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JCR-UK is a genealogical and historical website. It is not the official website of the organisation discussed below.
Movement for Progressive Judaism
(and Unaffiliated Progressive Congregations)

The Movement for
Progressive Judaism (MPJ) came into effect on 1 January 2026, on the
formal union of the Movement for Reform Judaism
(MRJ)
and Liberal Judaism (LJ).
The two constituent movements had announced in April 2023 their intention to merge into
a single movement
and on 18 May 2025 members of both movements voted, at two parallel Extraordinary General Meetings,
to unite into one movement for Progressive Judaism.
The Movement formed is the largest synagogal body in the United
Kingdom and Ireland, measured by number of communities. It
represents around 30% of synagogue-affiliated Jews.1.
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Basic Data |
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Name: |
Movement for Progressive Judaism |
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Head Office: |
The Sternberg Centre for Judaism, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY
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Date Founded: |
1 January 2026 |
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Ritual: |
Progressive Judaism |
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Affiliation: |
Member of the World Union for Progressive
Judaism since formation |
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Website: |
https://progressivejudaism.org.uk/ |
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Burial Society: |
Jewish Joint Burial Board of
1 Victory Road, Wanstead E11 1UL (serving certain Progressive,
Masorti and Independent Communities in England), established 1968 |
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Legal & Charitable Status: |
On 6 June 2025, 'The Movement for Progressive
Judaism" was incorporated as a registered company (company no:
16501951), a private company limited by guarantee without a share
capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').2.
It is also a registered charity (No:
1214734),
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Congregations
The following lists the constituent
congregations and communities within the
Movement for Progressive Judaism. This consists of all 77 extant
congregations and communities within the Movement for Reform Judaism
and Liberal Judaism as at the date of the union
(1 January 2026), plus two affiliated communities from abroad
(Netherlands and Denmark) together with subsequent additions
and changes.4.
All communities are currently active, unless otherwise indicated.
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Greater London and Vicinity:
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Provincial:
Communities affiliated to constituent communities of the
Movement for Progressive Judaism:
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Unaffiliated
Progressive Congregations: Active
progressive congregations or communities unaffiliated to MPJ, or defunct
progressive congregations or communities that were not affiliated to either
MRJ or LJ congregations.
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(L)
A community belonging to, or affiliated to, Liberal Judaism, as of the 2026 union.
(R)
A community belonging to, or affiliated to, the Movement for Reform Judaism, as of the 2026 union.
(x)
A community that is no longer active.
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An
unaffiliated community that was formerly a member, or associate community, of Liberal Judaism.
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An
unaffiliated community that was formerly a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.
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Cemeteries of Progressive Judaism
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For
details of cemeteries of Progressive congregations in the London
area, see the
separate listing of cemeteries for
Liberal Judaism and the
Movement for Reform Judaism.
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As regards Provincial congregations, many municipal cemeteries throughout Britain have sections reserved for non-Orthodox Jewish burials.
See the page for the relevant community.
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References and Notes (↵
returns to main text)
Synagogal Organisation in the United Kingdom
London Jewish Community home page
Page created: 2 January 2026
Page most recently amended:
17 February 2026
Research and formatting by David Shulman
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