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Lifelong learning in synagogues: The forgotten communities
Author(s): Goulden, Simon
Date: 2021
Topics: Jewish Education, Main Topic: Education, United Synagogue, Synagogues, Education: Adult Education
Abstract: Though the development of Jewish schools in the United Kingdom has increased enormously in the past 50 years, the planning of adult Jewish education in the UK has been almost entirely ignored. This article explores the purpose and provision of adult education in three communities in the United Synagogue, the largest synagogal body in the UK. Synagogue-based adult education is apparently provided with little planning or measurement of outcomes. Community leaders and members take differing approaches to its aims and success measurement, with socialization being vital for participants, most of whom are in their senior years.
Synagogal Organization in Anglo-Jewry
Author(s): Lipman, V. D.
Date: 1959
Topics: Synagogues, United Synagogue, Umbrella Bodies
The United Synagogue Strategic Review: Building vibrant, engaged communities at the forefront of British Jewry
Author(s): Myer, Marc
Date: 2015
Topics: Orthodox Judaism, Strategic Planning, United Synagogue, Jewish Community, Synagogues, Umbrella Bodies, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: It is no exaggeration to say that the United Synagogue is one of the Jewish community’s most
important institutions. I firmly believe the United Synagogue is essential to the future of the UK
Jewish community and I was privileged that the President and Trustees asked me to help them
conduct a strategic review of this august institution.
The decision to initiate a strategic review comes ten years on from the publication of Rabbi Saul
Zneimer’s report, “Transformation & Action”, and almost 20 years after Sir Stanley Kalms
conducted his review. It recognised that whilst the United Synagogue is, now, financially stable (a
very different situation to the one Sir Stanley looked at), it must look ahead to address the
challenges it faces and to meet the needs and challenges of future generations. The US must
clearly articulate its vision and align itsstrategy with corresponding delivery mechanisms. In doing
so, The US must clearly communicate what it stands for and what it provides to members.
This review also comes at an opportune moment, following Chief Rabbi Mirvis’ installation into
office and looking ahead to 2020, the 150th anniversary of the Act of Parliament that created the
United Synagogue.
The report that follows summarises and elucidates the conclusions of over nine months’ work by
a large team of talented volunteers and professionals.
Its principal finding is that the United Synagogue needs to redefine its synagogues as vibrant
homes of community that enrich our members’ lives. No longer can shuls solely be houses of
prayer. This is not a new idea but it has taken on a new importance as we seek to meet the spectre
of disaffiliation that haunts our community.
Transformation and Action: The Strategic Review of the United Synagogue
Date: 2003
Topics: Orthodox Judaism, Strategic Planning, Umbrella Bodies, United Synagogue, Synagogues, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Abstract: This paper is the result of an intensive review of all
aspects of the United Synagogue. It was conducted
over a number of months and has involved many of
our Rabbis, members of staff and volunteers. It lays
out a new "Vision Mission and Values" statement for
the United Synagogue and sets out a plan of action for
the future. The plan is based on a series of strategic
imperatives –broad aims- that, in the short term, will
take us toward our Vision. The full document sets this
out in detail. 
A Time for Change: United Synagogue Review
Author(s): Kalms, Stanley
Date: 1992
Topics: Orthodox Judaism, Strategic Planning, United Synagogue, Umbrella Bodies, Synagogues, Main Topic: Identity and Community
Is the United Synagogue a Microcosm of the UK's Jewish Community? Demographic Research Using Available Data
Author(s): Graham, David
Date: 2001
Topics: Orthodox Judaism, United Synagogue, Synagogue Membership, Synagogues, Demography, Main Topic: Demography and Migration
Abstract: The United Synagogue is the UK's largest and oldest religious institution. This report sets out to analyse raw membership data of that organisation. Descriptive statistics suggest that the United Synagogue membership has fallen absolutely by over 22% in less than one generation and twice as many synagogues experienced a contraction rather than an expansion in membership from 1981 to 1999.