Join us as we learn about United States immigration history, the role of Ellis Island, and recent developments in this fraught field.
Jeffrey Heller’s main professional interest is asylum law. He is a uniformed National Park Service volunteer at the National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island, where he shares information, introduces movies, and gives guided tours.
Please join us for our commemoration of Yom HaShoah. We will hear from our member Grace Rapkin about the story of her mother— the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust, and we will mourn the immeasurable loss of life and community with music from our members and reflections from our 7th graders.
with WES Scholar-in-Residence 2026 - Dr. David Kaufman
What do we mean when we pray to God as King and God as Father?
We will study the answers from our tradition as well as Reconstructionist and other contemporary wrestlings with the God images in our prayers. All are invited to join the discussion. Led by Susan Schorr.
This session will be on Zoom only. admin [at] westendsynagogue.org">Please contact Joan for the Zoom link.
A musical lay-led service. Led by Sharon Cinnamon and Eli Shapiro
The service will be both in person and on Zoom.
In Person: Elevator access is available to all levels of our synagogue building.
WES does not require masking but does provide a “Masks Only” section at services and most programs.
Zoom: If you would like to join us for services on Zoom, please email admin [at] westendsynagogue.org (Joan) for Zoom access.
Meet our rabbi, cantor and director of JFLL (Jewish Family Life & Learning).
REGISTER AT westendsynagogue.org/oh2025
Shabbat Morning Services are led by Rabbi Emily or Cantor Melissa. They are grounded in music, guided by clergy, and celebratory of lay leadership. Services include a mix of Hebrew (with transliteration provided), with both traditional egalitarian and interpretive translations. Services are preceded by Torah Study session 9:00-9:45am.
Please Note Reduced Summer Schedule (July & August 2025)
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 include both traditional as well as “reconstructed” interpretations of prayer, song, and Torah.
This service is both in person and on Zoom. (For Zoom link, please check your e-newsletter or admin [at] westendsynagogue.org (contact Joan).)
TO BE RESCHEDULED