Radlett United Synagogue

Radlett, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire

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Town of Radlett

The town of Radlett is in the county of Hertfordshire, just to the north of the administrative boundary of Greater London. It is in the borough of Hertsmere, a local government district formed in 1974 and granted borough status in 1977

Radlett Jewish Community

Although Radlett already had a number of Jewish families by at least the 1960s, it was some time before organised Jewish congregations emerged. However, in the 1980s, one saw the beginnings of an orthodox congregation (see below) and the relocation to Radlett of a reform congregation (see Radlett Reform Synagogue).

Congregation Data⁽ⁱ⁾
Name:	Radlett United Synagogue⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Former Name:	Radlett Synagogue
Address:	22 Watling Street, Radlett, Herts WD7 7PN Previously Radlett Village Hall
Current Status:	Active
When Founded:	In the early 1980s, an Orthodox Jewish group was formed by several families in Radlett, as an offshoot of Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue, holding services initially in peoples' homes and later in a hired hall. In 1995, the congregation was formally established when it acquired its own building and severed ties with Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue, becoming an independent community
Ritual:	Orthodox - Ashkenazi
Affiliation:	A constituent synagogue of the United Synagogue since its formation as an independent congregation.
Website:	http://www.radlettus.org
Rabbinical Teams: (To view a short profile of a minister - hold the cursor over his name.)	Rabbi Yitzak Sliw - 1995 to 1997^(v) Rabbi Gideon Sylvester - 1997 to November 2004^(vi) Rev. Elkan David Levy (acting minister) - 2005^(vii) Rabbi Ariel Abel (and Rebbetzen Shalamit Abel) - August 2005 to August 2010^(viii) Rev. Elkan David Levy (acting minister) - 2010 to April 2011^(vii) Rabbi Saul Zneimer (temp. part time) - 2010 to May 2011^(ix) Rabbi Leo Dee (and Rebbetzen Lucy Dee) - 2011 to July 2014^(x) Rabbi Jonathan Hughes (and Rebbetzen Chana Hughes) - from December 2015 to May 2023^(xi) Rabbi Nick Kett (& Rebbetzen Shira Kett) - from December 2023 to present (October 2024)^(xii)
Membership Data:	National Reports & Surveys^(xvii) 1996 - 219 members (comprising 207 households, 5 individual male and 7 individual female members) 2010 - listed as having 500 to 749 members (by household) 2016 - listed as having 750 to 999 members (by household)
Charitable Status:	As a constituent of the United Synagogue, the congregation operates within that organisation's registered charity status (registered charity no. 242552).
Registration District:	Hertfordshire^(xviii) - Register Office website.
Cemetery Information:	For cemeteries used by the congregation, see Cemeteries of the United Synagogue, of which Bushey Cemetery is only about 4 miles away
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) Unless otherwise indicated all congregational data is based upon information appearing on the congregation's website, accessed 29 June 2017, which included a brief history of the congregation. ↵ (ii) For some years the congregation used either name before settling on the current name. ↵ (iii) and (iv) Reserved. (v) Rabbi Sliw was the first minister of the congregation and was listed in the Jewish Year Book 1997, which was the first edition in which the congregation was listed. ↵ ((vi) History on the congregation's website. ↵ (vii) Based on the congregation's website and Rev. Levy's "Who's Who" entries in Jewish Year Books. ↵ (viii) Based upon the congregation's website. ↵ (ix) Based upon the congregation's website and Jewish Chronicle report of 2 September 2010. ↵ (x) Based upon the congregation's website and Jewish Chronicle report of 21 January 2011. ↵ (xi) Based upon the congregation's website, Rabbi Hughes's profile formerly on the United Synagogue website and Jewish Chronicle report of March 2023. ↵ (xii) Jewish News report of 8 September 2023 and the congregation's website. ↵ (xiii) to (xvi) Reserved. (xvii) 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. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵ (xviii) The former Registration District was Watford, from the formation of Congregation until 1 April 2008. All registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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Page created: 19 May 2006
Data significantly expanded: 29 January 2017; Notes first added: 26 November 2018
Page most recently amended: 22 October 2024

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