Sha'arei Shalom

Sha'arei Shalom
The synagogue in 2007
Sha'arei Shalom is located in Greater Manchester
Sha'arei Shalom
The location of the synagogue in Greater Manchester
Religion
AffiliationProgressive
Synagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationElms Street, Whitefield, Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England M45 8GQ
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°33′10″N 2°17′43″W / 53.552882693128794°N 2.295376472960183°W / 53.552882693128794; -2.295376472960183
Architecture
Established1977 (as a congregation)
Completed1980
Website
shaareishalom-mcr.co.uk

Sha'arei Shalom ("Gates of Peace") is a Progressive Jewish[1] congregation and synagogue, located at Elms Street, Whitefield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom.[2][3][4]

The congregation was established in 1977 as the North Manchester Reform Congregation.[2]

Discussions took place in 2022 between Sha'arei Shalom and Manchester Reform Synagogue about a possible merger of the two congregations.[5][6] As of February 2026, the congregations remain separate.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Find a community: Sha'arei Shalom". Progressive Judaism (United Kingdom). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Sha'arei Shalom: North Manchester Reform Congregation". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sha'arei Shalom, the North Manchester Reform Congregation". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "North Manchester Reform Synagogue Linmied". Companies House. 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Manchester Reform shul members vote to continue merger process". The Jewish Chronicle. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Statement on the proposed merger of Manchester Reform Congregation and Sha'arei Shalom". Movement for Reform Judaism. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
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