Liberal shuls ponder opening for Yomtov

Although Liberal communities will mainly be holding High Holy-Day services online, a few congregations, including the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St John’s Wood, have been considering whether to offer a reduced, in-person option on their premises.

For Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Liberal Judaism’s joint interim director, what has been particularly conspicuous this year is that “there has been far more collaboration”.

Communities, she said, “have been sharing resources, not only in terms of technology but rabbis. In some ways, the preparation has been more exhausting.”

For example, four congregations — Elstree, South Bucks, Stevenage and the Liberal group at Mosaic — will be teaming up for their Yomtov services.

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