Service Times This Week
December 12-13 - Shabbat Vayesheb 5786
Weekday Services, December 6-12
Sun. Morn: 8:05 am | Sun. Eve Minha/Arbit: 4:15 pm
Monday-Friday Mornings: 7:05 am
Mon-Thurs Evenings (Arbit only): 6:30 pm
Shabbat Vayesheb, December 12-13:
Friday Evening Services: 4:15 pm
Candles (18 min. before sunset): 4:11 pm
Zemirot: 8:15 am | Shahrit: 9:00 am
Women’s Service in honor of the Bat Mitzvah: 9:00 am
Bat Mitzvah: Hella Shacharit Sasson-Gelman
Afternoon Classes: 3:30 pm | Minha/Arbit: 4:10 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
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 16, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 23, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 30, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
At a Glance
The Great Hanukkah Spin Off
December 14, 2025
, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stitch & Fix
December 16, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 16, 2025
, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Stitch & Fix
December 23, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 23, 2025
, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Stitch & Fix
December 30, 2025
, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Baruch-Lev's Tuesday Series | "A Snubbed Enlightenment: Jewish Acculturation and Revolution in Eastern Europe"
December 30, 2025
, 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Parent-Child Learning 5786: Dalya & Jake
January 10, 2026
, 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Sisterhood (Virtual) Film Festival
January 11, 2026
, 4:00 pm - 5:00 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.
