Services were held at a private home before a house in Bird Street was rented exclusively for the congregation and a mikvah built on-site.

In 1905, the president of the synagogue and other senior members addressed the congregation to lament the pogroms in the Russian Empire and appealed to the mayor of Stellenbosch to garner local support for the victims.

Rev Bender lay the foundation station in 1923 in a ceremony attended by the town's mayor, Dutch Reformed Church minister and a local magistrate.

In 1950, Israel Brodie, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth attended a special jubilee celebration at the synagogue.

[1] The synagogue is operational, with Friday night shabbat and other Jewish holiday services being held.