Liberal Judaism Lectionary 5785/5786
The annual Liberal Judaism Lectionary is a guide to the recommended Torah and Haftarah readings for Shabbat, festivals and special Shabbatot. The Lectionary accounts for Progressive Judaism’s observance of holidays, therefore some readings vary from those read in Orthodox synagogues. It also includes key festival dates – including Pesach, Rosh … Read More
Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue – Head Teacher
Location: Wanstead, London Saturdays: 9 am – 12 pm (plus prep time) Salary: £26 per hour (possibly more for an exceptional candidate) We are a growing community of 475 members and associate members with approximately 90 children (about 15 who attend the cheder), most of whom live in East London … Read More
Rabbi Charley represents Jewish community at Abbey service
Progressive Judaism Co-Lead Rabbi Charley Baginsky gave a blessing on behalf of the Jewish community at Westminster Abbey – as part of a Service of Thanksgiving in the 30th Year of South Africa’s democracy. The event marked three decades since the ending of Apartheid in South Africa and honoured Nelson … Read More
Kehillah North London hosts first ever Yiddish Bas Mitsve
The thriving congregation of Kehillah North London has celebrated what is believed to be the first Yiddish Bas Mitsve service in a British Progressive Jewish community. In recent years a number of members from Mizrahi, Sephardi, Ashkenazi and mixed-heritage backgrounds at Kehillah have had an adult B’nai Mitzvah, but 39-year-old … Read More
Jewish Living Experience Exhibition comes to Essex
Two Progressive Jews helped to bring the Jewish Living Experience Exhibition to Chelmsford, Essex, for the first time. Hanan Charles and Progressive Judaism’s Head of Communications Simon Rothstein – both of East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue – are part of the team who ran the week-long Board of Deputies exhibition … Read More
Sermon on the thinking of Rabbi John Rayner and the General Election
By Rabbi Aaron Goldstein (The Ark Synagogue) This week, Liberal Jews celebrate the life of the foremost influential Liberal Rabbi of his generation, Rabbi John Rayner (z”l). Born in Berlin in 1924, he came to England in 1939 on one of the Kindertransports. He is most well- known or his … Read More