[11] The work of the charity includes KLBD,[12] its kashrut (kosher food) department, nurseries,[13] marriages,[14] the United Synagogue Burial Society,[15] Tribe programmes and summer camps for young people,[16] its Chesed team supporting vulnerable people[17] and the highly-respected London Beth Din.

This coming together was forged by Nathan Marcus Adler,[1] who bore the title of Chief Rabbi of the British Empire.

[20] Eastern European Jews who immigrated from the 1880s onwards brought with them a tendency to pray in small synagogues rather than large ones with English formalities.

"[27] The pandemic forced the charity to invest in digital programming including the creation of TheUS.tv, an online video platform, and content to celebrate the 150th anniversary.

The charity has reinvested these funds in new synagogues in areas of Jewish growth, especially in Hertfordshire and the north-western suburbs of London, such as Borehamwood, Edgware and Barnet and in recent years has embarked on a number of ambitious projects redeveloping new community centres at South Hampstead and Highgate.

In one case, the synagogue on Egerton Road was bought by a local Haredi group (Bobov) and still maintains a strong Jewish presence.

[citation needed]Much of the previous formality of the United Synagogue, such as the wearing of clerical canonicals by its clergy and waistcoats and top hats by its wardens, has disappeared.

The Finchley (Kinloss) synagogue, one of the largest of the existing communities, holds an annual religious service to commemorate Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Remembrance Day for its fallen soldiers and victims of terror and the Independence Day of the State of Israel, attended by the Chief Rabbi, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, and a senior member of His Majesty's government.

[35] The remains of six unknown Holocaust victims were laid to rest in Bushey New Cemetery on January 23, 2019 in a ceremony attended by more than 1,000 people.

The work of the charity includes KLBD, its kashrut (kosher food) and eruv (Shabbat boundaries) team,[12] nurseries,[13] marriages,[14] the United Synagogue Burial Society,[15] the Centre for Rabbinic Excellence,[38] educational resources,[39] Tribe programmes and summer camps for young people,[16] Heritage,[40] the US Chesed team supporting people in need,[17] Accessibility and Inclusion[41] and the highly-respected London Beth Din.

[19] The United Synagogue serves its members and the wider community by acting as the foundation body for 11 Jewish schools in Greater London.