Radlett Reform Synagogue Explained

Building Name:Radlett Reform Synagogue
Image Upright:1.4
Map Type:Hertfordshire
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Location:118 Watling Street, Radlett, Hertfordshire, England WD7 7AA
Country:United Kingdom
Geo:51.6833°N -0.3174°W
Religious Affiliation:Reform Judaism
Status:Synagogue
Functional Status:Active
Established:1971
Footnotes:[1]

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.

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radlett Reform Synagogue . Jewish Communities and Records – UK . JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain . 22 June 2023 . 18 May 2024 .
  2. News: Secret shul-goer No 37: Radlett Reform Synagogue. Secret Shulgoer . 3 October 2019 . . 3 October 2019.
  3. Web site: 31 July 2024 . Radlett Reform celebrates 20 years of Rabbi Paul . 2 August 2024 . Movement for Reform Judaism.
  4. Rabbi Paul Freedman elected as new Assembly of Rabbis Chair . . 12 June 2015 . 26 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120206/http://news.reformjudaism.org.uk/press-releases/rabbi-paul-freedman-elected-as-new-assembly-of-rabbis-chair.html . 26 June 2015 .
  5. Web site: Our History . 2023-10-04 . Radlett Reform Synagogue .
  6. News: Borts, Rabbi Barbara . Barbara Borts . Profile: I've always had to prove myself . . n.d. . 18 May 2024 .