Josh Levy

Josh Benjamin Israel Levy[1] (born March 1974)[1] is a British Reform rabbi and Chief Executive of the Movement for Reform Judaism, a post he has held since May 2023 and full time since November 2023.[2]

He is working in partnership with Charley Baginsky, the chief executive of Liberal Judaism, on the creation of a unified movement in the United Kingdom for Progressive Judaism.[3]

From 2008 to 2023, Levy was Rabbi of North Western Reform Synagogue (also known as "Alyth") at Temple Fortune in northwest London.[4][5]

He is an alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford University and of the London School of Economics.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Josh Benjamin Israel Levy – Rabbi". Check Company. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Statement on Progressive Judaism" (Press release). Movement for Reform Judaism. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Michelle (17 April 2023). "Liberal and Reform merge to create single progressive UK Jewish movement". Jewish News. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rabbi Josh Levy". Leo Baeck College. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ "North Western Reform Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK (hosted by jewishgen.org). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.