Samuel and Shoshana Landau are Barnet Synagogue’s new rabbinic couple, filling the vacancy caused by the move of Rabbi Barry Lerer to Central Synagogue.
Appointed after a six-month selection process, they will initially serve the congregation on a part-time basis while they complete their studies in Israel. It is expected they will go full-time next year.
Rabbi Landau has held a number of community positions in England, most recently as minister of Kingston Synagogue. He is currently undertaking advanced rabbinic studies at the Jerusalem Kollel, offers rabbinic support at a local shul and has a small private practice as a clinical psychologist.
His wife was brought up in Australia and has worked in property investment and development. A graduate of the Chief Rabbi’s Ma’ayan programme for women educators, she is passionate about female involvement in Orthodox Judaism.
