The Jewish Community of Malmö

The Jewish Community of Malmö was founded in 1871. We are a small and vibrant and democratic community of about 500 members. Our community centre at Kamrergatan 11 in Malmö plays a central role for the community members. It houses our administration and information centre, as well as our orthodox rabbi, preschool, kitchen, Jewish associations, education facilities and a combined prayer room and library. It is also a venue for meetings and parties.

Our beautiful synagogue, which was inaugurated in 1903, is located close to the community, at Betaniaplan 2. Services at Malmö synagogue are held mainly on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. The synagogue services are orthodox. Once or twice a month an egalitarian shabbat service is also held at the community centre.

Please contact us if you need further information.

Kosher food sales
There is no local store that sell kosher food in Malmö. We refer you to Gils Deli in Copenhagen, or to an online kosher store such as Kosher4U. The community’s members can order selected kosher products from the community’s kosher company Kosher Delikatesser AB.

Kosher Take Away lunch
We can offer kosher takeaway lunch from our preschool’s kitchen, only during workdays. The kitchen can bake challot and cake available to be picked up for Shabbat.  Food is kosher under the supervision of community rabbi Natan Gesundheit (Orthodox).
Send request by e-mail to: Sarah Hellström, responsible for the Community kitchen, 3 workdays ahead of time.

Kosher food list and products
This kosher list is published by Mattias Amster of the Jewish community of Stockholm in collaboration with Moshe David HaCohen – the former community rabbi in Malmö. For a more concise version, download here.

Most products in Sweden do not have daily Hashgacha on them, nor will you find kosher stamps on them. Some products with OU, OK and KLBD may be found in stores as well. The local kosher standard followed in Scandinavia is based in local products, thereby including Pat Palter and Chalav Akum.

Mikveh
There is a kosher mikveh at the community for use upon request.

Community Rabbi:
Natan Gesundheit (orthodox)

Press contacts
Contact our Head of information: Fredrik Sieradzki

To visit the Shabbat service in Malmö Synagogue at Betaniaplan 2, please send a request no later than 3 workdays ahead of Shabbat with a copy of your passport (page with Passport No. and picture) to security@jssmalmo.se.

Guided tours at Malmö synagogue

The Jewish learning Center at the Jewish Community of Malmö offers in cooperation with the City of Malmö guided tours of Malmö synagogue for tourists and other visiting groups. These tours are 1 hour long and free of charge. We do not offer drop-in visits. All tours are pre-booked.

We are open for pre-booked tours:

  • Monday – Thursday: 08.30 am – 4.30 pm
  • Fridays: 8.30 am – 1.30 pm.

The tour covers the Synagogue and its features, Jewish traditions and customs and synagogue service, The Jewish history of Malmö, our languages, and antisemitism.
We are closed for tours on Swedish national holidays and Jewish holidays.

For pre-booking: contact kunskapscenter@jfm.se, We need you booking request at least 2 weeks ahead of time (During July we only need a week’s notice).

For security-related issues, please contact security@jssmalmo.se, For pressing/emergency issues, contact our hotline +46 708-97 37 00

Best Regards
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF MALMÖ