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Welcome to Kehilat Nitzan

Melbourne's only Masorti (Conservative) Synagogue

Make Kehilat Nitzan Your Spiritual Home

Kehilat Nitzan is a warm and welcoming Synagogue that inspires congregants through our spiritually uplifting services and commitment to Jewish living. Our mission is to be an inclusive, vibrant home where traditional Judaism is lived and breathed, where community is family, learning inspires action, prayer touches the heart, and good deeds repair the world.

“Celebrating Our Past: Writing Our Future”

We invite you to  participate in our Chai Torah Campaign, a fundraising drive to bring a new Sefer Torah to Kehilat Nitzan. The new Torah is being written for us by Ashkelon-based Sofer and Masorti Rabbi Gustavo Suraszki, who wrote the first words of Bereshit in the scroll when he visited our community in early December 2024. 

Resources will also be committed to building a new Ark and providing our congregation with meaningful spiritual, religious and cultural experiences for years to come.  You can visit our Chai Torah Campaign page HERE, and all donations are tax deductible. 

                                                                                        

Upcoming Events

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  • Wednesday ,
    MayMay  21 , 2025
    Lag Ba'Omer
    Wednesday, May 21st 5:30p to 7:00p
    Kehilat Nitzan is hosting a party for children aged 10+ and their families on Wednesday 21 May. We'll have fun and games, marshmallows and a light supper.
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  • Sunday ,
    MayMay  25 , 2025
    The Second World Jewry Talk on The Breadth of Sephardic Judaism in Australia
    Sunday, May 25th 7:15p to 9:30p
    The Community of Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi Synagogue includes members whose cultural heritage stems from the Middle East, India, Asia, and Africa. Please join us for a visit to their Synagogue to hear from President Joanne Levy speak about the community’s history and heritage, the Synagogue. You will have an opportunity to tour their newly created museum dedicated to Sephardi culture. Rabbi Benji Kessly will introduce us to Sephardi liturgical melodies, and Middle Eastern refreshments will be served.
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  • Wednesday ,
    JunJune  11 , 2025
    Shave for a Cure
    Wednesday, Jun 11th 10:00a to 12:00p
    Sue Zyngier has laid down the challenge, and Jahan Khan - Kehilat Nitzan regular and Honorary Treasurer/Board member - has accepted it! He has agreed to relinquish his cherished and long cultivated facial fuzz in order to raise funds for this important and worthwhile cause. The funds Jahan raises will be presented at a Cancer Council Morning Tea Fundraiser at Kehilat Nitzan to be held at 10.00am on 11 June, with guest speaker Professor Jonathan Cebon FRACP PhD. There will be a raffle on the day.
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  • Sunday ,
    NovNovember  30 , 2025
    World Jewry Lecture Series at Kehilat Nitzan
    Sunday, Nov 30th 8:00p to 11:00p
    Over the coming months, there will be talks on the Jews of Uganda, Peru, China, the Mizrach, France, India, and Egypt. There will also be guided tours of the Holocaust Museum and the Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi Synagogue, Community Centre and newly created museum dedicated to Sephardi culture and heritage. The cost for the whole series is $72 for members, $90 for non-members. [NB: There will be an additional charge for those who choose to attend the Holocaust Museum and the Sephardi Centre tours.]
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Services

Our services are traditional and egalitarian, where everyone participates equally. To find out more head to our services page. 

Erev Shabbat
Friday evening services start at 6:00pm. Ma'ariv follows at candle lighting time and lasts about an hour in total.

Shabbat morning
Shabbat services start with Shacharit at 9:30am. [Please note that Kehilat Nitzan follows a triennial cycle for Torah reading.]

Wednesday Minyan 
Starts at 7:30 am in-person only.

Talmud Shiur Class
Wednesdays at 8.30am after the Minyan.

Sun, 18 May 2025 20 Iyyar 5785