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Senior Reform rabbis call for government action on mental health
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to Reform Judaism and Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, Senior Rabbi of West London Synagogue have both called on the Government to provide better mental health provision. Speaking at Reform Judaism’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, Rabbi Baroness Neuberger called for a multi-faith campaign for better mental health services saying: "this is a crying injustice; as a society we could and should do better". In her closing address, Rabbi Janner-Klausner echoed this call to action saying: "We need to campaign on mental health, to be bold and loud and look beyond our communities and campaign nationally…
Alyth hosts sixth annual Iftar
On 15 May, Alyth held its sixth annual Iftar, hosting over 180 people, including Muslim friends and neighbours. The community was joined by friends from the Muslim community to break their fast during Ramadan. These included guests from local Muslim centres, including from the Ismaili and Albanian communities, as well as local friends and neighbours, and from Islamic Relief. The evening began with the opportunity to study text together with each of Alyth’s rabbis teaching with a Muslim guest, exploring similarities and differences in our teaching. Rabbi Hannah Kingston taught with Muslim commentator Remona Aly, looking especially at texts about…