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Minyan men get a rabbi

December 9, 2010 12:08
Rabbi Jeff Berger sees the potential for up to 1,000 members

BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

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Borehamwood's new Sephardi minyan has taken an important step towards consolidation with the appointment of its first rabbi.

Rabbi Jeff Berger, who has been taking services from September - first once, then twice a month - will move with his family to Borehamwood from Maida Vale in January.

His new part-time post is being supported by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation, looking to establish its first new community for some 40 years.

"There are an estimated 9,000 Jewish people in Borehamwood, so given the proportion of Sephardim in the Anglo-Jewish population, there is a potential for a membership of 500-1,000," Rabbi Berger believes.