Jonathan Romain

Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain is Head of the Rabbinic Court of Great Britain

Seven minutes and a lifetime of terror at my Oxford synagogue

From our UK edition

Like thousands of Jewish people, I was in synagogue on Thursday when the news came. My community and I were celebrating Yom Kippur – the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar when even non-practising Jews attend services. Suddenly dozens of mobile phones began to erupt with messages and a stream of murmurs echoed round