Comunidad Israelita de Alicante

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Parshah of the Week

Parashah for Shabbat 12 October 2024. Yom Kippur 5785 – V´Zot HaBerachah Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12 Shortly before he passed away. Moses blessed the Tribes of Israel individually. Moses prefaced his blessings [Read more]
Upcoming Holiday Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785, Oct 2 -Oct 12

Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785 Oct 2 to Oct 12 Services will be held in the Synagogue throughout the High Holy Days and we welcome all members and friends to these services. In the middle of the period between [Read more]
The Month of Elul/ Observancias de Elul

The Month of Elul Elul is the 12th and final month in the Jewish calendar (the sixth month counting from Nisan). Leading up to the High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a month that connects the past [Read more]
Tu B’Av – The 15th of Av 5784/ El 15 de Av 5784

Tu B’Av -The 15th of Av 5784 August 19, 2024 The 15th of Av (known as Tu B’Av) is a most mysterious day, celebrated this year on August 19, 2024. A search of the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) [Read more]
Nine Days- 9 Av, 5784 / Martes 13 de Agosto 2024

Nine Days- 9 Av, 5784 Jewish History Passing of R. Shimshon of Ostropolle (1648) R. Shimshon of Ostropolle was a saintly individual who was greatly revered both in his lifetime and beyond. It is told that an angel [Read more]
17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs

17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs The day the walls of Jerusalem fell The fast of the 17th of Tammuz, known as Shiva asar beTamuz, begins the three weeks of mourning for the destruction of the two temples in [Read more]
Tisha B’Av and the 3 Weeks

Tisha B’Av and the 3 Weeks The Three Weeks is an annual mourning period that falls out in the summer. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our launch into a still-ongoing exile. With an eye [Read more]

Upcoming Holiday Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785, Oct 2 -Oct 12

Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785 Oct 2 to Oct 12 Services will be held in the Synagogue throughout the High Holy Days and we welcome all members and friends to these [Read more]
The Month of Elul/ Observancias de Elul

The Month of Elul Elul is the 12th and final month in the Jewish calendar (the sixth month counting from Nisan). Leading up to the High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom [Read more]
Tu B’Av – The 15th of Av 5784/ El 15 de Av 5784

Tu B’Av -The 15th of Av 5784 August 19, 2024 The 15th of Av (known as Tu B’Av) is a most mysterious day, celebrated this year on August 19, 2024. A search of [Read more]
Nine Days- 9 Av, 5784 / Martes 13 de Agosto 2024

Nine Days- 9 Av, 5784 Jewish History Passing of R. Shimshon of Ostropolle (1648) R. Shimshon of Ostropolle was a saintly individual who was greatly revered both in his [Read more]
17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs

17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs The day the walls of Jerusalem fell The fast of the 17th of Tammuz, known as Shiva asar beTamuz, begins the three weeks of mourning [Read more]

The Month of Elul/ Observancias de Elul

The Month of Elul Elul is the 12th and final month in the Jewish calendar (the sixth month counting from Nisan). Leading up to the High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom [Read more]
SHAVUOT 5784, from sunset on 11 June, 2024 until nightfall on June 13, 2024

Shavuot 5784/ 2024 A two-day holiday, celebrated from sunset on June 11, 2024 until nightfall on June 13, 2024) coincides with the date that God gave the tprah to the Jewish [Read more]
Rosh Chodesh Observances

Rosh Chodesh Observances, Friday, February 9, 2024/ 30 Shevat 5784 Today is the first of the two Rosh Chodesh (“Head of the Month”) days for the month of Adar I [Read more]
Visit to Doble Amor

This last year, as in previous years, our Synagogue has been able to support Doble Amor with another donation of €700. This donation enabled them to purchase several [Read more]
50th Anniversary Celebration

On Sunday 4 December 2022, our Synagogue celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the founding of our Comunidad and the 35th Anniversary of the opening of the Synagogue. There [Read more]
Purim Party 2022

