Lubavitch of Scotland

incorporating

Shul in the Park

Glasgow, Scotland

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Organisation Data⁽ⁱ⁾
Name:	Lubavitch of Scotland⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ previously known as the Lubavitch Foundation (until about 2010)⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Address:	222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6UE,^(iv) which is part of the Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue complex. The exact date of the full operational relocation to this address is unclear. Although the organisation's then new culinary venture, L'Chaim's Gourmet Kosher Restaurant, opened at this site in 2007,^(v) the organisation's primary administrative address remained at 8 Orchard Drive, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 7NR for several years before all facilities were completely consolidated at Fenwick Road.^(vi) The organisation initially operated from 12 St Annes Drive, Giffnock, from its inception until approximately 1978,^(ix) before moving to Elliot Avenue, Giffnock,^(x) where it remained until relocating to Orchard Drive in about 1987.^(xi)
Formation:	Established in 1969.^(xii)
Current Status:	Active
Affiliation:	An autonomous constituent of the Chabad Lubavitch UK Network, and part of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement.
Associated Congregation:	Shul in the Park Founded: Established in 2001 as the first Lubavitch synagogue in Scotland.^(xv) Address: Possibly initially at various locations, it subsequently moved to 32 Burnfield Road (Burnfield Care Home), Glasgow G46 7PZ by at least 2008.^(xvi) Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox Website and Minister: see below
Website:	http://www.lubofscot.co.uk Shul in the Park - http://www.lubofscot.co.uk/shulinthepark.html
Rabbinic Couples:	Rabbi Chaim Jacobs and Sora Jacobs, Directors of Lubovitch of Scotland from 1969 to present (August 2026).^(xix) Rabbi Mendel Jacobs and Rebbetzen Tzirl Jacobs, rabbinic couple of the Shul in the Park from 2001 to present (August 2026).^(xx)
Charitable Status:^(xxi)	Friends Of Lubavitch Scotland is a registered Scottish charity (Scottish Charity Number SC031458), registered from 2 March 2001. Shul in the Park (Scotland), is a registered Scottish charity (Scottish Charity Number SC046529), registered from 6 May 2016.

Institutions closely connected with
Lubavitch of Scotland

L'Chaim's Gourmet Kosher Restaurant Scotland's only Shomer Shabbos Glatt Kosher restaurant, at 222 Fenwick Road, Giffnock.

Online Articles, Reports and Other Material
relating to these Organisations

on Third Party Websites

A tribute to Lubavitch of Scotland on its 43rd Anniversary - YouTube video.

General

The trustees' reports and financial statements of Shul in the Park (Scotland) filed with the Office of Scottish Charity Regulator (pdf):
- for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Notes & Sources
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(i) Unless otherwise stated, the source of all information on this page is the website of Chabad of Scotland (last accessed August 2026). ↵
(ii) Listed under this name in Jewish Year Books from 2011 and the name per the congregation's website. ↵
(iii) This was the name listed in Jewish Year Books from 1972 through 2010 ↵
(iv) This is the address listed on the congregation's website and on Chabad Lubavitch UK's website, last accessed August 2026. ↵
(v) The article "In Some Cities, Chabad House-Cum-Restaurant Draws People In" dated 6 February 2008, on the lubavitch.com website, refers to the restaurant opening four months earlier. ↵
(vi) 8 Orchard Drive was first listed as the organisation's address in the Jewish Year Book 1988 and continued to be listed as such until the final edition in 2015 ↵
(vii) and (viii) Reserved.
(ix) Listed as the organisation's address in Jewish Year Books from 1972 through 1978. ↵
(x) Listed as the organisation's address in Jewish Year Books from 1979 through 1987. ↵
(xi) First listed as the organisation's address in the Jewish Year Book 1988. ↵
(xii) The article "Forty Five Years of Lubavitch in Scotland" (2014) on the chabadinfo.com website. ↵
(xiii) and (xiv) Reserved.
(xv) The article "Forty Five Years of Lubavitch in Scotland" (2014) on the chabadinfo.com website. It was not listed in Jewish Year Books until 2011. ↵
(xvi) Lubavitch.com website accessed August 2026. The care facility opened in 2003 and the congregation had relocated there by 2008 (Jewish Chronicle of 12 September 2008). ↵
(xvii) and (xviii) Reserved.
(xix) The article "Forty Five Years of Lubavitch in Scotland" (2014) on the chabadinfo.com website and is still listed onn the organisation's website (accessed August 2026). He was listed as minister of the organisation from its first appearance in Jewish Year Books (1972). ↵
(xx) The article "Forty Five Years of Lubavitch in Scotland" (2014) on the chabadinfo.com website and is still listed on the congregation's website (accessed August 2026). ↵
(xxi) Website of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), accessed August 2026. Clicking on the charity numbers of this will take you to the charities' registration on OSCR's website. ↵

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Page created: 5 August 2015
Data significantly expanded and notes added: 27 August 2026
Page most recently amended: 30 August 2026

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