Knesset Yehezkel Beth Hamedrash

Name:

Knesset Yehezkel Beth Hamedrash⁽ⁱⁱ⁾

Address:⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾

185/7 Golders Green Road, London NW11 9BY.

187 Golders Green Road was acquired in 1989, and the congregation's rabbi and his family moved into the flat on the first floor, above the synagogue.

In 2000, after the purchase of the adjacent property, at 185 Golders Green Road, for the use of the rabbi and his family, work commenced on a major refurbishing of the synagogue, which was completed in 2003. A re-dedication service was held in the synagogue on Sunday, 30 November 2003.

In 2016, the rabbi and his family relocated to alternative premises, purchased further down Golders Green Road, to enable the congregation to redevelop the site encompassing both plots. The new building, a community centre covering four floors, was opened in 2020 and includes a large synagogue, as well as a second beth hamedrash and a functions hall. (View fund-raising brochure for the redevelopment of the site, which includes photographs and layout plans.)

Formation and Initial Address:

The congregation was established on the evening of 19 March 1987^(iv) at 23a The Drive, London NW11,^(v) and remained at these premises until 1989.^(vi)

Status:

Active.

Ritual:

Sephardi Orthodox.

Affiliation:

The congregation is affiliated to burial fund of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC).^(ix)

Websites:

https://www.bhky.org

Rabbi:

Rabbi Aharon Bassous - from 1987 until present (November 2025).^(x)

Membership Data:

National Reports & Surveys^(xi)

1996 - 50 household members

2010 and 2016 - listed as having 100 to 199 members (by household)

Charitable Status:

The congregation, under the name Beth Hamedrash Knesset Yehezkel, is a registered charity (registered charity no. 299763), registered on 27 July 1988.^(xii)

Local Government Districts:

Golders Green, a residential suburb in Northwest London with a substantial Jewish population, is in the London Borough of Barnet, created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.

Registration District (BMD):

Barnet from 1 April 1999 - Link to Register Office website