We have a new member of staff here at LJY-Netzer. His name is Tom and he is a Shinshin. Here he is and a bit about him! ‘Hi my name is Tom Mor, 18, from Israel. I’m from a small city called Modiin. I’m here for the next year Read more…
This year all three LJY-Netzer Movement Workers decided to take part in Live Below the Line, in order to raise money for Tzedek and raise awareness that 1.2 Billion around our planet in extreme poverty. Live Below the Line challenges participants to spend only £1 a day on food and Read more…
1. You’ll make amazing friends for evs and evs 2. Time flies when you’re having fun and on Kadimah it does more than fly! 3. Become an incredibly cool Jew! 4. Be amazed at the joys of the Kadimah site! 5.Where else does this have a scoring system? 6. Havdallah is Read more…
This chinuch article was written by our bogeret Daisy Bogod. It does not necessarily represent the views of LJY-Netzer. I can tell you what I did over the past week. I can tell you where I went. But you will not understand my experience on March of the Living. Before Read more…
Vashti – The Forgotten Feminist When every year we retell the story of Purim we focus on one woman, Esther. She, with a bit of support from her brother, is a brave and powerful woman who convinced a King of an Empire to save her people – the Jews. Vashti Read more…
On the fifteenth of January, representatives from thirteen sniffim of Netzer Olami, the worldwide reform youth movement, met in Jerusalem for the annual Veidah. The six days were spent hearing from various speakers on the subject of Zionism, including a trip to kibbutzim on the border with Gaza, and Read more…
This chinuch article is by Gabriel Webber. It expresses his personal views and not those of the movement. There was a short discussion on Veidah about LJY-Netzer and protest – specifically whether it is appropriate to wear movement clothing on demos. I quite enjoyed that discussion. And those of you Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…