We are delighted to give our full support to the ongoing discussions regarding the merging of Manchester Reform Congregation with Sha’arei Shalom. The leadership teams of both synagogues have worked to create a vision for the future of Reform Judaism…
The Nationality and Borders Bill passed into law this week but the Movement for Reform Judaism will continue to voice our strong disapproval. We believe the new law will punish those fleeing persecution rather than support them. In living memory…
Manchester Reform Synagogue held a groundbreaking Shabbat service this weekend when British Sign Language interpreters led the prayers for members who are profoundly deaf. BSL is different from the sign language we are used to seeing on our televisions.It was the…
Rabbi Jackie Tabbick has signed this statement, published in the Guardian, on behalf of the Movement for Reform Judaism: As rabbis and members of the British Jewish community, we are utterly appalled by the government’s inhumane plans to send asylum…
Sh’monim mi yodea - who knows eighty? ‘Eighty’ is the years since six synagogues came together to create what would become the Movement for Reform Judaism. Pesach is perhaps the ultimate festival of Reform Judaism, crystallising in a moment what we do…
Having previously added our name to a letter condemning the proposed nationality and borders bill MRJ strongly supports this statement from JCORE: "The Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE) condemns in the strongest possible terms the government’s inhumane plans to…
On Sunday 3 April more than fifty members of Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue, from eight years of age to members well into their eighties completed a sponsored walk from the Synagogue in Stonegrove, Edgware. Led by Rabbis Mark Goldsmith…
Marie van der Zyl, President of the Board of Deputies, visited Bournemouth Reform Synagogue in order to launch the 75th Anniversary of the Reform Synagogue. She remarked on the warm welcome that she had received and how pleased she had…
On 29 March 2022 the Royal Family held a memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey. The Movement for Reform Judaism was represented by Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers, of Edgware and Hendon synagogue. Rabbi Young-Somers later said, “It was…
On 30 March 2022, the Assembly of Reform Rabbis and Cantors, along with senior staff, gathered in Hertfordshire for UK Kallah 2022. Other leading members of the Reform Movement including Presidents, Chairs, Vice Chairs, and Trustees met on Day 2 for…