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| name = Natan Levy | | name = Natan Levy | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|df=yes}} | ||
| nationality = British | | nationality = British | ||
| − | | occupation = Rabbi, Educator, Interfaith | + | | occupation = Rabbi, Educator, Interfaith activist |
| − | | known_for = Head of Operations at Faiths Forum for London, | + | | known_for = Former Head of Operations at Faiths Forum for London, Campus Rabbi at Syracuse Hillel, Senior Lecturer at Leo Baeck College |
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| − | '''Rabbi Natan Levy''' (born July 1978) is a British Orthodox rabbi, educator and | + | '''Rabbi Natan Levy''' (born July 1978) is a British Orthodox rabbi, educator and interfaith activist. He currently serves as Campus Rabbi at Syracuse Hillel and Jewish Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University (appointed July 2025), and as Senior Lecturer in Rabbinic Literature and Midrash at Leo Baeck College in London.<ref name="BioData">Biographical details provided via Companies House officer records and professional CV data, accessed February 16, 2026.</ref><Ref>https://lbc.ac.uk/member/rabbi-natan-levy/</ref> |
| − | Levy | + | Levy has held several prominent roles in British Jewish communal and interfaith organisations. He was Head of Operations at the [[Faiths Forum for London]], Interfaith and Social Action Consultant at the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] (2013–2017), Environmental Liaison to the former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, and University Chaplain at the [[University of Bristol]] (appointed 2005). He also served as Community Rabbi at [[Shenley United Synagogue]] (until 2012)<Ref>https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Profiles/minister_profiles_orthodox_L.htm</ref> and as Head of the Social Responsibility Unit at the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS). Earlier in his career he was Director of [[Salaam-Shalom]], an interfaith initiative in Bristol (2006–2008).<ref>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/FeTdqf0UKH5bvhAICXnKh6-csSQ/appointments</ref> |
| − | + | He is a [[KAICIID Fellow]] (Interreligious Dialogue Fellowship) and a [[Gingko Fellow]] (Interfaith Fellowship). | |
| − | == | + | == Interfaith work == |
| − | + | Rabbi Levy is best known for his high-profile collaboration with Muslim community leader [[Mustafa Field.]] Levy and Field frequently appeared together at events, co-authored public statements, and participated in joint initiatives promoting Jewish-Muslim relations, including tree-planting ceremonies and shared religious festival reflections. Much of this work was conducted through the Faiths Forum for London, which was based at [[Collaboration House]], the multifaith hub funded by Zionist philanthropist [[Maurice Ostro]]. | |
| − | == | + | == Contribution to laundering and normalising Zionism == |
| − | Levy’s sustained | + | Rabbi Levy’s sustained partnership with Mustafa Field and his central role in interfaith initiatives hosted at Ostro-funded spaces such as [[Collaboration House]] have been criticised for contributing to faithwashing. By repeatedly framing encounters between British Jews, Muslims and young people from the Zionist colony as neutral “coexistence” and “bridge-building” exercises — without addressing the settler colony’s occupation, apartheid policies or dispossession of Palestinians — these programmes help normalise the Zionist entity. Such youth-focused dialogue platforms present the settler colony as a legitimate moral and religious partner, deflecting from its structural violence against Palestinians.<ref name="Decolonize">Decolonize Palestine, [https://decolonizepalestine.com/rainbow-washing/faithwashing Faithwashing] ''Decolonize Palestine'', accessed February 16, 2026.</ref> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | [[Faiths Forum for London]] | ||
[[Mustafa Field]] | [[Mustafa Field]] | ||
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[[Collaboration House]] | [[Collaboration House]] | ||
[[Maurice Ostro]] | [[Maurice Ostro]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:14, 16 February 2026
British Orthodox rabbi, educator and interfaith activist
| Natan Levy
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| Born | 7 1978 (age 48 years old (as of 2026)
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Educator, Interfaith activist |
| Known for | Former Head of Operations at Faiths Forum for London, Campus Rabbi at Syracuse Hillel, Senior Lecturer at Leo Baeck College |
Rabbi Natan Levy (born July 1978) is a British Orthodox rabbi, educator and interfaith activist. He currently serves as Campus Rabbi at Syracuse Hillel and Jewish Chaplain at Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University (appointed July 2025), and as Senior Lecturer in Rabbinic Literature and Midrash at Leo Baeck College in London.[1][2]
Levy has held several prominent roles in British Jewish communal and interfaith organisations. He was Head of Operations at the Faiths Forum for London, Interfaith and Social Action Consultant at the Board of Deputies of British Jews (2013–2017), Environmental Liaison to the former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, and University Chaplain at the University of Bristol (appointed 2005). He also served as Community Rabbi at Shenley United Synagogue (until 2012)[3] and as Head of the Social Responsibility Unit at the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS). Earlier in his career he was Director of Salaam-Shalom, an interfaith initiative in Bristol (2006–2008).[4]
He is a KAICIID Fellow (Interreligious Dialogue Fellowship) and a Gingko Fellow (Interfaith Fellowship).
Interfaith work
Rabbi Levy is best known for his high-profile collaboration with Muslim community leader Mustafa Field. Levy and Field frequently appeared together at events, co-authored public statements, and participated in joint initiatives promoting Jewish-Muslim relations, including tree-planting ceremonies and shared religious festival reflections. Much of this work was conducted through the Faiths Forum for London, which was based at Collaboration House, the multifaith hub funded by Zionist philanthropist Maurice Ostro.
Contribution to laundering and normalising Zionism
Rabbi Levy’s sustained partnership with Mustafa Field and his central role in interfaith initiatives hosted at Ostro-funded spaces such as Collaboration House have been criticised for contributing to faithwashing. By repeatedly framing encounters between British Jews, Muslims and young people from the Zionist colony as neutral “coexistence” and “bridge-building” exercises — without addressing the settler colony’s occupation, apartheid policies or dispossession of Palestinians — these programmes help normalise the Zionist entity. Such youth-focused dialogue platforms present the settler colony as a legitimate moral and religious partner, deflecting from its structural violence against Palestinians.[5]
See also
Faiths Forum for London Mustafa Field Collaboration House Maurice Ostro
References
- ↑ Biographical details provided via Companies House officer records and professional CV data, accessed February 16, 2026.
- ↑ https://lbc.ac.uk/member/rabbi-natan-levy/
- ↑ https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Profiles/minister_profiles_orthodox_L.htm
- ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/FeTdqf0UKH5bvhAICXnKh6-csSQ/appointments
- ↑ Decolonize Palestine, Faithwashing Decolonize Palestine, accessed February 16, 2026.