Service Times This Week
December 19-20 - Hanukkah & Shabbat Mikketz-Rosh Hodesh 5786
HANUKKAH: Sunday night, Dec. 14-Mon. Dec. 22
Weekday Services
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Monday-Friday Mornings: 7:05 am
Sunday-Thursday Evening: 4:15 pm (with Hanukkah lighting)
For the full Hanukkah candle-lighting times, click here.
Rosh Hodesh Tebet (Two-Day) is Shabbat-Sunday, Dec. 20 & 21
Shabbat Mikketz-Rosh Hodesh-Hanukkah, Dec. 19-20
6 Hanukkah & Shabbat Candles: by 4:13 pm
Friday Evening Services: 4:15 pm
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Class 3:30 pm | Minha: 4:10 pm
Habdala & 7 Candles: after 4:58 pm
Welcome to Congregation Shearith Israel, America's first Jewish congregation, founded in 1654 by 23 Jews of Spanish and Portuguese descent. Today, Jews of all backgrounds make up our welcoming, traditional community. Explore this site, and then visit the synagogue to experience the beauty and vitality of this Jewish and American treasure.
Coming Up
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 23, 2025, 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 30, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
At a Glance
Stitch & Fix
December 23, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 23, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Stitch & Fix
December 30, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 30, 2025
, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Parent-Child Learning 5786: Dalya & Jake
January 10, 2026
, 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Sisterhood (Virtual) Film Festival
January 11, 2026
, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
January Monthly Synagogue Tour
January 14, 2026
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Shabbat Bo 5786
January 23, 2026 - January 24, 2026
, 4:45 pm - 5:32 pm
Community Shabbat Shira Dinner with Magevet
January 30, 2026
, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Meet Our Rabbi,
Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik
Rabbi Soloveichik is a much-beloved speaker and teacher, who can be experienced in-person at Shearith Israel nearly every Shabbat throughout the year.
His popular Friday Night Lights talk follows Friday Evening Services during the colder months, and his Shabbat Afternoon class takes place every week (with occasional substitutes or guest speakers).
Follow our emails for times, topics, and schedule changes.
