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A vibrant, inclusive, diverse and egalitarian community in London. At our core is a belief in social justice and applying Jewish values to living ethical lives within the social, intellectual and environmental realities of the 21st Century. We welcome Jewish and non-Jewish partners, families & individuals to our hybrid & online services & events. Click here to read our Vision and Values

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Please come along to our Shabbat services. Our Sanctuary doors are wide open! Erev Shabbat services start at 6.45pm Friday evenings and 11am Saturday mornings. If you prefer, you can also watch our services on our YouTube channel. 
 
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Shabbat Va-etchanan/Nachamu

 
 
 
 
The Thought For the Week is on holiday and will return Friday 29 August
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The LJS News July/August

Gaby Lazarus on our Gala Fundraising evening; Karen Newman’s Progressive Judaism Movement update; Rabbi Alex’s on ‘reconciled diversity; Rabbi Mattuck’s 1945 ‘Meaning of Victory’ sermon; Clare Cohen’s summer reading recommendations;Sascha Lavin on Shavuot, (..)
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This is a time of profound pain and challenge for us as Progressive Jews.
 
Below are two letters which address our conflicted emotions during this time: 
 
 
Open letter from the co-leads of Progressive Judaism to members of Progressive communities: 
...Since 7 October, we have carried a deep and growing sorrow: for the lives lost, the hostages still in captivity, the fear and trauma etched into our communities, the devastating suffering in Israel and in Gaza.
This trauma plays out in our communities and in our homes.  We struggle to know how to speak with one another about the images that we see.
We know that many in our communities have family and friends in Israel who are living with the trauma of constant rocket attacks, and we recognise both the anxiety this brings and the very real danger they face, danger that, in some cases, has already brought devastation. Israelis, like all people, have the right to live in safety and peace, free from the threat of violence and fear.... to read more click here
 
 
 
A Letter from Over a thousand Rabbis Worldwide...
The Jewish People face a grave moral crisis, threatening the very basis of Judaism as the ethical voice that it has been since the age of Israel’s prophets. We cannot remain silent in confronting it.
As rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world, including the State of Israel, we are deeply committed to the wellbeing of Israel and the Jewish People.
We admire Israel’s many and remarkable achievements. We recognise, and many of us endure, the huge challenges the State of Israel relentlessly confronts, surrounded for so long by enemies and facing existential threats from many quarters. We abhor the violence of such nihilistic terrorist organizations as Hezbollah and Hamas. We call on them immediately to release all the hostages... to read more click here
 
 

 

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