Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue | |
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The synagogue in 2007 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Rite | Liberal Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Lansdowne Road, Hove, Sussex, England BN3 1FF |
Country | United Kingdom |
Location of the synagogue in
Brighton and Hove | |
Geographic coordinates | 50°49′40″N 0°09′33″W / 50.82766°N 0.15903°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1935 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1937 |
Website | |
bhps-online |
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 [update] had more than 300 members. [2] Services are held weekly on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and also at the major Jewish festivals. [3]
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]