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Australia · community hub: Caulfield / St Kilda East · airport MEL, about 40 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
Melbourne Eruv (run by Mizrachi and the Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria, weekly inspections) covers Caulfield, St Kilda, Elwood and Brighton, Bentleigh/Moorabbin/Carnegie, and now north to Malvern, Armadale and Toorak. Weekly status is on the COSV eruv page (read 1 Nov 2026: kosher for Shabbat 30-31 Oct 2026) and in the Melbourne Eruv app; use the app for the current boundary. Weekly status ↗
Caulfield Shule lists it for visitors (inside the eruv); TotallyJewishTravel calls it a glatt kosher hotel, 13 min walk to Caulfield Shule (about 5-6 min to Yeshivah Centre and Sassoon Yehuda). Jewish News (Jul 2025) also says glatt kosher food; a 2021 Australian Jewish News promotional feature says Mehadrin glatt under Kosher Australia and that staff understand Shabbat and kashrut needs. Its kosher restaurant sells pre-booked Shabbat meals (see food list); a TripAdvisor guest (Oct 2025) says the restaurant is given over to Sabbath functions Fri/Sat. Booking.com lists an elevator and key access but no Shabbat lift or manual-key policy is published anywhere, so ask when booking. Booking.com lists it as Quest East St Kilda. · +61 3 9526 3888 · kimberleygardenshotel.com.au
About 8 min walk to Chabad on Carlisle and 11 min to Yeshivah Centre / Sassoon Yehuda. Guests report code/keyless entry, SMS check-in and no real front desk (Google reviews; TripAdvisor 2022 and May 2026), and Booking.com lists key-card access, so ask about a manual key. No kosher, Shabbat lift or eruv info from a source. · +61 3 9279 7250
About 8-9 min walk to St Kilda Shule (Charnwood Grove; security clearance needed) and about 15 min to Yeshivah Centre / Chabad on Carlisle. Booking.com lists an elevator and contactless check-in. No Shabbat, kosher or key policy found in Google reviews, Booking.com Q&A or TripAdvisor. · +61 3 9525 5300
About 12 min walk to Caulfield Shule. Guests report: staff hand over a physical key on arrival, and check-in can be slow (Google review, undated); not confirmed as a non-electronic key. No Shabbat info from the property. · +61 3 9279 7270
Small apartment-hotel listing; about 9 min walk to Blake Street Hebrew Congregation and near Laffa Bar and the Hawthorn Rd kosher strip. Google also lists an Espresso Apartments at G02/88 Orrong Cres, Caulfield North (about 5 min walk to Caulfield Shule); guests say management is hard to reach by phone. No Shabbat info from a source.
East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation's visitor guide lists a Shabbat Package at Accor Mercure city hotels: lower-floor rooms with stair access (staff help), kosher breakfast, pre-arranged checkout; book direct and ask for the Shabbat Package. Its fact sheet (dated 2016) names this hotel, so confirm the package still runs. About 1 km (13-15 min walk, estimate) to East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation; CBD, about 7 km from the Caulfield hub. · +61 3 9639 0555
About 1 km (13 min walk, estimate) to St Kilda Shule (security clearance needed); not near the Caulfield hub. Booking.com lists an elevator and key-card access. No Shabbat or kosher information found in Booking.com Q&A, Google reviews or TripAdvisor. · +61 3 8530 8888
About 0.4 km (5-6 min walk, estimate) to Elwood Shule and about 1.2 km to St Kilda Shule. Booking.com lists contactless check-in; a Google review says the check-in phone line was unanswered on arrival. No Shabbat, kosher or manual-key information found. · +61 1300 814 778
Minyan: Fri (week of 30 Oct 2026): Mincha 6:30pm, Kabbalat Shabbat 6:40pm (shifts with sunset). Shabbat Shacharit 9:15am (shiur 8:45). Weekday Shacharit Sun/Tue 8:00; Mon/Thu 6:45 and 8:00; Wed/Fri 7:00 and 8:00; Mincha/Maariv Sun-Thu 6:15pm. Visitors: contact the office the week before.
Contact: +61 3 9525 9492 · admin@caulfieldshule.com.au · caulfieldshule.com.au
Minyan: Fri night Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat about 10 min after candle lighting. Shabbat Shacharit: Hashkama 7:30am; Bet Yehuda, Bet HaRoeh, Ohr David, Bnei Akiva and Elsternwick Jewish Community 9:30am. Shabbat Mincha 1h15 before nightfall, then Seudah Shlishit. Weekday Shacharit Mon/Thu 6:20, 7:00, 7:30; Tue/Wed/Fri 6:30, 7:00, 7:30; Sun 7:00, 8:00, 9:00.
Contact: +61 3 8317 2555 · mizrachi.com.au (also home of Kosher Australia)
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google and the shul directories); the centre's own site blocks automated reading). Separate student minyan nearby: Rabbinical College of Australia and NZ (Yeshivah Gedolah, 67 Alexandra St, +61 3 9525 9165) posts term-time Shacharit Sun-Fri 9:35 and Shabbos 10:00, Mincha Sun-Thu 14:20; no Friday night time listed.
Contact: +61 3 9522 8222
Minyan: Times: call.
Contact: +61 3 9527 6341
Minyan: Fri night: Times: call. Shabbat Shacharit 9:00 (per Faith Victoria listing of its open Shabbat service on 30 Aug 2025; confirm for other weeks). Friday evening and Shabbat morning services run. Visitors must submit a security clearance form first (checks can take up to a week); unannounced visitors may be refused at the gate.
