Letter to members
from Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism - Rabbi Danny Rich
|
| The Montagu
Centre |
|
21 Maple Street, London W1T 4BE |
| Tel: 020 7580
1663, Fax: 020 7631 9838,
montagu@liberaljudaism.org,
www.liberaljudaism.org |
| 22 December 2004 |
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| Dear Liberal
Judaism member, |
| I am thrilled to
be joining you as your Chief Executive, and will take up office as
soon as practicable. |
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| I was born into
South London Liberal Synagogue, was educated at the LJS (St
John’s Wood), served Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation, and
have been rabbi to Kingston Liberal Synagogue for nearly two
decades. I could say much about the past but it is to the future
that I wish to look. |
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| Liberal Judaism
can only thrive if each of its constituent communities is a centre
of Liberal Judaism, and each constituent community will achieve its
full potential if Liberal Judaism –by which I mean the individual
and collective efforts of Liberal Jews in partnership with the
Rabbinic Conference and serviced by staff currently based at the
Montagu Centre- plays its part in facilitating the exchange of
ideas, in doing efficiently what is best done nationally, and in
providing a confident national voice and presence. Put in a
sentence: Liberal Judaism and its constituents are one, the joint
achievements of which are dependent on the several successes of each
other. |
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| There is much
work to be done, bringing the values and practices of Liberal
Judaism which are reflected in the work of our communities in four
countries (England, Eire, Scotland and Luxembourg) to even more Jews
and others who are seeking a means of living a Jewish life in the
modern world. |
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| This task at both
local and national level requires each one of us to play a role. If
you take part in your local Liberal Jewish community you strengthen
it and Liberal Judaism, and if you participate in Liberal Judaism
activities you contribute to its well-being and that of your local
community. |
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| In my first year
of office I look forward to meeting personally as many members of
Liberal Judaism as my time allows but, before I do so or at any time
afterwards, I invite you to contact me directly by telephone on 0207
631 9820 or by e-mail on
d.rich@liberaljudaism.org. The demands of my post may mean you
cannot speak to me immediately but your contact will initiate a
personal response as soon as possible. |
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| I look forward to
our working together. |
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| Danny Rich |
| Chief
Executive |
