A hugely popular London rabbi has died from coronavirus weeks before his expected retirement. Neil Kraft, rabbi at Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue, appeared unwell last weekend after performing part of the Shabbat service via a live stream.
He was later rushed to hospital and placed on a ventilator but lost his fight to Covid-19 on Friday. His son Elie wrote: “Despite the NHS doing an amazing job trying to have him, he unfortunately didn’t make it. "I don’t really know what to say other than my family and I are completely devastated. For live updates throughout the day on the coronavirus pandemic visit our liveblog. "Not only did he mean a lot to us.