Progressive JudaismRabbi Rebecca Birk to be new senior rabbi of LJSThe Finchley Progressive leader will take over at the flagship Liberal congregation from the retiring Rabbi Alexandra WrightBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Progressive JudaismIsrael needs to reflect the values of Progressive Judaism, MK says180 delegates from around the Jewish world gathered in London for the centenary of the World Union of Progressive JudaismBy Simon Rocker3 min read
IsraelA cocktail of anxiety and hopeLeading Israeli Reform theologian Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur, who is visiting the UK, speaks about the movement’s future and his recent bookBy Simon Rocker5 min read
World Cup 2026Rabbi, who’s going to win the World Cup?Predictions from leading Jewish community figures for the tournament commencing June 11By Ben Conway6 min read
ZionismProgressive Movement launches new book on ZionismCollection of 40 essays by rabbis and activists intended to encourage discussion and debateBy Simon Rocker1 min read
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
Third 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||March 2, 2026 14:25
It 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||January 23, 2026 09:56
Karen Newman becomes second candidate for Board of Deputies vice-presidencyKaren Newman, recent chair of Liberal Judaism, has entered the contestBy Simon Rocker1 min read||January 22, 2026 14:36
Alyth announces new senior rabbiRabbi Greg Alexander will take up the post in JulyBy Alma Green1 min read||January 14, 2026 16:42
How a Mitford sister came to hear about tikkun olamThe Hebrew phrase was namechecked in a recent TV dramaBy Simon Rocker3 min read||January 11, 2026 12:54
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
