Lecture
Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Tuesday 15.09.2026
Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Israel and the Diaspora
Tuesday 15.09.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 15 September at 7:00pm (UK).
Summary
Rabbi Dweck has elected to make aliyah. I have elected to remain in the diaspora. In this presentation, we discuss each other’s decision.
Rabbi Shlomo Levin
Rabbi Shlomo Levin MBE is the Emeritus Rabbi of the South Hampstead Synagogue. During his 40 year tenure South Hampstead grew to become one of the leading and most active synagogues in the UK.
Rabbi Levin has become known for his popular interviews and book reviews with a broad range of personalities and authors.
Rabbi Joseph Dweck
Rabbi Joseph Dweck is the Senior Rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community of the United Kingdom. Rabbi Dweck is American born and has lived in Los Angeles, California, and Brooklyn, New York. He studied in Jerusalem at Yeshiva Hazon Ovadia under the tutelage of former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ZL. He also studied psychology and philosophy at Santa Monica College in California and received a BA in liberal studies from Excelsior College. Rabbi Dweck received his Semikha (rabbinic ordination) from Rabbi Ovadia Yosef under the auspices of the Sephardic Rabbinical College of Brooklyn, New York. He received a MA in Jewish Education from Middlesex University at the London School of Jewish Studies. Rabbi Dweck currently resides in London with his wife, Margalit, and five children.