It serves Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and surrounding districts west of London in the Thames Valley area.

[2] Maidenhead Synagogue originated during World War II when many Jewish families were evacuated to the area from London.

[3] It was initially a community with no dedicated building, meeting for prayer in private houses and served by a volunteer rabbi and lay readers.

At the war's end, some of the congregation stayed in the area and established a permanent Jewish community, acquiring a house for use as a dedicated synagogue building in 1953.

In addition to being a centre for worship, the synagogue's facilities include a library, a Judaica and kosher shop, a nursery school, a religion school, youth clubs, adult education classes, conversion classes, social activities for adults and children, a café, and a community care scheme.