Eliezer Zobin

Dayan Eliezer Zobin
Occupations	Senior Rabbi, Ner Yisrael Community Dayan, London Beth Din
Movement	Orthodox Judaism

Eliezer Zobin is a British Orthodox rabbi who serves as a dayan, a rabbinic judge, of the London Beth Din. ^[1]

Rabbinic and pastoral roles

From 2014-2023, Zobin served as Principal at Immanuel College, a private, co-educational Jewish day school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Zobin joined the Ner Yisrael community in Hendon as associate rabbi in 2014, and in 2018 was appointed senior rabbi, succeeding Rabbi Alan Kimche. ^{[5] [6]}

In February 2023, Zobin was appointed one of the five part time dayanim, rabbinic judges, on the London Beth Din, ^[7] reportedly for his expertise in Jewish law and experience in Modern Orthodox settings. ^{[8] [9]}

Leadership and views

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zobin was reported to have urged members of Jewish communities in north-west London to comply with government public-health guidance, including social-distancing regulations. ^{[10] [11]}

In a May 2025 news interview, Dayan Zobin condemned antisemitism on university campuses. ^[12]

Zobin contributed to the 2022 essay collection Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith, which received several reviews. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

References

1. Rocker, Simon (21 February 2023). "London Beth Din announces new dayan". The Jewish Chronicle . London. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
2. Rocker, Simon (1 December 2016). "Immanuel College headteacher to leave next year". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
3. Rocker, Simon (23 January 2017). "Darwin can be a Jewish studies teacher's best friend". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
4. Rashty, Sandy (25 February 2013). "Teachers learning a fresh perspective on the Holocaust". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
5. Sugarman, Daniel (13 December 2018). "North London shul promotes from within for new rabbi". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
6. "Jewish Communities & Records-UK: Rabbinical Profiles of Orthodox Ministers whose Surnames begin with W, X, Y or Z". www.jewishgen.org. Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
7. "Who we are: Dayanim of the London Beth Din". London Beth Din. 1 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
8. Josephs, Lily (23 February 2023). "Zobin appointed new Beth Din Dayan". The Jewish Weekly. No. 269. London. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2025– via Issuu.
9. Rosenberg, Michelle (22 February 2023). "London Beth Din appoints new dayan". Jewish News . London. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
10. Mordechai. "Follow lockdown rules! | The Jewish Weekly". thejewishweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
11. Jacobs, Ellie (2 February 2021). "Leading Charedi rabbis issue plea for communities to follow lockdown rules". Jewish News. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
12. Kempinski, Yoni. "רב קהילה בלונדון לערוץ 7: "תמיכה מלאה בישראל - מהממשלה ועד המלך"" [Rabbi in London to Channel 7: "Full support for Israel - from the government to the King"]. Israel National News Channel 7 - Arutz Sheva (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
13. "Orthodox Jews confront Leo Strauss' defense of orthodoxy". Claremont Review of Books. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
14. "Athens and Jerusalem Revisited – Juliana Geran Pilon". Law & Liberty. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
15. Online, Tradition (29 January 2023). "BOOK REVIEW: Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith, edited by Jeffrey Bloom, Alec Goldstein & Gil Student - Tradition Online" . Retrieved 20 November 2025.