Join Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger and The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, for a rare and thought-provoking conversation about faith, purpose and leadership
Together, they’ll explore the personal journeys that led them to spiritual life, the values that guide them and the moments that shaped their path.
In a spirit of openness and mutual respect, they’ll reflect on what unites their traditions – and how collaboration can build bridges in today’s world within the frame of the special relationship between Westminster Abbey and the Jewish community
Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE, is a cross bench Peer, and is Chair of University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of Whittington Health NHS Trust. She is a Trustee of the Rayne Foundation, a Trustee of Yad Hanadiv (Charitable Foundation) and until recently was Chair of Independent Age. She is a Commissioner for the Integration of Refugees and was a Commissioner on the UK Commission for Bereavement. She was CEO of the King’s Fund from 1997 – 2004 and Senior Rabbi of West London Synagogue from 2011 until March 2020, where she is now Rabbi Emerita. She is also Chair of Walter & Liesel Schwab Charitable Trust set up in memory of her parents, to help refugees and asylum seekers access education.
David Hoyle is the 39th Dean of Westminster, overseeing the spiritual life of Westminster Abbey since November 2019. His first two years here were dominated by the experience of the pandemic and its impact on the Abbey community. More recently, he has officiated at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and at Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen.
Dr Hoyle studied history and theology in Cambridge, and subsequently did doctoral research on the later stages of the Reformation in England. His ministry took him to a housing estate in Cambridge, to Magdalene College, and to a Vicarage in North London before he became Director of Ministry and Canon Residentiary of Gloucester Cathedral. From 2010 until 2019 David Hoyle was Dean of Bristol.
He is a published author with recent books about ministry and doctrine. His interests include literature, art and walking.
In 2020 he was awarded an MBE for service to the community whilst Dean of Bristol. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2024 New Year honours for his role at the Coronation of The King and Queen in May 2023.