Contact & About Us

Synagogue Board of Management

Chairman - Jon Barron
Vice Chairman - Adam Gersch

Financial Representative - Colin Shaw

Wardens: - Martin Alfreds and Harris Wolman

Cockfosters & N Southgate Synagogue is a long-established community, founded in 1948, and serving the Jewish population of Southgate, Cockfosters and Hadley Wood - with over 1100 members and covering an area almost 5 miles across.

Our synagogue in Old Farm Avenue, Southgate, is backed up by Minyanim held regularly in Cockfosters and now also in Hadley Wood.

The community is headed up by Rabbi Yisroel Fine who finds the time to lead the services in all three locations as well as looking after all the religious and communal needs.

Unlike most communities in London we have been successful in maintaining the membership numbers and this is very much due to the enthusiasm and hard work of all the numerous groups and committees that look after the varied needs and interests of the community.

Synagogue Administrator - Louise Brandon:
email: office@ourshul.co.uk

Cockfosters & N Southgate Synagogue
Old Farm Avenue
Southgate
London
N14 5QR

Phone: 020 8886 8225
Fax: 020 8886 8234

Map of the Shul at streetmap.co.uk
 

Wardens: Laurence Bruce, Adam Gersch and Gary Bergman

Shammas: Jack Allen

Location: Church Hall, Freston Gardens

The Cockfosters Minyan has been running now for over 30 years and services are held there every Friday night and Shabbat morning.

The average attendance is 40 to 50 men, 15 to 20 ladies and 6 to 10 children.

The Shacharit service commences at 9am - the same time as Old Farm Avenue - but the Friday night service normally commences 15 minutes later than the Old Farm Avenue time [best to check anyway in the

“Times of Service” page on the website to make sure.

The services are always well attended and the decorum is excellent. A really dedicated group of people ensure that the services are well davaned, the tunes are sung well and the leining is clear and easy to follow. But perhaps the nicest thing about the Cockfosters Minyan is that everyone gets a friendly greeting, plus, if you are a man, you will probably get an Aliyah. And, of course, there is always a Kiddush at the end of the service.
 

The Hadley Wood minyan runs regular services every Shabbat and every Yom Tov . The services are held in a friendly atmosphere in a property owned by the Hadley Wood Kehilla. This was set up by a group of enthusiasts a number of years ago to meet the needs of those people in the area wanting to go regularly to a service each Shabbat, but not wishing to walk the 3 miles to the Shul at Old Farm Avenue.

For a long time the minyan met in the home of one of the leading lights there, but two years ago a number of participants clubbed together to purchase a house in Hadley Wood where Shabbat morning services are now held every week, starting at 9.30am. There are now over 60 members.

The services are well attended by the local members and the recently appointed Assistant Rabbi to the Community, Rabbi Wanderer, takes the services.

At the end of the service there is always a kiddush, and frequently this will include cholent!

Everybody is welcome - and that includes visitors from outside of Hadley Wood - you are sure to get a friendly greeting and probably an Aliyah as well.

 

: : Youth

Youth Director: Vacancy

Bnei Akiva: Elliot Young

Contact Elliot Young or Helen Lindall via the Shul office on 020 8886 8225