East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation

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East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation A welcoming centre for Jewish life in the heart of Melbourne

Charming yet simple, spiritual yet contemporary, the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation dates back to 1857 and is located in inner-city Melbourne. Visitors, tour-groups, students, hospitals, business people and locals are all served by the synagogue in a variety of ways.

We’re starting a four-week course in Jewish philosophy and ethics on Sunday 1st November.Each week's topic is drawn out ...
21/10/2026

We’re starting a four-week course in Jewish philosophy and ethics on Sunday 1st November.

Each week's topic is drawn out of a real-life case study in medical ethics and argued through authentic Jewish texts in the original Hebrew, with translation.

As always, we’ll use these classes to build our Hebrew reading and comprehension.

Beginners and advanced learners are both welcome; basic Hebrew reading will help but isn’t a deal-breaker.

Robust debate and deep thinking encouraged.

Sign up at https://www.melbournecitysynagogue.com/decisions-of-fate/

As we reach the final days of the Yom Tov season, we come together for Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah — days of memor...
02/10/2026

As we reach the final days of the Yom Tov season, we come together for Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah — days of memory, reflection, joy and hope.

On Shemini Atzeres, we will gather for Yizkor, remembering our loved ones and the victims of 7 October 2023.

Then, on Simchas Torah, we turn again towards life and hope.

On Saturday night, we will open the Ark, take out all our Torah scrolls, and sing and dance with them. We especially invite families and children, as well as all those who remain children at heart, to join us for our Simchas Torah Eve Family Torah Celebration.

That is Jewish hope: always ready to begin again.

Join us at EMeS this weekend!

02/10/2026

It was raining last night, so as per chazal, we did not eat in our amazing Sukkah 😭

Not to worry: we had an amazing night of food, friends, lulav and esrog inside our sanctuary with .diner 🙏

A few pics from our sunny Sukkot Lunch & Learn today!
28/09/2026

A few pics from our sunny Sukkot Lunch & Learn today!

The winds blow. The walls may shudder. Our sukkah still stands.For almost two thousand years, the sukkah has been a symb...
25/09/2026

The winds blow. The walls may shudder. Our sukkah still stands.

For almost two thousand years, the sukkah has been a symbol of both fragility and endurance — of community, faith and the shelter we create together.

Come and join us!

Chag Sukkot Sameach from East Melbourne Shul! 🌿🍋

Yom Kippur invites us to step back from everyday distractions, seek forgiveness and reconnect with our purest selves - o...
20/09/2026

Yom Kippur invites us to step back from everyday distractions, seek forgiveness and reconnect with our purest selves - our Neshamah.

As our holiest day begins tonight, join us at East Melbourne Synagogue for reflection, connection and the joy of transformation and new beginnings.

Join Meditation and Yoga Expert Dr Gidi Ifergan for a magical Yom Kippur Meditation this Yom Kippur at East Melbourne Sh...
17/09/2026

Join Meditation and Yoga Expert Dr Gidi Ifergan for a magical Yom Kippur Meditation this Yom Kippur at East Melbourne Shul. 🧘

Please register for exact entry instructions and timings. ❤️

For this New Year in particular, we thought it would be nice to paraphrase a beautiful New Year’s blessing we stumbled a...
11/09/2026

For this New Year in particular, we thought it would be nice to paraphrase a beautiful New Year’s blessing we stumbled across, inspired by the Arizal, the great master of Jewish mysticism, and translated by Miriam Del Banco:

We hope that this year brings a sacred gentleness
to your life’s movements;

A year in which the noise of vain endeavours is softened;

A year whose soulful glow charges
your meaningful hopes and longings,
crowning them with Divine light;

A year in which you delight, for the sake of His Name,
in sweet things.

Shanah Tovah u'Metukah!

Not coming to shul this year? There's more than one way in. 🙃Rosh Hashanah Community Dinner 🍽 — Friday 11 September. One...
01/09/2026

Not coming to shul this year? There's more than one way in. 🙃

Rosh Hashanah Community Dinner 🍽 — Friday 11 September. One long table, a proper festival meal. You don't have to come to the service to come to the dinner. Places limited, bookings close midday Thursday 10 September.

Shofar in the Gardens 🌳 — Sunday 13 September, Carlton Gardens and Fitzroy Gardens. Free, outdoors, nothing to book. Bring the kids.

Yom Kippur Meditation with Dr Gidi Ifergan 🧘‍♀️ — Monday 21 September. No Hebrew, no liturgy, no experience needed.

High Holidays 5787 · Register today at melbournecitysynagogue.com/festivals

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