The United Synagogue

Our Rabbis

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 and is Vice Chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue.

Rabbi Brawer has addressed business leaders, religious leaders and politicians in national and international settings. He is a regular columnist for the Jewish Chronicle and an occasional broadcaster on the BBC. Rabbi Brawer is an honorary research fellow and lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies where he teaches applied ethics. He holds a PhD in Hebrew and Jewish Studies from University College London and he is the author of A Brief Guide to Judaism: Theology, History and Practice. The Jewish Chronicle recently listed Rabbi Brawer amongst the 100 most influential people shaping the Jewish community in Britain.