Leading Liberal rabbi Charley Baginsky has enjoyed her “Hollywood moment”, advising writers of the BBC’s medical soap, Holby City, on a Jewish plotline.
In reality, it was considerably more than a moment as her advisory role extended to six months as the story unfolded of Holby doctor Sacha Levy rediscovering his Judaism and exploring the teachings of the Liberal movement.
Levy, played by Bob Barrett, even has a Kabbalat Torah — a Liberal confirmation ceremony — and Progressive liturgy is featured in scenes.
Rabbi Baginsky, 38, the movement’s director of strategy and partnerships, said it was important that the various strands of Judaism were portrayed accurately in the media.
