Name:

Chabad of Greenwich and the Docklands

Address:

13 Roan Street, London, SE10 9JY⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾

When Formed:

The congregation was formed in January 2020^(iv)

Status:

Active

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox - Lubavitch

Affiliation:

A branch of the Chabad Lubavitch of South London,^(v) an autonomous constituent of the Chabad Lubavitch UK Network, and part of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement

Website:

https://jewishdocklands.com

Rabbinic Couple:

Rabbi Ephraim Carlebach and Sara Carlebach, directors from January 2020 to present (May 2026).^(vii)

Legal and Charitable Status:

Chabad of Greenwich & Docklands Limited was incorporated on 7 September 2020 (company no. 12861216), as a registered (non-profit) private company limited by guarantee without a share capital.^(x)

Under the same name, it is also a registered charity (registered charity no. 1195277), registered on 23 July 2021.^(xi)

Local Government District:

The historic town of Greenwich in southeast London, lying to the south of the river Thames, is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, an inner London Borough created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London. Prior to then, it was in the somewhat smaller former Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich, created in 1930, within the former County of London.^(xii)

London's Dockland is primarily on the northern bank of the river Thames, in part facing Greenwich. The western section (including Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs) is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, most of which was previously (1900 to 1965) in the former Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, in the former County of London. The eastern section (including the former Royal Albert Dock) is in the London Borough of Newham, and was previously (1889 to 1965) in the former County Borough of West Ham, geographically in the County of Essex