Leo Baeck College

Who we are

Leo Baeck College is a preeminent institution of Jewish scholarship and learning, open to all, that is the heart of the intellectual and spiritual life of the Progressive Jewish community. Leo Baeck College combines inspirational, high calibre teaching with a commitment to developing rabbis, other professionals, and lay leaders who will build sustainable, accessible, and thriving Progressive Jewish communities.

Our vision is to be the driving force, source of inspiration, and beating heart of the future of the Progressive Jewish community, which is firmly positioned in a sustainable centre of excellence and which trains skilled, passionate, and dedicated leaders who are inspired by and are inspiring about Judaism.

The College campus is situated on a seven-acre site in the heart of North London with good transport links to central London and the rest of the UK.

On site, LBC occupies the Grade II* listed Manor House where classrooms, seminar rooms, student study rooms and offices are located. The Manor House is also home to the Leo Baeck College Library, which contains one of the most outstanding Judaica collections of its kind in Europe.

The College building is part of the larger Sternberg Centre for Judaism site which includes the Akiva Jewish Primary School, Shofar Day Care Centre, the headquarters of the Movement for Reform Judaism, New North London Synagogue, a bookshop specialising in Judaica, a café and a mikveh.