Progressive JudaismWhy three is better than two in Jewish thinkingRabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah challenges the ‘tyranny’ of binary divisions on gender, Israel and other topics in a new bookBy Simon Rocker4 min read
Leo Baeck CollegeLeo Baeck College starts new chapter with opening of reading roomIt contains some of the books in the library’s 60,000-strong collectionBy Gaby Wine1 min read
SheffieldThird bar mitzvah...is a first for the rabbiDavid Hayes was marking his 80th birthday and student rabbi Richard Allen Greene was officiatingBy JC Reporter1 min read
Assisted Dying BillIt must be right to help someone dying in painThe Assisted Dying Bill: a Reform rabbi puts the case forBy Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain3 min read
Board of DeputiesKaren Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidencyKaren Newman, recent chair of Liberal Judaism, has entered the contestBy Simon Rocker1 min read
AlythAlyth announces new senior rabbiRabbi Greg Alexander will take up the post in JulyBy Alma Green1 min read
tikkun olamHow a Mitford sister came to hear about tikkun olamThe Hebrew phrase was namechecked in a recent TV dramaBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Cantor Zöe Jacobs – the leader bringing the sound of music to shulThe UK Progressive movement’s first ordained cantor will be honoured at a concert this weekendBy Elisa Bray6 min read||December 19, 2025 15:31
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 dinnerBy Simon Rocker2 min read||December 1, 2025 15:01
Progressive Judaism reveals £2.2m in donations following launch‘Historic moment’ celebrated at the dinner for the merger of the Liberal and Reform movementsBy Simon Rocker4 min read||December 1, 2025 11:53
I have just had my bat mitzvah… at the age of 33Sascha Lavin had little Jewish upbringing but became determined to embrace her religious heritage as an adultBy Simon Rocker4 min read||November 23, 2025 11:36
What is the right pronoun to use for God?Synagogues are continuing to search for the most appropriate, gender-neutral languageBy Simon Eder3 min read||October 17, 2025 09:00
British Jewish community leaders express ‘cautious hope’ for Trump’s Gaza planThe Board of Deputies and leaders of Progressive and Masorti Judaism are among those to have cautiously welcomed the proposalBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||September 30, 2025 14:42
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 stateBy Katie Grant2 min read||September 22, 2025 09:04
Board of Deputies will only work with Stop the Hate ‘if lessons are learnt’ after Progressive rabbis were removed from stageBoard President calls for ‘empathy’ as Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy urge respect for diverse viewsBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||September 8, 2025 11:57
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 JudaismBy Gaby Wine3 min read||September 5, 2025 15:26
