Service Times This Week
September 25-27 - Tzom Gedaliah & Shabbat Vayelekh-Teshuba 5786
FAST OF GEDALIAH 5786
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fast Begins (Dawn): 5:35 am
Shahrit Service: 7:05 am
Minha (with tefillin), Arbit & Selihot: 6:00 pm
Fast Ends: 7:10 pm
SHABBAT TESHUBAH 5786
Parashat Vayelekh, Sept. 26-27
Friday Morning Services: 7:05 am
Candle Lighting: 6:28 pm
Friday Evening Services: 6:30 pm
Zemirot 8:15 am | Shahrit, Musaf: 9:00 am
R. Soloveichik’s Derasha Follows Morning Services
Minha, Arbit & Selihot: 6:20 pm
Habdala: 7:18 pm
For the full Rosh Hashana-through-Kippur schedule,
click here.
High Holidays 5786
We invite you to celebrate the High Holidays at Shearith Israel. While the official seating registration deadline has passed, we are still accommodating reservations. To request seats, 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
Rabbi Soloveichik's Shabbat Teshuba Derasha
September 27, 2025
, 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Stitch & Fix
September 30, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sisterhood Succah Decoration
October 5, 2025 - October 6, 2025
, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lulab Wrapping Workshop
October 5, 2025
, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hoshaana Rabba Mishmarah
October 12, 2025
, 9:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Women's Hakafot
October 14, 2025
, 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Hakafot, Simhat Torah Kiddush, & Ice Cream Extravaganza
October 14, 2025
, 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Stitch & Fix
October 21, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bringing the Zoo (and Ark) to You!
October 26, 2025
, 3:00 pm - 4:30 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.
