Budapest, District VI – The Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue (1061, 5 Vasvári Pál Street) rolls out a packed schedule built around prayer, learning, and community. “This building was made for worship and to honor the Torah by the leaders of Budapest’s Sász Chevra. Sász Chevra means Talmud Association, so study carries special weight here,” says Rabbi Baruch Oberlander, head of Vasvári and founder of Chabad in Hungary. Contact and info requests are available via the listed phone and email at the address above.
Prayer Times
Friday: 15:50 Mincha; 16:20 Welcoming Shabbat with Rabbi Baruch Oberlander; 17:10 Kiddush and dinner upstairs with the rabbi; 18:10 Study with the rabbi.
Saturday: 9:15 Morning prayers with Rabbi Oberlander; 15:30 Mincha, seudah shlishit and study (Pirkei Avot), evening prayer (Ma’ariv) with the rabbi; 16:40 Evening prayer.
Sunday–Friday: 8:10 Morning prayers.
Weekday standard times: Morning prayers 8:00 (Sunday to Friday). Shabbat welcome and Kiddush 18:00 (from November through winter). Shabbat morning prayers 9:15. Thursday morning services are also on Zoom.
Lectures and Study
Mondays 21:00–22:00: Explore the Book of Samuel with Gyuri Szabó.
Thursdays 19:30–21:00: Hebrew liturgy language class with Rabbi Oberlander.
Thursdays 21:00–22:00: Weekly Torah portion talk with Gyuri Szabó.
Fridays 17:00–18:00: Continue weekly portion study with Gyuri Szabó, followed immediately by Shabbat welcome and prayer.
Featured: July 6, 2026
Join Rabbi Baruch Oberlander every Monday at 20:00 for Talmud study at the Vasvári Synagogue. Sessions involve translating and analyzing Talmudic texts together, opening a window onto rabbinic thought.
