List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which were previously used as synagogues see List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom.

England

According to the 2021 Census there are around 270,000 Jews in the UK. Over 260,000 of these are in England, which contains the second largest Jewish population in Europe (behind France) and the fifth largest Jewish community worldwide. The majority of the Jews in England live in and around London, with almost 160,000 Jews in London itself and a further 20,800 in nearby Hertfordshire, primarily in Bushey (4,500), Borehamwood (3,900) and Radlett (2,300). The next most significant population is in Greater Manchester with a community of slightly more than 25,000, primarily in the boroughs of Bury (10,360), Salford (7,920), Manchester itself (2,725) and Trafford (2,490). There are also significant communities in Leeds (6,760), Gateshead (3,000), Brighton and Hove (2,730), Liverpool (2,330), Birmingham (2,150) and Southend (2,080).

East of England Cambridge and East Anglia Cambridgeshire Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesBeth Shalom Reform Synagogue Progressive JudaismCambridgewebsite Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation (Thompson's Lane Synagogue)Independent (Ashkenazi) OrthodoxCambridgewebsiteChabad of CambridgeChabadCambridgewebsitePeterborough Liberal Jewish CommunityProgressive JudaismPeterboroughwebsite

Norfolk Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesNorwich Liberal Jewish Community Progressive JudaismNorwichwebsiteNorwich SynagogueAshkenazi OrthodoxNorwichwebsite

Suffolk Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesSuffolk Liberal Jewish CommunityProgressive JudaismSuffolkwebsite

East Midlands Derbyshire Name Affiliation/ritualLocationWeb Ref ImagesDerbyshire Jewish CommunityUnaffiliatedDerbyshirewebsite

Leicestershire Name Affiliation/ritualLocationWeb Ref Images Leicester Hebrew CongregationAshkenazi OrthodoxLeicesterwebsite Leicester Progressive Jewish CongregationProgressive JudaismLeicesterwebsite

Lincolnshire Name Affiliation/ritualLocationWeb Ref ImagesNotesGrimsby Hebrew Congregation (Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue)Ashkenazi OrthodoxGrimsbywebsiteSee History of the Jews of GrimsbyLincoln Jewish MinyanIndependent and egalitarianLincolnwebsiteLincolnshire Jewish CommunityProgressive JudaismLincoln website

Northamptonshire Name Affiliation/ritualLocationWeb Ref Images Northampton Hebrew CongregationAshkenazi OrthodoxNorthamptonwebsite

Nottinghamshire Name Affiliation/ritualLocationWeb Ref Images Chabad Lubavitch of NottinghamChabadNottinghamwebsiteNottingham Hebrew CongregationAshkenazi OrthodoxNottinghamwebsiteNottingham Liberal SynagogueProgressive JudaismNottinghamwebsite

Essex Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesBuckhurst Hill Masorti Synagogue (New Essex Masorti Synagogue)Masorti JudaismBuckhurst HillwebsiteChabad Buckhurst HillChabadBuckhurst HillwebsiteChabad EppingChabadEppingwebsiteChabad SouthendChabadWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-SeawebsiteChigwell & Hainault SynagogueAshkenazi OrthodoxChigwellwebsiteColchester and District Jewish CommunityUnaffiliatedColchesterwebsiteHarlow and Chelmsford Jewish CommunityProgressive JudaismHarlowwebsiteThe Jewish Congregation of Canvey Island Ashkenazi OrthodoxCanvey IslandLoughton SynagogueKehillas FederationLoughtonwebsiteTikvah Chadasha (Brentwood Reform Synagogue)Progressive JudaismShenfieldwebsite Southend and District Reform SynagogueProgressive JudaismWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea websiteSouthend & Westcliff Hebrew CongregationAshkenazi OrthodoxWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-SeawebsiteWestcliff Chareidi SynagogueCharediWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Seawebsite

