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]
Parshah Vayeitzei for Shabbat December 7, 2024 / Kislev 6, 5785 Torah Reading: Vayeitzei, Genesis 28:10- 32:3 Haftarah: Hosea 11:7-12:14 In this week’s reading, Vayeitzei, Jacob travels to his uncle Laban. [Read more]
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 5785 Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In the Land of Israel, the festival is [Read more]
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 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 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 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 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]
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 5785 Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In [Read more]
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 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 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 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]
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 5785 Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In [Read more]
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/ 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, 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]
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]
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]
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]
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 5785 Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In [Read more]
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 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 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Important Security Notice
We are always happy to welcome visitors to our synagogue, but please contact us prior to your visit. You should carry with you a form of ID and, wherever possible, a letter of introduction from your own synagogue. We regret that for security reasons, failure to comply with these rules may result in your being refused admission to the synagogue.
On Saturday, 5 January 2019, Nathan Grant, the oldest member of our Comunidad, celebrated his 99th Birthday. In the synagogue on Friday 4 January, Nathan was in attendance at our regular Friday night service and was presented with a cake to mark this momentous occasion. We were looking forward to [Read more]
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah 5785 Immediately following the seven-day festival of Sukkot comes the two-day festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. (In the Land of Israel, the festival is “compacted” in a single day). Shemini Atzeret means “the eighth [day] [Read more]
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