First Night - Sunday 28th November
4pm - The Ark - Candle lighting - Join on YouTube
4:30pm - York - Candle lighting from York Castle Museum - Online - Streamed on Facebook
5:30pm - ELELS - Candle lighting with Mich Sampson & The Tots - On Zoom - Contact for details
7pm - Lincoln - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details

Second Night - Monday 29 November
5pm - ELELS - Candle lighting with the Eshbal Educators Kibbutz - On Zoom - Contact for details
7pm - York - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details

Third Night - Tuesday 30 November
5pm - ELELS - Candle lighting with Keren Or Liberal Community, Lyon - On Zoom - Contact for details

Fourth Night - Wednesday 1 December
7:00pm - Nottingham - Chanukah cooking with Angela Donen - On Zoom - Contact for details
7:15pm - ELELS - Candle lighting & text study - On Zoom - Contact for details

Fifth Night - Thursday 2 December
4:30pm - The LJS - Multi-faith Chanukah Celebration - featuring guest speaker Zara Mohammed, Muslim Council of Britain, and a tour of the Synagogue sanctuary with Bob & Ann Kirk - On Zoom - Register for details
4:30pm - The Ark - Chanukah Candle Lighting with Seniors of Congregation Micah, Nashville - Email for details
5:30pm - IMPJ - Join the IMPJ for a candle lighting live from the Kotel. Contact for details

Sixth Night - Friday 3 December
6:30pm - SPS & TLSE - 'Chanukah Rocks!' A Friday Night Rock Service - See separate box below for more details
6:30pm - The Ark - Chanukah Lighting & Shabbat Evening Service - Join on YouTube
7:00pm - York - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details
7:00pm - Stevenage - Kabbalat Shabbat & Chanukah Service - On Zoom - Contact for details
8:00pm - ELELS - Candle lighting and Erev Shabbat service led by Simon Benscher - On Zoom - Contact for details

Seventh Night - Saturday 4 December
4:30pm - The Ark - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details
5:30pm - ELELS - Candle lighting and Havdallah led by the Elevensies group - On Zoom - Contact for details

Eighth Night - Sunday 5 December
4:30pm - Kehillah - Chanukah Party! - In person - Contact for details
5:00pm - The Ark - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details
5:15pm - ELELS - Candle lighting live from our Chanukah party - On Zoom - Contact for details
7:00pm - York - Candle lighting - On Zoom - Contact for details

Following a hugely successful run of lockdown broadcast services which were enjoyed by rockers throughout the UK and around the world, the band return on Friday 3^rd  December, playing live at:
 
The Liberal Synagogue, Elstree. 
High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood WD6 3EY

Led by Rocking Rabbi Tanya Saknovitch at Elstree, and Rabbi Yuval Keren, who will be live on-line from Southgate Progressive Synagogue, this special Chanukah service will be broadcast live on the Liberal Judaism web-site across its social media channels. You are invited to join us at Elstree or to watch from the comfort of your home, wherever you may be in the world!

Elstree are putting on a fish and chip dinner, while Southgate are hosting a chavurah supper, to go with the music. To book, email office@tlse.org.uk (Elstree) or office@sps.uk.com (Southgate). 

Next round of funding open

 

Thinking of making an application for funding from the Trust?
Closing date for the next round of applications is 22 February 2022.
We welcome applications from LJ communities.
Guidance on how to apply and examples of recent awards can be found at www.nlpstrust.org.uk
Queries should be addressed to admin@nlpstrust.org.uk

 

Liberal Judaism is looking for a part-time administrator (15 hours per week) to join our small, friendly and dedicated team.

Working from home, the post holder is often the first person Liberal Judaism’s members, and potential members, speak to.

Duties include responding to phone and email queries in a professional and positive manner, assisting the Finance Officer with banking, invoicing and credit control and supporting Liberal Judaism’s communications including updating our website and sending out email newsletters.

If you’d like to find out more about the role, and including the full job specification and application details, please email Alexandra Gellnick on a.gellnick@liberaljudaism.org.

 

Human Rights Shabbat marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights drafted on the 10^th December 1948, co-drafted by Monsieur René Cassin.

This year in particular, many are facing extreme hardship. Our Jewish texts and values are founded on justice and fairness and we must strive for social justice wherever we can. Therefore, we are inviting synagogues and Jewish communities nationwide to consider the human right to food, a right which 8.7 million adults and children in the UK lack.

To sign up, receive resources and further information, please email here. 

 

Limmud Festival is ‘a pioneering festival of Jewish learning.' (Jonathan Freedland, 2019).

It’s a place for community, learning, discovery, empowerment, diversity, debate, laughing, dancing, families, volunteering. Limmud Festival is a place for you to discover something new.

With hundreds of sessions and thousands of participants from around the UK and across the world making up the most vibrant Festival community, follow your passions or do something totally new, as you enable connections and create long lasting memories.

For more details and to sign up please click here.

The MHAS falls annually on Shabbat “Bo”, the weekly Torah portion which tells about the Plague of Darkness, which has resonance with mental illness.

This year’s theme was The Impact of the Pandemic. Living through the ongoing pandemic has affected all our mental health, and this special Shabbat was an opportunity for the entire community to focus on and raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing.

Register your interest for next years event here.

For any questions regarding using Zoom, or for support, first of all check the official Zoom support, available in text or video, or if you're not able to find the answers, contact montagu@liberaljudaism.org and we'll do what we can to help you.