Our Rabbi - Charley Baginsky
Rabbi Charley Baginsky joined us in May 2016. She was born into the Liberal Jewish movement and grew up attending cheder at Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue.
She spent many years as a member of LJY (ULPSNYC at the time), as both participant and leader, and later became the educator on Kayitz Netzer (Europe Tour) for four years.
In her late teens and early twenties, Charley spent several years in Israel, largely working in Jerusalem.
Charley has a degree in theology from Cambridge and King’s College London, where she was awarded the Osterly Prize for Old Testament Studies. Her master’s and rabbinical ordination are from Leo Baeck College, where she also received the John Rayner Prize for Talmud.
Charley started life as a rabbi at Kingston Liberal Synagogue, while still a fourth year student and where she served for ten years.
From 2013 to 2015, she was Chair of Rabbinic Conference for Liberal Judaism and, for the past five years, she’s been Chair of Biennial Conferences and Day of Celebrations.
At home, Charley is busy mum to Joshua, Eliana and Cassia.
She spent many years as a member of LJY (ULPSNYC at the time), as both participant and leader, and later became the educator on Kayitz Netzer (Europe Tour) for four years.
In her late teens and early twenties, Charley spent several years in Israel, largely working in Jerusalem.
Charley has a degree in theology from Cambridge and King’s College London, where she was awarded the Osterly Prize for Old Testament Studies. Her master’s and rabbinical ordination are from Leo Baeck College, where she also received the John Rayner Prize for Talmud.
Charley started life as a rabbi at Kingston Liberal Synagogue, while still a fourth year student and where she served for ten years.
From 2013 to 2015, she was Chair of Rabbinic Conference for Liberal Judaism and, for the past five years, she’s been Chair of Biennial Conferences and Day of Celebrations.
At home, Charley is busy mum to Joshua, Eliana and Cassia.
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