The synagogue is the largest in Scotland[1] and also features a religious day school for both children and teenagers.

The final service held in the former Newtown Mearns Synagogue, at 14 Larchfield Court, was conducted in January 2023.

The Giffnock Newlands Hebrew Congregation was founded in the early 1930s, meeting initially in the Girl Guides Hall and later in the Giffnock Police Court House, until the first synagogue, in May Terrace, was established in 1938.

[6] The congregation is led by Rabbi Moshe Rubin who hails from the United States and joined the community in 1990, first serving as their cantor.

The cantor for the high holy days since 2008 has been Mr. Russell Grossman, of London.