Bromley Reform Synagogue

Reform synagogue in Bromley, London, England

Bromley Reform Synagogue

The synagogue in 2022

Religion
Affiliation| Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Synagogue
Leadership| Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
Status| Active
Location
Location| 28 Highland Road, Shortlands, Bromley, London BR1 4AD
Country| England, United Kingdom

Location of the synagogue in London

Geographic coordinates| 51°24′30″N 0°00′23″E﻿ / ﻿51.4084°N 0.0065°E﻿ / 51.4084; 0.0065
Architecture
Date established| 1964 (as a congregation)
Completed| 1967
Website
bromleyshul.org.uk

Bromley Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 28 Highland Road, in Shortlands, Bromley, in the Borough of Bromley, London, England, in the United Kingdom.

The congregation was established in 1964 and has been based in its present location since 1967.[1] The sanctuary has been refurbished in light wood and glass to reflect the Hebrew name of the community, Beit Or, House of Light. Bromley Reform Synagogue is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2]

The rabbi of the congregation is Laura Janner-Klausner, since April 2022.[3]

## Services[edit]

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Services are held every Shabbat on Friday evening and Saturday morning as well as for all Jewish festivals. Services are egalitarian; men and women sit together and take an equal role in the religious life of the community.

Family services are held regularly through the year and are normal Shabbat services but are shorter (one hour) with much participation, less formality, storytelling rather than a haftarah, songs and no sermon.

Services are led by the Rabbi or lay readers, using the standard Reform liturgy. There are also other services, mainly on Friday nights, when the format differs, and there is a great deal of opportunity for participation by lay members, many of whom also lead services when the rabbi is absent.

## Community[edit]

Logo of the Bromley Reform Synagogue

The synagogue has an inclusive approach to Judaism and all sorts of people are involved in the community including born Jews with varying degrees of Jewish knowledge, people considering conversion or actively engaged in study for conversion, mixed-faith families and people who have lost contact with their Judaism and are looking for a way back.[4]

A wide range of events and activities are organised – youth, education, social, religious and local area groups which organise social events in their own neighbourhoods. There is a social centre for older people with coffee and socialising, board and card games, gentle physical exercises and a discussion on a topical issue followed by lunch and a talk or entertainment. There are also some special interest groups and the rabbi sometimes gives talks and lecture series.

### Education[edit]

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There is a strong emphasis on families learning together and the synagogue has a cheder (religion school) for children aged 5–14 where they study Hebrew and learn about Judaism. There is also a thriving gan yeladim (kindergarten) on Sunday mornings with activities, food and songs for toddlers and their parents, and facilities for children from birth upwards.

### Young people[edit]

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The community has made funding available for members of its B'nei Mitzvah class to attend Shemesh, the summer camps organised by RSY-Netzer, the Zionist youth movement for Reform Judaism. Young people are also encouraged to participate in Jewish holiday camps and in Europe tours and gap year schemes organised with Israel Experience. They also have the opportunity to join in local youth activities with Maccabi and the Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade, among others, and with RSY-Netzer.

### Communications[edit]

The Bromley Reform Synagogue's website was recognised in the 2009 Board of Deputies Media Awards, when it won the prize for best synagogue website. The community has a weekly e-newsletter e-Light as well as a monthly printed newsletter, Highlight, itself an award-winning publication.[5]

## See also[edit]

* London portal
* Judaism portal

* History of the Jews in England
* List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
* List of synagogues in the United Kingdom

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bromley Reform Synagogue". JCR-UK. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
2. ^ "Our Synagogues". Movement for Reform Judaism. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. ^ Toberman, Barry (8 February 2022). "Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner announces return to the pulpit". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
4. ^ "Member Profiles: Getting to know us!". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2009.[self-published source?]
5. ^ "Mazel Tov to Bromley" (Press release). Movement for Reform Judaism. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* The Movement for Reform Judaism
* RSY-Netzer

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Reform Judaism in the United Kingdom

Rabbis|

| Living|

* Tony Bayfield
* Miriam Berger
* Barbara Borts
* Helen Freeman
* Laura Janner-Klausner
* Deborah Kahn-Harris
* Nicholas de Lange
* Josh Levy
* Jonathan Magonet
* Nancy Morris
* Julia Neuberger
* Jonathan Romain
* Sylvia Rothschild
* Sybil Sheridan
* Jackie Tabick
* Mark Winer