We held our annual Purim party to celebrate this happy time and we have attached a few photographs of the event to show the great time that was had by [Read more]

Shirley Baehr 1951 – 2016

It was 30 years ago this year when I went to my friend’s house and found this beautiful lady, on the doorstep, practically gift-wrapped and ready to take away. I remember when Shirley and I went on our first date I reached out to hold her hand only to find she wasn’t there. I looked around to [Read more]
What led these wandering Jews to The Costa Blanca – Shirley and Laurence Baehr by Helena Greene
Hav and Ruth Send Greetings from The W.L.J.C. Bournemouth Community
Helena and Leslie Winestone – The Helena Greene Interview
Helena’s Farewell speech to Gloria Richmond

Upcoming Holiday Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785, Oct 2 -Oct 12

Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur 5785 Oct 2 to Oct 12 Services will be held in the Synagogue throughout the High Holy Days and we welcome all members and friends to these [Read more]
The Month of Elul/ Observancias de Elul

The Month of Elul Elul is the 12th and final month in the Jewish calendar (the sixth month counting from Nisan). Leading up to the High Holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom [Read more]
Tu B’Av – The 15th of Av 5784/ El 15 de Av 5784

Tu B’Av -The 15th of Av 5784 August 19, 2024 The 15th of Av (known as Tu B’Av) is a most mysterious day, celebrated this year on August 19, 2024. A search of [Read more]
17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs

17th of Tammuz: History, Laws and Customs The day the walls of Jerusalem fell The fast of the 17th of Tammuz, known as Shiva asar beTamuz, begins the three weeks of mourning [Read more]
Tisha B’Av and the 3 Weeks

Tisha B’Av and the 3 Weeks The Three Weeks is an annual mourning period that falls out in the summer. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our [Read more]

Parshah of the Week

Parashah for Shabbat 12 October 2024. Yom Kippur 5785 – V´Zot HaBerachah Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12 Shortly before he passed away. Moses blessed the Tribes [Read more]
Advantages of Membership

Name(required) Email(required) Website Message Submit Δ Members enjoy a reduction in admission fees for all social events Entrance to all Social and Cultural events are [Read more]
Jewish Holidays in 2024

Jewish Holidays in 2024 Thursday, January 25 15th of Shevat Begins sunset of Saturday, March 23 [Read more]
Synagogue Services

Friday Night Services. Regular Friday Night services are held in our Synagogue, in Benidorm, at 7.00pm. Please note that the Synagogue will re-open for Friday evening [Read more]
Reopening of the Synagogue

The Synagogue will close for the summer break after our last Friday evening service on Friday 30 June 2023, and will re-open on Friday 1 September 2023 for our regular [Read more]
A Very Special Synagogue – Observations from a regular visitor

The question that we are asked, more than any other, is why do you keep going back to Javea? Why don’t you go anywhere else? To Hilary and I, the answer is quite simple [Read more]
Links

Communities If you find yourself in Cornwall do visit The Cornwall Jewish Community see their website kehillatkernow.com The Wessex Liberal Jewish Community extends a [Read more]
Synagogue Services

Our Synagogue services commence at 7.00pm and we look forward to welcoming everyone to join us for our Shabbat service. Please note that the start time for our services [Read more]
Our Synagogue

The Comunidad Israelita de Alicante is a Jewish Community serving the Costa Blanca area of Spain. Our members range from as far away as Gandia in the North, Torrevieja and [Read more]
Facebook Page

We now have our own Facebook Page which is fully operational and to which regular posts are made by accepted members. However, please feel free to visit us. Just search [Read more]
Message from the President

After many years of outstanding service to our Community, Harvey Bourne, our President, has decided to stand down. It is with great regret that the Board of Management have [Read more]
A brief history of the Synagogue

The Comunidad Israelita de Alicante was founded in the year 1972 in the city of Alicante. At that time, the Community did not have its own synagogue and it was only possible [Read more]