The senior rabbi of the United Synagogue’s largest congregation has gone on unexplained leave.
Rabbi Chaim Kanterovitz, head of a community of 4,000 adults and children at Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue, will be absent for an unspecified period.
In a short letter to congregants, Simon Mitchell, chairman of BES, announced that Rabbi Kanterovitz would be taking “a period of leave” and requested them “for the duration of this leave… to please respect the rabbi’s privacy”.
He added: “Rest assured, we are working closely in consultation with United Synagogue directors and trustees to ensure a full rabbinic provision in his absence.”
