For those staying on island, we also would love a chance to host you at services, where you will have a chance to meet and get to know our synagogue family.

Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) services are usually held at 6:00 PM on the first Friday night of the month, and 6:30 PM all other weeks, but the schedule varies, so check our calendar or call or contact us about a specific date.

Our congregation was founded by Jews of Spanish and Portugese descent. We followed the Sephardic-Orthodox rite for the first century and a half of our existence.

In 1947, with an influx of new families from North America, the congregation joined what was then called the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism). We now identify as a Reform synagogue and are part of the North American and international Reform movements. The Reform siddur, Mishkan T’filah, is the primary prayerbook used during worship services.

That being said, the Synagogue serves the religious needs of a diverse Jewish population and welcomes all denominations and backgrounds. And we also often host “destination” services which reflect practices of many different branches of Judaism.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, or to make arrangements for a visit or to come to services.

Please see our membership page about becoming a “Chai Member“.