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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

 

2026-2027 Hebrew School registration is OPEN!

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At West End, we are Jews and loved ones of Jews and non-Jewish seekers, young and old and in between, highly educated and just beginning to learn, happy to pray in a traditional manner and constantly seeking innovation, theists and atheists and agnostics, seekers of spiritual centeredness and of community, lifelong New Yorkers and immigrants international and domestic... Read More

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Sacred Objects in Judaism (ZOOM Only) Thu, Sep 3 2026, 7 - 8:30pm A five-session class on Sacred Objects in Judaism, led by member, Susan Schorr. The Jewish sacred objects around us: how did each evolve over millennia, and what age-old and modern processes join…
Kabbalat Shabbat Fri, Sep 4 2026, 6:30 - 8pm Led by Rabbi Emily and/or Cantor Melissa, our services offer a grounding, uplifting, and prayerful way to celebrate Shabbat. Our services always invite active participation from our congregation, and…
No Torah Study, No A.M. Shabbat Service Today Sat, Sep 5 2026, 10am - 12pm No Shabbat service at WES today,  Please join us at 8:00pm for our SELICHOT SERVICE.

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SUMMER 2026 (JULY - AUGUST) SERVICES
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September - June Weekly Services (in person & online)
Friday evenings at 6:00/6:30pm*
Saturday mornings at 10:00am

*6:00pm during standard time/6:30pm during daylight saving time

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The far-left section of our sanctuary is reserved for those wearing masks.

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Purim Letter 5786/2026
By Rabbi Emily on Mar 02 2026
Dear Ones, We are getting too practiced at gathering for joyous holidays while we hold the heaviness of the world. As…
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Reckoning Within: A New Ashamnu for Our Times
By Rabbi Emily on Oct 01 2025
A drash for Kol Nidre 2025/5786 A few years ago, I decided I wanted EU citizenship. I don’t remember exactly what…
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We Know that Together We Are Strong
By Rabbi Emily on Sep 23 2025
Rosh Hashanah 5786/2025 We will not underestimate our power any longer We know that together we are strong. Like drops…
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Affiliated with the Jewish Reconstructionist movement, Reconstructing Judaism

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