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Sanctions are imperfect but we must condemn settlement expansion, say Progressive and Masorti rabbis

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg and Progressive leaders release statements offering differing view on government measures to Chief Rabbi Mirvis

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September 9, 2026 13:47

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg (Photo: Masorti Judaism)

Sanctions

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Senior Labour and Tory voices warn PM anti-Israel rhetoric may fuel ‘hostility to UK Jews’ as trade embargo is set to be announced

5 min read

September 2, 2026 11:23

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu: Britain is the first Islamic republic to have nuclear weapons

His comments were condemned as ‘appalling’ by the leaders of Progressive Judaism in the UK

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August 14, 2026 15:18

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a vote in the plenum hall of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

Jewish weddings

Proposed marriage law reforms could benefit mixed-faith couples

Changes in legislation would enable mixed-faith couples to have a legally recognised Jewish ceremony

2 min read

July 23, 2026 16:27

Rabbi Lisa Barrett at the marriage of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash (Photo: Chelsea White)

Movement for Progressive Judaism

Progressive Judaism appoints campus ambassadors

The new roles will be paid and appointed every academic year

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July 20, 2026 16:06

Zac Bates Fisher (right), who is overseeing the new MPJ student ambassador programme, with students at a recent event in Bristol

Jewish self-defence

We are loud and proud because we need to be

Stop the Hate was set up in the wake of October 7. The mission? To ensure that every anti-Israel demonstration in the UK would be accompanied by a noisy Zionist counter-protest

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July 17, 2026 12:26

Bold as brass: Stop the Hate co-founder Itai Galmudy Photo: Elliot Franks

Leo Baeck College

Leo Baeck College ordains its 220th rabbi

Rabbi Yael Tischler was the fourth in a chain of female rabbis to be ordained by another female rabbi

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July 14, 2026 15:36

Rabbi Yael Tischler (Photo: Leo Baeck College)

Movement for Progressive Judaism

Progressive Judaism says: ‘We are here’ at first conference since merger

The weekend included the first MPJ awards, recognising synagogues’ communal efforts and social action projects

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June 23, 2026 14:39

Hineinu participants (Photo: Simon Marcus)

Refugees

Finchley Progressive becomes first UK ‘Synagogue of Sanctuary’

The community has been recognised for its pioneering work with refugees and asylum seekers

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June 22, 2026 17:49

A celebration at Finchley Progressive Synagogue to mark it becoming the UK's first Synagogue of Sanctuary (Photo: David Lewis)

World Cup 2026

Rabbi, who’s going to win the World Cup?

Predictions from leading Jewish community figures for the tournament commencing June 11

6 min read

June 10, 2026 14:18

Clockwise from top left: Ivor Baddiel, David Bernstein CBE, Joe Jacobson, Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky. (photos: Yakir Zur; Ian Walton / Getty Images; Andy Rowland; Zoe Norfolk)

Movement for Progressive Judaism

This moment requires confidence – but not uniformity

The co-leads of the Movement for Progressive Judaism argue that you don’t need to agree with everything someone believes to share a platform with them

3 min read

May 27, 2026 16:29

A march against antisemitism in central London in September 7, 2025, where people were united behind a single cause (Photo: Getty)

Shavuot

What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

There are growing opportunities to celebrate an often under-rated Yom Tov, which begins on Thursday night

4 min read

May 17, 2026 10:13

A bimah-full of clergy: rabbis and cantors from surrounding communities gather for a tikkun leil Shavuot at Radlett Reform Synagogue in 2025

Movement for Progressive Judaism

Archbishop of Canterbury shows solidarity during Finchley visit

The Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally visited the headquarters of the Movement for Progressive Judaism

1 min read

May 15, 2026 09:26

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, chats to Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky outside the Sternberg Centre (Photo: Zoe Norfolk)

Royal Family

King meets Jewish stabbing victims in solidarity trip to Golders Green

Chief Rabbi accompanies King Charles in ‘enormously appreciated’ visit to community under siege

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May 14, 2026 14:00

King Charles arrives on a Jewish community solidarity trip, two weeks after two members of the community were stabbed in Golders Green (Credit: grainge photography ltd)

10 Downing Street

20,000 people rally at 10 Downing Street demanding crackdown on antisemitism

Political leaders from across the spectrum addressed the demonstration organised by more than a dozen Jewish groups, where Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called for the Iranian ambassador’s expulsion

5 min read

May 10, 2026 19:05

Twenty thousand people attend a rally outside 10 Downing Street calling on the government to take action over antisemitism, May 10, 2026

Zionism

Progressive Movement launches new book on Zionism

Collection of 40 essays by rabbis and activists intended to encourage discussion and debate

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May 1, 2026 11:59

First chapter: contributors to Progressive movement's first book celebrate its launch (photo Norfolk)

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