Rabbi Paul Strasko, Sinai Synagogue Leeds' new rabbi, and his wife, Katrin Bergmann, were welcomed in style last Sunday with a grand Yorkshire tea party. The weather smiled as Sinai members and friends, many suitably garbed in flat hats and…
Israel's education minister has made comments that "assimilation is like a second Holocast". Rafi Peretz made this comment during a session discussing issues concerning diaspora Jews, including the global threat of anti-Semitism. Senior Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner has joined many prominent…
Just two days after arriving in the UK, Rabbi Paul Strasko celebrated Shabbat with over 100 members of his new congregation at Sinai Synagogue. A professional jazz musician, Rabbi Strasko brought a musical flavour to his first Shabbat services, sharing…
7th July saw the ordination of four new Progressive rabbis trained at Leo Baeck College: Rabbi Zahavit Shalev, Rabbi Cantor Gershon Silins, Rabbi Daniela Touati and Rabbi Igor Zinkov. They are going on to serve Liberal, Reform and Masorti congregations…
PART TIME RABBI - CARDIFF REFORM SYNAGOGUE We are looking for a permanent part-time Rabbi circa 60 hours per month to lead and support our community located in a vibrant capital city with close proximity to the coast and the…
The Communities that Care Initiative hosted a panel on ‘Working Together for Mental Health’ which looked at the roles of the statutory and voluntary sector, as well as what communities can do in this important area. We were pleased to…
This reflection was part of a young adults havdalah in Manchester on 2 March. A reflection for Adar Aleph. Right now, we sit in the month of Adar Aleph, the month added to the Jewish calendar seven times every nineteen…
Rabbi Daniel Lichman, Chaplain for Progressive Jewish Students 21 February 2019 Progressive Jewish Students echoes the UJS in their disappointment at the events around the recent vote regarding the establishment of a Jewish Society. We know how key it is…
By Ben Lewis, RSY-Netzer movement worker 2015/16 and Communications Consultant for Reform Judaism I don’t usually go to synagogue on a Saturday morning - the temptation of laziness tends to keep me more often in bed when the service is…
Click here to download a PDF of Reform Judaism in 1000 words: Yom Kippur Context The confessional is not a part of Jewish life. Although we may constantly strive to change and improve, we dedicate a chunk of the year…