Rabbi Gilad Kariv 19 July 2018 Israel Movement for Reform & Progressive Judaism In a few days, the Jewish people will mark exactly 1948 years since the second destruction of Jerusalem. The historians of the time left us with powerful descriptions of the political and military struggle between the … Read More
Share your story – Celebrating 70 years of the NHS #NHS70
5 July 2018 Seventy years ago today, the National Health Service (NHS) was created and has played a vital role in the lives of everyone in Britain ever since. Find out more about what the NHS is doing to celebrate this big birthday at https://www.nhs70.nhs.uk. Liberal Judaism is joining with … Read More
Liberal Judaism Biennial Weekend report and photos
2 July 2018 Liberal Judaism members from all around the UK and beyond took part in an “inspirational” Biennial Weekend – discussing the next steps in liturgy, theology, policy, outreach work and shared values that will drive Progressive Judaism forward both in Britain and around the world. For the first … Read More
Rabbi Danny Rich calls Trump policies ‘immoral’ in BBC interview
25 June 2018 Liberal Judaism’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Danny Rich, has said the world needs to let American President Donald Trump know that his policies on refugees are “immoral and dangerous”. Danny was quizzed about the US President by Victoria Derbyshire on her BBC Two show earlier today. He said: … Read More
Kingston Liberal Synagogue celebrates its local councillors
25 June 2018 Kingston Liberal Synagogue (KLS) held a special Shabbat service to honour five of its members who have served, or who have recently been elected, as councillors for all four major English political parties. Kingston members Andrée Frieze (Green Party), Jo Humphreys (Liberal Democrat), Steve Farrer (Conservative Party) … Read More
[Sermon] Dear President Trump: A Plea for Intervention for the Sake of Israel and Palestine
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah 26 May 2018 Dear President Trump, I’m writing to you in the hope that you will help to resolve a problem that until now has proved completely intractable: the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians over a piece of land that each people regards as … Read More
[Opinion] Why we must continue to speak out on Israel
Rabbi Charley Baginsky 17 May 2018 It is Thursday afternoon and 24 hours since I, along with our youth movement worker Simon Lovick, wrote an open letter criticising the Board of Deputies statement on the current situation on the border between Israel and Gaza. This is the first chance I … Read More
Barbara Winton to deliver refugee session at Biennial Weekend
17 May 2018 Barbara Winton will speak about how we can build on her father’s legacy at Liberal Judaism’s Biennial Weekend, via a live Skype link from Athens where she will be visiting a refugee camp. Barbara is the daughter and biographer of the late Sir Nicholas Winton (1909-2015), who … Read More
Open letter to the Board of Deputies president and president-elect
16 May 2018 On Sunday, at the hustings to be the next president of the Board, every one of the candidates pledged to seek to speak on behalf of the whole community. Every one of the candidates said they wanted to reflect the full range of opinion across the community. … Read More
Israel and the US need a strategy for peace says Rabbi Charley Baginsky
15 May 2018 Commenting on the tragic violence and deaths in Gaza over the past 36 hours in the wake of the opening of the new American Embassy in Jerusalem, Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Liberal Judaism’s Director of Strategy and Partnerships, says: “The tragedy here is that neither the current Israeli … Read More