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Historical|

* Leo Baeck
* Charles Berg
* Lionel Blue
* Curtis Cassell
* Albert Friedlander
* Hugo Gryn
* Arthur Löwenstamm
* Philip Magnus
* Ignaz Maybaum
* Harold Reinhart
* Sheila Shulman
* Werner van der Zyl

Lay leaders|

* Sir Sigmund Sternberg

Communities and synagogues in the
Movement for Reform Judaism|

| London|

* Bromley
* Edgware
* Finchley
* Hendon
* Hatch End (Kol Chai)
* Harrow (Mosaic)
* Ilford
* Redbridge (Sukkat Shalom)
* Temple Fortune (North Western/Alyth)
* West Hampstead (Shir Hayim)
* Whetstone (Sha'arei Tsedek: North London)
* Wimbledon

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Manchester|

* Manchester Reform
* Whitefield (Sha'arei Shalom)
* Sharston (Menorah)

Elsewhere|

* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Bradford
* Brentwood (Tikvah Chadasha)
* Brighton and Hove
* Cambridge
* Cardiff
* Cornwall
* Coventry
* Darlington
* Glasgow
* Harlow
* Hull
* Isle of Wight
* Leeds
* Liverpool
* Maidenhead
* Milton Keynes
* Newcastle
* Radlett
* Ramsgate
* Sheffield
* South Hampshire
* Southend
* Southport
* Totnes
* Weybridge

Independent communities and synagogues|

* West London
* Westminster

Organisations|

* Leo Baeck College
* Sternberg Centre

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England

| London

* Barnet
* Belsize Square
* Bevis Marks
* Bromley Reform
* Central (East London)
* Central (Great Portland Street
* Edgware & Hendon Reform
* Finchley
* Progressive
* Reform
* United
* Golders Green Beth Hamedrash
* Golders Green United
* Hampstead
* Kol Chai Hatch End
* Kol Nefesh Masorti
* Lauderdale Road
* Liberal Jewish
* Machzike Hadath
* Mosaic Reform
* New London
* New Stoke Newington
* New West End
* North Western Reform
* Ohel David Eastern
* Richmond
* Saatchi
* Sandys Row
* Sha'arei Tsedek North London Reform
* South London Liberal
* Oaks Lane Reform
* Stanmore and Canons Park
* Sternberg Centre
* Sukkat Shalom Reform
* Wembley United
* West London
* Western Marble Arch
* Westminster
* Wimbledon

* Former:
* Bayswater
* Dalston
* Dollis Hill
* Fieldgate Street Great
* Great
* Museum of Immigration and Diversity
* Shir Hayim
* West Central Liberal

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Elsewhere
in England|

* Berkshire
* Birmingham Central
* Blackpool Reform
* Bournemouth Hebrew
* Bournemouth Reform
* Bradford
* Brighton and Hove Progressive
* Brighton and Hove Reform
* Bury
* Cambridge
* Cheltenham
* Coventry
* Darlington
* Exeter
* Guildford
* Heaton Park
* Hull
* Isle of Wight
* Kehillat Kernow
* Lincoln
* Liverpool Reform
* Maidenhead
* Manchester Reform
* Menorah
* Milton Keynes
* Middle Street
* Montefiore
* Newcastle Reform
* North West Surrey
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth and Southsea
* Princes Road
* Radlett Reform
* Seven Hills
* Sha'arei Shalom (Manchester)
* Sinai (Leeds)
* Singers Hill
* Southend
* Southport & District Reform
* South Hampshire Reform
* South Manchester
* Thanet & District Reform
* Tikvah Chadasha

* Former:
* Blackpool United
* Brighton Regency
* Brunswick Terrace
* Old Canterbury
* Falmouth
* Greenbank Drive
* Jesmond
* Leazes Park
* Lincoln (Jews' Court)
* The New, Leeds
* Manchester Sephardi
* Northampton Medieval (remnants)
* Nottingham
* Severn Street
* Sunderland
* Wilson Road

Northern Ireland

* Belfast

Scotland

* Aberdeen
* Edinburgh
* Garnethill
* Giffnock
* Glasgow Reform

* Former:
* Dundee
* Langside
* South Portland Street

Wales

* Cardiff Reform
* Cardiff United

* Former:
* Merthyr

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