Our Team
Rabbi Adam Zagoria Moffet
Adam Zagoria-Moffet is the rabbi of SAMS. He was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York where he also received an MA in Jewish Thought. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and has lived in America and Israel before moving to the UK. He co-edited the first Hebrew/English egalitarian Sefaradi siddur and runs the independent publisher Izzun Books. He often teaches about Sefaradi halakhah and culture as well as mysticism, mythology and ethics. He’s been privileged to be SAMS’ Rabbi since 2017.
Ruth Goldsmith
Community Coordinator
Ruth together with husband, Russell and children Tara and Daniel has been a member of SAMS since 2002. She began working for the shul just before we moved into the building in 2012. As Community Coordinator, Ruth is now involved in most aspects of shul life, not much happens that she does not know about, has not arranged or organised.
Ruth Rabin
Prayer and Ritual Manager
Ruth’s association with SAMS goes back about as far as it’s possible to go, stretching back to the very first shul service in 1990. Having been an active volunteer on the social committee, the diary committee, the religious committee, the building committee, as editor of SAMSnews and as Shamash, Ruth’s role was formalised in 2021 and she is now the Prayer and Ritual Manager, consolidating her work organising, coordinating and gabbaing shul services.
Noa Rees
Youth and Family events organiser
After graduating, Noa worked as a movement worker for Noam Masorti Youth whilst working as the community worker for SAMS. She now works as an Informal Jewish Educator at JCoSS. Noa is greatly looking forward to working with SAMS and organising some great events.