20 December 2018 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has joined other Christian and Jewish leaders to speak out against the rise of antisemitism in the UK and the persecution of Christians in many parts of the world. Danny was a signatory to a letter in The Times which … Read More
An interfaith Chanukah celebration in Kingston
10 December 2018 Around 70 people attended an interfaith Chanukah celebration at Kingston Liberal Synagogue (KLS), as part of a Kingston Interfaith Forum initiative. A special service, candle lighting and Chanukah tea was attended by members from the local Christian, Muslim and Humanist communities, as well as non-Jewish friends and … Read More
South London take part in Pittsburgh project
5 December 2018 South London Liberal Synagogue (SLLS) was part of a unique project that saw 2,000 handmade Stars of David hung throughout Pittsburgh. The children of SLLS joined 1,000 young volunteers around the world making the stars, each with a heart in the centre. The project was created by … Read More
Liberal rabbis join interfaith birthday tribute to Prince Charles
14 November 2018 Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Danny Rich and Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi joined other faith leaders in presenting an especially commissioned card to celebrate the 70th birthday of Prince Charles. Danny and Margaret formed part of a delegation from the National Council of Imams and Rabbis of the Joseph … Read More
Rabbi Janet Darley leads blessing at PinkNews Awards
19 October 2018 Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Janet Darley was one of four clergy to lead an interfaith blessing at this year’s PinkNews Awards. Janet was joined on stage by Bishop of Buckingham Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Manchester David Walker and Imam Mohamed Patel. She said: “It was a privilege … Read More
Support World Jewish Relief’s Indonesian earthquake appeal
15 October 2018 Liberal Judaism has joined with Jewish movements and organisations from across the denominations to call for aid to Indonesia. World Jewish Relief is providing emergency help in the region after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake, and resulting tsunami, hit the island of Sulawesi. The death toll is … Read More
Help support Judaism education around the country
4 October 2018 Liberal Jews are encouraged to join the Board of Deputies accreditation scheme, which aims to support Judaism education around the country. The idea of the scheme is to create Judaism ambassadors – who will offer educational presentations about Judaism as a living faith to schools and other … Read More
Leicester Council makes refugee pledge at Sanctuary Sukkot event
2 October 2018 Leicester City Council has pledged to accept and support at least five child refugees each year, for the next 10 years, after the Sanctuary Sukkot event at Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation (LPJC). Around 70 people attended, with LPJC’s Rabbi Mark Solomon joined in the Sukkah by Reverend … Read More
An interfaith Rosh Hashanah at Mosaic Liberal
19 September 2018 Mosaic Liberal Synagogue welcomed guests from Wembley Central Masjid over Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish and Muslim communities joined together to celebrate the New Year with a special service led by Rabbi Dr Frank Dabba Smith. Frank said: “We have a long and good relationship with our friends … Read More
Kingston faith communities unite to sponsor refugees
19 June 2018 Members of Kingston Liberal Synagogue are working with other local faith communities to sponsor one or more refugee families as part of the Government’s ‘Community Sponsorship’ scheme. The group has registered with the Charity Commission as Kingston Community Refugee Sponsorship (KCRS) and will shortly be seeking Home … Read More