Central Synagogue, Sydney

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The Central Synagogue is an Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. The synagogue is the largest synagogue in the Southern hemisphere and has the largest Jewish congregation in Australasia. It is located in Bon Accord Avenue and extends back to Kenilworth Street. It was constructed at its present location in 1960 after originally being located in Paddington and then Bondi. It was burned down in 1994 by a devastating fire caused by an electrical fault. The synagogue was rebuilt and reopened in 1998. Hineni is the official youth movement of Central Synagogue. ()

Completed: 1912 (112 years ago)Capacity: 4000Coordinates: 33°53'25"S, 151°15'25"E

Address

15 Bon Accord AvenueEastern Suburbs (Bondi Junction)Sydney 2022 Australia

Contact

+61 2 9389 5622

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Central Synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westfield Bondi Junction, Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, St Anne's Catholic Church, Eastgate Bondi Junction.

~1920 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney
10 min walk • Westfield Bondi Junction is a large, upmarket shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
0.7 miS
Church, Victorian architecture
Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Sydney
19 min walk • Mary Immaculate Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church and friary at 45 Victoria Street, Waverley, in the Waverley Municipality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy and built from 1890 to 1929 by John Ptolomy and by W. J. Bolton.
1.1 miE
Church
St Anne's Catholic Church, Sydney
29 min walk • St Anne's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church located at 60 Blair Street, North Bondi, Waverley Municipality, New South Wales, Australia. The church was designed by Joseph Fowell and Kenneth McConnel, and built from 1934 to 1964 by R. M. Bowcock. It is also known as St. Anne's Church and St Anne's Shrine.
0.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastgate Bondi Junction, Sydney
14 min walk • Eastgate Bondi Junction is a shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
1.1 miE
Museum, Art museum
Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape, Sydney
29 min walk • The Bondi Beach Cultural Landscape is a heritage-listed former Turkish baths, pavilion with dressing cubicles, dining rooms, sunbaking, shops and ballroom and now art gallery, pavilion, theatre and open air cinema located at Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach, Waverley Municipality, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
~890 ftSE
Synagogue
Yeshivah Centre, Sydney
5 min walk • The Yeshiva College, also known as the Harry O. Triguboff Centre, is a Hasidic Jewish synagogue, learning centre, and library of the Chabad-Lubavitch nusach, located at 36 Flood Street, in the Sydney suburb of Bondi, New South Wales, Australia. The Centre runs various adult and child-based educational programs.
1 miSE
33°54'1"S • 151°16'12"E
Tamarama Beach, Sydney
26 min walk • Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
1 miN
Victorian architecture
Ginahgulla, Sydney
27 min walk • Ginahgulla, also known as Fairfax House, is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
0.9 miW
Synagogue
Emanuel Synagogue, Sydney
24 min walk • Emanuel Synagogue, founded as The Congregation of the Temple Emanuel in 1938, is a Pluralist synagogue in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Emanuel Woollahra Preschool is located on the synagogue campus.
0.9 miE
Iconic surf beach and Hall Street cafes
Sydney/Bondi Beach, Sydney
22 min walk • Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 km east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs.
1 miSE
Monuments and statues
Little Boy Lost Sculpture, Sydney
26 min walk • Little Boy Lost is a sculpture created by the Australian artist Paul Trefry for the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition on Bondi and Tamarama beach, in 2009.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Central Synagogue?

Nearby attractions include Yeshivah Centre, Sydney (5 min walk), Syd Einfeld Drive, Sydney (14 min walk), Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Sydney (19 min walk), Sydney/Bondi Beach, Sydney (22 min walk).

How to get to Central Synagogue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Central Synagogue:

Bus

Old South Head Rd At Paul St • Lines: 379 (3 min walk)

Train

Bondi Junction (13 min walk)