Service Times This Week
May 21-23 - Shabuot 5786
Weekday Service Times, May 17-21
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Monday-Thursday Mornings: 7:05 am
Sunday-Wednesday Evenings: 6:30 pm
Rosh Hodesh Sivan (One-Day) is on Sunday May 17.
SHABUOT FESTIVAL, Thurs-Sat, May 22 & 23
EVE OF DAY I, Thurs Eve, May 21
Erub Tabshilin Preparation: by sunset, 8:11 pm
Evening Services: 7:45 pm | Candles: 7:53 pm
Rabbi’s Mishmara/Tikkun Class: 11:15 pm
DAY I SHABUOT, Friday, May 22
1834 Crosby St. Synagogue Consecration Anniversary
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Torah (10 Commandments) & Musaf 9:45-11:30 am
Men’s Ruth/Azharot 7:00 pm | Services: 7:45 pm
Candle Lighting: before 7:54 pm
DAY II SHABUOT/SHABBAT, May 23
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit/Musaf: 9:00-11:25 am
Girls Reading Book of Ruth: following services
Men’s Ruth/Azharot 7:15 pm | Services: 8:00 pm
Habdala: 8:54 pm
Shabuot 5786
There is no more beautiful place to celebrate Shabuot than at Shearith Israel. For information on Rabbi Soloveichik’s Shabuot lecture, our Girls & Young Women’s Ruth Reading, schedule, and more, click below.
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Coming Up
Faith, Freedom, and the First Amendment: A Symposium on Religious Liberty
June 8, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
At a Glance
Jewish History Tour of Central Park
May 17, 2026
, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Professionals Shabuot Dinner
May 21, 2026
, 7:45 pm - 11:15 pm
Rabbi Soloveichik's Shabuot Lecture 5786
May 21, 2026 - May 22, 2026
, 11:00 pm - 12:00 am
Young Women & Girls' Book of Ruth Reading & Kiddush
May 23, 2026
, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
CSI YOUTH: Shabuot Ice Cream Bash
May 23, 2026
, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Memorial Day at Chatham Square Cemetery
May 25, 2026
, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Faith, Freedom, and the First Amendment: A Symposium on Religious Liberty
June 8, 2026
, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
June Monthly Synagogue Tour
June 10, 2026
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Graduation Shabbat: Annual Kiddush & Scroll of Honor
June 13, 2026
, 11:00 am - 12:00 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).
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