Radlett Reform Synagogue

Reform synagogue in Hertfordshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Radlett Reform Synagogue

The Radlett Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, in the United Kingdom.[2] Formed in 1971 as the Bushey Heath Reform Community, the congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.

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Radlett Reform Synagogue
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The former church, now synagogue, in 2018
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Paul Freedman
  • David-Yehuda Stern (Associate)
StatusActive
Location
Location118 Watling Street, Radlett, Hertfordshire, England WD7 7AA
CountryUnited Kingdom
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Location of the synagogue in Hertfordshire
Geographic coordinates51°41′00″N 0°19′03″W
Architecture
Date established1971 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • unknown (as a church)
  • 1978 (as a synagogue)
Website
radlettreform.org.uk
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The congregation's Senior Rabbi, since 2004,[3] is Paul Freedman, a previous Chair of the Assembly of Reform Rabbis and Cantors.[4] Rabbi David-Yehuda Stern has served as Associate Rabbi since July 2022.[5] From 1984 to 1990 Barbara Borts was a rabbi at Radlett Reform Synagogue, making her the first woman rabbi to have a pulpit of her own in a UK Reform Judaism synagogue.[5][6] She was succeeded by Rabbi Alexandra Wright, who held the pulpit from 1989 to 2003.[1]

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