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A Small Shul With A Big Impact In The Heart Of The Upper West Side
No Matter Your Background, You Belong Here
A Spiritual Home Where You Can Embrace Or Reconnect With Judaism
Pursuing Justice And Working To Repair The World
Flexible Membership So Everyone Can Join
Torah on Tuesdays with Susan Schorr Tue, May 14 2024, 7:30 - 9pm All are welcome to join our ongoing study of the Torah!   We read the text (in English) and consider it from the perspectives of literature, sacred text, religious mythology, family lore, psychology…
Selected Jewish Short Stories from North Africa (IN PERSON) Thu, May 16 2024, 7 - 9pm SELECTED JEWISH SHORT STORIES from NORTH AFRICA Join us at WES for a night of thought-provoking Jewish short stories, read aloud by WES congregants, and followed by discussion. Our stories concern…
Shabbat Shir in the Round - Kabbalat Shabbat Fri, May 17 2024, 6:30 - 7:30pm Shabbat Shir in the Round - Third Friday of the Month 6:30PM Service - Join us at 6:30pm for a warm, musical Kabbalat Shabbat service in the round, sometimes preceded by nosh and ShabTalk events!…

Join Us for Shabbat

Whoever you are and wherever you are, please join us for a Shabbat service. 

Shabbat Services are both In Person, and Online:
Friday evenings at 6:30pm
     (EXCEPT for the fifth Friday of the month)
Saturday mornings at 10:00am

Fifth Fridays (if any) are Online Only
The monthly Rosh Chodesh service and the fifth Friday HaMinyan Kabbalat Shabbat are online only.

To attend in person, simply come by during one of our regularly scheduled services.  Walk-in guests are always welcome (please check calendar first). We are located at 190 Amsterdam Avenue (at W. 69th Street).

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We are a progressive community where people from every background take active part in synagogue life.

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