HIGH HOLIDAYS PROGRAMME - festive meals and services @ Oxford Chabad 5786 / 2025
Oxford University Chabad Society is delighted to invite you to a full programme of events for the High Holidays, festival of Sukkot and Simchat Torah at Oxford Chabad.
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We warmly invite you to join us with friends and family
Rosh Hashana Jewish New Year Festive Dinner
Festive delicious dinner with all the traditional foods including tzimmes, pomegranate chicken, apple and honey, round homebaked round challah and much more.
Monday, 22 Sep, 7.30pm
At Slager Jewish Student Centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Click here to RSVP.
All are welcome!
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1st Day Rosh Hashana High Holidays Service
Tues, 23 Sep, 10am - Shofar sounding at 12pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
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2nd Day Rosh Hashana High Holidays Service
Wed, 24 Sep, 10am - Shofar sounding at 12pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Booking is not necessary but RSVP is most welcome - click here.
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Shofar Blowing @ Botanic Garden, High St
The Shofar will be sounded by Rabbi Eli at the Botanic garden on
Tues and Wed, 23 and 24 Sep, 5.30pm
Click here to RSVP.
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YOM KIPPUR - DAY OF ATONEMENT
Pre-Yom Kippur Festive Dinner
Traditional festive Pre Yom Kippur dinner with round challah, chicken soup and kreplach, roast chicken, sweet potato pie, honey cake (lekach) and lots of side dishes including a delicious veggie option.
Wed, 1 Oct, 4.30pm
(Candle lighting at 6.24pm. Fast begins 6.24pm)
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Please click here to RSVP.
All are welcome!
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Kol Nidrei Yom Kippur Service
Wed, 1 Oct, 6.30pm
Join us for welcoming, friendly and easy-to-follow services with Hebrew and English Machzorim prayer books and insights into the prayers - led by Rabbi Eli and guest Chazzan Rabbi Zalman Brackman
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Booking is not necessary but RSVP is most welcome - click here.
All are welcome!
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Post Kol Nidrei Lecture by Rabbi Eli
Wed, 1 Oct, 8pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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Yom Kippur Services
Welcoming, friendly and easy-to-follow services with Hebrew and English Machzorim prayer books and insights into the prayers - led by Rabbi Eli and guest Chazzan Rabbi Zalmy Brackman
Thurs, 2 Oct,
Morning service 10am
Neilah closing prayer 5pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Booking is not necessary but RSVP is most welcome - click here.
All are welcome!
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Break-The-Fast Festive Dinner
Thurs, 2 Oct, 7.29pm
New York deli style break-fast with challah roles, rye bread, salt beef, pastrami, salami and deluxe salads
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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First Night Sukkot Festival Dinner
Join us for festive Sukkot dinner under the stars
Monday, 6 Oct, 7.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Second Night Sukkot Festival Dinner
Tues, 7 Oct, 7.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Shabbat Sukkot Dinner
Friday, 10 Oct, 7.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Sukkot Shabbat Lunch
Sat, 11 Oct, 1.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Grand Sukkot Celebration on Bonn Square
We're delighted to invite you to a grand Sukkot celebration on Broad St with a great line-up of musicians, activities, culture, history and food, together with a brand new Sukkah in the newly designed Broad St - Broad Meadow
Sunday, 12 October, 12-5pm
Featuring:
She'Koyokh Klezmer Band - "amongst the finest klezmer ensembles on the planet" The Australian
** Joishua Getzler - Musician
** Phil Freizinger
** Leo Sagor
** Brand new Sukkah - designed and built by Brian Symcox - kindly sponsored by the Freinkel Family (Oxford/Israel)
** Israeli food stand - salt beef, pita and falafel, shawarma, hot dogs, drinks, honey cake, rugelach
** Kind to Bee Raw Honey stall
** Jewish history exhibition
** Lulav and Etrog and more
** Sukkah decorating stall
At Bonn Square, Oxford
Supported by Oxford City Council, Community Security Trust
If you wish to volunteer at the Sukkot Festival fair, please email [email protected]
All are welcome!
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Shemini Atzeret 8th Night Festival Dinner
Monday, 13 October, 7.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Shemini Atzeret 8th Night Festival Lunch
Tues, 14 October, 1.30pm
At Chabad House Sukkah, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Simchat Torah Celebration
Buffet dinner with all the traditional Simchat Torah cuisine * Dancing horah with the Torah * Plenty of drinks plus a keg of fully sponsored drinks by Oxfordshire's The Shotover Brewing Co - L'chaim! * Bring friends and family
Tuesday, 14 October, 7.30pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Simchat Torah Festival Lunch
Wed, 15 October, 1.30pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
RSVP: click here to fill in the booking form.
All are welcome!
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Video lectures on the High Holidays - delivered at the Oxford University Chabad Society
Click here to view a rich collection of 39 lectures on the High Holidays, including a series on the book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), by leading Judaic scholars from Oxford and around the world.
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High Holiday Appeal
Please kindly join our High Holiday appeal in support of the important work of Chabad of Oxford by making a donation at:
Thank you very much!
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Oxford Jewish Art Calendar
To view the NEW Oxford Jewish Art Calendar 5786 online - click here.
If you wish to receive a calendar in the post to your address, please send your address to [email protected].
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Looking forward to seeing you!
Wishing you a Shana Tova - happy and sweet New Year,
Rabbi Eli & Freidy
Oxford Chabad Society
Www.oxfordchabad.org