Enfield and Winchmore Hill Synagogue appoints new rabbi

Enfield and Winchmore Hill Synagogue has named Mendel Hurwitz as its new rabbi.

Born in Canada and growing up in Hungary with a British mother from Stamford Hill, Hurwitz has served communities in Israel, the United States, Europe and South America.

His rabbinic work has taken him to Budapest, Sri Lanka and Spain, where in addition to teaching he conducted kosher supervision. He has written for Chabad.org, launched Talmudinfo, an online platform for teaching Talmud in Hungarian and served in educational roles in Antwerp and Buenos Aires.

Synagogue chair Michael Rubinstein said: “We are fortunate to have the leadership of a very able and learned person who has shown in the short time he has been with us, active engagement with our members and initiative by connecting with members in the area that are unwell or indisposed.

“With his strengths of Torah scholarship, personality and warmth, we feel confident that Rabbi Hurwitz and the community will grow closer in taking the synagogue forward in increasing participation under his leadership.”

Rabbi Hurwitz said: “In the short time I have been in Enfield, I met a wonderful and welcoming community. I am really excited and am looking forward to all the things to come.”