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'''Alyth''' (also known as '''North Western Reform Synagogue''') at [[Temple Fortune]] in north west London was founded in 1933. |
'''Alyth''' (also known as '''North Western Reform Synagogue''') at [[Temple Fortune]] in north west London was founded in 1933. Three years later, in 1936, the Synagogue was built in Alyth Gardens, on land carved out from the [[West London Synagogue]]’s [[Golders Green Jewish Cemetery|cemetery in Hoop Lane]].<ref name="Aylth History">{{cite web | url=http://www.alyth.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=205&Itemid=87 | title=Aylth - History and Heritage | publisher=North Western Reform Synagogue | accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> Aylth is one of the largest [[Progressive Judaism|Progressive]] synagogues in the United Kingdom and in the [[Movement for Reform Judaism]]. It has around 2000 adult and 1000 child members, and is twinned with the [[Leo Baeck]] Community Centre in [[Haifa]] and to the Jewish community in [[Kerch]], a city in [[Ukraine]]. It became a [[Fairtrade]] synagogue in 2006.<ref>"[http://www.reformjudaism.org.uk/news/community-news/10-reform-synagogues-go-fairtrade.html "10 Reform Synagogues go Fairtrade"]"</ref>{{broken link|date=November 2012}} |
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==Services== |
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Alyth is a fully operational congregation with [[Shabbat]] services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, youth and alternative services and events to mark major and minor holidays. |
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==Community== |
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==Rabbis== |
==Rabbis== |
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Alyth's Rabbis are Mark Goldsmith and Josh Levy. |
Alyth's Rabbis are Mark Goldsmith and Josh Levy. |
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The synagogue's previous Rabbis |
The synagogue's previous Rabbis were <ref name="Aylth History"/>: |
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* Rabbi Solomon Starrels, Rabbi at Alyth from 1933 to 1938 |
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* Rabbi Dr [[Werner van der Zyl]], Rabbi at Alyth from 1943 until 1958, and founder of [[Leo Baeck College]]<ref name="Aylth History">{{cite web | url=http://www.alyth.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=205&Itemid=87 | title=Aylth - History and Heritage | publisher=North Western Reform Synagogue | accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> |
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* Rev. Maurice Perlzweig (1938 - 1942) |
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* Rev. Vivian Simmons, on secondment from West London Synagogue (1942 - 1943) |
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* Rabbi Dr [[Werner van der Zyl]] (1943 - 1958), founder of [[Leo Baeck College]]<ref name="Aylth History"/> |
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* Rev. Philip Cohen (1958 - 1972) |
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* Rabbi Dow Marmur (1972 - 1983) |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 21:51, 4 December 2012
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| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi Mark Goldsmith and Rabbi Josh Levy |
| Status | Active |
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| Location | Alyth Gardens, Temple Fortune, London,  United Kingdom |
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Alyth (also known as North Western Reform Synagogue) at Temple Fortune in north west London was founded in 1933. Three years later, in 1936, the Synagogue was built in Alyth Gardens, on land carved out from the West London Synagogue’s cemetery in Hoop Lane.[1] Aylth is one of the largest Progressive synagogues in the United Kingdom and in the Movement for Reform Judaism. It has around 2000 adult and 1000 child members, and is twinned with the Leo Baeck Community Centre in Haifa and to the Jewish community in Kerch, a city in Ukraine. It became a Fairtrade synagogue in 2006.[2][dead link]
Services
Alyth is a fully operational congregation with Shabbat services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, youth and alternative services and events to mark major and minor holidays.
Community
As well as services Alyth also operates as a community centre, housing a kindergarten, senior club, Israeli dancing, a youth department, a performing arts group and many one-off or serial cultural events.
Rabbis
Alyth's Rabbis are Mark Goldsmith and Josh Levy.
The synagogue's previous Rabbis were [1]:
- Rabbi Solomon Starrels, Rabbi at Alyth from 1933 to 1938
- Rev. Maurice Perlzweig (1938 - 1942)
- Rev. Vivian Simmons, on secondment from West London Synagogue (1942 - 1943)
- Rabbi Dr Werner van der Zyl (1943 - 1958), founder of Leo Baeck College[1]
- Rev. Philip Cohen (1958 - 1972)
- Rabbi Dow Marmur (1972 - 1983)
- Rabbi Charles Emanuel (1983 - 2003), now Emeritus Rabbi at Alyth
- Laura Janner-Klausner (2003 - 2011), and now Movement Rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c "Aylth - History and Heritage". North Western Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ ""10 Reform Synagogues go Fairtrade""
External links
- Alyth's Official Website
- The Movement for Reform Judaism's Official Website
- North Western Reform Synagogue on Jewish Communities and Records - UK (hosted by jewishgen.org).
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