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Finchley Reform Synagogue, a member of the
Movement for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism (formally the Movement for Reform Judaism and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005) is one of the two World Union for Progressive Judaism–affiliated denominations in the United Kingdom. Reform is relatively ...
, is a synagogue in
North Finchley North Finchley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Barnet, situated 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Charing Cross. North Finchley is centred on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Church End, Friern Ba ...
in the
London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London boroughs, London borough in North London. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It forms part of Outer London and is the largest ...
. Its clergy are Senior Rabbi
Miriam Berger Miriam Berger (née Bayfield) is a British Reform rabbi, and Senior Rabbi of Finchley Reform Synagogue (until she steps down in 2024)in London. Berger grew up in London, the younger daughter of Rabbi Tony Bayfield, former chief executive and, ...
,
Cantor A cantor or chanter is a person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer. In formal Jewish worship, a cantor is a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds. In Judaism, a cantor sings and lead ...
Zöe Jacobs, Rabbi Deborah Blausten, Rabbi Howard Cooper and Emeritus Rabbi Jeffrey Newman. The synagogue is located at 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, London N12 0BE. The current building, which seats 220 people, dates from 1974 and replaced an earlier, 1961, synagogue building on the same site.


Notable people

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John Bercow John Simon Bercow (; born 19 January 1963) is a British former politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019. A member of the Conservative Party prior to ...
, former
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, had his barmitzvah at Finchley Reform Synagogue. * The synagogue's senior Rabbi, Miriam Berger, is the younger daughter of Rabbi
Tony Bayfield __NOTOC__ Rabbi Professor Anthony Michael "Tony" Bayfield is a Reform rabbi and former President of the Movement for Reform Judaism, the second largest organisation of synagogues in Britain. Early life and education Bayfield was born in 1946 ...
, former chief executive and, later, president of the
Movement for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism (formally the Movement for Reform Judaism and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005) is one of the two World Union for Progressive Judaism–affiliated denominations in the United Kingdom. Reform is relatively ...
. * Dame
Melinda Simmons Dame Melinda Veronica Simmons (born 1966) is a British diplomat, who serves as Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine since 2019. Early life and education Simmons, who is of Polish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian heritage, was born to Jewish ...
, British diplomat, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine since 2019, is a member of the synagogue.


See also

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List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which we ...
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List of synagogues in the United Kingdom This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which we ...
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Movement for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism (formally the Movement for Reform Judaism and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005) is one of the two World Union for Progressive Judaism–affiliated denominations in the United Kingdom. Reform is relatively ...


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* 1960 establishments in England Buildings and structures completed in 1974 Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barnet Finchley Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom Synagogues in London {{UK-synagogue-stub