Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg (b. Glasgow, Scotland, 17 September 1957) is a Masorti

Masorti

The Masorti Movement is the name given to Conservative Judaism in Israel and other countries outside Canada and U.S. Masorti means "traditional" in Hebrew...

 rabbi

Rabbi

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, the Senior Rabbi of The Assembly of Masorti Synagogues UK. He is a leading writer and thinker on Judaism

Judaism

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. He is Rabbi of the New North London Synagogue, with approximately 2400 members.

Personal life

He moved to London in 1963. He attended University College School

University College School

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, went to King's College, Cambridge

King's College, Cambridge

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 and Leo Baeck College

Leo Baeck College

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He was taught by Louis Jacobs

Louis Jacobs

Rabbi Dr. Louis Jacobs was a Masorti rabbi, the first leader of Masorti Judaism in the United Kingdom, and a leading writer and thinker on Judaism...

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He currently resides in North London

North London

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. Rabbi Wittenberg is married to Nicola Solomon and they share three children. His father died in 2007.

Works

• Torah (1995)
• The Three Pillars of Judaism: A Search for Faith and Values (1997)
• The Laws of Life: A Guide to Traditional Jewish Practice at Times of Bereavement (1997)
• The Eternal Journey: Meditations of the Jewish (2004)
• The Silence of Dark Water: An Inner Journey (2008)