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Dayan Shmuel Simons - London Beth Din

Dayan Simons was born in London and was educated at the Hasmonean Grammar School before moving to Gateshead Yeshiva. He continued his learning at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in B'nai Brak and subsequently spent eleven years in the Gateshead Kollel where, in his final year, he was a member of the Kollel Executive.

For eight years, until the Spring of 2006 when he was invited to join the London Beth Din, Rabbi Simons was Rosh Chaburah of the Golders Green Kollel. Dayan Simons has considerable expertise in Halacha and has published a sefer, 'Meil Shmuel'. He has lectured widely in Talmud, Halacha and Hashkafa.