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Shir Hayim ("A Song of Life") was a
Reform Jewish Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous sear ...
synagogue and congregation in
West Hampstead West Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden in north-west London. Mainly defined by the railway stations of the same name, it is situated between Childs Hill to the north, Frognal and Hampstead to the north-east, Swiss Cottag ...
in the
London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and S ...
. It was established in 1975 and was known as Hampstead Reform Jewish Community until 1988. From about 1986, its services – on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings – were held at Hashomer House, 37a Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6. Rabbi Larry Tabick was its first congregational rabbi (from 1976 to 1980) and its last (from 1990 until his retirement in 2017). The synagogue community was described in ''
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'' as being very welcoming. In 2020 it merged with Willesden Minyan to form a new Reform Judaism congregation
Makor Hayim


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List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which ...
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List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom This list of former synagogues in the United Kingdom consists of ''buildings'' in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which were previously used as synagogues; for a list of current Jewish communities or congregations, see List of Je ...
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Movement for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism (formally the Movement for Reform Judaism and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005) is one of the two World Union for Progressive Judaism–affiliated denominations in the United Kingdom. Reform is relatively ...


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