Service Times This Week
February 14-15 - Shabbat Yithro 5785
Sunday, February 9
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Sunday Eve Minha/Arbit 5:00 pm
Weekday Service Times (Feb. 10-14)
Mon.-Thu. Eves Arbit only: 6:30 pm
Monday-Friday Morns: 7:05 am
Hamisha Asar (Tu) BiShebat
Wed Eve Feb 12-Thu Feb 13
(Services follow Weekday Schedule)
Shabbat Yithro, February 14-15
Candles (18 min. before sunset): 5:12 pm
Friday Evening Services: 5:15 pm
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Parashat Yithro includes The Ten Commandments
Bar-Mitzvah: Sam Cohen
Class: 4:20 pm | Sat. Minhah/Arbit: 5:05 pm
Habdalah: 6:02 pm
Purim 5785
Join us at Shearith Israel for a meaningful and joyous Purim! For information on Sisterhood Mishloah Manot, our Women’s Megillah Reading, Purim Breakfast, schedule, and more, click below.
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
Motzei Shabbat Parent-Child Learning: Ellin Cooper, Yoetzet Halakha
March 8, 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
At a Glance
Between Tradition & Modernity: The Life of R' Elia Benamozegh
February 13, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Weekly Teen Shiur with Baruch-Lev Kelman
February 15, 2025
, 3:35 pm - 4:20 pm
Tuesday Class | Emden vs. Eibeshutz: The Italian Front
February 18, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Film Screening | Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
February 22, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Let's Get Organized | with Bohne Leah
February 23, 2025
, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Stitch & Fix
February 26, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Motzei Shabbat Parent-Child Learning: Ellin Cooper, Yoetzet Halakha
March 8, 2025
, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
March Monthly Synagogue Tour
March 12, 2025
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Purim Dinner — and A Mini Show!
March 13, 2025
, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
April Monthly Synagogue Tour
April 9, 2025
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 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.
