The Movement for Progressive Judaism

21/08/2026

🌻 Belonging starts with being seen, understood and welcomed as you are. We’re proud to see EHRS become a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower organisation. ✨

Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue - EHRS has become a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower organisation, marking a new step in its commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive and accessible community.

The Sunflower symbol communicates that EHRS recognises that not every disability is visible and that individuals may need additional support, with understanding and without judgement.

As part of the initiative, EHRS has delivered dedicated training to its staff team on hidden disabilities, with training for volunteers and lay leaders to follow over the coming months.

EHRS has also run support groups for parents and grandparents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), works with Norwood and opened its Senitt Sensory Room three years ago.

Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue (EHRS) has become a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower organisation, marking a new step in its commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive and accessible community. The Sunflower symbol communicates that EHRS recognises that not every disability is visible and that i...

21/08/2026

🗳️ Who will shape Israel’s next chapter? Join us as we unpack the election, the parties and the choices facing Israeli voters. 🇮🇱

Israel’s elections can appear complex, even to those who follow Israeli politics closely.

This four-part webinar series from The Movement for Progressive Judaism and Arzenu will offer a clear and accessible guide to the electoral process, the parties competing for votes, the issues shaping the campaign and the possible consequences of the result.

Click below to learn more and register:
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/webinar-series-understanding-the-israeli-elections/

Session 1: How the Israeli electoral system works
Thursday 8 October 8-9pm

Session 2: An overview of Israeli political parties in this election
Tuesday 13 October 8-9pm

Session 3: 5 Key Issues in play in this election
Wednesday 21 October 8:30-9:30pm

Session 4: What happened, and what does it mean for us?
Thursday 29 October 8-9pm

17/08/2026

The Movement for Progressive Judaism stands with Kol HaNeshama in Jerusalem after the shocking vandalism of its synagogue over Shabbat.

A synagogue window was smashed, artwork damaged and its Pride flag torn down. This was an attack on a community, but also on the principle that there must be space in Israel for different ways of being Jewish.

It is especially disturbing that Kol HaNeshama has faced hostility before simply because it is a Reform community. We should be able to disagree deeply about Judaism without denying one another’s legitimacy, and certainly without intimidation or violence.

We send our love and solidarity to the whole Kol HaNeshama community and to our partners across the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.

Progressive Judaism belongs in Jerusalem. It belongs in Israel. No act of hatred will make us smaller or less proud of who we are.

שוב, פשע שנאה כנגד קהילת כל הנשמה.
בסוף השבוע פרצה חבורת נערים לשטח בית הכנסת, הבית שלנו, ניפצו את אחד מחלונות הבניין, נכנסו דרכו ותלשו את דגל הגאווה שהיה תלוי באולם בית הכנסת. תוך גרימת נזק לעבודת אמנות התלויה שם.
ונדליזם ואלימת לא יכבו את האור שלנו. אנו ממשיכים בעבודה היומיומית שלנו בקיום בית חיינו, בית תפילה של יחד, של קבלה ושל אהבת כל הבריאה, של ערכים וחיים משותפים.
אנו מקווים כי רשויות האכיפה יאתרו בהקדם את העבריינים וימצו איתם את הדין.

15/08/2026

We are thinking of our friends and colleagues at Central Synagogue in New York following the frightening attack during Shabbat services.

We send our love to the whole community, who responded that very night in the most powerful way: gathering again, relighting the Shabbat candles that had been extinguished, and continuing to pray and celebrate Jewish life with strength and pride.

14/08/2026

The Movement for Progressive Judaism is appalled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s description of the United Kingdom as the “Islamic Republic of Britain”.

Prime Minister Netanyahu does not speak for British Jews. His words do not represent us.

13/08/2026

My favourite thing about camp…✨💕

Last week, chanuchimot took the time to talk about why camp is such a special part of their lives.

12/08/2026

We were so proud to see Jonathan Frisher on BBC News last night, speaking so openly and personally about his own experiences of antisemitism and the impact it can have on Jewish pupils.

Jonathan has turned those experiences into an extraordinary campaign for mandatory education on contemporary antisemitism in British schools. After successfully pushing for a lesson in his own school, and seeing attitudes change as a result, he is now campaigning to give every pupil that same education.

We’re incredibly proud to have Jonathan as part of our Progressive Jewish community, and to support his campaign.

10/08/2026

Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy were delighted to meet with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband today for an excellent and wide-ranging conversation.

The meeting began with the impact of rising antisemitism and global events on Jewish communities in Britain, before moving into a broader discussion about Israel and Palestine, the nature of Jewish life in the UK, and the challenges and opportunities facing our community.

Above all, it was a thoughtful and constructive conversation about the future: how we build a confident, outward-looking Jewish community, how Government can engage meaningfully with the diversity of Jewish life, and how we work together towards a more hopeful and secure future both here and internationally.

31/07/2026

Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers on BBC Radio 2 Pause for Thought this week on the theme of friendship.

"Friendship and love can also be rooted in healthy disagreement that helps me grow and clarify my own ideas."

Listen here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p17wld

Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue - EHRS

Debbie Young-Somers on this week's theme 'The Importance of Friendship'.

31/07/2026