 Congregation Data
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Name |
Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue(i)
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Hebrew Name |
Rodef Shalom (hence alternative name Rodef
Shalom Progressive Synagogue)
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Former Names |
Chiltern Progressive Synagogue from about 1983 until about
1999(ii)
Beds-Herts Liberal Jewish Synagogue
from formation to about 1983(iii)
(Luton Liberal Jewish Congregation,
alternative name from about 1970 to about 1977(iv))
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Address: |
Since 1982 the congregation has been based at Luton, where they now hold the majority of
their services.
In addition, in recent years, regular monthly services have also been held in Bedford under the auspices of the
congregation.
Certain special events still take place in members’ homes.(vi)
Prior to 1982, meetings took place mainly in St. Albans and Bedford.(vi)
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Current Status: |
Active
|
Date Formed: |
1967(vii) |
Ritual: |
Liberal / Progressive |
Affiliation: |
A constituent community
of
Liberal Judaism, formerly
the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues (ULPS) |
Website: |
http://bedsps.org.uk/ |
Ministers:
(To view a short profile of a minister - hold the cursor over his name.)
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Rabbi Lawrence Rigál
- part time from about 1977 until about 1985(x) |
Membership Data |
National Reports and Surveys(xii)
1977 - 34 male (or household) members and 3 female members
1983 - 44 male (or household) members and 40 female members
1990 - 55 members (households)
1996 - 37 members (comprising 12 households, 16 individual male and
9 individual female members)
2010 & 2016 - listed as having under 50 members (by household)
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Registration Districts (BMD): |
for Luton:
Luton, since 1 July 1837 -
Link to Register Office
for Bedford: Bedford,
since 1 April 2009(xiii)
- Link to Register Office |
Cemetery
Information: |
Membership subscriptions includes fees to a
burial fund, which entitles the member to be buried at the Liberal Jewish
Section at Edgewarebury Cemetery, Edgware. There is also a Jewish section in the cemetery at Norse Road, Bedford. See
Cemeteries of Liberal
Judaism.(xiv) |
Notes &
Sources (↵ returns to text above)
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Luton Jewish Community home page
Bedford Jewish Community home page
St Albans Jewish Community home page
List of Liberal Judaism Congregations
Jewish Communities in Bedfordshire
Jewish Communities of England home page
Page created: 2 March 2003
Data significantly expanded and notes added: 22 July 2019
Latest revision or update: 18 November 2019
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