Service Times This Week
October 1-2 - Yom Kippur 5786
Weekday Service Times, September 28-30
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Monday & Tuesday Morns 7:05 am
Sun. & Mon. Evening Minha, Arbit & Selihot: 6:30 pm
Tuesday Evening Minha & Arbit (no Selihot): 6:30 pm
YOM KIPPUR 5786
Wednesday Eve, Oct. 1 -Thursday, Oct. 2
EVE OF YOM KIPPUR, Wed. Oct. 1
Morning Selihot: 6:30 am | Shahrit: 7:10 am
Special Early Minhah: 1:30 pm
Candle Lighting: before 6:20 pm
Fast Begins: at Sunset, 6:38 pm
Kal Nidre & Arbit Services: 6:15 pm
YOM KIPPUR DAY, Thu. Oct. 2
Zemirot: 8:30 am | Shahrit: 9:30 am
Torah Service: 11:35 | Midday Sermon: 12:15 pm
Musaf: 12:45 pm
Minha: 3:15 pm | Hashcabot & Offerings: 5:30 pm
Evening Sermon: 6:00 pm | Neilah: 6:15 pm
Shofar, Arbit & Habdala: 7:08 pm
For the full Rosh Hashana-Kippur schedule,
click here.
Succot 5786
Celebrate Succot at Shearith Israel! From Succah decorating to lulab decorating, our Succot calendar is packed. And don’t forget our annual Simhat Torah Kiddush & Ice Cream Extravaganza!
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
At a Glance
Sisterhood Succah Decoration
October 5, 2025 - October 6, 2025
, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Youth Succah Decorating
October 5, 2025
, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lulab Decorating Workshop
October 5, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
UWS Youth Succah Hop
October 11, 2025
, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sisterhood Brunch in the Succah
October 12, 2025
, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Hol HaMoed Teen Outing at the Spy Museum
October 12, 2025
, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hoshaana Rabba Mishmarah
October 12, 2025
, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Women's Hakafot
October 14, 2025
, 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Hakafot, Simhat Torah Kiddush, & Ice Cream Extravaganza
October 14, 2025
, 6:45 pm - 8:45 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.
