14 October 2026 – 3 Heshvan 5787 | Communities, News
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers has been appointed as the new Senior Rabbi of Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue (EHRS). Rabbi Debbie will make history as the first woman to lead EHRS – or either of its predecessor congregations – when she succeeds Rabbi Mark Goldsmith...
13 October 2026 – 2 Heshvan 5787 | Communities, News
Simchat Torah was extra special this year at Kol Chai Hatch End Reform Jewish Community, as the community welcomed a new Torah mantle designed by 14-year-old Ora Schneider and handmade by members of the congregation. The project began in January 2026, when Jacky...
9 October 2026 – 28 Tishri 5787 | Events, In Memory, News, Progressive Judaism
Progressive Jews across the UK and Ireland came together for deeply moving services and events to remember those murdered in the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023, those taken hostage, and all whose lives were changed forever. Many communities across the...
8 October 2026 – 27 Tishri 5787 | Communities, In Memory, News, Progressive Judaism
Members of all three Manchester Progressive Synagogues – Menorah, Manchester Reform and Sha’arei Shalom – united at Menorah for a special commemoration marking the anniversary of the attacks of 7 October 2023. Rabbi Kath Vardi of Menorah Synagogue led the deeply...
5 October 2026 – 24 Tishri 5787 | Events, Israel, News, Progressive Co-Leads, Progressive Judaism
Report by Simon Rothstein and Josh Gaventa Pictures by Zoe Norfolk The Movement for Progressive Judaism’s memorial service – Remembering 7 October: For All We Lost – brought together members of the Jewish community with guests from across wider civic life to remember...
4 October 2026 – 23 Tishri 5787 | News, Progressive Co-Leads, Statement
By Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy Co-Leads, The Movement for Progressive Judaism The Movement for Progressive Judaism condemns the Green Party’s adoption of the motion ‘Zionism is Racism’. The motion is antisemitic in its formulation and...
