by Georgie Isaacson Centrepoint was founded in 1969 by Reverend Kenneth Leech and since then has worked tirelessly towards giving homeless young people a safe and happy future, currently providing this for over 9,200 homeless 16-25 year olds. This has been done through alleviating homelessness in short term – providing Read more…
by Kathy Brown For four magical days once a year, liberal Jews from all over England gather for an incredible event; Veidah. This is an event unlike any other run on LJY Netzer, and personally, my absolute favourite. On this event, Galim and Bogrim (all members aged 16 to 25) Read more…
by Jess Mindel The past week, me and Dan Smith were given the incredible opportunity to represent LJY-Netzer at the URJ Biennial in Boston. The URJ is the Union of Reform Judaism based in America, the “offspring” of the WUPJ and they hold a conference every two year in which Read more…
by Lauren Keiles With Israel being tightly examined with a magnifying glass by the world, we realised that as a Reform Zionist movement, our education on Israel needed to go beyond learning how to make Shakshuka and dancing to songs in the Israeli charts. When we voted at Veida for Read more…
This month our past Shnatties have written about the differences of living in an intentional community as opposed to a functional one. On Shnat, a vital part of the experience is about being part of a Kvutsah. This can be a stark contrast to that of University. Both Jess and Read more…
by Simon Lovick “His Majesty’s government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people…it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done that might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities” – The Balfour Declaration, 1917 The Middle East is Read more…
March of the Living By Hannah & Hila For Hila and I, it wasn’t our first trip to Poland. Hila found that the approach on March of the Living was different to her first trip as it was based around the needs of the Brits. The trip was based Read more…
Today, 9.11.2016, Donald Trump was elected to be the 45th president of the USA. Trump describes himself as pro Israeli, he intends to embrace Israel in many different fields such as economics, security and politics. Right- wing Israeli politicians support Trump because of his similar beliefs and thoughts about Israel. Read more…
Balfour Declaration Today, 99 years ago, on the 2.11.1917, Arthur James Balfour, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, signed the Balfour Declaration. This letter showed the United Kingdom’s support for “a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine”. The declaration was handed to Lord Rothschild, a Zionist and a philanthropist Read more…
The night before last, at the age of 93, Shimon Peres ninth President of Israel, and a Nobel peace prize laureate, passed away. Peres was one of the most standout politicians in Israel being a big supporter of the peace process, which he also invested his life towards the achievement Read more…
What is Europe? I self-define as a European Jew. Like many Jews, my ancestry spans the length and breadth of Europe, from Spain and Holland to Austria, to the UK. My Jewish friends have family from Germany, Poland, the Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Read more…
I grew up in Brussels. It’s a small city with not that many Jews and, unlike Antwerp Jews, most of them are secular. Which means that, for most Jews in Brussels, Jewish life doesn’t revolve around the synagogue, but around their youth movement. And, boy, what youth movements! Around Read more…
A JEW IN POLAND, FROM DESTRUCTION TO REVIVAL by Tom Mor The first question I was always asked, after I told someone that I lived in Poland, is “Why?”. It never changes, maybe the way they ask the question, adding a word or two, but I always had an answer Read more…
Kayitz-Netzer is an experience unlike any other for young Jews. It was my privilege to lead the event in August 2015, and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone eligible to take part. The tour is jointly hosted by LJY-Netzer and RSY-Netzer youth movements, and takes a diverse group Read more…
I am writing this after submitting a plan for a University essay on the way that Germany remembers the holocaust. I mention this because it serves as an indication of the way in which Kayitz has influenced me in my life. I am not suggesting that everyone who goes on Read more…
This year four year 11s from BPS went on the LJY Netzer Israel tour. For three and a half weeks we travelled round the country with 33 other sixteen year olds and a few university aged leaders trying to get a grasp of what is going on there and having Read more…
Disco FundraiserDisco Fundraiser Sign up at: tinyurl.com/LJYrefugeefundraiser All of the money raised (including ticket cost) will go towards World Jewish Relief’s Refugee Appeal. At LJY-Netzer , we feel it is important to do what we can to support those who need help. This disco is one of the many ways in Read more…
Hannah Sanderson went on Israel Tour with LJY-Netzer in 2011. Israel tour was one of those experiences that I knew I wanted to go on, but didn’t know who to go with. My friend, who had been on LJY-Netzer events previously, encouraged me to go on summer camp and see Read more…
We are really excited that LJY-Netzer has just been approved as a vAward provider. The vInspired awards are a recognition scheme for young volunteers. They have been designed to celebrate the efforts and achievements of volunteers aged 14-25 in England and recognise the amazing things young people do. They are Read more…
LJY-Netzer has a launched a new initiative, getting Rabbis, Student Rabbis and experts to talk about the Parsha of that week! Here is LJY-Netzer Midbar & Student Rabbi Anna Posner talking about Bereshit. In the future you will be able to find the archive of vlogs here: www.ljy-netzer.org/parshavlogs