Please come in person or on Zoom, our services are hybrid today.

Join us first at 9AM for Torah Study and then at 10AM for Saturday Shabbat services, followed of course by kiddush. 

This Shabbat, please join us for a ZOOM-ONLY service on Friday at 6. 

Members see weekly newsletter, dedicated email or Members side of website for Zoom link.
All others contact the office for Zoom link at admin [at] westendsynagogue.org.

An afternoon of three Jewish short stories from India and from the Iranian-American community in New York City, read aloud by West End congregants, followed by a chance for questions and comments.

(Following services, in person)

How American Jewish & non-Jewish composers have infused mainstream musical forms and styles with Jewish passion and yearning as well as Jewish musical themes and motifs. The presentation will include audio with the sounds of Jewish chant and the texts of Jewish prayer.

Presented by Robert Cohen, historian of folk and Jewish music.

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 

Roberta Franco Glick will discuss the role of the World Jewish Congress, its origins and the importance of having a liberal Jewish voice in Israel. She will also comment on the impact of the liberal Jewish contingent on Israeli society.

Ms. Franco Glick represented ARZA at the World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem.

We study a broad range of topics, which have included the structure and prayers of services, the Jewish holiday cycle, and how a Torah scroll is created. We've held workshops to help people get more out of the High Holy Days. Some people have studied with us for years; others drop in when they can. Next we'll look at... what? Tell us what you've always wanted to know more about!  All are invited to join the discussion.  Led by Susan Schorr.