This week’s Liberal Judaism Community Briefing will provide an important update on the situation in Ukraine. Taking place this Thursday (30 June) at 8pm, our guest speakers will be Ilya Aizenshtat and Rabbi Igor Zinkov. The call is open to all members of Liberal Judaism. For the Zoom link, please … Read More
Rwanda deportations: Urgent action needed
Dr Edie Friedman Executive Director, JCORE Despite evidence from the UNHCR that the plans are unlawful, on Friday, the High Court rejected an injunction which would have blocked the first flight from the UK taking asylum seekers to Rwanda. As it stands, eight people will be deported to Rwanda tomorrow. … Read More
Homes for Ukraine and other ways you can help
Liberal Judaism has launched a new initiative to help match members who have signed up to the Government’s Home for Ukraine scheme with Ukrainian refugees who are looking to come to the UK. Please complete the form here in you can offer a space in your home for Ukrainian refugees. … Read More
Join Shabbat Around The World from Kyiv, Ukraine
You are invited to join as the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) and European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) hold a very special #ShabbatAroundtheWorld this Friday night (25 March), in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Hosted by the Kyiv Center for Progressive Judaism, it will be a joint … Read More
How you can take part in the Homes for Ukraine scheme
The Government has launched its Home for Ukraine scheme, giving people in the UK the chance to help those in crisis by taking in Ukrainian refugees. It will enable individuals, charities, community groups and businesses to volunteer accommodation and provide a route to safety for Ukrainians, and their immediate family … Read More
Liberal rabbis: Anti-Refugee Bill is ‘not in our name’
Prominent Liberal Judaism rabbis have joined colleagues from across the Jewish community in writing to Home Secretary Priti Patel to condemn the “shameful attack on refugee rights” that are contained in the new Nationality and Borders Bill. In the letter, coordinated by the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE), the … Read More
Liberal Judaism statement on Channel Crossing tragedy
Liberal Judaism, our rabbis, leaders and congregations cannot help but be heartbroken by the news today of the death of far too many on the Channel. Yet we also recognise that there is equal tragedy in the knowledge that this was inevitable. Boats filled with those desperate to reach safer … Read More
JCORE Emergency Appeal for Afghan Refugees
By Dr Edie Friedman Executive Director, JCORE (Jewish Council for Racial Equality) The sudden fall of Kabul and its tragic consequences are particularly resonant for the Jewish community. Those Afghans who manage to get on a plane and come to the UK will, thankfully, be out of danger. But they … Read More
Watch Rabbi Janet Darley support refugees on BBC2
Liberal Judaism’s Rabbi Janet Darley appeared on BBC2’s Sunday Morning Live this week. In a special edition based around refugees, Janet looked at the moral dimension and faith response to the current crisis and opposition to current Government plans that will no longer guarantee many refugees safety in the UK. … Read More
[Opinion] It is our Jewish duty to oppose this refugee bill
By Rabbi Charley Baginsky (This article first appeared in The Jewish News) Last week, in among all the excitement over EURO 2020 and the debates on ending COVID restrictions, a very worrying new bill was being introduced by the Government. One which, if it were in place in the early … Read More