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Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue , commonly known as Giffnock Shul ( Yiddish : גיפנוק שול), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock , East Renfrewshire , on the south side of Glasgow , Scotland , in the United Kingdom. The synagogue is the largest in Scotland and also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers. The congregation was formed through a 2021 merger of the Giffnock Synagogue and the Newton Mearns Synagogue, to form a congregation with 850 members. The final service held in the former Newtown Mearns Synagogue, at 14 Larchfield Court, was conducted in January 2023. The new congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Giffnock and Newlands Synagogue , located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock , East Renfrewshire (on the south side of Glasgow ), is the largest Jewish religious congregation in Scotland . The synagogue also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers.
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The synagogue also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers.
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The synagogue also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers.
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largest jewish religious congregation in scotland
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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