Organisation
The rabbinic leadership of the United Synagogue is vested in the chief rabbi and the London Beth Din. The lay leadership comprises the president and trustees (shiva tuvei ha'ir).
The United Synagogue was established for charitable purposes by the Jewish United Synagogues Act of 1870. It was formally registered as a charity on the 2nd June 1965.
The Schedule to the Act was previously the major constitutional document of the Charity. This has subsequently been augmented by the Statutes of the United Synagogue, passed by the United Synagogue Council in April 1999, which set out the Charity's objects, its role and powers and those of its Honorary Officers (Trustees) and its Council; by the Byelaws, which set out the system of governance of local synagogues; and by the Election Regulations, which set out the procedure for electing the Board of Trustees every three years.
The relationship of the United Synagogue and its Affiliates is governed by the Affiliate Scheme.
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