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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

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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

Upcoming Events

Sacred Objects in Judaism - The Torah Scroll (ZOOM ONLY) Thu, Nov 5 2026, 7 - 8:30pm The Torah scroll is the focus of study this Thursday, our most sacred Jewish object. How is a Torah scroll made? How long does it take to make a scroll? Why do some letters have…

First Friday Intergenerational Service, Potluck dinner to follow services Fri, Nov 6 2026, 6 - 7:30pm Song-filled, joyful service open to all, featuring our in-house band, and particularly welcoming to children and their families (who help with leadership!). From October through June, a dairy/parve…

The Life and Times of Emma Lazarus Sat, Nov 7 2026, 10am - 12pm During services, WES member Carole Kessner will present a program on the life and work of Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). Known for composing the sonnet that is inscribed at the base of the Statue of…

REMINDER:
STARTING THIS WEEK,
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES BEGIN AT 6PM