15 September 2026 – 4 Tishri 5787 | Festivals, Sermons, Thought
Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah is Rabbi Emeritus of Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. This sermon was delivered at Sukkat Shalom: Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community on Rosh Ha-Shanah morning. — In my Erev Rosh Ha-Shanah sermon I mentioned that the Jewish New...
12 August 2026 – 29 Av 5786 | Education, Events, News, Progressive Judaism
Liturgy is at the heart of Jewish communal life. But how do we craft services that are distinctively Progressive as well as distinctively Jewish, and what does the future hold for prayer? This wide-ranging and open conversation – chaired by Cantor Sarah Grabiner and...
27 July 2026 – 13 Av 5786 | Festivals, News, Rabbis and Cantors
Around 150 people joined this year’s beautiful and moving Movement for Progressive Judaism online Erev Tisha B’Av commemoration organised by Rabbi Alexandra Wright on the theme, ‘O God do not be silent, O humanity do not be silent’. Combining tradition with...
21 July 2026 – 7 Av 5786 | Torah Commentary
Va-etchannan: Remembering and Re-membering This week’s parashah, Va-etchannan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) is the second portion of the book of D’varim, Deuteronomy. Va-etchannan includes the second version of Aseret Ha-Dibbrot, ‘The Ten Utterances’, better known by their...
10 March 2026 – 21 Adar 5786 | Publications, Rabbis and Cantors, Thought
We live in a world of binaries, and Jewish teachings and practices have not escaped the binary straitjacket: Creator/Creation; male/female; sacred/profane; Israel/the nations; Jew/non-Jew. In my new book, I approach the task of moving beyond binaries by identifying...
