| Building Name: | North Western Reform Synagogue |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Map Type: | Greater London |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Alyth Gardens, Temple Fortune, Golders Green, Borough of Barnet, London, England NW11 7EN |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Religious Affiliation: | Reform Judaism |
| Status: | Synagogue |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architect: | Fritz Landauer |
| Established: | 1933 |
| Year Completed: | 1936 |
The North Western Reform Synagogue, commonly known as Alyth, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Temple Fortune, Golders Green, in the Borough of Barnet, north-west London, England, in the United Kingdom.
The congregation was founded in 1933. Its building, designed by the architect Fritz Landauer,[1] was built in Alyth Gardens in 1936, on land carved out from the West London Synagogue’s cemetery in Hoop Lane.[2] In 1942, the congregation became a founding member of Associated British Synagogue, now known as the Movement for Reform Judaism.[3] With approximately 2,500 adult and 1,000 child members, the congregation is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom.
In 2021 its members approved a 6 million upgrade to the synagogue building,[4] which is scheduled to be completed in 2024.
The following individuals have served as rabbi of the congregation:
| No. | Rabbi | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Starrels | 1933 | 1938 | ||
| 1938 | 1942 | Also chair of the World Union of Jewish Students in 1933 and had helped to create the World Jewish Congress | ||
| Vivian Simmons | 1942 | 1943 | Acting, on secondment from West London Synagogue | |
| 1943 | 1958 | Also founder and president of Leo Baeck College | ||
| Philip Cohen | 1958 | 1972 | ||
| Dow Marmur | 1972 | 1983 | ||
| Charles Emanuel | 1983 | 2003 | ||
| 2003 | 2011 | Became Senior Rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2011[5] | ||
| 2006 | 2019 | Became Senior Rabbi at Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue in 2019 | ||
| 2008 | 2023 | Emeritus; became Chief Executive of the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2023 | ||
| Colin Eimer | 2015 | incumbent | ||
| Hannah Kingston | 2017 | incumbent | ||
| Elliott Karstadt | 2020 | incumbent | ||
| Golan Ben-Chorin | 2024 | incumbent |