Hertfordshire Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref Images Borehamwood and Elstree SynagogueAshkenazi OrthodoxBorehamwoodwebsiteKehillat Nashira: Borehamwood Partnership MinyanIndependent Orthodox; adhering to halachic standards and practices while including women in ritual leadership rolesBorehamwoodwebsiteOhr Yisrael SynagogueKehillas FederationBorehamwoodwebsiteRambam Sephardi(Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation of Elstree & Borehamwood)Sephardi OrthodoxBorehamwoodwebsiteSouth Herts & Edgware Masorti (SHEMA)Masorti JudaismBorehamwood and EdgwarewebsiteYavneh CollegeModern OrthodoxBorehamwoodwebsiteBushey ChabadChabadBusheywebsiteImmanuel CollegeModern OrthodoxBushey websiteThe Liberal Synagogue ElstreeProgressive JudaismElstreewebsite Chabad Lubavitch of RadlettChabadRadlettwebsite Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolUnited SynagogueRadlettwebsiteRadlett Reform SynagogueProgressive JudaismRadlett website Radlett United SynagogueUnited SynagogueRadlettwebsite St Albans Masorti SynagogueMasorti JudaismSt Albanswebsite St Albans United SynagogueUnited SynagogueSt AlbanswebsiteShenley United Jewish CommunityUnited SynagogueShenleywebsite Stevenage Liberal SynagogueProgressive JudaismStevenagewebsiteWatford and District SynagogueUnited SynagogueWatfordwebsiteWelwyn Garden City Hebrew CongregationUnited SynagogueWelwyn Garden Citywebsite

Greater London Central London Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Name Affiliation/ritual Location Web Ref ImagesBeit Klal YisraelProgressive JudaismNorth Kensington, London W1website Chelsea SynagogueUnited SynagogueChelsea, London SW3websiteHolland Park SynagogueS&P Sephardi CommunityKensington, London, W11website

City of Westminster Name Affiliation/ritual Location Web Ref Images Anshei ShalomIndependent Sephardi Orthodox St John's WoodwebsiteCentral Synagogue LondonUnited Synagogue London W1website Lauderdale Road Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue S&P Sephardi CommunityMaida ValewebsiteThe Liberal Jewish Synagogue Progressive JudaismSt John's Woodwebsite New London SynagogueMasorti JudaismSt John's WoodwebsiteNew West End SynagogueUnited SynagogueBayswater, London W2 website St John's Wood SynagogueUnited SynagogueSt John's WoodwebsiteWest London Synagogue(Independent) Reform Judaism London W1 websiteWestern Marble Arch SynagogueUnited SynagogueLondon W1 website Westminster Synagogue(Independent) Reform Judaism Knightsbridge, London SW7 website

City of London and the East End City of London Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesBevis Marks Synagogue S&P Sephardi CommunityCity of London, London EC3 website"Jewish resettlement commemorated" BBC News. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesCongregation of Jacob Synagogue(Kehillas Ya'akov) Independent, but with affiliations to Kehillas Federation Stepney, London E1website Sandys Row SynagogueUnaffiliated Ashkenazi OrthodoxSpitalfields, London E1website

East and North East London London Borough of Hackney Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref Images NotesAdath Yisroel SynagogueUnion of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations Stoke Newington Belz MarcuziAshkenazi Orthodox / Strictly OrthodoxStamford HillBiala ShulAshkenazi Orthodox / Strictly OrthodoxStamford Hill Clapton Federation Synagogue (Sha'are Shomayim) Kehillas Federation Upper Claptonwebsite Hackney & East London Synagogue United Synagogue HackneywebsiteThe synagogue community is scheduled to close on 11 October 2026. Kehillah North LondonProgressive Judaism Stoke Newingtonwebsite New Stoke Newington Shul Masorti JudaismStoke NewingtonwebsitePinters ShulAshkenazi Orthodox / Strictly OrthodoxStamford HillSatmar ShulAshkenazi Orthodox / Strictly OrthodoxStamford HillSpringfield Synagogue Kehillas Federation Upper ClaptonwebsiteTora Eitz Chaim Beth HamedrashAshkenazi Orthodox Stamford Hill Yeshiva Horomoh Beth HamedrashUnion of Orthodox Hebrew CongregationsStamford Hill

London Borough of Redbridge Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesCranbrook United SynagogueUnited SynagogueCranbrook, Ilfordwebsite East London & Essex Liberal SynagogueProgressive Judaism South Woodfordwebsite Ilford Federation Synagogue Kehillas FederationIlfordwebsite New Essex Masorti SynagogueMasorti JudaismIlfordwebsiteOaks Lane Reform SynagogueProgressive JudaismNewbury Park, Ilfordwebsite

