Saatchi Shul

Saatchi Shul is an independent Orthodox Jewish synagogue that was founded in Maida Vale, London, England, in 1998.[1][2][3]

The synagogue was founded by Charles Saatchi and Maurice Saatchi.[1][2][3][4][5]

It has been nicknamed "Coolshul", and was inaugurated with a controversial campaign vowing to "ban boring services."[2][1] The synagogue defined itself as "London's leading venue for everything Jewish for 25-45-year-olds," which it referred to as "the missing generation." The Saatchi Shul is now in St Johns Wood NW8 under the leadership of Rabbi Mendel Cohen, and is one of the fastest growing Synagogues in central London[1]

When it opened, its rabbi was Pinchas "Pini" Eliezer Dunner. [6][7][8] The rabbi shamed husbands who did not give their wives a get, a divorce document that effects a divorce, by naming them in large advertisements in London's Jewish Chronicle.[9]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere. Indiana University Press. 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jeremy Stolow (2010). Orthodox by Design: Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution. University of California Press. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Todd M. Endelman (2002). The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000. University of California Press. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Mark Slobin (2003). Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World Book & CD. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ↑ The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Planning Assessment, 2004-2005: The Jewish People Between Thriving and Decline. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. ↑ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Brian Barry (2013). Culture and Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Stephen W. Massil (2009). The Jewish Year Book 2009. Greenberg & Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  9. ↑ David Singer (2001). American Jewish Year 2001. Amer Jewish Committee. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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