This article is written by MoWo Gabriel Webber. It does not necessarily represent the views of LJY-Netzer. In 1957, C Northcote Parkinson wrote about a committee meeting with three items on the agenda: (1) approving the construction of a nuclear power station at a cost of £10million; (2) approving the Read more…
This chinuch article is written by LJY-Netzer member Gabriel Webber. It does not necessarily represent the views of LJY-Netzer or Liberal Judaism. There are many Bible stories we don’t teach to children. Some are X-rated; some, like the one where the prophet Elisha summons wild bears to eat 42 children Read more…
For the last two years I have been LJY-Netzer’s representative on the Board of Deputies: the body designated by Act of Parliament as the official representative organisation of the UK Jewish community. And this is my report. Meetings of the Board happen eight times a year and are an Read more…
This year’s Rosh Hashanah event for Galim and Bogrim had a lot to prove. At the 5773/4 event the sun was out, university hadn’t started yet and everyone was raring to go after only creating the event at Veidah that year (or the previous year, depending on how you look Read more…
What’s great about Bog Tour is that, even after Israel Tour and Kayitz, you are still able to attend events abroad with LJY and re-enter that ‘LJY-bubble’ in another country. So after what seemed like months, the 22nd June finally arrived and 13 LJY-nicks along with 2 Movement Workers Read more…
This year as part of our Summer Option Scheme, Sam Cohen, an LJY-Netzer Boger and previous Movement Worker, went on a funded volunteer scheme to Gondor in Ethiopia to work with Ethiopian Jews. He has now been there for 3 weeks and here are some of his experiences. 8:30 (when Read more…
Lo Alecha HaMelacha Ligmor – My Time with Tzedek so far All in all, my first day at Tzedek was pretty surreal. The charity is based near Baker Street, and the combination of my love of Sherlock with my fond memory of a childhood trip to the now Read more…
Last night the Zionist Youth Council hosted a cross-communal learning event in support of the three kidnapped Israeli Teenagers. The night was run along the of pidyon shvuyim (the redemption of captives). The night started off with an introduction from Yiftah Curiel, the spokesman for the Israeli Embassy. He Read more…
The English Shnatties saying goodbye at the airport: October 2013 Two RSY-Netzer shnatties saying the prayer for going on a journey before boarding the plane: October 2013 It is not possible for me to talk about my journey with Shnat Netzer without looking back to 2011, when I went on LJY-Nezer’s Read more…
Coming to this years Macheneh Aviv, my 10th LJY-Netzer camp, was a bittersweet experience for me. Of course I was going to have a fantastic week, as I always do on LJY-Netzer events, but I also knew that this would be my last LJY-Netzer event on main site! So, I Read more…
The Biennial Bonanza The first ever Biennial Bonanza happened on the 9th-11th of May this year, and it was amazing! The mixture of services and special guests with crazy golf and swimming made the weekend enjoyable, interesting and thought provoking for all ages. Although we were smaller in numbers we Read more…
From the 23rd to the 19th of April 2014, the LJY-Netzer Movement Workers went on the annual March of the Living UK trip. On our youth-movement bus alone, we were joined by participants from RSY-Netzer, BBYO, FZY, Habonim-Dror, and the Tzofim, and there were also members from Noam, Bnei Akiva, Read more…
Not many people know that there is a Holocaust memorial in Hyde Park in London. But passing tourists may have noticed it last Sunday when over 600 representatives of the Jewish community gathered there for an open air Yom HaShoah (Holocaust memorial) service. Candles were lit to commemorate those who Read more…
LJY-Netzer is steeped in a rich tradition of social action. Time and time again- whether it is through charity work whilst on Tours, raising awareness whilst on camps or our set piece events such as Mitzvah Day; LJY-Netzer has long answered the clarion call to change the world. We know Read more…
Keep checking this page for links to new articles on the green line campaign. The campaign is to encourage institutions and organisations to only use contemporary maps of Israel that have the correct green lines on them, outlining the defined borders between Israel & Palestine. Please go to the Read more…
The Jewish Leadership Council has been consulting its community representatives on an initiative led by Israel’s Justice Minister to look at the character of Israel as a Jewish and Democratic state. Lucian J. Hudson, Chairman of Liberal Judaism, represented the movement last Sunday, with Gillian Merron, a member of the Read more…
On Veidah, LJY-Netzer’s annual decision-making event for Galim and Bogrim, we passed a motion resolving to align LJY Netzer with the feminist movement and educate chanichim on feminism and the pursuit of equality. Although inherent in the ideology of Liberal Judaism, inequality of all sexes/genders is still very much – Read more…
Shalom Chaverim! Please find the passed motions document from Veidah 2014 below. We are sure many of you are aware of the fantastic new themes, schemes, changes and improvements that have been started as a result of your motions and discussions, and would urge you all to put your personal, shikvah Read more…
Shalom chaverim, Veidah 2014 voted in the motion: ‘LJY-Netzer will formally align itself with the feminist movment’ In order to be clear what was meant by this and how this affects our ideology, a new paragraph has been written for the mission statement, as follows. LJY-Netzer is a Read more…