London Borough of Waltham Forest Name Affiliation/ritual LocationWeb Ref ImagesHighams Park & Chingford Synagogue United Synagogue Chingfordwebsite Leytonstone and Wanstead SynagogueKehillas Federation LeytonstonewebsiteSukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue Progressive Judaism Wanstead Woodford Forest United SynagogueUnited SynagogueSouth Woodfordwebsite

North and North West London London Borough of Barnet Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesGrassroots Jewswebsite Colindale Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesBeis Yaakov Primary SchoolOrthodoxwebsite Edgware Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesEdgware & Hendon Reform SynagogueProgressive Judaismwebsite Kol Nefesh Masorti SynagogueMasorti JudaismwebsiteLubavitch of EdgwareChabadwebsiteMachzikei Hadas EdgwareStrictly OrthodoxMenorah Foundation SchoolModern OrthodoxwebsiteMenorah Grammar SchoolModern OrthodoxwebsiteRosh Pinah Primary SchoolOrthodox JudaismwebsiteYeshurun SynagogueKehillas Federation Edgware and Borehamwood Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref Images South Herts and Edgware Masorti (SHEMA) Masorti Judaismwebsite

Finchley Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesAkiva School (primary school) Progressive Judaism websiteFinchley Central Synagogue ("Finchley Fed")Kehillas FederationwebsiteFinchley Progressive SynagogueProgressive JudaismwebsiteFinchley Reform Synagogue Progressive JudaismwebsiteFinchley United Synagogue (Kinloss Synagogue)United SynagoguewebsiteLeo Baeck College website New North London SynagogueMasorti Judaism websitePardes House Grammar SchoolAshkenazi Orthodox / Strictly OrthodoxwebsiteSacks Morasha Jewish Primary SchoolOrthodox JudaismwebsiteWoodside Park SynagogueUnited Synagogue website Golders Green Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesBeis Shmuel Shul (Halpern)Strictly OrthodoxGolders Green Beth Hamedrash (Munk's Synagogue)Independent Ashkenazi Orthodox websiteGolders Green SynagogueUnited SynagoguewebsiteHagers Shul – Beis Yesochor DovStrictly OrthodoxHeichal Menahem Chabad-Lubavitch ShulChabad websiteMachzike Hadath Kehillas Federation websiteMenorah Primary School for BoysModern OrthodoxwebsiteMenorah Primary School for GirlsModern Orthodox websiteOhel David Eastern SynagogueSephardi Orthodoxwebsite

Hampstead Garden Suburb Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesHampstead Garden Suburb SynagogueUnited Synagoguewebsite Hendon Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesAlei TzionUnited SynagoguewebsiteBeis GavrielKehillas Federationwebsite Darchei Avot SynagogueSephardi OrthodoxHasmonean High School for BoysOrthodox Judaism websiteHasmonean High School for GirlsOrthodox Judaism websiteHasmonean Primary School Orthodox JudaismwebsiteHendon Adath YisroelStrictly Orthodoxwebsite Hendon Beis HamedrashAshkenazi Orthodoxwebsite Hendon United Synagogue (Raleigh Close)United SynagogueFacebook pageJudith Lady Montefiore CollegeOrthodox Judaism websiteKehillas Toras ChaimAshkenazi Orthodoxwebsite Magen AvotUnited Synagoguewebsite Ner Yisrael Independent Modern Orthodoxwebsite Nishmas YisroelKehillas Federationwebsite North Hendon Adath Yisrael SynagogueAshkenazi OrthodoxwebsitePorat Yosef Synagogue and Community CentreSephardi Orthodox (Moroccan)Hendonwebsite Mill Hill Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesEtz Chaim Jewish Primary SchoolModern Orthodox Judaism websiteMill Hill East Jewish CommunityUnited SynagoguewebsiteMill Hill United SynagogueUnited Synagogue website New Barnet Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref ImagesBarnet SynagogueUnited Synagogue websiteJewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) website Temple Fortune Name Affiliation/ritualWeb Ref Images Alyth (North Western Reform Synagogue)Progressive Judaismwebsite Wembley