United Synagogue

United Synagogue ✡ Powering Jewish Life in the UK
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💡 Stay inspired The United Synagogue is the largest synagogue movement in Europe.

Founded in 1870, today it comprises some 60 local communities supported by a central office. The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, Chief Rabbi Mirvis, is the spiritual head of our communities.

03/11/2025

This November is Jewish Legacy Awareness Month
The United Synagogue powers Jewish life through its 56 communities, supporting the people, places and programmes that help our traditions thrive.

Elliot shares how leaving a gift in your will to your shul can help ensure Jewish life continues to flourish for generations to come.

For more information, email: [email protected]

Jewish Legacy

03/11/2025

Today is the 30th yahrzeit, in the Jewish calendar, of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was tragically assassinated in Tel Aviv.

Whilst much attention has focused on the later period of his life and his great striving for peace in Israel and across the Middle East, his role as Chief of Staff in the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel miraculously managed to overcome existential threats from enemies on all sides, also helped to establish him as a great figure of modern Jewish history. His remarkable speech at the Hebrew University after the war on receiving an honorary doctorate, is an important part of his legacy and a way to remember him on this yahrzeit:

Tribe returned yesterday from a meaningful and impactful trip to Poland with Year 12 and 13 students.Throughout the week...
03/11/2025

Tribe returned yesterday from a meaningful and impactful trip to Poland with Year 12 and 13 students.

Throughout the week, they visited the Warsaw Ghetto and Jewish Cemetery, the Rapaport Memorial, and Majdanek, before spending a powerful Shabbat in Krakow with a magical Havdallah at Rama Shul. The group also visited Schindler’s Factory and ended with Auschwitz I and Birkenau.

30/10/2025

Meet Maytal, Chair of Finsbury Park Finsbury Park Synagogue, a community that turned tragedy into triumph. After their shul was desecrated and destroyed, they rebuilt it into a warm, multicultural home for Jews from across the world. Maytal shares what makes Finsbury Park such a special and welcoming place.

Read more about their remarkable journey here: theus.org.uk/community-news/shul-through-maytals-eyes-finsbury-park-synagogue/

Part of Shul Through Our Eyes, our series celebrating the incredible communities that make up the United Synagogue. Over the coming months, we’ll hear from our Rabbinic teams, Chairs and members about what makes their shul so special on social media and in our weekly United newsletter. 🕍

Ahead of Mitzvah Day next month, Stanmore & Canons Park Synagogue brought together six communities for a multifaith gard...
30/10/2025

Ahead of Mitzvah Day next month, Stanmore & Canons Park Synagogue brought together six communities for a multifaith gardening project in Canons Park, tidying overgrown flower beds, planting daffodils, and filling 40 wheelbarrows of weeds and 10 bags of rubbish. Joined by local leaders and volunteers of all ages, the day was a chance to put this year’s theme of ‘building bridges’ into action, fostering connection across faiths and generations.

💚 Mitzvah Day is on Sunday 23 November, reach out to your local shul to get involved or join US Chesed's Toy Drive wrapping!

📷: Yakir Zur

Recently refurbished, our venue of the month, Woodford Forest United Synagogue, offers stunning spaces for simchas of al...
29/10/2025

Recently refurbished, our venue of the month, Woodford Forest United Synagogue, offers stunning spaces for simchas of all kinds, from weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs to baby blessings and milestone celebrations. With beautiful décor and flexible layouts, every event feels stylish and memorable 💫

The Forest Suite can host up to 250 guests seated or 450 in reception-style, with smaller rooms perfect for intimate gatherings.

For more information, contact: [email protected]

28/10/2025

Meet Belinda, who shares her journey of reconnecting with her shul community and rediscovering the spirituality of music through her son’s Bar Mitzvah.

Part of Shul Through Our Eyes, our series celebrating the incredible communities that make up the United Synagogue. Over the coming months, we’ll hear from our Rabbinic teams, Chairs and members about what makes their shul so special on social media and in our weekly United newsletter. 🕍

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26/10/2025

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Please join us in wishing former hostage, Eliya Cohen, and Nova survivor, Ziv Abud, a big Mazal Tov on their engagement!...
24/10/2025

Please join us in wishing former hostage, Eliya Cohen, and Nova survivor, Ziv Abud, a big Mazal Tov on their engagement! 🎉

Eliya and Ziv both endured the horrors of October 7 at the Nova Festival, where Eliya was kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for 505 days. True to his promise, Eliya waited to propose until all the living hostages had returned home.

We pray for many more joyous celebrations to come.

Picture: X/ Hen Mazzig

23/10/2025

We’re excited to launch Shul Through Our Eyes - a new series celebrating the incredible communities that make up the United Synagogue. 👀✨

Over the coming months, we’ll be shining a light on different communities, hearing from our Rabbinic teams, Chairs and members about what makes their shul so special on social media and in our weekly United newsletter.

We’re starting with Bushey United Synagogue, where warmth, connection and an amazing volunteer spirit are at the heart of everything they do.
Meet Rabbi Elchonon and Rebbetzin Jacqueline Feldman as they share what being part of Bushey means to them.

Read what Rabbi Elchonon and Rebbetzen Jacqueline Feldman share about what Bushey means to them: https://tr.ee/k1t1ny

Join Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin in conversation with Daniel Taub for the fifth annual Sacks Conversation, marki...
23/10/2025

Join Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin in conversation with Daniel Taub for the fifth annual Sacks Conversation, marking Rabbi Sacks’ yahrzeit and the launch of The Conrad Morris Edition Koren Sacks Humash.

📅 Monday 24 November, 8pm

Book your place here: myus.theus.org.uk/events/119717/the-sacks-conversation/

22/10/2025

On Saturday, we gathered with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum UK for a special Havdalah ceremony.

It was a night filled with song, dance, and reflection. Together, we celebrated the return of the living hostages, mourned those who were murdered, and prayed for the return of the hostages’ bodies.

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