ParliamentChanukah candles lit in Westminster Hall for first time everThe powerful display of solidarity was lauded for drawing representatives from across the religious and political spectrumBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Liberal JudaismLiberal Judaism opens new ecofriendly burial sitePeople will be able to return to the earth, with natural habitats remaining undisturbedBy Florence Bean2 min read
JudaismYork's first rabbi since 1290 expulsion heralds new era for Jewish communityElisheva Salamo, the first rabbi to live within York's city walls in over eight centuries, has ambitious plansBy Francine White2 min read
Liberal JudaismRabbis work side by side at a three-in-one communityMembers from three different branches of Judaism attend service to induct Rabbi Rachel Benjamin and Rabbi Anna Wolfson at the Mosaic Jewish CommunityBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
JudaismBedfordshire celebrates its first grown-up’s bat mitzvah for almost two decadesChiara Mitchell-Middleton, who had a Catholic upbringing, converted through Liberal JudaismBy Rosa Doherty1 min read
United SynagogueMeet the millennial matchmaker who is helping her mates find a shulSonti Ramirez is launching a digital platform to help engage Jews to a synagogueBy Rosa Doherty2 min read
Liberal JudaismRabbi's belief that 'God is a notorious homosexual' divides Liberal communityRabbi Lev Taylor wrote that Hashem is 'trans and so many other subversive things'By Felix Pope2 min read
York welcomes first rabbi since 1290 expulsionOne of the worst antisemitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in York in 1190, when an estimated 150 Jewish people were killedBy Rosa Doherty1 min read||August 2, 2023 23:00
Liberal and Reform merger ‘most significant event for a generation’New chair of Progressive Judaism says coming together will give the two movements even more energy and momentumBy Gaby Wine1 min read||July 14, 2023 08:37
UK Progressive leaders discuss unification plans with the Archbishop of CanterburyHour-long meeting held at Archbishop's requestBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 27, 2023 09:19
Liberal and Reform Judaism host first event since unification announcementThe biennial weekend event was Progressive Judaism's first major in-person event in five yearsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||May 25, 2023 15:44
Liberal and Reform rabbis attend first joint meeting since announcement of merger planRabbis say the prospect of a unified movement is 'a dream come true'By JC Reporter1 min read||May 15, 2023 16:19
Suffolk gets its Sefer Torah, thanks to gift from London shulThe 30 member community is grateful for the permanent loan from Kingston Liberal SynagogueBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 12, 2023 09:45
Londoners have belated bar mitzvahs at emotional Kotel ceremonyGar Davies and David Ben Alon celebrate with a crowd of 250 Progressive Jews from 50 countriesBy Barry Toberman2 min read||May 11, 2023 09:18
Elstree shul upgrades interim rabbi to the permanent roleThe Liberal Synagogue Elstree appoints Rabbi Gershon Silins after he impressed lay leaders and membersBy JC Reporter1 min read||May 9, 2023 14:51
It's right to unite! Reform and Liberal leaders hail the benefits of mergerMovement CEOs Rabbi Josh Levy (Reform) and Rabbi Charley Baginsky (Liberal) tell the JC: 'This is an idea whose time has come'By Simon Rocker3 min read||April 20, 2023 10:51