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Giffnock Synagogue

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Giffnock Synagogue

The Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue, commonly known as Giffnock Shul (Yiddish: גיפנוק שול), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, to the south of Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. The synagogue is the largest in Scotlan

d and also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers. The congregation was formed through a 2021 merger of the Giffnock Synagogue and the Newton Mearns Synagogue, to form a congregation with 850 members. The final service held in the former Newtown Mearns Synagogue, at 14 Larchfield Court, was conducted in January 2023. The new congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.

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