Ohel Mo'ed Community

Northwest London

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Community Data

Name:

Ohel Mo'Ed (often referred to as "Ohmo")

Address:

The community meets in Northwest London, primarily in the Golders Green and Finchley areas.⁽ⁱⁱ⁾

Current Status:

Active⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾

Date Formed:

The community was set up by Noam alumni in 2015^(iv)

Ritual:

Masorti - a "fully halachic egalitarian community"

Affiliation:

A constituent community of Masorti Judaism.^(v)

Website:

https://www.ohelmoed.co.uk/

Rabbi:

Rabbi Yael Jaffe - community organiser and educator from 2023 to present (April 2026).^(viii)

Membership Data:

Annual Reports of Masorti Judaism^(ix) - number of members as of 1 January:

2016

2017 through 2023

2024

16

50^(x)

64

Charitable Status:

No information found of registered charity status (as of April 2026).

Local Government District:

The community generally meets in the London Borough of Barnet (formed in 1965).

Registration District (BDM):

Barnet (from formation of the community) - Link to Register Office website

Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above)

(i) Reserved.

(ii) Community's website. ↵

(iii) Community's website accessed April 2026. ↵

(iv) Jewish Chronicle report "'Shul allergic' North London community is building a healthy following" of 17 March 2022. Ohel Mo'ed celebrated its 10th anniversary on 1 September 2024 - Yom Ohmo (notice on congregation's website). ↵

(v) Listed on Masorti Judaism website ↵

(vi) and (vii) Reserved.

(viii) Yael Jaffe's LinkedIn account and community's website. ↵

(ix) From Annual Reports of Masorti Judaism filed with the Charities Commission. ↵

(x) As the figure given for this community in the annual reports was constant over this 7 year period, it is clear that this is a nominal or estimated figure. ↵

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