21 July 2026 – 7 Av 5786 | Communities, News, Rabbis and Cantors
Rabbi Rebecca Birk has been appointed as Senior Rabbi of The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS), taking up her post when Rabbi Alexandra Wright retires at the end of the year. The announcement was made today by the LJS President, Chairman and Council with Sue Head, LJS...
17 June 2026 – 2 Tammuz 5786 | Awards, Communities, News
Finchley Progressive Synagogue (FPS) has been awarded the UK’s first Synagogue of Sanctuary status by Jewish refugee support charity HIAS+JCORE. This prestigious new award – developed in partnership with City of Sanctuary UK – celebrates Jewish communities who are...
14 April 2026 – 27 Nisan 5786 | Holocaust Memorial, News
Yom HaShoah, the Annual Jewish Remembrance Day for Victims of the Holocaust, was marked across Progressive communities with a series of talks, vigils and services. Our members were also among the thousands who gathered for the 2026 National Yom HaShoah UK...
17 March 2026 – 28 Adar 5786 | Communities, News
Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS) and Finchley Progressive Synagogue (FPS) teamed up to run ‘Finding the Way Back To Our Jewish Heart’, a four-session course that brought congregants from both communities together to talk about sources of Jewish wisdom that...
11 February 2026 – 24 Shevat 5786 | Torah Commentary
And God spoke to Moses and said: “Come up to me on the mountain and just be there.” I am struck by this invitation. How rare it is to simply “be,” and how noticeable this small, quiet moment is. We find this within Parashat Mishpatim, which we read this...
