Ephraim Padwa

Rabbi Ephraim Padwa is a senior haredi rabbi in London. He is rabbinical head of the Stamford Hill-based Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations. Padwa is an internationally regarded posek who was listed as the number 13 most influential Jew in the UK by the Jewish Chronicle.[1]

In 2005 Padwa was filmed by Dispatches telling an alleged abuse victim not to report his abuser to the police, citing the halachic prohibition of Mesirah.[2] Subsequently, a spokesman for Padwa doubted the credibility of the alleged victim, claiming the allegations had already been dismissed by social services as "malicious."[3]

Preceded by
Rabbi Chanoch Dov Padwa		 ABD Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations
2000-date		 Succeeded by
incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge". The Jewish Chronicle. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Rabbi urges alleged child abuse victim not to tell police". channel4.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "UK Haredi chief caught telling alleged victim not to tell police about abuse". Times of Israel. January 24, 2013.
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