RABBINIC LEADERSHIP

Rabbinic Leadership

2024 - 2026 Rabbi Leonard Gordon,

“Our Jewish community is blessed to welcome our visiting rabbi from December through March, providing spiritual leadership, teaching, and connection during the winter season. Throughout the rest of the year, we continue to benefit from his guidance as he remains engaged as our consulting rabbi, ensuring continuity, support, and thoughtful direction for our community year-round.”

Rabbi Leonard Gordon, D Min. Instructor, TAMID, Hebrew College Chair, National Council of Synagogues, Congregation Niche Israel (Barbados), educated at Brown and Columbia Universities and the Jewish Theological Seminary, including his doctoral work in Interfaith Studies, brings a lifelong love of learning to his rabbinate. Known for his warmth and his passion for building bridges across faiths, he has devoted much of his career to interfaith dialogue and helping diverse communities connect with wisdom and compassion.

2018-2019 – Rabbi Thomas Salamon, Rabbi Emeritus of the Westminster Synagogue in Knightsbridge, London, UK.

2017-2018 – Rabbi Felipe Yafe, a renowned biblical scholar and congregational rabbi from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

We warmly welcome inquiries from all clergy who are planning to visit Barbados.  E-mail bjc@jewishbarbados.org.