Former Kisharon executive director David Goodman will be the new executive director of the Chief Rabbi’s office.
Mr Goodman’s work with Kisharon — assisting children and adults with learning difficulties — impressed Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, who praised him as “a remarkable individual”.
Chief Rabbinate Trust chairman Simon Hochhauser said Mr Goodman “combines the practical skills needed to manage a key communal organisation with a detailed and intimate knowledge of our community across its wide spectrum”.
A father-of-four and member of Hendon’s Ner Yisrael congregation, Mr Goodman, 53, is due to take up the post at the end of April.