Radlett Reform Synagogue celebrated the 20th anniversary of the appointment of their Senior Rabbi, Paul Freedman, with a special Friday night picnic. Rabbi Paul – who has helped to grow the community from 500 families to its current membership close…
Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue (EHRS) took Judaism to the park for the Family Camping 24 Shabbaton. More than 65 members enjoyed the outdoor experience – filling a whole field at Wellington Country Park in Riseley, Berkshire, with the sun…
A service was held to honour Rabbi Daniel Lichman who, along with two wonderful teams of volunteers, brought together the longstanding Reform community Shir Hayim with the more recently-formed Willesden Minyan to create Makor Hayim in 2018. The extended Shabbat…
More than 500 people from all faiths and backgrounds took part in a peace walk in London. Rabbi Rebecca Birk represented Progressive Judaism at the event, offering a prayer for peace on behalf of the Jewish community alongside clergy and…
Leaders from Progressive Judaism met with Ami Ayalon, one of the founders of Blue White Future (BWF) – a non-partisan political movement committed to securing the future of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. A former head of Shin…
Shavuot was another festival that saw many of our Progressive communities collaborating with each other for joint services and through-the-night learning sessions that really showed the best of Progressive Judaism in action. Rabbi Adrian Schell of The Wimbledon Synagogue said:…
Magen Inon, a peace activist whose parents were murdered on 7 October, spoke to an appreciative audience of 75 people at Mosaic Jewish Community. Magen, a former teacher with a large extended family in Israel, described his childhood home and…
We are pleased to announce that the Kivunim National B’nei Mitzvah programme is now open to all young people from small and medium-sized Liberal and Reform communities. The Movement Reform Judaism has been running this acclaimed programme, for school years…
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner has spoken powerfully on the need to maintain interfaith relationships in the UK, despite the huge difficulties presented by events in Israel and Gaza Speaking in the Thought for the Day slot, on BBC Radio 4’s flagship…
Two monthly online catch-ups for communities have been expanded and opened across all Reform and Liberal communities. Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy, the Co-Leads of Progressive Judaism, will host Open House on the second Thursday of every month…