15 September 2026 – 4 Tishri 5787 | Festivals, Sermons, Thought
Rabbi Richard Jacobi is Rabbi of East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS). This sermon was delivered at ELELS on Erev Rosh Hashanah. — It was on 25 September 2016 that the two former Liberal synagogues of Bet Tikvah and Woodford voted to come together to...
31 July 2026 – 17 Av 5786 | In Memory, News, Progressive Judaism
Five Progressive Judaism Annual Memorial Services will take place in August and September, giving people an opportunity to visit the graves of their loved ones before Rosh Hashanah. The locations, dates, times and rabbis leading the services are listed. Registration...
15 June 2026 – 30 Sivan 5786 | Communities, News
This week, East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) is hosting the Jewish Living Experience Exhibition curated by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. To start the week ELELS welcomed Ben Crowne from the Board to a civic reception at the synagogue with local...
9 June 2026 – 24 Sivan 5786 | Communities, News, Shabbat
East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue (ELELS) marked National Volunteers’ Week with a special Volunteers’ Shabbat celebrating the many people who give their time and energy to support community life. The service, led by Rabbi Richard Jacobi and ELELS Musical...
13 May 2026 – 26 Iyyar 5786 | News
Nearly eighty years ago, Rabbi Harry Jacobi met Rabbi Meir Elk at a World Union for Progressive Judaism conference and learnt about his work in setting up a Progressive Jewish day school in Haifa. It was the start of a long relationship with the school, now the Leo...
