Toras Chaim Synagogue

(formerly the New Hendon Beis Hamedrash)

Hendon, London NW4

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Congregation Data
Name	Toras Chaim Synagogue (also known as Kehillas Toras Chaim⁽ⁱ⁾)
Former Name	New Hendon Beis Hamedrash⁽ⁱ⁾ until about 2013 (also refered to as the New Hendon Minyan⁽ⁱⁱ⁾)
Address:	Capital House, Prestige Way (off Heriot Road), London NW4 2AX⁽ⁱ⁾ (acquired in 2010⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾) Previously, the congregation held services behind a nearby office block.⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Current Status:	Active
Date Formed:	2004^(iv)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi - Strictly Orthodox.
Affiliation:	None listed, but possibly affiliated to the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC).^(v)
Website:	http://toraschaim.org.uk/
Rabbi:	Dayan Yonason Abraham (& Rebbetzin Bella Abraham) - 2006 until March 2019.^(vii) Rabbi Yoni Birnbaum (& Rebbetzin Elisheva Birnbaum) - from 2020.^(viii)
Membership:	2019 - over 100 families^(ix)
Charitable Status:	The congregation is supported by a registered charity, New Shul Charitable Trust (N.S.C.T.) (no. 1103481), registered on 28 April 2004. The governing document is a Declaration of Trust executed on 29 January 2004.^(x)
Local Government District:	Hendon is a residential suburb in Northwest London with a substantial Jewish minority in the London Borough of Barnet (formed in 1965).
Registration District (BMD):	Barnet (since the formation of the congregation) - Link to Register Office website.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) Congregation's website, accessed 30 April 2019. ↵ (ii) "Who's Who" entries for Dayan Abraham in Jewish Year Books 2010-2015. ↵ (iii) Jewish Chronicle press report "Last order as shuls buy pubs", dated 29 October 2010. The site was previously Manning's Pub. ↵ (iv) Congregation's website, accessed 30 April 2019. ↵ (v) The congregation does not appear in any Jewish Year Book (last published for 2015), and accordingly was not listed as affiliate of any organisation. However, it may have subsequently joined UOHC. ↵ (vi) Reserved. (vii) "Who's Who" entry in Jewish Year Books 2010-2015 and Jewish News press report dated 9 March 2019, entitled "Days after resigning from London Beth Din, rabbi quits Hendon pulpit" (which also refers to him as having helped create the congregation). ↵ (viii) Profile on the United Synagogue website, accessed 9 December 2020 and Rabbi Birnbaum's twitter account. ↵ (ix) Congregation's website, accessed 30 April 2019 ↵ (x) Charity Commission website, in beta development, and Open Charities website, both accessed 30 April 2019. ↵

Bibliography, On-line Articles and Other Material
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General

Trustee's Reports and Accounts of New Shul Charitable Trust (N.S.C.T.) filed with the Charities Commission (pdf):
- For years ended 31 August 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Bibliography - London Borough of Barnet.

List of Independent Askenazi Congregations in London

Jewish Congregations in Hendon (London Borough of Barnet)

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