Stanmore And Canons Park Synagogue
Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue is situated in Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow, England, and had the largest community of any single Orthodox synagogue in Europe as of 2012. It is a constituent of the United Synagogue (mainstream Orthodox). History The congregation became affiliated with United Synagogue in 1946, becoming a district synagogue in 1952 and subsequently a constituent (member) synagogue. Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue has previously been called "''Stanmore and Canons Park District Synagogue''" and "''Canons Park & District Hebrew Congregation''". * The current building (Main Shul) was consecrated on 18 March 1951 ( Jewish Date: 10th Adar 5711) by Dayan Dr I. Grunfeld and Isaac Wolfson Esq. The Synagogue was actually built facing north rather than east (towards Jerusalem). * The community centre was consecrated on 8 September 1963. The Freeman Susman Hall (above the community centre) is actually bigger than the main synagogue itself. * The corri ...
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A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish language, Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino language, Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Judaism, Jewish house of worship. Synagogues have a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes smaller Chapel, chapels), where Jews attend religious Services or special ceremonies (including Wedding, Weddings, Bar Mitzvah, Bar Mitzvahs or Bat Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvahs, Confirmation, Confirmations, choir performances, or even children's plays), have Beth midrash, rooms for study, social hall(s), administrative and charitable offices, classrooms for religious school and Hebrew school, sometimes Jewish preschool, preschools, and often have many places to sit and congregate; display commemorative, historic, or modern artwork throughout; and sometimes have items of some Jewish historical significance or history about the Synagog ...
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