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Faith leaders hand Climate Bill petition in to Downing Street January 2025
January 14, 2025, 4:03 pm
Masorti and Reform rabbis back Climate Bill
Rabbis Jonathan Wittenberg and Debbie Young-Somers sign faith leaders' letter handed to Downing Street
By Jenni Frazer
August 16, 2022, 3:34 pm
Major Reform shul lets kids with Jewish dads identify as Jewish
Edgware and Hendon says no conversion necessary for children with Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers
By Jewish News Reporter
Home schooling
January 20, 2022, 10:11 pm
Learning should not only be done in school
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a topical issue and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
November 5, 2021, 10:47 am
Calling it assisted dying is all wrong
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial topic and looks at a Reform Jewish response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Shofar on top of a prayer book
September 3, 2021, 12:59 pm
The Bible Says What? The shofar reminds us to repent… and go to war!
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers reflects on a central message of the High Holy Days
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Torah scroll (Photo by Tanner Mardis on Unsplash)
July 2, 2021, 2:28 pm
The Bible Says What? God commands we build idols!
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial topic from Jewish texts and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
May 21, 2021, 4:23 pm
The Bible Says What? ‘You must buy back your firstborn’
 Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers looks at a controversial passage of Jewish texts and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Protestors against discrimination of Uyghurs
April 22, 2021, 3:37 pm
The Bible Says What? ‘We’ll buy the poor for silver!’
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a topic from Jewish texts and gives a Reform response, with a focus on persecution of Uyghur Muslims and products made with forced labour
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Dr Doreen Brown, 85, receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy's Hospital in London, on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the UK's history. Care home workers, NHS staff and people aged 80 and over began receiving the jab this morning.
March 5, 2021, 10:01 am
Progressively Speaking: 20 million reasons to thank those in the vaccine rollout
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers reflects on the amazing job key workers are doing in keeping people safe from Covid-19
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
January 22, 2021, 3:01 pm
Progressively Speaking: Let’s support one another through the darkness
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a topical issue and looks into Jewish texts for a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Painted pebbles showing support for the NHS and keyworkers, and containing positive messages
November 12, 2020, 5:20 pm
The Bible Says What? The Torah did ‘hands, face, space’ long before Covid
 Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial topic from Jewish texts and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
September 17, 2020, 10:26 pm
The Bible Says What? ‘You can’t handle the truth!’
 Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial topic from the Torah and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Example of a Mikveh - (White Stork Synagogue in Wroclaw, Poland. (Wikipedia/Stefan Walkowski))
August 7, 2020, 10:50 am
The Bible Says What? ‘On the third day, God created… a mikveh!’
 Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial issue from the Torah and offers a Reform Jewish response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Scroll of megillat Esther (Wikipedia/ Israel Museum)
March 22, 2020, 10:23 am
The Bible Says What? Did Vashti appear naked before her husband?
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers takes a controversial topic from Jewish texts and looks at a progressive response
By Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers
January 15, 2020, 11:53 am
Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers to join Edgware and Hendon Reform shul team
Progressive leader is to leave role as movement's community educator and is 'delighted' to join the team at EHRS
By Jewish News Reporter
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