Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Well-known Rabbi to visit Devon

Rabbi Danny Rich, pictured above, the Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism for nearly ten years and author of various books on matters of faith and belief, will be speaking in Exeter.On Tuesday 20 June he will be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the Devon ... [Published The Exeter Daily - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom), Interfaith, Buddhism

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Roman Catholic Church

Catholic Church: We will continue to oppose the equal marriage bill in the Lords

The Catholic Church remains opposed to the billThe Catholic Church says it plans to continue actively opposing the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill on the grounds of religious “protections” following this week’s vote in the House of Lords.A spokesman ... [Published Pink News - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Roman Catholic Church, House of Lords, Church of England

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Church of England

Church of England officially gives up the fight against same-sex marriage bill

The Archbishop of Canterbury will now suggest improvements to the billThe Church of England has said that it accepts that there is a clear majority in Parliament to introduce same-sex marriage and that it will therefore end its opposition to changing ... [Published Pink News - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Church of England, House of Lords, Justin Welby, Leicester

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Letters: Same-sex marriage vote a momentous step towards equality

_ I believe the vote in the House of Lords on same-sex marriage was one of the most momentous in the long story of the struggle for equality (Report, 5 June). The opponents mustered all their forces in the forum that they saw as the most sympathetic to ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Equality, Ann Widdecombe, Discriminatory

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

LGCM express delight and caution over equal marriage

The chief executive of the is "delighted that love and justice have won the day" in the latest vote on equal marriage.But she also warned that there might be further attempts to thwart change, and that prayerful vigilance was necessary.The Rev Sharon ... [Published Ekklesia - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Quakers, Sharon Ferguson, Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom), Steve Chalke, United Reformed Church

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

How Jewish suffragettes helped force a radical shift in British politics

When Emily Davison was trampled to death by the king’s horse at Epsom on June 4 1913, the JC recorded the death of a “militant suffragette”.A century later, Davison remains perhaps the most famous figure in the fight for women’s votes. But across Britain, ... [Published Jewish Chronicle - May 31 2013]

Entities: Herbert Samuel, Israel Zangwill, Emily Davison

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Fairfax County community calendar, May 30 to June 5, 2013

Thursday, May 30Fairfax bingo, no smoking, dinner sold. Proceeds go to scholarships and other Elks Lodge charities. Thursday and Monday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m; early bird bingo at 6:30 p.m.; regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421 ... [Published Washington Post - May 30 2013]

Entities: Fairfax County, Vienna, Leonard Saxe, Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 26 2013 - 1 reports

Do Jewish schools create empty shuls?

We are now in May, the arbitrary date that signals the start of attendance at Shabbat services which count towards the gaining of priority points for admission to local Jewish schools. It continues until the end of October, or until the requisite eight ... [Published Jewish Chronicle - May 26 2013]

Entities: Shavuot, Shabbat, Jewish Community, Liberal Judaism (United Kingdom)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but in Judaism we don’t do them’

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: 'We have strong ideas about sexual orientation in Judaism'Speaking to Sir David Frost, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, has rejected a suggestion that he had “come out strongly” against same-sex unions.Lord Sachs will have ... [Published Pink News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jonathan Sacks, Judaism, Homosexuality

First reported Jan 10 2013 - Updated Jan 11 2013 - 1 reports

The Board and Oxfam – a wholly unnecessary row

This is a cross post by Marcus Dysch from The JC Blog So here we are again: the Board of Deputies once more finds itself mired in internal strife - and largely because its elected leaders tried to do the right thing. We could spend an age debating ... [Published Harry's Place - Jan 10 2013]

Entities: Oxfam, Israel, Anti-Israel

Quotes

"I would like to thank all our members, supporters and allies who have put so much effort into working for marriage equality" declared Ms Ferguson

LGCM express delight and caution over equal marriage [Published Ekklesia - Jun 05 2013]

...As Ben Gurion, said: "I doubt that the Israeli dream would have been realized if the farm school of Mikveh Israel had not existed." Upon recurrence of blood libel accusations, Sultan Aziz issued a firman taking the Jews under his protection...

This Day, May 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin [Published Cleveland Jewish news - May 30 2013]

1934: Rabbi Louis I Newman is scheduled to deliver a sermon entitled, "Goebbels Speech and the Madison Square Garden Meeting-What Do They Conceal?" at Congregation Rodeph Sholom

This Day, May 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin [Published Cleveland Jewish news - May 20 2013]

...that the Church of England and Church in Wales had "explicitly stated" their opposition to offering same-sex ceremonies, so the government would "explicitly state that it will be illegal for the Churches of England and Wales to marry same-sex couples."

Britain to ban same-sex marriages by Church of England [Published Northwestern - Dec 11 2012]