Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy

19/05/2026

We are horrified by the attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, where children were forced to hide while gunfire erupted around them. No child should associate a place of prayer with fear.

Many Muslims in Britain will read this with a sense of painful familiarity, just as many Jews now carry fear into synagogues, schools and communal spaces. Places of worship must never become targets.

We send our solidarity, prayers and love to the Muslim community in San Diego and to Muslim communities everywhere feeling frightened today. Our safety is bound up with one another’s.

18/05/2026

Across the UK, Jewish students are asking serious questions about Jewish life, identity and leadership today.

Rabbi Josh Levy, Co-Lead of the Movement for Progressive Judaism, and Zac Bates Fisher, our Student Engagement Officer, have been visiting JSocs to hear directly from students and to support them in these conversations.

This month, Rabbi Josh has led sessions in Liverpool, Sheffield and York, with discussions ranging from Progressive Jewish practice to how we speak about antisemitism with clarity and confidence.

At a time when Jewish students are navigating complex and often difficult campus environments, these conversations are part of our commitment to showing up for young Jewish adults, strengthening Progressive Jewish life on campus, and making sure students feel connected to a wider Movement.

Thank you to the JSocs who have hosted such thoughtful and engaged discussions.

To arrange a visit to your campus, please email [email protected]

13/05/2026

Today we met the Prime Minister’s Special Adviser for Faith, Communities and Civil Society to discuss security funding for Jewish communities, and the wider investment needed in the relationships, trust and shared civic life that keep our society strong.

Progressive Jewish communities know the importance of secure buildings. We also want those buildings to be places where friends and allies from every faith and background feel welcome, just as we are so often welcomed into theirs.

The answer to rising antisemitism is to increase our protection but also our sense of belonging. That happens when communities meet, look after one another and stand together.

We are grateful to the Prime Minister for his continued support for our communities.

10/05/2026

THIS EVENING // On Sunday 10 May at 18:30, following the rally in London, we will be hosting a discussion with Lord (John) Mann, the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism.

Lord Mann, a staunch ally of the Jewish community, will be in conversation with Rabbi Charley Baginsky in a North London venue.

Click below to register:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xjjAJhIsmUeIo1b_N967Iv2_2KRrY2dEjI1Z8BddALFUMFlRS05NMzU2T1NYMkhXTUJUTEhSQ1VOMi4u

08/05/2026

The Movement for Progressive Judaism will be supporting this Sunday’s rally against antisemitism.

We are doing so for a number of reasons.

Click below to read more:
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sundays-Rally.pdf

05/05/2026

"A country in which Jewish life can be lived openly, confidently, and without hesitation is not only safer for Jews. It is a sign of a society that understands that belonging is something we are all responsible for – in the ways we see each other, and in the ways we choose to stand alongside one another."

Rabbi Charley Baginsky on Thought for the Day today.

Listen here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0njd68d

Read here:
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charley-baginsky-antisemitism-is-not-only-about-jews/

05 MAY 26

29/04/2026

We are horrified by the antisemitic attack in Golders Green and pray for the full and swift recovery of those injured.

This kind of violence has no place in our society.

We are grateful to the CST, Hatzola, Shomrim and the Metropolitan Police for the way they responded so quickly and calmly, protecting the community and helping to restore order.

Amidst the stark rise in attacks on our community, their presence and coordination made a real difference in a frightening situation, and reflects the strength and resilience of our community.

19/04/2026

On behalf of all at The Movement for Progressive Judaism and our communities, we are saddened to hear of another incident at a synagogue in Kenton overnight.

This comes so soon after the attempted attacks on Finchley Reform Synagogue and the former Jewish Futures building in Hendon.

Our hearts are with the rabbinic team, the leadership and the whole community. We are thinking of you and standing with you.

No one should ever feel afraid to walk into a place of prayer.

At moments like this we hold each other closer, across our communities, showing up with care, strength and solidarity.

17/04/2026

Fantastic coverage of our upcoming flagship gathering Hineinu in The Jewish Chronicle this week!

Read all about it:
https://www.thejc.com/community/progressive-judaism-to-celebrate-merger-at-national-shabbaton-tkr6z1ui

Book your tickets!
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/events/hineinu/

‘This is a moment of optimism’

16/04/2026

Join us for Hineinu – the inaugural flagship conference of The Movement for Progressive Judaism.

Taking place from 18/19 – 21 June, at a gorgeous hotel in Northamptonshire, this is your chance to be at the heart of the new Progressive Judaism we are creating.

Find out more and book here:
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/events/hineinu/