Contact: +61 3 9537 1433 · exec@stkildashule.org · stkildashule.org.au
Minyan: Fri night Mincha/Maariv (about 45 min): winter 10 min before sunset; summer 6:45pm; autumn/spring 6:10pm. Shabbat Shacharit 9:30am, then Kiddush. Weekday Shacharit Mon-Fri 6:45am, Sun 8:00am; Mincha/Maariv Sun-Thu times in the weekly newsletter.
Contact: +61 3 9531 1547 · info@elwoodshule.org · elwoodshule.org
Minyan: Fri night: Times: call. Shabbat Shacharit 7:45am (Vayashkem Avraham Baboker, library), 9:15am main shule, 9:45am HaSifriya (library). Weekday Shacharit 6:30am (Rosh Chodesh 6:15), Sun 8:00am; Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm in summer (varies through the year; rabbi runs a WhatsApp times group).
Contact: +61 3 9530 0685 · office@blakestreet.org.au · Rabbi Sendor +61 415 072 181 · blakestreet.org.au
Minyan: Times: call (sephardivic.org says services run Friday evening and Shabbat morning, followed by a Sephardi kiddush; Google Maps lists it open Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm only).
Contact: +61 3 9527 8863
Minyan: Times: call. Services every Shabbat eve and Shabbat morning (synagogue's Attend a Service page; clock times are on its Religious Times calendar). First-time visitors must register online with a reference (rabbi or previous congregation) for security. The rabbi and his wife host visitors for Shabbat meals on email request. In the CBD, about 7 km from the Caulfield hub.
Contact: +61 3 9662 1372 · office@melbournecitysynagogue.com · melbournecitysynagogue.com
Supermarket; closed Saturday, open Sunday.
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:00-18:00 · Thu 8:00-19:00 · Fri 8:00-15:00 · Sat closed · Sun 10:00-17:00 (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9523 6019 (Google) or 9041 8499 (Caulfield Shule list)
Grocery, dips and Shabbat/Yom Tov products; closed Saturday, open Sunday.
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30-18:00 · Fri 7:00-16:00 · Sat closed · Sun 9:00-16:00 (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9523 8463
Bagels, challah, cafe; closed Saturday, open Sunday.
Hours: Mon-Thu 5:30-18:00 · Fri 5:00-18:00 (summer hours; closes earlier in winter) · Sat closed · Sun 6:00-17:00 (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9527 2198
Challah and cakes (dairy and pareve); closed Saturday and Sunday. Hechsher per TotallyJewishTravel listing (undated); check the certificate.
Hours: Mon 6:30-19:30 · Tue-Wed 6:00-19:30 · Thu 6:00-21:00 · Fri 6:00-16:00 · Sat-Sun closed (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9041 8328
Friday-night catering and take-home shop (a customer review describes ordering Friday-night caters oven-ready). Order ahead; ask about hotel delivery. Hechsher not confirmed from a source.
Hours: Mon closed · Tue-Wed 9:00-17:00 · Thu 8:00-18:00 · Fri 6:00-15:00 · Sat-Sun closed (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9532 9000
Ready-made kosher meals (schnitzel, soups, desserts) to heat at your hotel; closed Saturday and Sunday. Meat and pareve, glatt, with Kosher Australia per TotallyJewishTravel listing (undated); check the certificate.
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:00-17:00 · Thu 8:00-18:30 · Fri 6:30-15:00 · Sat-Sun closed (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9528 1200
Take-home Shabbat food (cholent, kugel, dips, deli roll) per customer reviews; open only Thursday evening and Friday morning. Hechsher not confirmed from a source.
Hours: Thu 16:00-22:00 · Fri 8:00-15:00 · other days closed (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9191 4771
Raw meat plus cooked Shabbat food (schnitzel, wings, roast potatoes, rice) per customer reviews; closes early Friday. Hechsher per TotallyJewishTravel listing (undated); check the certificate.
Hours: Mon 10:00-17:30 · Tue-Thu 7:30-17:30 · Fri 7:00-13:30 · Sat-Sun closed (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9525 5077
Closed Saturday. Address is 314 per Google; Caulfield Shule's list says 264 Carlisle St (same phone).
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30-21:00 · Fri 7:00-15:30 · Sat closed · Sun 7:30-21:00 (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9527 1214
Closed Friday and Saturday. A customer review says it catered a Friday-night Shabbat dinner; call to ask. Caulfield Shule's list says 388 Hawthorn Rd (same phone).
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-22:00 · Fri-Sat closed · Sun 16:00-22:00 (Google; confirm) · +61 3 9532 7888
Closed Friday; reopens Saturday night after Shabbat (Google hours).
Hours: Mon-Thu 15:00-19:30 · Fri closed · Sat 19:00-23:00 · Sun 13:00-19:30 (Google; Saturday opening shifts with Shabbat end) · +61 3 9525 9530
TotallyJewishTravel: meat, dairy and pareve; Shabbat meals on a pre-booked basis. Google shows it closed Friday and Saturday, and a TripAdvisor guest (Oct 2025) says the restaurant is given over to Sabbath functions, so book Shabbat meals ahead through the hotel.
Hours: Sun-Thu 17:45-22:00 · Fri-Sat closed (Google; TotallyJewishTravel says Sun-Thu from 18:00; confirm) · +61 3 9526 3865 (Google) · hotel +61 3 9526 3888
Shop/takeaway; a review says the dining room has closed; Google (Nov 2026) shows it open Thu and Fri only. Type is a best guess: call to ask what it sells and whether it takes Shabbat orders
Hours: Thu 11:00-19:00; Fri 7:00-16:00; closed Sun-Wed and Sat (Google, Nov 2026) · +61 3 9527 7014
Booking: +61 3 9528 1116
Booking: +61 3 9525 8834 (Google Maps; the mikvah.org phone looks garbled, so verify before relying on it)
Booking: +61 403 593 293