Naftali Schiff

Rabbi Naftali Schiff
A portrait of Rabbi Naftali Schiff
Occupation	Rabbi

Rabbi Naftali Schiff was raised in London and studied at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem’s Old City where he subsequently received rabbinic ordination from the Jerusalem Rabbinate before assuming the role of Director of the Jerusalem Fellowships.^[1]

He returned to London to head Aish UK, and under his leadership, and with numerous educators,^[2] it now reaches tens of thousands of young Anglo-Jewish students and has managed to reverse the Intermarriage trend in the UK ^[3]

Rabbi Schiff’s enterprise and leadership are widely recognised among business leaders, politicians, philanthropists and Jewish communal leadership, including the Office of the Chief Rabbi.^[4] Rabbi Schiff has been named by the Jewish Chronicle as one of the most influential Jews in the UK ^[1] for portraying a multi-faceted approach to leadership, as an influencer, an educator, a pioneer, and a visionary.

In 2004, Rabbi Schiff wrote a speech regarding the arsen attack on the Aish UK Head Office, which saw the Sefer Torah ripped.^{[5] [6]}

Through out his years in Aish, he has written a number of articles which have been published on Aish.com ^[7] and has commented for newspapers ^[8]

He is also the founder of GIFT (Give It Forward Today) – A Grassroots organisation whose purpose is to encourage a culture of giving and volunteering amongst young people.^[9][10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The JC Power 100: Numbers 51 - 60 | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 2008-09-17. http://www.thejc.com/jc-power-100/the-jc-power-100-numbers-51-60. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
2. ^ "Worldwide". Aish.com. http://www.aish.com/ai/id/wb/#UK-England. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
3. ^ Aish Hatorah reverses UK intermarriage trend - poll - Jerusalem Post | HighBeam Research
4. ^ http://www.aish.org.uk/images/pdf/Chief%20Rabbi.pdf
5. ^ Holocaust prayer books destroyed in surge of synagogue attacks | UK news | The Guardian
6. ^ "Arson attacks at synagogues | News". Thisislondon.co.uk. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-11470410-arson-attacks-at-synagogues.do. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
7. ^ Rabbi Naftali Schiff. "Naftali Schiff". Aish.com. http://www.aish.com/authors/98187704.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
8. ^ Clout, Laura (2008-06-20). "Christianity 'could die out within a century'". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2160495/Christianity-could-die-out-within-a-century.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
9. ^ "Fund set up in memory of young mother Jenny Morheim from Edgware (From Times Series)". Times-series.co.uk. 2010-11-11. http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/8632597.Fund_set_up_in_memory_of_young_mother/. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
10. ^ Naftali, Rabbi (2004-06-23). "A Fire that Destroys; a Fire that Builds". Aish.com. http://www.aish.com/jw/s/48893157.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

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