Future Proof

Photos: Avi Yodaiken, Yossi Katz

What happens when a shtreimel-wearing rav from Montreal takes the helm at a historic Anglo-Yekkish shul? In London’s Hendon Adass, the unlikely partnership unleashed a boom and became a blueprint for carrying old traditions into a new generation

For everyone involved, the process of choosing a rabbi for a community can feel a bit like a shidduch.

Both sides do extensive inquiries and background checks. There’s the initial nervous meeting. Then, if all goes well, it’s clinched by the l’chayim.

But what happens when the process comes to a successful end but the rav and his community look nothing like one another?