30 September 2026 – 19 Tishri 5787 | In the Media, Thought
Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Co-Lead of The Movement for Progressive Judaism, delivered BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day on Friday 25 September 2026. You can listen here or read it below: A few days ago I opened a newspaper and saw a photograph of myself that had been...
23 September 2026 – 12 Tishri 5787 | In the Media, News, Progressive Co-Leads, Progressive Judaism
The Movement for Progressive Judaism (MPJ) has launched In Good Faith – a new series of conversations with religious and civic leaders designed to model what it means to cover difficult and sometimes divisive topics with care and respect. Each episode,...
16 September 2026 – 5 Tishri 5787 | Festivals, In the Media, News
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers of Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue appeared on BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live to speak about Rosh Hashanah and the meaning of this special time in the Jewish calendar. Rabbi Debbie explained how Rosh Hashanah gives Jews around the world an...
16 July 2026 – 2 Av 5786 | In the Media, Torah Commentary
This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat of our vision. The third Shabbat of affliction in the lead up to Tishah B’Av, this week completes a series of haftarot which gear us up emotionally for the destruction of our two Temples on the Ninth of Av. This...
9 June 2026 – 24 Sivan 5786 | In the Media, Thought
Rabbi Charley Baginsky, Co-Lead of The Movement for Progressive Judaism, delivered BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day on Tuesday 9 June 2026. You can listen here or read it below: Reports of girls as young as eight worrying about wrinkles have sparked calls to ban...
27 May 2026 – 11 Sivan 5786 | In the Media, Progressive Co-Leads, Thought
“Anyone can be in my tent who does not want to push me out of it.” Yaron Shavit – one of the most senior and respected Progressive Jewish leaders in Israel – once told us this. The words have stayed with us ever since. They capture something often absent from...
