A poster for the event says Gateshead leader will give a “special shiur” (religious class) on joy in serving God.
Rabbi Bassous said he did not know whether it would refer to the dispute over Rabbi Dweck but he confirmed that the Gateshead Rav’s talk had been arranged after the controversy broke out.
Rabbi Bassous denounced Rabbi Dweck as “dangerous” at a talk at Knesset Yehezkel, which is affiliated to the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.
Only a few days ago, a supporter of Rabbi Dweck, Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo, head of an independent Orthodox institute in Jerusalem, called on Rabbi Zimmerman to withdraw his condemnation of the SPSC leader.
Rabbi Dweck was attacked for suggesting there had been positive aspects to greater social acceptance of homosexuality in society, But opponents say their issue with him goes deeper and concerns his lenient views more generally on religious observance.
In the meantime, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is pursuing efforts to find a way to bring the dispute to a "suitable conclusion".
