Finchley Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 101 Fallow Court Avenue, North Finchley, in the Borough of Barnet in London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.
History Finchley Reform Synagogue's new building completed in May 2022, replaced the previous 1974 structure, which itself had been built over the original 1961 synagogue. The new facility, costing approximately £4.7 million, addresses the needs of a growing community of around 2,000 members.
On 15 April 2026, two individuals threw a brick and firebombs in an attempted arson attack. As the devices did not detonate, no damage or injuries occurred. Metropolitan Police stated that the incident was being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. A 46-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman were arrested as suspects. Similar incidents targeting Jewish institutions in London had occurred in the months prior and days following, including the Hatzola arson attack, which have been claimed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps front group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
Clergy Its clergy are Rabbi Eleanor Davis, Cantor Zöe Jacobs, Rabbi Deborah Blausten, Rabbi Howard Cooper and emeritus Rabbi Jeffrey Newman.
Notable members
John Bercow, former Speaker of the House of Commons Dame Melinda Simmons, Former British diplomat, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
See also List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom List of synagogues in the United Kingdom Movement for Reform Judaism
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