Service Times This Week
May 29-30 - Shabbat Naso 5786
Sunday, May 24
Sunday Morn, May 24: 8:05 am
Sunday Eve, May 28: 6:30 pm
Memorial Day, Monday, May 25
Legal Holiday Mon. Morn Service: 8:05 am
Monday Evening Service: 6:30 pm
Weekday Services, May 26-29
Tuesday-Friday Morns: 7:05 am
Tuesday-Thursday Evenings: 6:30 pm
Shabbat Naso, May 29-30
Friday Evening Services: 7:00 pm
Candles (18 min. before sunset): 8:00 pm
Zemirot: 8:30 am | Shahrit: 9:10 am
Sat. Class 7:10 | Minhah/Arbit: 7:55 pm
Habdala: 9:01 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
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
2026 GALA: Night at the Museum
June 16, 2026
, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
July Monthly Synagogue Tour
July 8, 2026
, 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
August Monthly Synagogue Tour
August 12, 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.
