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About

Welcome to West End Synagogue, a Reconstructionist congregation dedicated to the continual exploration of Jewish life, in all its richness and diversity.

Mission

West End Synagogue is a diverse group of individuals and families committed to exploring Jewish life and creating an intellectually challenging, spiritually vibrant, and mutually supportive community. Utilizing the principles of Reconstructionist Judaism, we celebrate the richness and diversity of Jewish tradition through study, prayer, meditation, music and tikkun olam, or acts of repairing the world.

Our home, a former public library in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of the Upper West Side, provides a light-filled, intimate space for prayer, reflection and learning. Our approach is informal and supportive of a wide range of religious backgrounds, practices, and beliefs. Under the leadership of Rabbi Marc Margolius, Hazzan Ayelet Porzecanski, and Director of Family Engagement, Rabbi Nadia Gold, West End Synagogue continues to grow while maintaining its hallmark warmth and intimacy.

We formed in 1985, and we now celebrate our 30th year. Our doors are open to all – we hope you will visit for a service or program!

Address: 190 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023, USA
Phone: (212) 579-0777
gro.eugoganysdnetsew@ofni
State: New York
City: New York
Zip Code: 10023


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Reviews
Warm welcoming community. Amazing Rabbi. I adore this intimate synagogue occupies an old library, and remains a library for it's members. The shabbat lunch after services provided an opportunity to get to know people in a relaxed setting.
7 years ago (18-02-2018)
Such a wonderful and welcoming community! Accessible, uplifting and meaningful services. I've been to WES for Shabbat many times and always leave inspired!
8 years ago (12-05-2017)
Until my 60s, I never went into synagogues except for weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs and the High Holidays. Nothing about the services, the rhetoric, the participants attracted me, that is, until, at my wife's urging, I went to West End Synagogue. In brief, the fierce intellectual independence of the members, encouraged by the clergy, united by a desire to know more about their past and their present, has become addictive. It's not a place to stand pat, to ignore others, to abandon hope or curiosity.
10 years ago (27-03-2016)
Warm, welcoming and non-judgmental community. Wonderful programming from tot Shabbat, through school age and B'nai mitzvah and beyond. Intergenerational opportunities for young and not so young to explore Jewish experiences together.
10 years ago (18-09-2015)
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