Finchley Reform Synagogue
Finchley Reform Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Leadership | Miriam Berger (Senior Rabbi) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, London N12 0BE, England, UK |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1974 (current building) |
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Finchley Reform Synagogue, a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism, is a synagogue in North Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet.[1] Its clergy[2] are Senior Rabbi Miriam Berger,[3][4] Cantor Zöe Jacobs,[5] Rabbi Deborah Blausten, Rabbi Howard Cooper and Emeritus Rabbi Jeffrey Newman.[6]
The synagogue is located at 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, London N12 0BE.[1] The current building, which seats 220 people, dates from 1974 and replaced an earlier, 1961, synagogue building on the same site.[7]
Notable people[]
- John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, had his barmitzvah at Finchley Reform Synagogue.[8]
See also[]
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Movement for Reform Judaism
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Finchley Reform Synagogue". Congregation data. JCR-UK. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "FRS Clergy". Finchley Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Olivia Gordon (1 July 2012). "How I make it work: Miriam Berger". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Rabbi Miriam Berger, Senior Rabbi". Finchley Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Susan Reuben (22 December 2017). "Zoe Jacobs: Sharing music with the masses". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Rosa Doherty (29 January 2015). "Rabbi: my struggle with mental health". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, M A Hicks and R B Pugh. "Finchley: Judaism", in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6, Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey With Highgate, ed. T F T Baker and C R Elrington (London, 1980), p. 91. Retrieved 9 March 2015.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Jenni Frazer (9 September 2019). "'Aggressive and defensive' - the JC's interview with John Bercow, 23, in 1986". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1960 establishments in England
- Buildings and structures completed in 1974
- Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barnet
- Finchley
- Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Synagogues in London
- European synagogue stubs
- United Kingdom religious building and structure stubs