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Rabbi Leah Jordan
It’s official: Rabbi Dr Sperber signs Rabba Brawer’s semicha
May 24, 2018, 2:54 pm
Progressively Speaking: How significant is Britain’s first Orthodox female rabbi?
What does the arrival of Dinah Brawer into her new role mean for the community?
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Rabbi Leah leading kaddish Credit: Screenshot from video by Israel Advocacy Movement
May 24, 2018, 11:44 am
OPINION: I’m proud to have led Kaddish
Progressive Chaplain for Students at Liberal Judaism, Rabbi Leah Jordan, explains why she has no regrets about leading Kaddish outside parliament
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Natalie Portman
May 10, 2018, 5:28 pm
Progressively Speaking: Reaction to Natalie Portman’s Israel snub
Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a topical issue and looks at a response from Liberal Judaism
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Balaam and a donkey
April 20, 2018, 11:46 am
The Bible Says What? A donkey that talks!
 Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a controversial passage from the Torah and looks at a progressive response
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Professor Stephen Hawking died aged 76 Photo credit: David Parry/PA Wire
March 29, 2018, 2:10 pm
Progressively Speaking: Do Stephen Hawking’s theories on the universe tally with Judaism?
Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a topical issue and applies a progressive angle
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
January 24, 2018, 5:03 pm
Bible Says What?! A woman should not wear men’s clothing and vice versa
Rabbi Leah Jordan reflects on a controversial subject in the Torah
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
December 14, 2017, 4:19 pm
Progressively Speaking: If you are angry at the state of today’s world, how can we turn that anger into action?
Rabbi Leah Jordan reflects on a topical issue with a progressive Jewish response
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
November 16, 2017, 11:51 am
Progressively Speaking: What does Judaism have to say about sexual harassment?
Rabbi Leah Jordan gives a progressive Jewish view on a topical issue
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Far-right protestors and anti-fascist demonstrators clash in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August.
August 24, 2017, 4:00 pm
Progressively Speaking: Concern over renewed confidence of the extreme right?
Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a topical issue and applies a progressive Jewish response
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
Marching from Auschwitz to Bikenau on March of the Living
May 19, 2017, 9:44 am
Progressively Speaking: Should there be songs or silence at Auschwitz?
Is singing at Auschwitz an appropriate way to celebrate life over death? Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a progressive view
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
April 13, 2017, 4:27 pm
The Bible Says What? Gender segregation backed by Torah, really?
Rabbi Leah Jordan takes a controversial passage from the Torah and looks at a Progressive response
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
March 16, 2017, 12:27 pm
The Bible Says What? God made Eve from Adam’s rib?
Rabbi Leah Jordan looks at a controversial part of the bible, and provides a progressive response
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
January 12, 2017, 10:39 am
Progressively Speaking: Grieving for someone you never met
Rabbi Leah Jordan reflects on dealing with celebrity deaths
By Rabbi Leah Jordan
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