North Western Reform Synagogue

The North Western Reform Synagogue, commonly known as Alyth, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Temple Fortune, Golders Green, in the Borough of Barnet, north-west London, England, in the United Kingdom.

Overview

The congregation was founded in 1933, and its building was built in Alyth Gardens in 1936, on land carved out from the West London Synagogue’s cemetery in Hoop Lane. In 1942, the congregation became a founding member of Associated British Synagogue, now known as the Movement for Reform Judaism. With approximately 2,500 adult and 1,000 child members, the congregation is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom.

In 1958, the (Leo Baeck Centre was completed and in 2004 social spaces were expanded and a kindergarten completed.

In 2021 its members approved a £6 million upgrade to the synagogue building.

Clergy

The following individuals have served as rabbi of the congregation:

Notable members

• Leo Baeck, a German rabbi, scholar and theologian who served as president of the congregation from 1947 to 1956
• Norman Bentwich, a barrister and legal academic, who served as president of the congregation from 1958 to 1971

See also

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

Notes

References

External links

• Official website