The Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK have issued a statement on same-sex commitment ceremonies for Jewish couples. The statement is the result of two years of deliberation by a small working party recognising a greater diversity of relationships within our…
Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain responds to the question: 'What is the Jewish attitude to halal meat?' Halal means 'legal' or 'permissable' in Arabic, virtually the same as the Hebrew word 'kosher'. There are many other similarities between the two dietary…
Rabbi Miriam Berger of Finchley Reform Synagogue introduces an initiative launched by the community this Tu B'Shevat. אם אין אני לי, מי לי; וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני; ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי.(פרקי אבות, פרק א, משנה יד 'Im ein ani li,…