the former

Northwood United Synagogue

Northwood, Middx.

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Northwood Synagogue, Murray Road, Northwood

Congregation Data
Name:	Northwood Synagogue also known as Northwood United Synagogue⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Address:	21-23 Murray Road, Northwood, Middx. HA6 2YP The building was completed in 1995 and consecrated by the Chief Rabbi on 22 September 1995. It was built on a plot that previously comprised three houses purchased for the congregation by the United Synagogue in 1990.⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Date Formed:	The Congregation's traced its origins as a Northwood overflow service of Pinner Synagogue. The first proper Sabbath service was held in a church hall in Northwood on Chanukah, 19 December 1987 and later Sabbath morning services were held locally in private homes, initially just once a month. In 1990, the community commenced holding local Friday nights services in private homes and the United Synagogue bought three houses in Murray Road, Northwood, which became the regular venue for services. Also in 1990, a steering committee was formed and it was agreed that Northwood become a congregation independent of Pinner.^(iv)
Current Status:	In July 2024, the congregation merged with Ruislip and District United Synagogue to form the Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue, which continues to function from the synagogue in Murray Road, Northwood.^(v)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	A constituent synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1993.^(ix)
Ministers and Rabbinic Couples *(To view a short profile of a minister - hold the cursor over his name.)*	Rabbi Barry Marcus - from 1991 to 1994 (the first minister of the Congregation)^(x) Rabbi Naftali Brawer - from 1996 to mid-2008^(xi) Rabbi Alan Plancey - from mid-2008 to April 2009 (interim appointment)^(xii) Rabbi Dr. Moshe Freedman - from April 2009 to February 2015^(xiii) Rabbi Aharon Zerbib and Rebbetzen Yehudit Zerbib - from 2016 until 2023^(xiv) Rabbi Shaya Green and Rebbetzen Leah Green - from 2023 until July 2024, following which they continued to serve Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue as rabbinic couple^(xv)
Membership Data:	Reports & Surveys^(xix) 2010 & 2016 - listed as having 200 to 299 members (by household)
Charitable Status:	As a constituent of the United Synagogue, the congregation operated within that organisation's registered charity status (registered charity no. 242552).
Local Government Districts:	Northwood, a residential suburb in northwest London near the boundary with Hertfordshire, is situated in the London Borough of Hillingdon, an outer London borough created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London. Previously, Northwood was in the Urban District of Ruislip-Northwood (created in 1904), within the former County of Middlesex, both of which entities were abolished in 1965.
Registration District (BMD):	Hillingdon (since 1 April 1965)^(xx) - Link to Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	For United Synagogue cemeteries, see Cemeteries of the United Synagogue.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) Reserved. (ii) Although listed in Jewish Year Books under the former name, the congregation was generally referred to by the latter name. ↵ (iii) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. ↵ (iv) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. ↵ (v) United Synagogue press release of July 2024. ↵ (vi) to (viii) Reserved. (ix) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. ↵ (x) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. Rabbi B. Marcus was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 1994 and 1995. ↵ (xi) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. Rabbi N.Y. Brawer was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 1997 through 2007. ↵ (xii) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. Rabbi A. Plancey was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 2008 and 2009. ↵ (xiii) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024. Rabbi Dr. Moishe Freedman was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 2010 through the last edition (2015). ↵ (xiv) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (About Our Shul - History), accessed July 2024, where his name is given as Zerbid(sic) Jewish Chronicle of 5 November 2015 reported his upcoming appointment. ↵ (xv) Northwood and Ruislip United Synagogue website (Tean - Rabbinic Couple), accessed July 2024. ↵ (xvi) to (xviii) Reserved. (xix) 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. ↵ (xx) Previous Registration Districts: Uxbridge (from 1 July 1837 to 1 October 1947); Harrow (from 1 October 1947 to 1 April 1965). Any registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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Data significantly expanded and notes first added: 15 July 2024
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