A second London Ashkenazi community - the Hambro' - had been established in 1706, and when Hart Lyon was appointed in 1758, the Hambro' agreed to pay part of his salary. In 1761, a third London Ashkenazi community - the New Synagogue - came into being, and its regulations specifically recognised Hart Lyon's authority and sought his approval for the appointment of their own spiritual leader. Their action, together with the occurrence of certain problems in the Plymouth community solved only after the intervention of London, marked a significant acceptance of the wider authority wielded by the Rabbinate of the Great Synagogue.

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