Gabriel Kanter-Webber
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
[edit]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
[edit]Kanter-Webber is married with one son.[2]
Publications
[edit]- The Antisemitic Rabbi Who Became a Priest: Well, maybe in Tablet
- Why Does God Get It Wrong? in European Judaism
- Thank You God For Not Making Me A Slave in Slavery-Free Communities (chapter written with Mia Hasenson-Gross)
Links
[edit]- Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue
- Gabrielquotes, Rabbi Kanter-Webber's website
References
[edit]- ^ "Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber ordained by Leo Baeck College". Liberal Judaism.
- ^ a b c "Cheder teacher to return as rabbi". thejc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Southwell, Felice (31 August 2022). "New rabbi follows in footsteps of his groundbreaking role model". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Chaplaincy and Meeting House". University of Sussex. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Our Rabbi". Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Rabbinic profiles: Masorti, Reform and Liberal". JCR-UK. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Where are they now? What our Twenty-Five Under 25 are doing five years on". www.jewishnews.co.uk.
- ^ Doherty, Rosa (2021-12-28). "Rogue rabbis should be 'stripped' of their title". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20.
- ^ Mendel, Jack. "Board investigating ANOTHER claim of racism from a deputy". www.jewishnews.co.uk.
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