Finchley Reform Synagogue

Synagogue in Barnet, London

Finchley Reform Synagogue

The synagogue in 2006

Religion
Affiliation| Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Synagogue
Leadership| {{|Cantor Zoe Jacobs|Rabbi Howard Cooper|Rabbi Deborah Blausten|Rabbi Jeffrey Newman (Emeritus)}}
Status| Active
Location
Location| 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, London, England N12 0BE
Country| United Kingdom

Location of the synagogue in Greater London

Geographic coordinates| 51°36′28″N 0°10′52″W﻿ / ﻿51.6078°N 0.1810°W﻿ / 51.6078; -0.1810
Architecture
Date established| 1960 (as a congregation)
Completed| 1961; 1974; and 2022
Capacity| 220 worshipers
Website
frs.org.uk

Finchley Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, in the Borough of Barnet in London, England, in the United Kingdom.[1]

The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.

## Clergy

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Its clergy[2] are Rabbi Eleanor Davis, Cantor Zöe Jacobs,[3] Rabbi Deborah Blausten, Rabbi Howard Cooper and Emeritus Rabbi Jeffrey Newman.[4]

## Overview

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Finchley Reform Synagogue's new building completed in May 2022, replaced the previous 1974 structure, which itself had been built over the original 1961 synagogue. The new facility, costing approximately £4.7 million, addresses the needs of a growing community of around 2,000 members.[5][6]

## Notable members

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* John Bercow, former Speaker of the House of Commons[7][8]
* Dame Melinda Simmons, British diplomat, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine since 2019[9]

## See also

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* List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
* List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
* Movement for Reform Judaism

## References

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1. ^ "Finchley Reform Synagogue". Congregation data. JCR-UK. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. ^ "Meet the FRS Clergy Team". Finchley Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
3. ^ Reuben, Susan (22 December 2017). "Zoe Jacobs: Sharing music with the masses". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
4. ^ Doherty, Rosa (29 January 2015). "Rabbi: my struggle with mental health". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
5. ^ Tyldesley, Jordan (3 May 2022). "'Soft opening' for Finchley Reform's new £4.7million state-of-the-art home". Jewish News. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. ^ "Building Project - Finchley Reform Synagogue". www.frs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. ^ Frazer, Jenni (9 September 2019). "'Aggressive and defensive' – the JC's interview with John Bercow, 23, in 1986". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
8. ^ "John Bercow — Birkbeck, University of London". www.bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. ^ Melinda Simmons (4 April 2023). "Wishing You Chag Pesach kasher v'sameach". Movement for Reform Judaism. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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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
* Mill Hill United
* 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
* Wlodawa

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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

* History
* Category
* Former list

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic

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