About

Rabbi Nicky Liss has been the rabbi of Highgate Synagogue since August 2008 when he and his family moved back to the UK after close to a decade of studying and teaching in Jerusalem. During this time, he has overseen a dramatic growth in the membership of the community as well as the rebuilding of the Synagogue.

In addition to his work at Highgate, Rabbi Liss was recently appointed by the United Synagogue as Director of its newly formed Centre of Rabbinic Excellence having served as Chair of the Rabbinical Council for five years (2016-21) and as the Rabbinic lead for the United Synagogue’s Covid response team.

Rabbi Liss is also active in the wider community acting as the Rabbinic Advisor to the Imperial War Museum, as the Rabbinic Advisor to the Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre, and as the Rabbi of Shalom Noam Primary School.

As an avid cricket fan, he plays for the synagogue team, has represented the Archbishop of Canterbury’s First XI and most recently joined the Heaven Help Us Cricket Club which formulated the important Unity Statement that was signed on the pitch during a Test Match at Lord’s in June 2022. Rabbi Liss read Chemistry at UCL and in 2018 completed both a Master’s degree in Leadership at the UCL Institute of Education, which he passed with distinction, and professional mediator training at the London School of Mediation.

Rebbetzen Shuli Liss was born and raised in London and is a graduate of University College London, where she achieved a first-class degree in Maths and Computer Science. Growing up, Shuli loved to be involved in youth work and served as a youth leader over a number of years for Ezra Youth Movement. Whilst living in Israel, she worked as a computer programmer for a start-up firm in Beit Shemesh.

Shuli’s passion is to inspire her community to connect with G-d and each other. She teaches mother-and-daughter Bat Mitzvah classes, one-to-one Bat Mitzvah lessons and marriage lessons, and learns more from all those she meets.

Shuli combines caring for her family, working at a local Jewish school and her duties to the Highgate community. One of the favourite parts of her job as a Rebbetzin is meeting new people, and she would be delighted to meet you if you would like to come and visit Highgate Shul.

Feel free to contact Shuli by email shuliliss@gmail.com

Avi Adatto grew up in Los Angeles, California, where he dedicated countless hours to his community synagogue. Everything from cleaning candy wrappers from the sanctuary floor as a young child to managing the office and accounts as an adult. This, paired with Avi’s diverse work history both in and out of the Jewish community, allows for a strong understanding of office management, the intricacies of running a shul and the importance of communal unity.

Avi has many years’ experience as an ISO administrator specialising in implementing and maintaining quality and environmental management systems. He has also worked as an art auction coordinator and as a property manager in California. He most recently served as the Education Coordinator at the JLE in Golders Green.