EUPJ is organising its first pan-European Pride Shabbat to celebrate the diversity in our communities across Europe. This year Pride Shabbat will be on 3 July and will be virtual only but we hope for this to be an annual event thereafter in person….
The Liberal Jewish Community of Hannover in Germany is looking for a rabbi and a cantor. German language skills essential. Here are the job descriptions with all the details: Rabbi Job Description – English Translation Cantor Job Description – English Translation If you have any questions, please…
Throughout Europe, Jewish monuments are endangered. Synagogues are abandoned. Cemeteries are overgrown. In many cases, local Jewish communities are too small to keep these heritage sites alive. Nonetheless, there is hope. Jewish communities have been revived in post-Communist countries and Jewish heritage sites are…
Two students live in Finland. One originates in Porto. All are joining up in an exciting new pan-European progressive prayer leader training programme Baalei Tefillah, launched this month. Many Progressive Jewish communities in Europe cannot afford full or even part-time rabbis. In these cases, community…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director It has been a remarkable renaissance. Over the past three decades, Germany has been home to Europe’s fastest-growing Jewish community, which now numbers some 100,000 affiliated members. Just as remarkable — as Germany celebrates 1700 years of Jewish life…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director As we approach Passover and its story of wandering and freedom, it’s appropriate to think of today’s refugees – the 80 million people around the world who have fled their homes due to persecution and violence. The European Union…