BBC One's Growing Up Jewish programme featured two young members from Finchley Reform Synagogue preparing for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

It was great to hear Eve and Dylan's stories and how they and their families found Progressive Judaism.

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Listen to Rabbi Miriam as a panellist on BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief looking at the challenges of creating truly inclusive religious communities.
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#neurodiversity

Our Finchley Reform Synagogue playlist of music for moments like this is here open.spotify.com/playlist/0iBOM… give yourself time off twitter if you have the privilege of distance. Hug your people, message them and tell them you’re thinking of them, be ready for what they might need tomorrow

What to do? Hard to sleep on a night like this. Do what Jews have done for centuries, recite psalms, reach for texts of comfort, if you’re not in Israel find a way to get some rest it will give you the tools to be a better friend or family member in the morning.

Finchley Reform champions innovation with appointment of cantor as senior rabbi
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Amazing news for Zoe Jacobs but even better for Finchley Reform Synagogue ! How lucky are they to have such incredible leadership? Such a proud moment for the Progressive Judaism in the future!

Exciting news that I’m honoured to share: I follow in extraordinary footsteps of my dear friend, Rabbi Miriam Berger. Hers are huge shoes to fill, but along with Rabbis Deborah Blausten (on mat leave) & Howard Cooper, & our incredible professional / lay teams, we are here to keep FRS moving forward!

So many voices competing for space right now but Rabbi Miriam’s sermon acknowledges how timely and necessary the speech by Rishi Sunak was outside Downing Street on Friday.

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Rabbi Miriam isn’t just kvelling over “Zone of Interest”, she is urging us to see it as much more than a Holocaust film. It is also a chance to think about what walls we are nestling up against and what realities we are blocking out on the other side.

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Rabbi Miriam Berger and Rabbi Rebecca Birk speak out in today’s Guardian after Justice minister Mike Freer was forced to step down as their MP due to the abuse he has received over his work challenging antisemitism and support for Israel.

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What does the post-office scandal, the plagues and the war in Israel/Gaza have in common? Our response to them all can be based on someone else’s narrative.

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Rabbi Howard's sermon from Shabbat.

Jews are connoisseurs of loss and mourning, a tradition as ancient as the Bible. Can we also mourn the losses of the Palestinians, as well as our own people?

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Spaces are limited so please sign up for our Chanukah Print Making workshop. 2/2 Finchley Reform Synagogue Reform Judaism Liberal Judaism Leo Baeck College

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Rabbi Miriam spoke this Shabbat about the abusive relationships we see playing out globally and in our homes. With further psychological warfare being fought over the hostages not being released today it becomes even more poignant.

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There were very moving words from all the speakers including Rabbi Miriam Berger from Finchley Reform Synagogue, Zara Mohammed from
MCB and Liz Padmore from British Red Cross 🧡.

A particularly moving Remembrance Day service at City Hall with interfaith prayers inc from Zara Mohammed ⁦MCB Rabbi Berger ⁦Finchley Reform Synagogue top right pic⁩ and performance from Niii- bottom pic left.

And good to meet Lisa Bangs ⁦GMB London Region⁩ 1/2

Met with Rabbi Miriam & Cantor Zöe earlier today to discuss the vital work Finchley Reform Synagogue are doing to support Jewish Londoners. Great work being done to bring people of all faiths together. Look forward to seeing ideas we discussed come to fruition. #InterFaithWeek

Rabbi Miriam urges you not to think that Anti-Semitism would disappear if Israel did. Be proud of your Judaism and don’t hide your support for Israel. People have to hear the nuance and they will only hear it from us.
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