Plans to unite Leeds’ three main Orthodox synagogues under one roof moved another step forward this week as a second congregation approved discussions to pursue it.
Members of Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue at their annual meeting voted almost unanimously in favour of taking the idea further.
The United Hebrew Congregation was the first to give the thumbs-up last month.
The third community, Etz Chaim, will have their say next month.
If the plan goes ahead, the site of UHC would be redeveloped to house the united three congregations serving some 2,500 members.
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The Jewish population of Leeds has fallen by nearly a quarter over the past quarter of a century to around 6,000 people.
Leaders of the three synagogues believe the plan would enable the community to release funds out of bricks and mortar to spend on services in the years ahead.
Previous talks over a number of years to merge BHHS and Etz Chaim eventually came to nothing but momentum is now building behind the three-way unification plan.
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