Chabad West Surrey

West Byfleet, Surrey

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West Byfleet, West Surrey

West Byfleet (population about 6,000) is a village in west Surrey, just to the west of the M25 London Orbital Motorway. It lies about seven to eight miles southeast and east of the border of Greater London (London Boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames). It is also situated about three miles east of Woking and about nine miles north of Guildford. Since 1974, West Byfleet has been part of the local government district and Borough of Woking, and was previously within the urban district of Woking from 1933, remaining at all times within the county of Surrey.

Jewish Community

Although the modern Jewish community in West Surrey is believed to date back to Jewish settlement in Guildford in the early twentieth century, the area witnessed a significant influx of Jews in the early days of World War II with the establishment of a number of evacuee communities, in Guildford, Woking, Addlestone, Staines, Egham, Epsom and Dorking. Subsequently Progressive congregations were established in the area and, recently, a Chabad centre had been opened.

Organisation Data
Name:	Chabad West Surrey⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ also known as Chabad Surrey,⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾ Chabad of Surrey^(iv) or Chabad of Greater Surrey^(v)
Address:	For security reasons, the address in West Byfleet, at which services are held is not currently online.^(vii) However, a campaign is underway to establish a Chabad House in west Surrey (serving an area stretching between West Byfleet, Woking, and Guildford) and the current aim is to raise £75,000 on charidy.com to fund the project.^(viii)
Formation:	Established in July 2025, functioning as a branch under the regional parental umbrella of Chabad of South London.^(ix)
Current Status:	Active
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox - Lubavitch
Affiliation:	A branch of Chabad Lubavitch of South London,^(x) an autonomous constituent of the Chabad Lubavitch UK Network, and part of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement.
Website:	https://chabadsurrey.com
Rabbinic Couple:	Rabbi Yossi Moscowitz and Leah Zlata Moscowitz, Co-Directors from July 2025 to present (May 2026).^(xi)
Charitable Status:	Chabad of Surrey is a registered charity (registered charity no. 1218063), registered on 14 May 2026.^(xii)
Registration District (BMD):	Surrey from 4 August 2008^(xiii) - Link to Register Office website

Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above)

(i) Reserved.
(ii) charidy.com - Launching Chabad West Surrey and the name given in the LinkedIn account for Rabbi Moscowitz (accessed May 2026). ↵
(iii) The name shown on the organisation's website. ↵
(iv) This is the name of the charity registered with the Charities Commission. ↵
(v) This is the name that appears on the Chabad of South London (Chabad Wimbledon) website. ↵
(vi) Reserved.
(vii) The organisation's website, accessed May 2026. ↵
(viii) charidy.com - Launching Chabad West Surrey. ↵
(ix) Rabbi Moscowitz's LinkedIn account, accessed May 2026. ↵
(x) Chabad of South London website. ↵
(xi) Rabbi Moscowitz's LinkedIn account, and organisation's website, both accessed May 2026. ↵
(xii) Charity Commission website, last accessed May 2026. Clicking on the charity number of this will take you to the charity's registration on the Charity Commission website. ↵
(xiii) The former Registration Districts were: Chertsey, from 1 July 1837 until 1 April 1934; Surrey North-Western, from 1 April 1934 until 1 October 1996; and North Surrey, from 1 October 1996 until 4 August 2008. All registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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Page most recently amended: 28 May 2026

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