By COLlive reporter
An evening of Tribute and Inspiration will commemorate the first yartzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Refson OBM, the revered Dayan of the Leeds Beth Din and Leeds Jewish Community in England.
For decades, Rabbi Refson served as the Rebbe’s Shliach in Leeds, rov of the Shomrei Hadass Synagogue, and together with his wife Mrs. Ettel Refson directed the Leeds Menorah School. He passed away at the age of 74 on 27 Adar 5780.
The virtual event will be held on Thursday, 27 Adar 5781 (March 11 2021) at 3:00 PM Eastern Time over Zoom.
The emcee will be Dr. Jonathan Straight, entrepreneur, TV presenter and philanthropist.
The evening will launch the Dayan Refson Educational Resource Center and the conclusion of the writing of a new Torah in his memory.
Speakers will be:
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Dayan Menachem Gelley, senior rabbi of the London Beth Din
Rabbi Dovid Refson, Dean of Neve Yerushalayim Seminary, Israel
Mrs. Sora Jaffe, Chabad Shlucha in Whitefield, Manchester, England
The event is being arranged in conjunction with Chabad Lubavitch Leeds, UHC Synagogue, Leeds Menorah School, BJJ Synagogue and Etz Chaim Synagogue.
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