Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue

{{short description|Liberal synagogue in Hove, England}}

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| leadership = Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber

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| location = Lansdowne Road, Hove, Sussex, England BN3 1FF

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| established = 1935 {{small|(as a congregation)}}

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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{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/br1/index.htm |title=Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue |work=Jewish Communities and Records – UK |publisher=JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |date=20 June 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021}} and {{as of|2016|lc=on}} had more than 300 members.{{cite web |url=http://www.bhps-online.org/ | title=Home page |publisher=Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue |access-date=2 June 2016}}{{self-published-inline|date=May 2024}} Services are held weekly on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings and also at the major Jewish festivals.{{cite web | url=http://www.bhps-online.org/services/ | title=Services | date=9 October 2013 | publisher=Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue | access-date=2 June 2016}}{{self-published-inline|date=May 2024}}

History

Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah (Rabbi Elli Sarah) was appointed as rabbi in 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/82835/the-power-50-celebrating-influential-women |title=The Power 50 – Celebrating Influential Women|work=The Jewish Chronicle |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=5 October 2019}} and is now Rabbi Emeritus, having retired in 2021.{{Cite news |last=Sarah |first=Elli Tikvah |date=29 July 2021 |title=It's taken 20 years to build a community that welcomes all |work=The Jewish Chronicle |url=https://www.thejc.com/judaism/features/it-s-taken-20-years-to-build-a-community-that-welcomes-all-1.519126 |access-date=30 July 2021}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Breuer |first=Yael |date=27 October 2021 |title= Cheder teacher to return as rabbi to Brighton shul |work=The Jewish Chronicle |url=https://www.thejc.com/community/community-news/cheder-teacher-to-return-as-rabbi-to-brighton-shul-1.521897 |access-date=27 October 2021}}

See also

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