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Seats are still available for Kippur and we welcome reservations.

Please submit your seating request (including accessibility needs) here.

Service Times This Week

October 11-12 - Fast of Gedaliah-Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 5785

FAST OF GEDALIAH
Sunday, October 6
Fast Begins (Dawn): 5:49 am| Sunrise 6:58 am
Sunday Shahrit:8:05 am
Minhah (with tefillin)/Arbit/Selihot: 5:45 pm
Sunset 6:29 pm | End of Fast: 6:50 pm


Weekday Services October 7-10
Mornings: Monday-Thursday: 7:05 am
Evenings: Mon.-Wed. Minhah/Arbit/Selihot: 6:15 pm
Thursday Evening Minhah/Arbit: 6:15 pm


EVE OF YOM KIPPUR – Fri. Oct. 11
Morning Selihot: 6:15 am | Shahrit: 7:05 am
Early Afternoon Minha:. 1:30 pm
Evening Kal Nidre & Arbit Sevices: 6:00 pm
Candle Lighting: before 6:03 pm
Friday Sunset (Fast Begins): 6:21 pm
YOM KIPPUR/Shabbat, Sat., Oct. 12
Zemirot: 8:00 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Torah: 10:55 am | Noon Sermon: 12:10 pm
Musaf 12:30 | Minha: 3:10  | Offerings: 4:50 pm
Kippur/Shabbat Conclusion:
Concluding Sermon: 5:30 pm
Neilah: 5:45 pm | Sunset: 6:20 pm
Shofar, Arbit & Habdala: 6:51 pm

High Holidays 5785

We invite you to celebrate the High Holidays at Shearith Israel. While the official deadline to reserve High Holiday seats has passed, seats are still available and we welcome reservations. To reserve seats, view the schedule, learn about our traditions, 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

At a Glance

October Monthly Synagogue Tour
October 9, 2024 , 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm

Sisterhood & Youth Succah Decoration
October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024 , 3:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Meals in the Succah
October 16, 2024 - October 23, 2024 , 6:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Book Illumination in the Succah
October 20, 2024 , 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Young Professionals & Shearith Israel League Hol HaMoed Mixer & Bourbon Tasting
October 21, 2024 , 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Hoshaana Rabba Mishmarah
October 22, 2024 , 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm

Hoshaana Rabba Services
October 23, 2024 , 6:30 am - 11:00 am

Hakafot, Simhat Torah Kiddush, & Ice Cream Extravaganza
October 24, 2024 , 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Women's Hakafot
October 24, 2024 , 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

SEASON PREMIERE: Friday Night Lights with Rabbi Soloveichik
November 1, 2024 , 6:30 pm - 7:00 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).

Follow our emails for times, topics, and schedule changes.

Photo credit: Rick Loomis for Deseret News

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