ByJay Grenby, Jay Grenby
Rabbi Rafi Kaiserblueth is to leave St Albans Masorti Synagogue to join the Emanuel congregation in Sydney.
During his six years with the Hertfordshire community, the Puerto Rico-born minister has seen the congregation virtually double in size to 450, acquiring its first permanent building in 2012. "We have been so blessed to have found a home here in St Albans and [my wife] Rachel and I cannot begin to adequately express the gratitude we feel," he said.
Thanking the Kaiserblueths, shul co-chairs Moira Hart and Simon Samuels said they would "work hard to ensure that we find the right rabbi for the next stage of our journey".