Special Interfaith Advisor, Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
President, World Conference of Religions for Peace; Hon. President, Int'l Council of Christians and Jews; Member, Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World religious Leaders.
Co-Founder: Rabbis for Human Rights, Israel; Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel; Rossing Center for Dialogue.

Formerly: Senior Rabbi, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa 1975-79; Chief Rabbi of Ireland 1979-85; Dean, Sapir Centre for Jewish Education and Culture, Jerusalem; Prof. of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem Centre for Near Eastern Studies; Director, Anti-Defamation League, Israel Office. AJC International Director of Interreligious Affairs 2001-20023. Past chair of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations.
Founding Board Member, King Abdullah bin Abdulzaziz Centre for Interreligious and Interfaith Dialogue (KAICIID)

Honours: KSG (Papal Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great,2005); CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2010).