## **Tzelem Annual Report to AGM 19[th] January 2026 For the year ending 31[st] March**
In February, the trustees met for a strategic planning day. We reviewed our policy and agreed that we would continue to work on a cross-communal basis within the Jewish community as far as possible. As the two Progressive movements (Liberal Judaism and Movement for Reform Judaism) come together from 2026, we will monitor our relationship to the new movement and how we can be most effective in our work.
We also decided that we would maintain our focus on one or two issues over a year and for the time being keep the focus on poverty.
We have welcomed working with Rabbis Helen Freeman and DY Stern on a resource pack about poverty, with information about poverty in the UK and Jewish sources. We also presented an online session about disability benefits, looking at the current situation and the proposed changes to the system, and made the information available to rabbis. We are working with Rabbi Anthony Magrill Lazarus on a forthcoming study day.
Rabbi Lee Wax is stepping down as a trustee at the AGM. Her expertise in the charity sector and her wisdom have been invaluable. We are delighted that Rabbi Nathan Godleman will join us as a trustee this year. However, we continue to struggle in terms of capacity and would welcome anyone who would like to get involved in any way.
In both 2024 and 2025, we had a presence at Limmud festival, the major Jewish event of the year, with presentations about poverty and Judaism.
We continue to work in partnership with other organisations, particularly Rene Cassin and JW3.
Rabbi Dr. Margaret Jacobi, Chair
## **Tzelem Accounts, 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025**
|**Restricted Unrestricted **
**Income**
**Donations**
-
64
**Membership**
-
180|**Total**
64
180|
|---|---|
|**Total Income**
£0
£244|£244|
|**Outgoing**
**Insurance**
-
520
**IT**
-
111
**Living Wage**
-
79|520
111
79|
|**Total Outgoing**
£0
£711|£711|
|**Profit/Loss**
£0
-£467
**Funds brought forward**
**£0**
**£5,861**
**Funds carried forward**
**0**
**£5,394**
**Represented by**
**Held in Current Account**
**Owed to Tzelem**|-£467
**£5,861**
**£5,394**|