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Chanukah

Orthodox and Progressive leaders shine light on unity during Chanukah

There were a number of candle-lighting ceremonies attended by heads of the different denominations during the festival

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December 24, 2025 16:34

Rabbi Josh Levy (left) and the Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis at Wembley (Photo: Maccabi GB)

Chanukah

Heaton Park survivor slams ‘platitudes and inactivity’ among politicians on antisemitism

Alan Levy addressed one of two Chanukah events in Parliament on Wednesday night

3 min read

December 18, 2025 11:18

Alan Levy from Heaton Park synagogue in Westminster Hall (Image: Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester/X)

Sydney terror attack

UK Jewish community and religious leaders react to Bondi Beach terror attack

The British Jewish community – itself still reeling from a terror attack in Manchester in October which killed two community members – has reacted to this morning’s attack which has claimed 11 lives

2 min read

December 14, 2025 12:05

Heavily armed Police at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, December 14, 2025 (Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Progressive Judaism

Lord Hermer: ‘My world view was fuelled by my Jewish values’

The Attorney General was greeted as an ‘ideal representative’ of Progressive Judaism at the movement’s dinner

2 min read

December 1, 2025 15:01

Rabbi Rebecca Birk and Attorney General Richard Hermer (Photo: Graham's Photos)

Progressive Judaism

Progressive Judaism reveals £2.2m in donations following launch

‘Historic moment’ celebrated at the dinner for the merger of the Liberal and Reform movements

4 min read

December 1, 2025 11:53

Members of the Movement for Progressive Judaism professional team. Rabbi Josh Levy (left) and Rabbi Charley Baginsky (right) (Photo: Graham's Photos)

Israel Gaza War

‘I resigned from my synagogue because I disagree with its stance on Israel’

There is an ever-widening schism within the community, the emotion of which synagogues and their leadership seem unprepared to confront, shul-goers tell Eliana Jordan

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November 26, 2025 15:15

‘I resigned from my synagogue because I disagree with its stance on Israel’

Mitzvah Day

‘You’re a true inspiration’: Chief Rabbi praises volunteers as Mitzvah Day marks 20 years

The Prime Minister took part in a Mitzvah Day Big Soup Serve to mark the anniversary

3 min read

November 24, 2025 17:37

The Chief Rabbi at the asylum seeker drop-in centre on Mitzvah Day (Photo: Yakir Zur)

Sir Keir Starmer

‘Souper’ mitzvah: Prime Minister ladles out support for Mitzvah Day’s 20th birthday

Starmer and Khan join UK’s largest faith-led day of social action

3 min read

November 23, 2025 13:37

Prime Minister Keir Starmer joins Mitzvah Day cooking in 10 Downing Street. (Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street)

news

Chief Rabbi condemns Archbishop of York for claiming Israel commits ‘genocidal acts’

Jewish Leadership Council also speaks out to voice concern over ‘extreme rhetoric’ used by second-most senior figure in the Church of England

2 min read

November 18, 2025 22:37

Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Hostages

British Jewish communal leaders rejoice at return of the hostages

The last of the living hostages in Gaza were released today after 738 days in captivity

5 min read

October 13, 2025 16:28

JW3 Chief Executive Ray Simonson and Marcel Knobil removing padlocks on the Lovelock Bridge at JW3 (Credit: JW3)

Progressive Judaism

British Jewish community leaders express ‘cautious hope’ for Trump’s Gaza plan

The Board of Deputies and leaders of Progressive and Masorti Judaism are among those to have cautiously welcomed the proposal

3 min read

September 30, 2025 14:42

Members of the British Jewish community and allies attend an October 7 memorial, one year after Hamas's terror attack across southern Israel

Palestinian recognition

Progressive Judaism: Two-state solution is ‘only sustainable path to peace’

The movement’s co-leaders reiterated their position after the UK Government officially recognised a Palestinian state

2 min read

September 22, 2025 09:04

The co-leaders of Progressive Judaism, Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky

BBC

New BBC series will ‘share the beauty of Jewish prayer’ with non-Jewish audiences

Both Progressive and Orthodox Judaism will be explored in the programme, ‘Prayer & Reflection’

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September 12, 2025 15:13

The induction of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as the chief rabbi, at St John's Wood shul (Photo: Getty)

Board of Deputies

Board of Deputies will only work with Stop the Hate ‘if lessons are learnt’ after Progressive rabbis were removed from stage

Board President calls for ‘empathy’ as Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy urge respect for diverse views

3 min read

September 8, 2025 11:57

Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky at the rally for the hostages in August before they were removed from the stage

March for Hostages

Nearly 30 heads of major British Jewish organisations condemn ‘shocking and distressing’ treatment of Progressive co-leads

Organisations include Limmud, LSJS, Leo Baeck College and the JLC

3 min read

August 12, 2025 16:47

Heads of nearly 30 Anglo-Jewish organisations have written an open letter expressing their distress at the heckling and removal from the stage of heads of Progressive Judaism Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy at the National March for Hostages on Sunday (Photo: Getty)

Rabbi Baginsky and Rabbi Levy ignored the spirit of the hostage rally with their speech

Rather than showing moral leadership by reflecting on whether they might have misjudged the situation, their defensive reaction suggests they view the incident through the lens of their own persecution – a troubling disconnect.

3 min read

August 12, 2025 13:40

Israeli hostage Evyatar David looking emaciated. David, who turned 24 in captivity, was abducted during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. (Getty: Image)

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