We celebrate all the festivals from building a communal Sukkah and holding a Communal Seder for Pesach to dancing together at Simchat Torah or lighting the candles togther at Chanukah.

See below a quick checklist of the key dates coming up for your diaries, but do consult the Synagogue’s Calendar in the Members Area for our exact dates and plans.

2023

Pesach

• Wednesday evening 05 April: Pesach begins. No service that evening.
• Thursday 06 April: First day morning service at 10.30am.
• Thursday evening 06 April: Communal Seder at 7.00pm.
• Wednesday 12 April: 7th day morning service at 10.30am.
• Wednesday evening 12 April: Pesach ends.

Yom HaZikaron

• Monday evening 24 April: Yom HaZikaron begins.
• Tuesday evening 25 April: Yom HaZikaron ends.

Yom HaAtzmaut

• Tuesday evening 25 April: Yom HaAtzmaut begins.
• Combined Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Event
• Tuesday evening 25 April at 6.30pm.
• Wednesday evening 26 April: Yom HaAtzmaut ends.

Lag BaOmer

• Monday evening 08 May 8: Lag BaOmer begins.
• Tuesday evening 09 May 9: Lag BaOmer ends.

Shavuot

• Thursday evening 25 May: Shavuot begins. Service & Study Session starts at 8.00pm.
• Friday morning 26 May: Shavuot morning service at 10.30am.
• Friday evening 27 May: Shavuot ends.

Tisha B’Av

• Wednesday evening 26 July: Tisha B’Av starts with service at 8.30pm.
• Thursday evening 27 July 27: Tisha B’Av ends.

Rosh HaShana

• Friday evening 15 September: Erev Rosh HaShana with service at 8.30pm.
• Saturday morning 16 September: Rosh HaShana service at 10.30am followed by Tashlich at 3.00pm.
• Saturday evening 16 September: Rosh HaShana ends.

Yom Kippur

• Sunday evening 24 September: Kol Nidrei – Erev Yom Kippur with service at 7.30pm.
• Monday all day 25 September: Yom Kippur.

Sukkot

• Friday evening 29 September: Sukkot starts with service at 7.30pm.
• Saturday morning 30 September: Sukkot service at 10.30am.

Simchat Torah

• Friday evening 06 October: Simchat Torah starts with service at 7.30pm.
• Saturday morning 07 October: Simchat Torah service at 10.30am.

Chanukah

• Thursday 07 December 7: first night Chanukah.
• Thursday 14 December: last of the 8 nights of Chanukah.