Marais Road Shul

Marais Road Shul
The synagogue in 2024
Religion
AffiliationModern Orthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
OwnershipGreen & Sea Point Hebrew Congregation
Leadership
  • Rabbi Dovid Wineberg
  • Rabbi Pini Hecht
StatusActive
Location
Location10 Marais Road, Sea Point, Cape Town
CountrySouth Africa
Marais Road Shul is located in Cape Town
Marais Road Shul
Location of the synagogue in Greater Cape Town
Geographic coordinates33°54′47″S 18°23′23″E / 33.913186690902165°S 18.38977652465002°E / -33.913186690902165; 18.38977652465002
Architecture
Architect(s)J. Lonstein
TypeSynagogue architecture
Completed1934
Website
.maraisroadshul.com

The Marais Road Shul, formally the Green & Sea Point Hebrew Congregation (G&SPHC), is a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Sea Point, a seaside suburb of Cape Town. The congregation was first established in 1926, and the synagogue was completed in 1934. It had initially intended to become a branch of the Gardens Shul in the City Bowl, but opted for independence, and became the larger of the two. It is the largest Jewish congregation in South Africa, and by 1994, it had become the largest in the South Hemisphere.[1] The Sephardi Hebrew Congregation, established in 1960, also operates a shul from the G&SPHC's Weizmann Hall on Regent Road in Sea Point.