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Synagogue tsores driving stressed rabbis to join trade union

April 7, 2016 09:05

BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

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It's a long way from the bimah to the picket line, but more and more rabbis are joining the trade union Unite.

The organisation now has 25 Jewish "faith workers" among its members - including at least 14 rabbis, according to Reverend Dr Mike Bossingham, secretary of Unite's clerical branch.

"That's more rabbis than ministers of the Church of Scotland or Baptist ministers," he said.

Unite's clerical branch has around 1,500 members, including three imams.