Rabbi Michael Laitner

Head of Research | Sacks Scholar | Sacks Speaker

Rabbi Michael Laitner is Director of Education for the United Synagogue (UK), and Head of Research at The Rabbi Sacks Legacy. He has served in rabbinic positions at South Hampstead and Finchley (Kinloss) Synagogues, as one of the Tribe rabbis, and he is also a qualified solicitor.

In his role at The Rabbi Sacks Legacy, Rabbi Laitner is responsible for assembling and researching Rabbi Sacks’ archives, and assisting with research for the forthcoming authorised biography of Rabbi Sacks. He is also among those preparing community and school educational programmes based primarily on Rabbi Sacks and the Community We Built Together, which he co-edited. Rabbi Laitner is also the co-editor of the From Exile Towards Redemption machzor (Koren Publishers) which contains contributions from Rabbi Sacks.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Laitner delivered a series of shiurim in the Torat Rabbi Sacks series which were broadcast online through the United Synagogue channels.