baginsky, recorded a special Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). You can listen to it here (from 2:27:00) or read the text below: I have heard some rabbis say that they keep their families out of their … Read More
Liberal Judaism’s Holocaust Memorial Day Events
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 is on Wednesday 27 January. The theme for this year’s event is ‘be the light in the darkness’. It encourages everyone to reflect on the depths humanity can sink to, but also the ways individuals and communities resisted that darkness to ‘be the light’ before, during … Read More
The Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture (Jan 24)
All members and friends of Liberal Judaism are invited to attend the inaugural Rabbi Harry Martin Jacobi Memorial Lecture on Sunday 24 January 2021, from 2.30pm. The online lecture will be delivered by Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi on the topic Religion & Justice: From Leviticus to Lily. Margaret, the daughter … Read More