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Rabbi Miriam Berger
Sadiq Khan at Finchley Reform shul
April 21, 2026, 10:00 am
INTERVIEW: Sadiq Khan: ‘I understand the fear – I’m not in denial’
Mayor of London speaks to Jewish News over response to spate of attacks on synagogues and Jewish sites
By Lee Harpin
Mike Freer asking his question to the House of Commons. (Screenshot)
February 7, 2024, 3:15 pm
OPINION: Terrorising an elected official out of office is NOT democracy
Mike Freer's hounding out of office for his support for the Jewish community is an indelible and ugly mark on our society, writes Rabbi Miriam Berger
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
Rabbi Miriam Berger
September 19, 2023, 11:22 pm
INTERVIEW: Hope springs eternal for Rabbi Miriam Berger
Finchley Reform's Senior Rabbi tells Michelle Rosenberg why she is stepping down after 18 years to set up Wellspring, an organisation dedicated to the ritual of the mikveh
By Michelle Rosenberg
Group photograph of the attendees of the JLC International Women’s Day event at Finchley Reform Synagogue. Pic: Mark Thomas
March 16, 2023, 12:09 pm
Jewish Leadership Council embraces equity for International Women’s Day
Faith leadership journeys, menopause policy and government initiatives: Jewish Leadership Council bring gender debate to the table
By Michelle Rosenberg
The new state-of-the-art Finchley Reform synagogue. (Jewish News)
May 3, 2022, 1:32 pm
‘Soft opening’ for Finchley Reform’s new £4.7million state-of-the-art home
Official opening with Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, set for Shavuot.
By Jenni Frazer
Sue Gray (Wikipedia/ Source https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sue-gray Author GOV.UK)
February 3, 2022, 2:24 pm
What would Moses do?
A stimulating new series in which progressive rabbis consider how biblical figures might act when faced with 21st century issues
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
December 3, 2021, 2:29 pm
Why we must think before we judge
Rabbi Miriam Berger take s topical issue and offers a Reform perspective
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
Torah scroll (Photo by Tanner Mardis on Unsplash)
September 17, 2021, 2:43 pm
The Bible Says What? ‘Don’t expect God to provide’
 Rabbi Miriam Berger takes a controversial topic from the Torah and looks at a Reform response
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
2FNAN1R London, England, UK. 15th May, 2021. Protesters outside the Embassy of Israel in London. Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the embassy form Hyde Park in solidarity with Palestinians as Israeli attacks on Gaza continues. Credit: Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News
May 28, 2021, 12:03 pm
Progressively Speaking: Returning to status quo is the worst ending to this mess
Rabbi Miriam Berger reflects on the recent violence and ceasefire between Israel and Gaza
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
Matzah
March 11, 2021, 8:51 pm
The Bible Says What? ‘Pesach can be postponed’
 Rabbi Miriam Berger takes a topical issue and offers a Reform perspective
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
Supreme Court president Esther Hayut (left), pictured at her appointment in October 2017 (Credit: Israeli Government Press Office)
March 3, 2021, 5:25 pm
OPINION: Chipping away at the Orthodox monopoly over Judaism in Israel
Finchley Reform's Rabbi Miriam Berger reflects on the historic conversion ruling in Israel - and what it means for progressive Jewish movements
By Miriam Berger
Jonny Benjamin
January 21, 2021, 10:28 am
Mental health campaigner helps launch new community mikveh
Jonny Benjamin backs the new Wellspring Project UK which aims to offer a new centre for wellbeing in Barnet.
Covid-19 vaccine administered through an injection
January 8, 2021, 12:02 pm
Progressively Speaking: Why 2021 should be the year of unmuting
Rabbi Miriam Berger takes a topical issue and delves into Jewish texts for a Reform response
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Wikipedia/Collection Kunsthistorisches Museum/ Source/Photographer bAGKOdJfvfAhYQ at Google Cultural Institute)
October 30, 2020, 11:26 am
The Bible Says What? ‘God made us divided so we could come together’
 Rabbi Miriam Berger takes a controversial topic from the Torah and applies a Reform response, this week focusing on the story of the Tower of Babel
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
Rosh Hashanah drive in session!
September 21, 2020, 12:18 pm
Finchley Reform runs Covid-friendly ‘drive-in’ Rosh Hashanah service
The community took to the car park of Saracens’ rugby stadium for Yom tov sessions, complete with shofar-blowing and a sterilised speaker for each vehicle
By Jenni Frazer
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