Coordinates: 50°49′40″N 0°09′33″W / 50.82766°N 0.15903°W / 50.82766; -0.15903

Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue

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Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue
The synagogue in 2007
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
RiteLiberal Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber
StatusActive
Location
LocationLansdowne Road, Hove, Sussex, England BN3 1FF
CountryUnited Kingdom
Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue is located in Brighton & Hove
Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Brighton and Hove
Geographic coordinates50°49′40″N 0°09′33″W / 50.82766°N 0.15903°W / 50.82766; -0.15903
Architecture
Date established1935 (as a congregation)
Completed1937
Website
bhps-online.org

Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue, also known as Adat Shalom Verei’ut (Congregation of Peace and Friendship), is a Liberal Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hove, Sussex, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was established in 1935[1] and as of 2016 had more than 300 members.[2] Services are held weekly on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and also at the major Jewish festivals.[3]

History

Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah (Rabbi Elli Sarah) was appointed as rabbi in 2000[1][4] and is now Rabbi Emeritus, having retired in 2021.[1][5] Danny Rich, former chief executive of Liberal Judaism, was the interim rabbi after her retirement; Gabriel Kanter-Webber took up the rabbinical post on a permanent basis from summer 2022.[6]

See also

The logo of the congregation

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Home page". Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. Retrieved 2 June 2016.[self-published source?]
  3. ^ "Services". Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2016.[self-published source?]
  4. ^ "The Power 50 – Celebrating Influential Women". The Jewish Chronicle. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ Sarah, Elli Tikvah (29 July 2021). "It's taken 20 years to build a community that welcomes all". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ Breuer, Yael (27 October 2021). "Cheder teacher to return as rabbi to Brighton shul". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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