Leo Baeck College ordination address from Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
This address was given at the ordination ceremony of Leo Baeck College, held at Edgware and District Reform Synagogue on Sunday 6 July 2014. https://vimeo.com/101218229
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner speaks at Embassy of Israel vigil
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil outside the Embassy of Israel on Wednesday to mourn the deaths of Naftali Frenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Sha'ar and to express solidarity with their families. Jewish community leaders including Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner…
A special thank you to David Jacobs
Community members and MRJ staff old and new gathered on Tuesday for a special tea to thank David Jacobs, who has just retired, for his remarkable contribution to our Movement. David, who served as Director for Synagogue Partnership for the…
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner’s D’var Torah, Chagigah 2014
Every day, every single day – week days, Shabbatot, chagim even Yom Kippur, hundreds of thousands of Jews in every corner of the world do the identical thing, including me. They study the same page, daf, of Talmud. It takes…
Reform challenged to think big at Chagigah
260 people including over 100 first-timers attended a completely sold out Chagigah weekend celebrating Reform Judaism. The event, described by guest speaker Rabbi Dr Larry Hoffman as being “full of joy and love” took place at Eastwood Hall near Nottingham.…
MRJ responds to the murder of Gilad, Naftali and Eyal
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism speaks following the murder of the three Israeli teenagers, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal. “We are deeply saddened by the deaths of three innocent teenagers, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal. As…
Faith leaders speak out on sexual violence in conflict
Faith leaders from around the world including Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu of Milton Keynes and District Reform Synagogue shared stories at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. A debate chaired by UK Financial Secretary to the Treasury and…
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner’s Thought for the Day 22 April 2014
This 'Thought for the Day' was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 22 April 2014. You can listen to the piece here. Biblical themes tend to break out of their pages and firmly plant themselves in present-day reality. That happened…
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner at the End Hunger Fast vigil
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner gave this speech and concluding prayer representing the Jewish community at the End Hunger Fast vigil in Westminster on Wednesday 16 April. The newspapers are reporting our national shame of hunger. But it’s not just about our…
Britain’s struggle to engage young Jews
This piece was published in the Jewish Daily Forward “I believe that we are now at one of those critical, pivotal moments in our history,” Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism, recently informed the Board…