At the Synagogue
Shabbat and Holiday Handouts
Explore our weekly Shabbat handouts.
From Recife to New York: A Shabbat Dinner With Today’s Conversos of Brazil
Descendants of Brazil’s Conversos will be coming to us all the way from their home in Recife, Brazil (365 years after Shearith...
REMEMBERING BAGHDAD--Between the Tigris and the Hudson: Celebrating Iraqi Jewish Heritage at Shearith Israel
Hear first-hand accounts of life in Baghdad from Jews who lived through it and about how this ancient community still survives in...
Mitzvot Workshop with Zachary Edinger
On select Sundays, our shamash, Zachary Edinger, will lead our students & youth in an interactive and educational...
Shabbat Shira Sing-Along Luncheon
Join the uplifting voices of our clergy in discussing, learning, and singing classic Shearith Israel tunes.
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.
