The Ark Synagogue, in the UK, will be holding a Concert in Aid of Ukraine on Saturday 2 April. All money raised will go to help and support The Ark’s twin communities in Ukraine: Teiva Congregation, Lviv, and the Lutsk Jewish Community – both members…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director Members of Rome’s Beth Hillel synagogue donated five new laptops and six refurbished computers to Casa Africa, a local NGO that aids and supports African refugees. Thanks to these generous gifts, refugee students will be able to enrol in…
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…
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 and Justus Becker, EUPJ Brussels Office Germany celebrates 1,700 years of Jewish life this year. It is a history that goes far beyond the tragedy of the Holocaust. Although many celebrations have been called off due to the pandemic, it is an…
The first-ever Progressive Central European Beit Din (CEBD) was created and approved by the European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) and the EUPJ Rabbinic Assembly (ERA) at the end of last year. Officially launched at the beginning of January 2021, the newest EUPJ-affiliated Beit…
The European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) joins the WUPJ, IRPJ, URJ, and all other Progressive Reform movements across the globe in expressing our opposition to the appointment of Brigadier General Effi Eitam (retired) to the position of Chair of the Executive of the Yad…
By Bill Echikson, EUPJ Brussels Director It was past midnight. The music blared. In the middle on the buzzing dance floor, Eric Mark and his wife Miriam swayed and swung to the beat of the jitterbug. Eric was already 90-years old. When Eric left us…