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LJ Day of Celebration
Sunday 22 May 9.30am - 4.30pm
Join the LJ Day of Celebration Where Liberal and Judaism Meet, this year hosted by the LJS. A festival of fascinating and inspiring talks and insights plus competitions. Read Rabbi Igor's article about the day here.
Join the LJ Day of Celebration Where Liberal and Judaism Meet, this year hosted by the LJS. A festival of fascinating and inspiring talks and insights plus competitions. Read Rabbi Igor's article about the day here.
Thought for the Week
This week, Rabbi Igor considers the parallels between this week's Torah portion and the current economic realities.
According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK poverty report for 2020/21, before the pandemic, more than one in five people in the UK lived in poverty. Probably, this figure is even worse today. Defining and measuring poverty is not a simple task, but the current rise in living costs in the UK and many other countries is impossible to ignore. This week’s Torah portion gives us a meaningful...
The LJS Newsletter May/June
Members’ memories of the Queen’s accession to the throne; an exploration of Sephardi culture; the story of our rescued Czech scroll; Shavuot and the cycle of our festivals; Pat Utermohlen on her late husband, William, who painted our murals; community news.
Summer 2022 Learning Circle Brochure
The LJS offers an exciting programme of learning and engagement for adults, known as The Learning Circle. Classes and groups occur throughout the week and on Shabbat mornings before the service, all taught by expert teachers.
Celebrate our Czech scroll
Shabbat Service 21 May 11.00am
Please join us to celebrate our Czech Scroll and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Jews from Moravske Budejovice, the town our little rescued scroll came from.
Please join us to celebrate our Czech Scroll and commemorate the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Jews from Moravske Budejovice, the town our little rescued scroll came from.
Fri, 20 May 2022
19 Iyar 5782
LATEST NEWS
- Read the latest blog by Rabbi Igor Zinkov 'Paying it Forward: A YES Fund Story' describing his recent visit to Poland in support of Ukrainian refugees. Rabbi Igor is co-chair of the WUPJ/EUPJ Ukraine Crisis Fund. Click here to read
- Progressively Jewish Podcast - Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Ukraine Special with Rabbis Tanya Sakhnovich, Anna Wolfson and Igor Zinkov. Listen here to this informed and intense discussion about the current situation in the Ukraine
- Become a Member of the LJS Council! Nominations are currently being invited for the LJS Council which has responsibility for key decisions affecting our vibrant and multi-facetted synagogue. Click here for further information and a nomination form.
- Our Purim festivities in the news! Click here to read
- Click here to read LJS member Judith King's article about this moving Solidarity Shabbat we held on 18 February
In light of President Putin's attack on Ukraine, please click here to read the European Union for Progressive Judaism Rabbinic Assembly's statement on the situation in Ukraine
The World Union for Progressive Judaism has launched a crisis fund to support the Ukrainian Jewish Community. Please click here to donate and to find out more - Discover Chavruta (companionship), an innovative study programme by Rabbi Igor Zinkov, to create friendship through learning and lively debate. For LJS Members and Friends from ages 18 to 120! Click here for more information
- Education Spring/Summer Term
The LJS offers an exciting programme of learning and engagement for adults, known as The Learning Circle. Classes and groups occur throughout the week and on Shabbat mornings before the service, all taught by expert teachers. Click here for the Spring/Summer 2022 brochure. - AFGHAN REFUGEE CRISIS - If you wish to help directly, please make donations via JCORE, the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, and World Jewish Relief. Care4Calais operates several collection points for specific items needed.
- Please do NOT bring any items to the LJS.
- We are happy to welcome back Members and Friends to the LJS for Shabbat services. Click HERE to view our attendance requirements.
- 'We should be deeply pained by the way we are with the stranger who lives in our midst', read Rabbi Alexandra Wright's recent piece in The Guardian here.
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Fri, 20 May 2022 19 Iyar 5782
