the former

Redbridge United Synagogue

Ilford, Essex

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Congregation Data
Name:	Redbridge United Synagogue
Address:	Jewish Community Centre, Sinclair House, Woodford Bridge Road, Ilford, Essex IL4 5LN (which was previously the address of Clayhall Synagogue).⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Date Formed:	Formed on 1 January 2015, upon the merger of Clayhall Synagogue and Newbury Park Synagogue^(iv)
Final Status:	Merged with Ilford Synagogue on 21 May 2019 to form Cranbrook United Synagogue.^(v)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	A constituent member of the United Synagogue (as were its two predecessor congregations).
Ministers: (To view a short profile of a minister - hold the cursor over his name.)	Rabbi Nissan Wilson - Senior Rabbi of the congregation from its establishment in January 2015 (he had been the minister of Clayhall Synagogue) until October 2016.^(viii) Rev. Gary Newman - Community Welfare Minister of the congregation from its establishment in January 2015 (he had been the minister of Newbury Park Synagogue) until October 2016 and then senior rabbi until the congregation's merger in May 2019.^(ix)
Membership:	National Reports & Surveys^(x) 2016 - listed as having 1,000 to 1,499 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 District:	The suburb of Ilford in Northeast London is within the London Borough of Redbridge, an outer London borough created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London. Prior to 1965, Ilford was in the former Municipal Borough of Ilford (which was an urban district until 1926) in the county of Essex.
Registration District (BMD):	Redbridge from 1 April 1965^(xi) - Link to Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	For United Synagogue cemeteries, see Cemeteries of the United Synagogue.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) and (ii) Reserved. (iv) Jewish Chronicle report of 6 November 2014. ↵ (iv) Jewish Chronicle of 6 November 2014 reported on the proposed merger and the website of Cranbrook United Synagogue, last accessed August 2025, confirmed the date. ↵ (v) The website of Cranbrook United Synagogue, initially accessed 7 April 2020. The proposed merger with Ilford Synagogue had been announced in October 2018 (Ilford Recorder report 19 October 2018), was approved by members of both synagogues on 13 November 2018 (former Ilford Synagogue website, last accessed 7 April 2020) and was approved by the United Synagogue on 17 December 2018 (Ilford Recorder report 17 December 2018). ↵ (vi) and (vii) Reserved. (viii) Jewish Chronicle report of 6 November 2014 reported that the then current ministers of the merging congregations would be retained by the Redbridge synagogue and on 29 July 2016 it reported Rabbi Wilson's proposed departure. His Linkedin profile confirms that he served the congregation until October 2016. ↵ (ix) Jewish Chronicle report of 6 November 2014 reported that the then current ministers of the merging congregations would be retained by the Redbridge synagogue. The website of Cranbrook United Synagogue, accessed March 2021, and Jewish Chronicle press report of 24 May 2024 entitled "The only way was Essex for Rev Gary Newman". ↵ (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. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵ (xi) The former Registration Districts were: Romford, from 1 July 1837 until 1 July 1939; and Ilford, from 1 July 1939 until 1 April 1965. All registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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Page created: 10 February 2015
Data significantly expanded and notes first added: 21 August 2025
Page most recently amended: 22 August 2025

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