At the Synagogue
Shabbat and Holiday Handouts
Explore our weekly Shabbat handouts.
Hatanim Luncheon 5780
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, October 16
On Shabbat Bereshit, our community and friends come together to honor our Hatanim —...
Annual Simhat Torah Dinner 5780 & Ice Cream Extravaganza
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, October 16
Join us for our annual Simhat Torah Dinner, plus our youth ice cream extravaganza following hakafot!
Visiting Scholar In The Succah: David Moster
Rabbi David Moster, one of the foremost etrog experts, explores the etrog's most pressing mysteries.
Women's Hakafot
On the evening of Simhat Torah, a parallel Hakafot ceremony for women is held in the Small Synagogue, accompanied by a choir of...
Portuguese Citizenship for Sephardic Jews
Rita Mayer Jardim, a Lisbon-based lawyer specializing in the path to Portuguese citizenship, will return to our Congregation to...
Shabbaton To Newport, RI
Come with us to Newport where we will join our friends of Congregation Jeshuat Israel for a full Shabbat experience at the Touro...
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.
