Essex Police have launched an investigation after Rabbi Rafi Goodwin was attacked outside his synagogue in Chigwell. Other members of the Jewish community and local authorities have offered their support to following the attack. "Anti-Semitism has no place in our society and if you have any information about this unprovoked and cowardly attack, please contact the police. Moshe Freedman, Rabbi of New West End Synagogue, asked people to pray for his "dear friend and colleague" following the attack. Responding to the incident, Rabbi Herschel Gluck told the PA news agency: "Whenever a person is attacked like this, it touches me deeply.

Source: Daily Mirror May 16, 2021 22:18 UTC