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Meeting Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
We are delighted that Rabbi Mark Goldsmith of Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue had the honour of representing the Reform Movement at the meeting of UK Jewish community leadership with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog. Rabbi Mark noted that what was most striking in both President Herzog and Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely’s speeches was their emphasis that all denominations of Judaism must be welcome in Israel. This is a clear positive signal for Reform engagement with Israel. Amira Ahronovitz, CEO of the Jewish Agency, and Nina Freedman, President of the Union of Jewish Students, both spoke about how Israel is today a…
Reform Communities Feed 5,000 for Mitzvah Day
This year, the Reform Movement set a national challenge to its communities; to collect as many items as they could for their local foodbank over 7 weeks, culminating on Mitzvah Day. 23 synagogues rose spectacularly to the challenge, collecting over 5,500 items between them. The items were collected under the banner of RSY-UK, the newly established coalition of all local Reform youth activities in the UK. One synagogue who joined in the efforts is Bromley Reform, based in South London. Their members gathered over 1,000 items towards the appeal. At their Chanukah party, attendees paid for goodies with tins of…