Glasgow Reform Synagogue

Glasgow Reform Synagogue
Basic information
Location Glasgow, Scotland
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Status Active
Leadership Rabbi Kate Briggs
Website www.grs.org.uk
Architectural description
Specifications

Glasgow Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in Newton Mearns on the south side of Glasgow. It is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism and is the only Reform synagogue in Scotland. The synagogue was first known as Glasgow Progressive Synagogue, then Glasgow New Synagogue, before taking its current name.

The synagogue was founded in 1933 and moved to its present premises in about 1968.[1]

Nancy Morris, the first female rabbi in Scotland, was the synagogue's rabbi from 2003 to 2011. The current rabbi (since 2014) is Dr Kate Briggs.[2][3]

Services

Glasgow Reform Synagogue holds services every Shabbat (evening and morning) and for all the major festivals. Services are egalitarian and conducted in both Hebrew and English.

The community has been innovative in making services accessible via internet audio broadcasts.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow New Synagogue: Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland". JCR-UK. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Our rabbi". Glasgow Reform Synagogue. July 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rabbi Kate Briggs' Glasgow induction". News and press. Movement for Reform Judaism. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Web Broadcasts – Glasgow Reform Synagogue "

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Coordinates: 55°46′24″N 4°19′48″W / 55.77337°N 4.32995°W / 55.77337; -4.32995

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