· Malava Malka—26th December

· Auschwitz Visit: Dates to be confirmed

 

Student Activities

Haimishe since 1180

Guildford Jewish Community

Calendar: Nov / Dec—Chesvan  / Kislev

Phone: 07939 594212

To contact us:

Chanukah

Chanukah (Festival of Lights) commences on the 25th Kislev and lasts 8 days. This year the first candle is lit on 25th December 2005.

 

Israel came under Syrian-Greek rule in 175 BCE when the Jews were persecuted and eventually forbidden to practice their faith. A revolt led by a priest named Matthias and his sons (including Judah ) attempted to overthrow the enemy. The small army known as the Maccabeans won a battle for religious freedom.

 

The festival marks the dedication of rededication of the Temple which had been desecrated by the Hellenist Syrian-Greek rulers.

November 25th/26th—Shabbaton  Service with Elkan Levy

 

Dec 25th—Chanukah

 

2005—730th Anniversary of the Expulsion of the Jews from Guildford (Click here)

Other Events

Information on other recent festivals - click here

25 Kislev—3 Tevet