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Congregation Shearith Israel

The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue America's First Jewish Congregation Bem vindo ao lar Bienvenido a casa ברוכים הבאים הביתה The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
Congregation Shearith Israel, Sanctuary

At the Synagogue

This Week's Prayer Schedule

December 8 - December 14

Prayer Times

Winter Coat Drive

Thursday, December 26, 4:00PM

Donate gently used coats for men, women, and children, to keep those in need warm this winter season.

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Hamlet and Halakha: A Tale of Murder, Mystery, and Talmudic Law

Saturday, December 14, 8:15AM

Join us for the second installment of this lecture series illuminating Jewish themes through an exploration of Shakespeare’s plays. 

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Schussing and Shiur

Wednesday, December 25, 7:00AM

Hit the slopes for a day at Hunter Mountain with Rabbi Richard Hidary. 

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Welcome to Congregation Shearith Israel, America's first Jewish congregation, founded in1654 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.

Intimate Shabbat Dinners in the Elias Room

Over the course of the year, the rabbis of Shearith Israel host occasional Shabbat dinners for small groups of members. Click here to indicate your interest and availability. 

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Friday Night Lights: The Making and Meaning of Shabbat

This year, our Friday evening services will be followed by a brief shiur with Rabbi Soloveichik on the nature of Shabbat, the beauty and depth of its prayers, and how the larger worldview it embodies has sustained Israel throughout the ages. 

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Members David and Marcia Lavipour

Membership

Shearith Israel’s history is a legacy for our future. Join Shearith Israel, experience all that we have to offer, and help make our future as inspiring as our past.

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Prayer Schedule

Weekday Services Dec. 8 - 12

  • Morning Service [Shahrit]

    8:00 am
    Sunday

  • Morning Service [Shahrit]

    7:15 am
    Monday - Thursday

  • Evening Service [Arbit Only]

    6:30 pm
    Sunday - Thursday

Fast of (Tenth of) Tebeth

  • Fast Begins [Dawn]

    5:43 am

  • Sunrise

    7:12 am

  • Morning Service [Shahrit]

    7:15 am

  • Afternoon Service [Minhah]

    3:45 pm
    Men wear tallet & tefillin at the Minhah Service

  • Eve of Shabbat Friday Evening Candle Lighting

    4:11 pm

  • Eve of Shabbat Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    4:15 pm

  • Friday Evening Sunset

    4:29 pm

  • Friday Evening Eve of Shabbat Arbit Service

    4:30 pm

  • Friday Evening End of Fast [Dusk]

    4:54 pm

Shabbat Services December 13 - 14

  • Friday Evening Fast of (Tenth of) Tebeth Minhah Service

    3:45 pm
    Men wear tallet & tefillin at Minhah Service

  • Friday Evening Eve of Shabbat Candle Lighting

    4:11 pm

  • Eve of Shabbat Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat Service

    4:15 pm

  • Friday Evening Sunset [End of Fast]

    4:29 pm

  • Friday Evening Eve of Shabbat Arbit Service

    4:30 pm

  • Friday Evening End of Fast [Dusk]

    4:54 pm

  • Saturday Morning Zemirot

    8:15 am

  • Saturday Morning Shahrit

    9:00 am

  • Saturday Morning Torah Service

    9:45 am
    Parashat Vayhi

  • Saturday Morning Returning Torah, Musaf, & Conclusion of Service

    10:30-11:45 am

  • Saturday Afternoon Class

    3:15 pm

  • Saturday Afternoon Minhah & Arbit

    4:00 pm

  • Saturday Afternoon Sunset

    4:29 pm

  • Saturday Evening Habdalah

    4:56 pm