Main Sanctuary carpet installation underway!

Due to Year of Hope carpet renovations in the Main Sanctuary, on every Shabbat through the end of the year, Services will be held in the Levy Auditorium, and Kiddush will be held in the Elias Room.

Click here to learn more about our Year of Hope.

Service Times This Week

December 13-14 - Shabbat Vayishlah 5785

Weekday Service Times (Dec. 8-13)
Sunday Morning: 8:05 am
Sunday Evening, Minha/Arbit: 4:15 pm
Monday-Friday Mornings: 7:05 am
Mon-Thurs Evening, Arbit only: 6:30 pm


Shabbat Vayishlah, December 13-14
Candles (18 min. before sunset): 4:11 pm
Friday Evening Services: 4:15 pm
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Classes: 3:30 pm | Minha/Arbit: 4:05 pm
Habdala: 4:56 pm

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

Weekly Teen Shiur with Baruch-Lev Kelman
December 14, 2024 , 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Motzei Shabbat Parent-Child Learning: Rabbi Soloveichik
December 14, 2024 , 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sisterhood Jewelry-Making Workshop
December 15, 2024 , 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tuesday Night Class: The Gondola Rabbi
December 17, 2024 , 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Rabbi Soloveichik Presents: The Tel Dan Stele at the Jewish Museum
December 18, 2024 , 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Scholar In Residence: Raizi Chechik
December 20, 2024 - December 21, 2024 , 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Sisterhood Sunday Matinee (Virtual) Film Festival
December 22, 2024 , 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

CSI Youth: HanukkahQuest!
December 29, 2024 , 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Motzei Shabbat Parent-Child Learning: Rabbi Rohde
January 4, 2025 , 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm

Special Asara B'Tebet Friday Night Lights & Break-Fast
January 10, 2025 , 5:30 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.

Photo credit: Rick Loomis for Deseret News

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2 West 70th Street
New York, NY 10023
212-873-0300
info@shearithisrael.org
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