Charley Baginsky

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Charlotte "Charley" HannahBaginsky (born 25 December 1978) is a British executive, rabbi, and Jewish organisational leader. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Liberal Judaism (UK) since 2021. [1]

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Early life and education

Baginsky was born in England, the daughter of William Baginsky and Mary Baginsky (née Yates). She studied Theology at Cambridge University and King's College London, before working and studying for several years in Israel. She was ordained as a rabbi at Leo Baeck College in London. [2]

Career

For ten years Baginsky was the Rabbi for Kingston Liberal Synagogue. [2]

From March to December 2020 Baginsky was, with Shelley Shocolinsky-Dwyer, Liberal Judaism's joint interim Director. [3] Prior to that she was, from 2016 to 2020, Liberal Judaism's Director of Strategy and Partnerships and also (part-time) the Rabbi for South Bucks Jewish Community. [2]

Sine January 2021, she is the Chief Executive Officer of Liberal Judaism (UK). [1] With Reform Rabbi Josh Levy, she also co-leads the project to bring British Reform Judaism and Liberal Judaism together into a single new Progressive Judaism entity. [4]

Family life

She has three children. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Liberal Judaism names new chiefs". Jewish News . 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rabbi Charley Baginsky". Liberal Judaism (UK) . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Liberal Judaism announces new executive team". Liberal Judaism (UK) . 17 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Levy, Josh; Baginsky, Charley (20 December 2023). "'The move to form one Progressive Judaism is a moment of hope'". Movement for Reform Judaism . Retrieved 14 January 2025.


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