Service Times This Week
May 15-16 - Shabbat Bemidbar 5786
Weekday Service Times, May 10-15
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Monday-Friday Mornings: 7:05 am
Sunday-Thursday Evenings: 6:30 pm
Yom Yerushalayim, Friday, May 15
Jerusalem Day, observed Thu. Eve-Fri.
Services follow regular schedule from
Thu. Eve May 14 through Fri., May 15
Shabbat Bemidbar-Mahar Hodesh, May 15-16
Friday Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Candles (18 min. before sunset): 7:47 pm
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Saturday Classes: 7:05 pm
Saturday Minhah & Rosh Hodesh Arbit: 7:50 pm
Habdala: 8:47 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.
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
Faith, Freedom, and the First Amendment: A Symposium on Religious Liberty
June 8, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
At a Glance
May Monthly Synagogue Tour
May 13, 2026
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
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
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.
