Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform judaism congregation at 118 stonegrove”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue , a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism , is a Reform Judaism congregation at 118 Stonegrove, Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet .1It was formed in 2017 as a result of the merger between the Edgware & District Reform Synagogue (EDRS) and the Hendon Reform Synagogue (HRS) communities.2EDRS originated in 1934 as "Edgware and District Progressive Jewish Fellowship" and in February 1935 became “Edgware and District Reform Synagogue”. HRS was founded in 1949 and its first building, in 1955, was in Danescroft Avenue.3The two communities merged in 2017, and the merged community is located on the site of the former EDRS.4It is now the largest synagogue in Europe; its membership includes 2500 families. The senior rabbi is Mark Goldsmith. He succeeeded Danny Smith, who retired in summer 2019.5
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue , a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism , is a Reform Judaism congregation at 118 Stonegrove, Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet . It was formed in 2017 as a result of the merger between the Edgware & District Reform Synagogue (EDRS) and the Hendon Reform Synagogue (HRS) communities. EDRS originated in 1934 as "Edgware and District Progressive Jewish Fellowship" and in February 1935 became “Edgware and District Reform Synagogue”. HRS was founded in 1949 and its first building, in 1955, was in Danescroft Avenue. The two communities merged in 2017, and the merged community is located on the site of the former EDRS. It is now the largest synagogue in Europe; its membership includes 2500 families. The senior rabbi is Mark Goldsmith . He succeeded Danny Smith, who retired in summer 2019.
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Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 118 Stonegrove, Edgware , in the Borough of Barnet, London, England, in the United Kingdom.The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism and was formed in 2017 as a result of the merger between the Edgware and District Reform Synagogue and the Hendon Reform Synagogue communities. The merged community is located on the site of the former Edgware and District Reform Synagogue. In 2019 Mark Goldsmith became senior rabbi .
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reform judaism congregation at 118 stonegrove
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue
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