Festivals and Events
We celebrate all the Jewish festivals and services according our progressive Jewish tradition – to learn more about our services please see our worship information and our calendar.
- ITJ Opening (Havdalah) – Sat 18.01.
- First class – Thu 23.01.
- Tu Bi Sh‘vat – Mon 10.02.
- Children’s event for Tu Bi Sh’vat – Sun 09.02.
- Purim – Tue 10.03.
- Children’s Purim – Sun 08.03.
- Erev Purim Service and Purim spiel (ITJ) – Mo 09.03.
- Purim Festival Service – Tue 10.03.
- Pesach – 09.04. to 15.04. (10 Apr Fri Good Friday)
- Erev Pesach Service – Wed 08.04.
- Community Seder (1st night) – Wed 08.04..
- Shacharit Service 1st day – Thu 09.04. (with BE)
- Children’s Seder – Sat 11.04.
- Erev Pesach Service 7th day – Tue 14.04.
- Shacharit Service 7th day – Wed 15.04. (with BE)
- Kehillah Omer project start– Thu 09.04.
- Erev Pesach Service – Wed 08.04.
- Yom Ha Shoah – Tue 21.04.
- Yom Ha Zikaron – Tue 28.04.
- Yom HaAtzmaut – Wed 29.04.
- Yom HaAtzmaut Event – Sat 25.04. (Havdalah)
- Lag BaOmer – Tue 12.05.
- Congregational Braai Sun 17.05.
- Shavuot – Fr 29.05.
- Erev Shavuot Service and Cheesecake Contest event followed by a learning night – Thu 28.05.
- Shacharit – Fr 29.05. incl. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah as part of the festival
- ITJ 2rd Semester – Thu 16.07. or 06.08.
- Limmud Johannesburg – beginning of August
- Tishah be Av – Thu 30.07
- High Holy Days 5781
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- 100 days to the High Holy Days – Thu 11.06.
- Rosh haShanah – Sa 19.09/ Sun 20.09.
- Erev RHS Service – Fr 18.09.
- Erev Rosh HaShanah Dinner – Fr 18.09.
- Shacharit 1st day – Sa 19.09.
- Erev RHS 2nd day – Sa 19.09
- Shacharit 2nd day – Sun 20.09.
- Shabbat Shuvah – Sat 26.09.
- Shabbat Shuvah Dinner at Temple Israel – Fr 25.09.
- Yom Kippur – Mon 28.09.
- Kol Nidrei Service – Sun 27.09.
- YK Service – Mon 28.09.
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- Sukkoth – 03. to 09.10.
- Erev Sukkoth Service – Fr 02.10.
- Shacharit 1st day of Sukkoth – Sa 03.10.
- Sh’mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah – Sa 10.10.
- Erev Simchat Torah – Fr 09.10.
- Shacharit Sh’mini Atzeret – Mon 10.10.
- Chanukah – 11. to 18.12.
- 1 Candle Hanukkah – Thu 10.12.