Liberal Judaism

Youth leader dropped over ‘kaddish for Gaza’ given role on Liberal’s Israel tour

Nina Morris-Evans taken as a leader of Liberal Judaism's tour after being dropped by the Reform movement over May's controversial event

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn laughs next to Jennie Formby at last year's conference in Brighton.

July 16, 2018, 6:21 pm

Nearly 70 leading rabbis sign letter to Labour NEC over ‘insulting’ IHRA stance

Leaders from key mainstream bodies accuse the opposition of 'claiming to know what’s good for our community'

By Jack Mendel

July 16, 2018, 3:53 pm

Youth leader dropped over ‘kaddish for Gaza’ given role on Liberal’s Israel tour

Nina Morris-Evans taken as a leader of Liberal Judaism's tour after being dropped by the Reform movement over May's controversial event

Loud and proud: Jewish participants at last year’s London Pride with Reform Judaism’s Senior Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner (centre)

July 5, 2018, 12:02 pm

Pride in London: Ten LGBT Jews inspiring change

Ahead of this weekend's event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, in partnership with KeshetUK we take a look at 10 prime movers shaping attitudes and acceptance of LGBT+ Jews in Britain

Shabbat morning service led by Rabbis Elli Tikvah Sarah and Lea Muhlstein

July 2, 2018, 3:59 pm

Sir Nicholas Winton’s daughter addresses Liberal Judaism’s biennial from refugee camp

Movement's event in Birmingham featured 64 speakers including Rabbi Danny Freelander, president of the World Union For Progressive Judaism

May 30, 2018, 3:42 pm

Bible Says What? Women will eat their own babies?

Rabbi Pete Tobias reflects on a controversial subject in the Torah

By Rabbi Pete Tobias

May 24, 2018, 11:26 am

Senior Reform rabbi warns ‘we’re on a path to self-destruction’

Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner sounds warning to the community following a torrent of abuse aimed at those who said kaddish for Gaza's dead

May 10, 2018, 5:28 pm

Progressively Speaking: Reaction to Natalie Portman’s Israel snub

Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a topical issue and looks at a response from Liberal Judaism

By Rabbi Leah Jordan

April 30, 2018, 5:00 pm

Forty percent increase in number of Jewish women reporting domestic abuse

Jewish Women's Aid record 103 new cases in first three months of 2018, with the shocking rise partially explained by increased awareness

April 27, 2018, 12:53 pm

Progressively Speaking: Should prejudiced parents be allowed to pull their kids out of lessons about Islam?

Rabbi Charley Baginsky takes a topical issue and applies a progressive response

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

April 22, 2018, 8:07 pm

Corbyn’s roundtable on relations with British Jews called off

A series of meetings are to be held with a range of groups following much-anticipated talks with Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council this week

By Justin Cohen

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Photo credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

April 18, 2018, 5:33 pm

Community groups follow Board and JLC in snubbing Corbyn’s roundtable meeting

At least six organisations say they will not attend the proposed 'Respect and Engagement' meeting on 25 April after communal disagreement

A Holocaust survivor displaying his arm tattoo

April 13, 2018, 1:18 pm

Progressively Speaking: Do we need a day to remember only Jewish victims of genocide?

Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein takes a topical issue with a Liberal Jewish response

By Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein

Esther Thorpe, left, identifies as non-binary and had a gender-neutral b’nei mitzvah ceremony with the help of student rabbi Gabriel Webber. (Courtesy of Miriam Taylor Thorpe)

March 2, 2018, 1:34 pm

This teen had a gender neutral b’nei mitzvah

Esther Thorpe identifies as non-binary - and with the help of Liberal Judaism - celebrated coming of age

By Josefin Dolsten (JTA)

February 15, 2018, 10:27 am

OPINION: Our new siddur strikes a blow for inclusivity

Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah says the new siddur will reflect the input and needs of the entire Liberal Jewish movement for this age – which is exactly why we need it.

By Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah

February 8, 2018, 2:37 pm

Jewish Joint Burial Society adds two new members in 50th year

Hendon and Peterborough added to an increasing portfolio which now includes the Jewish community's first woodland cemetery

By Jewish News reporter