Английская Википедия:Gabriel Kanter-Webber

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Шаблон:Short description Gabriel Kanter-Webber is a British rabbi. He received semichah in summer 2022, after training at Leo Baeck College,[1] and is rabbi of Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue,[2] succeeding Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah who retired in 2021.[3] His arrival in Brighton was covered by local news.[4]

He also serves as chaplain to the University of Sussex.[5]

Education and career

Kanter-Webber studied his undergraduate degree at the University of Sussex, during which time he was also headteacher of the Progressive Synagogue's cheder. After graduating from university, he spent a year as a youth worker for LJY-Netzer.[2][6][7]

He previously sat on the Board of Deputies of British Jews. In 2015, Jewish News listed him as number 7 on their list of 25 young Jewish leaders to watch.[8]

Kanter-Webber also officiated at Britain's first bar mitzvah for a non-binary teen and at the first Jewish burial in the city of York for 8 centuries.[8]

His Leo Baeck College dissertation calls for abusive rabbis to have their rabbinic ordination taken away.[9]

In 2022, he reported a Board of Deputies of British Jews member for making racist comments about Desmond Tutu, sparking a Board of Deputies investigation.[10]

Personal life

Kanter-Webber is married with one son [2] and one daughter.

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