Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall
Reform-heritage Jewish community in Cornwall, belonging to the Movement for Progressive Judaism
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| Type | Synagogue; registered charity |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Registration ID | 1090562 (Charity Commission) |
| Headquarters | Kehillat Kernow, 56 Athlone Street, London NW5 4LL |
| Location | Cornwall |
| Registration | England and Wales |
| Key people | Jeremy Jacobson (chair listed on the charity register) |
| Website | https://www.kehillatkernow.org.uk/ |
Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall (known as Kehillat Kernow) is a Reform-heritage Jewish community in Cornwall, listed as a community of The Movement for Progressive Judaism.[1] Established in 1999, it is registered as charity 1090562. Its own website says that it has no resident rabbi: members lead services, with occasional visiting rabbis.[2][3]
History
JCR-UK dates the present community to 1999 and notes an earlier congregation in Truro in the 1970s that subsequently disbanded. Kehillat Kernow's own account also dates the current community to 1999; it describes in-person services near Truro and online services for members dispersed across Cornwall.[4][2]
Affiliation and governance
The community's own website describes its association with The Movement for Reform Judaism and its subsequent place in The Movement for Progressive Judaism, whose directory lists it. JCR-UK describes its previous Reform affiliation as that of an associate community. Its website says that it works with Cornwall Faith Forum.[2][4][1]
Charity, officers and accounts
The Charity Commission records registration on 13 February 2002. Its full register contact address is Kehillat Kernow, 56 Athlone Street, London NW5 4LL.[3][5]
The governing document is a constitution adopted on 15 November 2000 and subsequently amended; the latest amendment recorded on the register is dated 16 November 2025. The objects concern the advancement of Jewish religion and religious education, education generally and other charitable purposes decided by the council.[6]
The London address is the charity register contact address, not the Cornish service venue. The website places its regular in-person services near Truro.[5][2]
Trustees
| Trustee | Role | Appointment recorded | End of trusteeship | Source |
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| Jeremy Jacobson | Chair | 20 November 2016 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Joanne Gore | Trustee | 27 April 2026 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Rachel Chatfield | Trustee | 19 May 2025 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Roger Chatfield | Trustee | 07 July 2024 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Hilary Ackland | Trustee | 21 December 2023 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Jo Richler | Trustee | 22 November 2023 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Paul Kleiman | Trustee | 19 November 2023 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Melanie Feldman | Trustee | 15 December 2021 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Adam Feldman | Trustee | 26 January 2012 | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
| Leslie Lipert | Trustee | Not stated | Listed as current on 6 November 2026 | [7] |
Accounts
| Year ended | Income | Expenditure | Net assets | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2024 | £18.91k | £42.00k | Not available from published accounts | [8] [8] |
| 5 April 2025 | £9.74k | £11.14k | Not available from published accounts | [8] [8] |
| 5 April 2026 | £10.13k | £9.28k | Not available from published accounts | [8] [8] |
The register marks accounts and trustees’ annual reports as “Not required” for these periods and provides no downloadable accounts. The missing net-asset figures do not mean that assets were zero.[9]
Relations with Israel
In the August 2021 community newsletter, Isaac Feldman wrote that chair Jeremy Jacobson had circulated information about UJIA's “Israel Fast-Track Fellowship” to parents that January and that he had participated in the online programme. He described sessions on Zionism, Palestinian perspectives, the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and contemporary Israeli politics, including conversations with Israeli and Palestinian speakers.[10]
A report of the community's online Purim gathering on 2 March 2026 said that Elkan Levy joined from Israel because synagogues there were closed at that time. This records participation in a service, rather than a formal partnership or a financial transfer.[11]
See also
- The Movement for Progressive Judaism
- The Movement for Reform Judaism
- Synagogues in the United Kingdom
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Movement for Progressive Judaism, Find a Community, The Movement for Progressive Judaism, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kehillat Kernow, About Us, Kehillat Kernow, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: governance, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David Shulman, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall, JCR-UK, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: contact information, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: governing document, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: trustees, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: financial history, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Kehillat Kernow – The Jewish Community of Cornwall: accounts and annual returns, Register of Charities, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Isaac Feldman, Israel update for young people, Kol Kehillat Kernow, August 2021, p. 2, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ Paul Kleiman, Reading the Megillah at Purim, Kehillat Kernow, accessed 6 November 2026.