Radlett Reform Synagogue
Appearance
Radlett Reform Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Leadership | Rabbi Paul Freedman (Senior Rabbi); Rabbi Célia Surget (Rabbi) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Radlett, Hertfordshire |
Website | |
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Radlett Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in a former church building on Watling Street in Radlett, Hertfordshire.[1] It is affiliated to the Movement for Reform Judaism. Its Senior Rabbi, Paul Freedman, was elected in 2015 as Chair of the Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK, succeeding Sybil Sheridan in the role.[2]
From 1984 to 1990 Barbara Borts, born in America, 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.[3][4]
See also
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Movement for Reform Judaism
References
- ^ Secret Shulgoer (3 October 2019). "Secret shul-goer No 37: Radlett Reform Synagogue". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Rabbi Paul Freedman elected as new Assembly of Rabbis Chair" (Press release). Movement for Reform Judaism. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Our history". About. Radlett Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "A JEWISH TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER".