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It must be right to help someone dying in pain

The Assisted Dying Bill: a Reform rabbi puts the case for

By Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain

3 min read

Campaigning outside Parliament in support of the Assisted Dying Bill, which is currently being debated in the Lords (photo: Getty Images)

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Karen Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidency

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

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Alyth announces new senior rabbi

By Alma Green

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Confidants: Nancy Mitford (played by Bessie Carter) in the series Outrageous with her Jewish friend Joss (Will Attenborough)

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How a Mitford sister came to hear about tikkun olam

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

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Cantor Zöe Jacobs – the leader bringing the sound of music to shul

By Elisa Bray

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

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

By Simon Rocker

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Progressive Judaism reveals £2.2m in donations following launch

By Simon Rocker

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I have just had my bat mitzvah… at the age of 33

Sascha Lavin had little Jewish upbringing but became determined to embrace her religious heritage as an adult

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

November 23, 2025 11:36

Reading the Torah: Sascha at her bat mitzvah with LJS's Rabbi Igor Zinkov

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

Synagogues are continuing to search for the most appropriate, gender-neutral language

By Simon Eder

3 min read

October 17, 2025 09:00

What is the right pronoun to use for God?

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

By Daniel Ben-David

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

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

By Katie Grant

2 min read

September 22, 2025 09:04

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

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

By Jane Prinsley

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

Called up to the Torah – at the age of 82!

Chrissie Hassall decided to have a bat mitzvah more than 50 years after converting to Judaism

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

September 5, 2025 15:26

Chrissie Hassall (r) holding her bat mitzvah certificate, and Janet Berkman, chair of Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community (Photo: Progressive Judaism)

The Progressive rabbi who wants to launch a new yeshivah in London

Rabbi Benji Stanley has given up a comfortable pulpit to pursue his educational dream

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

August 31, 2025 09:38

Passionate about Torah: Rabbi Benji Stanley

Progressive rabbis hold havdalah service in solidarity with hostages and Gazan civilians

The leading clergy called for a ceasefire and more aid into the Strip

By Gaby Wine

2 min read

August 12, 2025 11:54

Progressive rabbis hold a havdalah ceremony outside Downing Street

By Rabbi Charley Baginsky

We were silenced when we spoke up for Gazans, but Judaism isn’t about retreating into echo chambers

The leaders of Progressive Judaism were booed off stage for showing support for those suffering in Gaza – now they are ‘more determined than ever’ to stand up for ‘diversity of thought’

3 min read

August 12, 2025 09:15

Rabbis Charley Baginksy and Josh Levy were asked to leave the stage at a Stop the Hate rally on Sunday

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It must be right to help someone dying in pain

Karen Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidency

Alyth announces new senior rabbi

How a Mitford sister came to hear about tikkun olam

Cantor Zöe Jacobs – the leader bringing the sound of music to shul

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

Progressive Judaism reveals £2.2m in donations following launch

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