Ohr Yisrael Synagogue

Federation Synagogue

Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire

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Congregation Data
Name:	Ohr Yisrael Synagogue
Former Name:	Elstree Beis Hamedrash (until about 2004)⁽ⁱ⁾
Address:	31-33 Theobald Road, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 4RN Previously, the congregation held services at Allum Community Centre, Allum Lane, Elstree WD6 3PJ until 2004 (and at 6 Allum Lane, Elstree WD6 3PH until about 2001)⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Current Status:	Active
Date Founded:	1998⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Ritual:	Orthodox - Ashkenaz
Affiliation:	A constituent synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues since formation.
Website:	http://www.ohr-yisrael.org.uk
Rabbinical Team: (To view a short profile of a rabbi whose name appears in blue - hold the cursor over his name.)	Rabbi Dovid Tugendhaft (& Rebbetzen Shoshana Tugendhaft) - founding rabbi, from 1999 to 2005^(iv) Rabbi Raphy Garson (& Rebbetzen Deborah Garson) - from July 2005 to 2023^(v) Rabbi Yisroel Solomon (& Rebbetzen Carri Solomon) - from 2023 to present (April 2025)^(vi)
Membership Data:	National Reports & Surveys^(x) 2010 - listed as having 50 to 99 members (by household - estimated) 2016 - listed as having 100 to 199 members (by household)
Local Government District:	The Borough of Hertsmere, in the county of Hertfordshire, formed in 1974. For details and history, see Hertsmere Jewish Communities home page.
Registration District (BMD):	Hertfordshire - Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	For Federation of Synagogues' cemeteries, see Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) The Congregation was listed under this name in Jewish Year Books through 2003. ↵ (ii) The address of the congregation was given as 6 Allum Lane in Jewish Year Books 2000 & 2001, and as Allum Community Centre in editions for 2002 & 2003. ↵ (iii) Congregation's website, accessed 2 June 2017. ↵ (iv) Rabbi Tugenhaft was listed as minister of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 2000 through 2005. ↵ (v) Congregation's website, accessed July 2020 and April 2025. ↵ (vi) Congregation's website, accessed April 2025. ↵ (vii) to (ix) Reserved. (x) Reports on synagogue membership in the United Kingdom, published by or on behalf of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and which can be viewed on the website of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research. In compiling the report for 2010, the size of membership of this congregation was inferred from 2005 data as it was not possible to obtain the data direct. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵

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