The United Synagogue

Our Rabbis

Dayan Menachem Gelley - Senior Dayan - London Beth Din

Dayan Gelley was born in Newcastle and studied at Gateshead Boarding School, Sunderland Yeshiva (which was headed by his father) and Ponevezh Yeshiva in B'nai Brak, before moving to the Gateshead Kol ...

Dayan Yonason Abraham - London Beth Din

Dayan Abraham was born in London and was educated at the Hasmonean Grammar School (as it was then known) and Gateshead and Lakewood (New Jersey) Yeshivot, before moving to Australia in 1985 where he w ...

Dayan Ivan Binstock - London Beth Din

Dayan Binstock was educated at Hackney Downs School and University College London, where he obtained a degree in chemistry. He remained at the college to do postgraduate research. He studied at the ...

Dayan Shmuel Simons - London Beth Din

Dayan Simons was born in London and was educated at the Hasmonean Grammar School before moving to Gateshead Yeshiva. He continued his learning at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in B'nai Brak and subsequently ...

 

- Barking & Becontree Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Barry Lerer - Barnet & District Synagogue (Affiliate)

Born in the USA and educated in London, Rabbi Lerer has a BSc in Psychology.

Rabbi Daniel Roselaar - Belmont Synagogue

Rabbi Roselaar is the rabbi of Belmont Synagogue, having previously been rabbi at Watford.

Rabbi Alan Plancey - Northwood Synagogue

Born in Edinburgh in 1941, Rabbi Plancey, and his wife, Miriam, have 4 children.

Rabbi Zorach Meir Salasnik - Bushey & District Synagogue

Rabbi Salasnik has been Rabbi of Bushey Synagogue since 1979. He is a former Chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue and is Secretary of the Chief Rabbi's Cabinet.

Rabbi Barry Marcus - Central Synagogue

Rabbi Barry Marcus is a descendant of the Taz, born in South Africa. He served as Rabbi of one of the largest communities in Johannesburg and also in Israel before becoming the Rabbi of the Central Sy ...

Rabbi Boruch Davis - Chigwell & Hainualt Synagogue

Rabbi Davis was born in Kingsbury, North-West London. He combined Yeshiva and University Studies and worked in the Ministry of Finance, Jerusalem, before receiving semicha in 1987 from the Chief Rabbi ...

Rabbi Hershi Vogel - Ealing Synagogue

Rabbi Vogel grew up in London and went through the Lubavitch School system.

Rabbi Lister - Edgware Synagogue

Rabbi Lister was born in 1969, and grew up in Manchester where he learned for a year in the Sha'arei Torah Yeshiva before reading French at London University. He graduated with first class honours, b ...

 

- Enfield & Winchmore Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis - Finchley Synagogue

Born and raised in South Africa, Rabbi Mirvis studied and received his semicha in Israel.

Rabbi Harvey Belovski - Golders Green Synagogue

Rabbi Belovski was educated at University College, Oxford in mathematics, as well as Gateshead Yeshiva (from where he has semicha) and the Beis HaTalmud Kolel.

Rabbi Reuben Livingstone - Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue

Rabbi Livingstone joined Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue in 1999.

Rabbi Dr. Michael Harris - Hampstead Synagogue

Rabbi Harris was born in London and has been rabbi of the Hampstead Synagogue since 1995. Prior to this he was rabbi of the Southend and Westcliff community.

 

- Harold Hill Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

 

- Hemel Hempstead Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Mordechai Shlomo Ginsbury - Hendon Synagogue

Rabbi Ginsbury is the Rabbi of Hendon United Synagogue, Raleigh Close and Chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue (RCUS).

 

- High Wycombe Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

 

- Hounslow, Heathrow & District Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Geoffrey Hyman - Ilford Synagogue

Rabbi Hyman was born in Belfast 1953 and studied in yeshivot in both London and Gateshead.He received a degree and semicha from Jews' College.

Rabbi Yehuda Black - Kenton Synagogue

Rabbi Yehudah Black has been at Kenton Shul since August 2004. He works together with his wife Yehudit and six children.

Rabbi Zvi Cohen - Kingsbury Synagogue

Rabbi Cohen studied at the Hasmonean High School in Hendon, followed by seven years at the Gateshead Yeshiva, where he received his semicha in 1994.

Rabbi David Mason - Kingston, Surbiton and District Synagogue (Affiliate)

Rabbi Mason was brought up in Edinburgh where he attended George Watsons College. He received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Econometrics from LSE and then spent seven years in yeshivot in Israel w ...

 

- New Synagogue

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet - Mill Hill Synagogue

Rabbi Shochet joined Mill Hill Synagogue in 1993.

 

- Muswell Hill Synagogue

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post

Rabbi Naftali Brawer - Borehamwood Synagogue

Rabbi Dr Brawer is the rabbi of Borehamwood United Synagogue and serves on the Chief Rabbi's cabinet with responsibility for Jewish-Muslim relations. He previously represented the Chief Rabbi on Soci ...

 

- Peterborough Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Rabbi Ariel Abel - Radlett Synagogue

Rabbi Abel has been at Radlett United Synagogue since September 2005.

 

Rabbi Michael Laitner - South Hampstead Synagogue

Michael Laitner works as the assistant Rabbi at South Hampstead Synagogue. Amongst his other responsibilities at South Hampstead, he runs social and educational programming for young Jews, such as cl ...

 

Rabbi Menahem Lester - South London Synagogue

Rabbi Menahem Lester joined the synagogue after Rabbi Ginsbury retired. Rabbi Lester has served South London Synagogue for the last year having previously filled the post of baal musaf at Yomim NoíOra ...

 

- St. Albans Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post.

Dayan Ivan Binstock - St. Johns Wood Synagogue

Dayan Binstock was educated at Hackney Downs School and University College London, where he obtained a degree in chemistry.

 

- Staines Synagogue (Affiliate)

No Rabbi/Minister currently in post

Rabbi Binyomin Fleischer - Wanstead & Woodford Synagogue (Affiliate)

Rabbi Fleischer grew up in Melbourne Australia. He always loved music, and after graduating from the Victoria College of the Arts in classical singing decided to spend a gap year in Israel. That year ...

Rabbi Ephraim Levine - Watford Synagogue

Rabbi Ephraim Levine studied at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Morristown NJ and Kfar Chabad in Israel where he received his Rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Yuroslavski.

Rabbi Gruber - Welwyn Garden City Synagogue

Rabbi Gruber was born in Chicago USA and spent much of his youth in Israel where he attended the Yeshiva in Kiryat Gat before returning to the USA to attend Yeshiva in New York and New Haven CT and th ...

Rabbi Simon Harris - Wembley Synagogue

Rabbi Simon Harris read Hebrew at University College London, followed by six years studying in Israel. He received Semicha from, among others, the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem.