Ephraim Padwa

Rabbi Ephraim Padwa (born 1940), or Moshe Chaim Ephraim Padawa^[1] is a senior Haredi rabbi in London. He is rabbinical head of the Stamford Hill-based Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations,^[2] succeeding his father Chanoch Dov Padwa, who died in August 2000. Padwa is an internationally regarded posek who was listed by The Jewish Chronicle as the 13th most influential Jew in Britain.^[3]

In 2005 Padwa was filmed by the Channel 4 TV programme Dispatches, telling an alleged abuse victim not to report his abuser to the police, citing the halachic prohibition of mesirah.^[4] Subsequently, a spokesman for Padwa doubted the credibility of the alleged victim, claiming the allegations had already been dismissed by social services as "malicious".^[5]

References

1. Rabbi Efroyim Padwa, GAVA"D London. The full name that appears in the Hebrew is Moshe Chaim Ephraim.
2. Liphshiz, Cnaan (11 December 2019). "Rabbi was duped into signing letter supporting Corbyn, ultra-Orthodox group says". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
3. . The Jewish Chronicle. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
4. Shaviv, Miriam (24 January 2013). "UK Haredi chief caught telling alleged victim not to tell police about abuse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. Shaviv, Miriam (1 February 2013). "London Haredim slam TV exposé on sexual abuse in community". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

Preceded by Rabbi Chanoch Dov Padwa

ABD Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations 2000–date

Succeeded by incumbent