North West Surrey Synagogue is a
Reform Jewish
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous searc ...
community whose synagogue is on Oatlands Drive in
Weybridge
Weybridge () is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as ''Waigebrugge'' and ''Weibrugge'' in the 7th century and the name derives from a crossing point of the ...
,
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, England. The community, which now consists of 300 families,
was founded in 1956
and is affiliated to 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 ...
.
The synagogue's current rabbi (since 2017) is Kath Vardi.
Its previous rabbis have included
Tony Bayfield
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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 ...
(1969–1982), Frederick Morgan (1984–1997),
Jackie Tabick
Jacqueline Hazel "Jackie" Tabick (born 1948, née Jacqueline Acker) is a British Reform Judaism (United Kingdom), Reform rabbi. She became United Kingdom, Britain's first female rabbi in 1975. She is convenor of the Movement for Reform Judaism' ...
(1999–2013)
and Dr David Zucker (2013–2017).
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 former synagogues in the United Kingdom
This list of former synagogues in the United Kingdom consists of ''buildings'' in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which were previously used as synagogues; for a list of current Jewish communities or congregations, see List of Je ...
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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 ...
References
External links
Official website
1956 establishments in England
Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom
Weybridge, Surrey
Religion in Surrey
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