Reykjavik, the last European capital city without a synagogue, is to gain its first rabbi.
Rabbi Avi Feldman will be moving to the Icelandic capital to establish the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Centre of Iceland.
As head of the Reykjavik Chabad congregation, the Brooklyn-born rabbi will oversee a community of 250 Jews in a country where circumcision could soon be outlawed and the ritual slaughter of animals is illegal.
Rabbi Feldman and his Swedish wife, Mushky, previously visited Iceland in December to organise a Chanukah celebration. They hope to introduce a synagogue, cheder and mikvah to Reykjavik.
