Chabad Brighton

Hove, East Sussex

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Organisation Data
Name:	Chabad Brighton or Chabad Lubavitch Brighton⁽ⁱ⁾ also known as Lubavitch of Brighton formerly Brighton Lubavitch Foundation⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Address:	Chabad House, 15 The Upper Drive, Hove BN3 6GR⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Formation:	Formed January 1987^(iv)
Current Status:	Active
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox - Lubavitch
Affiliation:	An autonomous constituent of the Chabad Lubavitch UK Network, and part of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement. It is also an associate community of the Federation of Synagogues.^(v)
Website:	https://chabadbrighton.co.uk/
Rabbinic Couples:	Rabbi Pesach Efune and Rebbetzen Penina Efune, Directors from 1979 to present (June 2026)^(ix). Rabbi Shaya Gourarie and Rebbetzen Mushky Gourarie served from late 2022 until early 2024, focusing on the expansion of activities in Worthing and the establishment of Chabad of Worthing, as well as cheder and other activities for young people.^(x)
Charitable Status:	Chabad Lubavitch Brighton is a registered charity, no. 1192014, registered on 28 October 2020.^(xiii)
Chabad on Campus:^(xiv)	Name - Chabad at South East Coast Universities Address - 14 Richmond Terrace, Brighton BN2 9SA Established - 2006 Website - https://www.chabadsussex.org Directors - Rabbi Zalman Lewis and Shterna Lewis, from 2006 to present (June 2026) Legal/Charitable Status: name Chabad Lubavitch South East Counties Ltd; charitable company no. 07652293 incorporated on 31 May 2011;^(xv) registered charity no. 1144438, registered on 26 October 2011.^(xvi)

Institutions closely connected with
Chabad Lubavitch Brighton

Torah Academy Jewish Primary School, established by Rabbi and Penina Efune in September 1988. In 1999, it amalgamated with Yavneh Nursery and continued to operate until July 2007, when it closed due to declining numbers.^(xix)

Torah Montessori Nursery (JeMs Nursery), established in 2007 following the closure of the Torah Academy, the manager and head teacher is Penina Efune. It is situated at 29-31 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AD.^(xx)

Online Articles, Reports and Other Material
relating to these Organisations

on Third Party Websites

The trustees' reports and financial statements of Chabad Lubavitch Brighton filed with the Charity Commission (pdf):
- for period ended 31 December 2021 and the years ended 31 December 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The corporate filings of Chabad Lubavitch South East Counties Ltd with Companies House, including its trustees' reports and financial statements (financial year to 31 May) from 2012 to date (which had also been filed with the Charity Commission), may be viewed and downloaded from HERE.

Notes & Sources
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(i) Brighton Jewry 250 - An anthology of the Brighton & Hove Jewish Community 1766-2016) edited by Godfrey Gould and Michael Cook, (2016) ("Brighton Jewry 250"), includes a section on Lubavitch Brighton - pp.104/5. ↵
(ii) Listed under this name in Jewish Year Books to 2005. ↵
(iii) This is the address listed in all Jewish Year Books and appears on Chabad Lubavitch UK's website, last accessed June 2026. ↵
(iv) Organisation's website, accessed August 2022. ↵
(v) Kehillas Federation website, accessed June 2026. ↵
(vi) to (viii) Reserved.
(ix) Listed as director in Jewish Year Books from 1988 through the last edition (2015). Organisation's website, last accessed June 2026 ↵
(x) Jewish Chronicle report of 2 March 2023. Chabad of Fredericksburg website, accessed June 2026. ↵
(xi) and (xii) Reserved.
(xiii) Charity Commission website, accessed June 2026. Clicking on the charity number of this will take you to the charity's registration on the Charity Commission website. ↵
(xiv) Chabad Brighton's website, last accessed March 2023 and June 2026. ↵
(xv) Companies House website last accessed June 2026. Clicking on the company number of this will take you to the registration on the Companies House website. ↵
(xvi) Charity Commission website, accessed June 2026. Clicking on the charity number of this will take you to the charity's registration on the Charity Commission website. ↵
(xvii) and (xviii) Reserved.
(xix) Brighton Jewry 250, p.105 and Chabad Brighton's website. It was listed in Jewish Year Books from 1991 through 2009. ↵
(xx) Brighton Jewry 250, p.105 and Chabad Brighton's and JeMs websites. It was listed in Jewish Year Books from 2010. ↵

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