Ephraim Padwa

Rabbi Ephraim Padwa (born 1940) is a senior Haredi rabbi in London. He is rabbinical head of the Stamford Hill-based Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.[1] Padwa is an internationally regarded posek who was listed by The Jewish Chronicle as the 13th most influential Jew in Britain.[2]

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.[3] Subsequently, a spokesman for Padwa doubted the credibility of the alleged victim, claiming the allegations had already been dismissed by social services as "malicious".[4]

References
  1. Liphshiz, Cnaan (11 December 2019). "Rabbi was duped into signing letter supporting Corbyn, ultra-Orthodox group says". Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge". The Jewish Chronicle. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
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