Eliezer Wolfson
| Eliezer (Eli) Wolfson
| |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Orthodox rabbi |
| Known for | Youth and community rabbi, Glasgow (from 2013); minister, Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation (2015–2018) |
British Orthodox rabbi, minister of Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation 2015–2018
Eliezer Wolfson, also known as Eli Wolfson, is a British Orthodox rabbi. He was Glasgow's first youth and community rabbi, appointed jointly by Giffnock and Newlands Hebrew Congregation and Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation in 2013, and was minister of Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation from January 2015 until 2018.[1][2]
Youth and community rabbi, Glasgow
In May 2013 the Jewish Chronicle reported that Giffnock and Newlands Hebrew Congregation and Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation had "joined forces to recruit the city's first youth and community rabbi", Rabbi Eliezer Wolfson, then 30, and that the appointment was sponsored by the Glasgow Jewish Community Trust, Tribe and the Queen's Park Charitable Trust. The paper said he was born in Liverpool, attended yeshivot in Gateshead and Jerusalem, studied law at Manchester University, and received his semicha in Israel earlier that year. It quoted him as saying: "It's our job to try to make Judaism relevant and inspiring for the youth."[1] His LinkedIn profile describes the role as "Youth and Community Rabbi Assistant Rabbi - Glasgow Jewish Community" from April 2013 to December 2014, and as youth and community rabbi and "Tribe Rabbi for the wider community of Glasgow".[3]
Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation
In November 2014 the Jewish Chronicle reported that "Eliezer Wolfson, currently the youth rabbi in Glasgow", would replace Aharon Soudry as head of the Newton Mearns congregation from the following year.[4] The congregation's website announced that "From 1st January 2015 ... Rabbi Eli Wolfson will be our Minister for all pastoral and Rabbinical duties".[5] In January 2015 the Jewish Chronicle described "Rabbi Eli Wolfson, 32, who previously served as the city's youth and community rabbi" as the new rabbi of Newton Mearns Synagogue, and quoted him as wanting "to make the shul into a family shul and to increase the attendance on Shabbat morning and Friday night".[6]
In September 2018 the Jewish Chronicle reported that Newton Mearns had "recently lost its popular minister Rabbi Eli Wolfson, who had served from the beginning of 2015". It reported the life presidents David Links and Sydney Barmack as saying that "a key factor in his decision to move to Manchester was his children's long-term Jewish education".[2] His LinkedIn profile gives his tenure as rabbi of Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation as December 2014 to September 2018.[3]
Later career
According to his LinkedIn profile, he is chief executive of J-Hub, and is based in Greater Manchester.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Jewish Chronicle, "Youth minister appointment is a unifying force in Glasgow", 20 May 2013, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barry Toberman, "Glasgow leaders agonise over a streamlined future", The Jewish Chronicle, 14 September 2018, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Eliezer Wolfson, profile, LinkedIn, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ The Jewish Chronicle, "Soudry sounds the last post", 13 November 2014, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Newton Mearns Hebrew Congregation, "About NMHC", nmhc.org.uk, archived 14 March 2016, accessed 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Cathy Forman, "Glasgow minister promotes staying power", The Jewish Chronicle, 12 January 2015, accessed 28 October 2026.