Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue was the launchpad for a unique programme from Leo Baeck College. Leo Baeck College trains rabbis and educators equipped for the 21st century. It is where the leaders of Progressive Judaism are nurtured, and the heart…
According to the Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah 1:1) the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul is the Jewish New Year for Animals, just as Tu B'Shevat is the New Year for Trees. In Temple times it was the date…
Rabbi Maurice Michaels of Bournemouth Reform Synagogue was re-elected Hon. Treasurer of the Interfaith Network for the UK at its recent AGM. Rabbi Michaels has been involved in interfaith work for many decades and has been at the forefront of…
Milton Keynes & District Reform Synagogue (MKDRS) held their first ever Open Day on Sunday, 1 July 2018, attracting over 200 people. MKDRS is 40 years old this year and to celebrate decided to open its doors to the wider…
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, for the past five years, Alyth Synagogue has invited their Muslim neighbours to join them for an Iftar, a fast-breaking meal with learning and prayers at the synagogue. The first event was held…
Rabbi Naomi Goldman of Kol Chai Hatch End Reform Jewish Community chaired a fascinating Israel 70:70 Vision panel at the synagogue on 24 May, featuring the New Israel Fund, a Christian Reverend and a Sheikh both from the Abrahamic Reunion…
Prime Minister and local MP Theresa May visited Maidenhead Synagogue to open a major new development. The shul's walkway through Jewish history is a 45 metre stretch of paving, which has carved into it the different stages of Jewish history…
On Tuesday 24 April 2018, members of Kol Chai Hatch End Jewish Community joined members of Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue (NPLS), St. Alban’s, St. Peter’s and St. John Fisher Churches, Stanmore and North Harrow Mosques and the parents and…
On Sunday 22 April Glasgow Reform Synagogue (GRS) held a re-dedication ceremony for its newly refurbished Prayer House at Cardonald Cemetery, now with a connection to the electricity grid, enabling new lighting and heating, plus the installation of fixed seating,…
Reform Judaism mourns Thena Kendall who died on Sunday 25 March. She was 83. The daughter of Rabbi Jacob and Sarah Heshel and the niece of Rabbi Joshua Heshel, Thena was born in Vienna into an ultra-orthodox family. Thena was…