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Festivals
High Holy Days
Festival |
Date |
Green Point |
Time |
Wynberg |
Time |
West Coast |
Time |
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Erev Rosh Hashana |
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Wed 28 |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
6.00pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
6.00pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
6.00pm |
Rosh Hashana |
Thurs 29 |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
10.00am |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
10.00am |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
10.00am |
|
Tashlich |
Tashlich service Mouille Point Lighthouse 3:00pm followed by picnic in Greenpoint Park |
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Erev Yom Kippur |
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Fri 7 |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
6.45pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
6.45pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
6.45pm |
Yom Kippur |
Sat 8 |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
9:30am |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
9:30am |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
9:30am |
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Shiur |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
1:00pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
1:00pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
1:00pm |
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Discussion |
The Cycle of Life |
2:00pm |
The Cycle of Life |
2:00pm |
The Cycle of Life |
2:00pm |
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Afternoon |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
3:30pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
3:30pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
3:30pm |
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Yizkor |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
5:00pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
5:00pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
5:00pm |
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Neilah |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
6:00pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman |
6:00pm |
Rabbi Greg Alexander |
6:00pm |
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Erev Sukkot |
Wed 12 |
Unity Service Wynberg 6:15pm with all three Rabbis |
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First Day Sukkot |
Thurs 13 |
Unity Service West Coast 10:00am with all three Rabbis |
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Chol Hamoed |
Fri 14 |
Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani |
6.00pm |
Rabbi Richard Newman Sanctuary + Rabbi Greg Alexander Chesed |
6.15pm 6:00pm |
Miriam Luyt |
6.15pm |
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Erev Simchat Torah |
Wed 19 |
Unity Simchat Torah Magic Green Point 6.00pm with all three Rabbis and Gabriel Shai |
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Simchat Torah |
Thurs 20 |
Unity Service Wynberg 10:00am with all three Rabbis including brochah and hakafot |
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Learn more about the chaggim / festivals by clicking on the link below;
www.urj.org/holidays
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