Tiferet Eyal Synagogue

Hendon, London NW4

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Congregation Data
Name	Tiferet Eyal Synagogue
Address:	Park Lodge, 8 Queens Road, Hendon, London NW4 2TY⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Formed:	Formed in 2002^(iv)
Status:	Active
Ritual:	Orthodox, Sefardi, in Indian / Iraqi tradition, Baghdadi nusach
Affiliation:	An affiliated synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues since June 2016, when it became only the second Sephardi congregation to join the organisation.^(vii)
Website:	http://www.tifereteyal.com
Minister: *(To view a short profile of a minister whose name appears in blue - hold the cursor over his name.)*	Rabbi Mordechai Cohen - prior to 2017 Rabbi Yaakov Benzaquen - from January 2017 until 2019^(xi) Rabbi Raphy Garson (& Rebbetzen Deborah Garson) - from 2023 until present (August 2026)^(xii)
Charitable Status:	Tiferet Eyal is a registered charity (no. 1116736), initially registered on 9 November 2005. It was removed on 9 June 2011 and re-registered on 10 July 2012. The governing document is its constitution, adopted on 3 July 2006.^(xvii)
Membership Data:	National Reports & Surveys^(xviii) 2016 - listed as having under 50 members (by household)
Local Government District:	Hendon, a residential suburb in Northwest London, has a substantial Jewish minority, is in the London Borough of Barnet (formed 1965).^(xix) Bibliography - Barnet
Registration District (BMD):	Barnet - Link to Register Office website
CemeteryInformation:	Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) and (ii) Reserved. (iii) Congregation's website. ↵ (iv) Jewish Chronicle press report of 1 July 2016. ↵ (v) and (vi) Reserved. (vii) Jewish Chronicle press report of 1 July 2016. p.19. ↵ (viii) to (x) Reserved. (xi) Rabbi Benzaquen's Linkedin profile, accessed April 2025. ↵ (xii) Congregation's website, last accessed August 2026. ↵ (xiii) to (xvi) Reserved. (xvii) Charity Commission website, last accessed April 2025. Clicking the charity number will take you to the charity's registration on the website. ↵ (xviii) Reports on synagogue membership in the United Kingdom, published by or on behalf of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and which can be viewed on the website of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵ (xix) The former Registration District was Hendon, from before the formation of the congregation until 1 April 1999. All registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

Online Articles, Reports and Other Material
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The trustees' reports and financial statements of the congregation filed with the Charity Commission (pdf):
- for the years ended 31 December 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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Page reformatted and notes first added: 6 April 2025
Page most recently amended: 26 August 2026

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