Laura Janner Klausner
Laura Janner-Klausner is the senior rabbi to Reform Judaism
Pharaoh was vanquished – and Putin will be too
Pesach’s message applies as much now as ever before: brutality and aggression will not prevail
A Purim nightmare unfolds in my beloved Odessa
No city was more emblematic of the vibrant Jewish life in Eastern Europe
The Beijing Paralympics were a diversionary farce from a totalitarian regime
As Jews, we need to remember the lessons of the 1936 games
Jewish history tells us that bullies falsify and distort - Putin is just the latest
The far right has far less support in Ukraine than in Russia and much of Western Europe
The British Jewish community stands with Israel and stands up for social justice
I'm proud that our institutions and leaders were unambiguous that Bezalel Smotrich was not welcome here
It is grotesque to assert that the Texas synagogue siege was not motivated by antisemitism
We cannot allow Jewish suffering to be erased, says the former Reform senior rabbi
Our flags should not be used to threaten others
We believe in robust, difficult and uncomfortable conversations, write Rabbi Laura Janner Klausner and Imam Qari Asim
Why I’m starting a firm to combat cancel culture
'This is precisely the time to expand and to strengthen others, particularly leaders under extreme pressure'
Annexation would be a calamitous step for Israel
The move would kill the two-state solution, put Israel’s majority under threat and be intolerable for the Palestinians
How my trauma made me stronger
Reform's Senior Rabbi Laura Janner Klausner’s new book draws on her own life to help others build resilience. In this exclusive extract she reflects on anger, bereavement and the trauma when her father was accused of child abuse
Israel's election shows we have all become distracted from the goal of peace
We British Jews should not just let an inconclusive result stand; we must refocus Israel's attention on peace
The Genesis Prize can help us reclaim the word 'philanthropy'
Huge new pledges at Thursday's ceremony means there is now a $31 million fund to tackle online antisemitism - this was not mere 'fundraising'
Ignore Pete Willsman. The 68 rabbis' open letter about Labour antisemitism was a plea for the party to act
Labour's Pete Willsman said that last year's open letter from 68 rabbis about Jew-hate came from the 'Israeli embassy'. Signatory Rabbi Laura Janner Klausner sets out how it actually came about
Melanie Phillips is wrong to say the diaspora's future can only be Orthodox - Reform is also the future
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner objects to the columnist's claim progressive Jews are disconnecting from Judaism
My child is trans. I feel blessed
The senior rabbi to Reform Judaism considers the biblical interpretation of gender
My first time in Poland; the gentle chaos of defiance
This was the first time I have managed to have a sliver of comprehension of the enormity of the number of victims, writes Laura Janner Klausner.
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