Liverpool Reform Synagogue
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| Liverpool Reform Synagogue | |
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 Front entrance to the synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Alan Rae (president) Paul Levinson (chairman) Warren Elf (rabbi) |
| Year consecrated | 1962 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Website | |
| lrshul | |
Liverpool Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue in the Wavertree district of Liverpool, England. Its part-time rabbi is Manchester-based Warren Elf MBE, who is also the part-time rabbi at Southend and District Reform Synagogue in Westcliff-on-Sea.[1][2]
History
The synagogue is affiliated with the Movement for Reform Judaism,[3] and was opened in the Wavertree district by the Liberal Jewish Congregation of Liverpool (LJCL) in 1962 under the name Progressive Synagogue.[4] The LJCL had moved to Wavertree from its previous location near Hope Street in the city centre, where it had been founded in 1928, making it one of the UK's first Reform Jewish communities to be established outside of London.[4][5] Progressive Synagogue was later closed and converted into a Grade II listed building and a block of apartments,[6] prompting the congregation to open the current synagogue just a few yards away on the same site.[4]
Notable members
- Luciana Berger (born 1981), politician and former MP for the local constituency.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Our Synagogues". Synagogue Directory. Movement for Reform Judaism. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Rabbi Warren Elf". About SDRS. Southend & District Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool Reform Synagogue". Synagogue Directory. Movement for Reform Judaism. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b c http://www.lrshul.org/our-story-so-far/
- ^ "Liverpool Reform Synagogue". JCR-UK. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1068326
- ^ Dysch, Marcus (21 June 2013). "Luciana Berger pledges to help women follow in her footsteps". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links
- Official website
- The Movement for Reform Judaism
- Liverpool Reform Synagogue on Jewish Communities and Records – UK (hosted by jewishgen.org)
- Jewish Small Communities Network: Liverpool Reform Synagogue
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