Reopened Front Entrance High Holidays 2012

 

STEP THROUGH OUR WROUGHT IRON GATES

 
to experience
 
Traditional Ashkenazi Ritual and Setting
and the warmth of our Jewish Family
 
Morning Services
and Full Kiddush
Every Shabbat
and Yom Tov
@9:30 AM
 
Evening Services
and Festive Kiddush
First Friday
Every Calendar Month
@6:30 PM



 

 
Orchard Street Shul 
Kiddush Lunch
 
 
Including whitefish, herring,
our secret recipe cholent,
vegetarian treats,
 and a bissel schnapps,
even cold beer!
 
 
Everyone always welcome!
 
So, nu,
where have you been?
 
See what everyone is talking about!
 
 
 
Visiting Orchard Street Shul is a Spiritual Experience!
 
Step into our Shul and enjoy the world of the Jews who brought our traditions to
New Haven
 
 

 

 Rabbi Mendy Hecht, Spiritual Leader
Lee Liberman, President
Barry Vine
 and Mark Shiffrin,
Vice Presidents
 
 
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Reopened Front Entrance Hanukkah 2012
Congregation Beth Israel - Orchard Street Shul
Restored Front Entrance Detail Including Stained Glass and Gold Leaf Yiddish Sign - 2013
Closed Front Facade Circa 2011
Closed Front Entrance - June 2012
2013 PRESERVATION
 AWARD OF MERIT
CONNECTICUT TRUST
FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
 
New Haven's Only
Nationally Recognized
Historic Synagogue
Returning from Dry Bones
Every Shabbos and Yom Tov
and First Friday Evenings
Traditional Orthodox Ritual in an
Active, Warm Welcoming Community
 
Don't miss out on a chance to join with us;
next Shabbos (May 25th) is the 78th Anniversary of
Past President Sam Teitelman's Bar Mitzvah
and he is the boucher of the week!
 
Thank you to Rabbi Mendy Hecht for leading
inspiring services on Shavuous and Shabbat;
Jerry Paley
repeating his Bar Mitzvah on Shabbos,
chanting the Haftorah like a boucher;
Cantor Nosson Abrams for his
always inspiring chazzanot on Shabbos and Shavuous;
Nathan Janette for reading
the Book of Ruth on Shavuous;
Yaakov and DeDe Jacobs-Komisar and visiting friends
for including Orchard Street in their
Shavuous celebration;
and the many distinguished friends 
who visited us on Shabbos
to honor Jerry Paley
on the 50th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
 
Quite a week on Orchard Street!
More to come!
 
COMING EVENTS....
 
Looking forward to the
International Festival of Arts and Ideas 
featuring a special tour of the Shul
Sunday
June 23rd @1:00 PM
 
All are welcome to join us
and celebrate this remarkable
renaissance of Jewish life
in our special sacred space
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 

Join us for traditional Shabbos Services in our Authentic 1920s Sanctuary Every Saturday @ 9:30 a.m.

We warmly welcome both regular and occasional visitors to our synagogue, which is a member of the Orthodox Union offering the comforting tradition of authentic Ashkenazi Jewish ritual to a diverse and welcoming community that enjoys spirited services in a historic setting.  All levels of observance are welcomed and respected.  After services, everyone is always invited to partake in our Kiddush lunch, Kibbitzing, and a thoughtful Dvar Torah by our spiritual leader, Rabbi Mendy Hecht.

Bubbie and Zaide are waiting for you!  Planning a Shabbos visit?  Everyone's always welcome, and feels welcome.  While we appreciate financial support and membership is still $100, there is never a charge to attend our Shul and participate in our Jewish life.  Many of our members and regular visitors belong to other synagogues as well and consider our community as part of their Jewish life.  Just come.  We will make sure to set a place for you at our Kiddush lunch (okay, unless it's Yom Kippur!) and would be honored to include you in our davening. 

No experience necessary to experience Shabbos @ Orchard Street Shul.


Visiting New Haven or Yale?  Experience New Haven's historic, traditional synagogue.
  
Looking for an authentic shul for your simcha in a traditional setting?  Orchard Street Shul was built for you. 
 
 
 

BE PART OF THE ONGOING RESTORATION OF ORCHARD STREET SHUL BY ADDING YOUR PRAYERS AND TZEDEKAH
TO OURS!
Congregation Beth Israel - Orchard Street Shul
Stained Glass Mogen David Awaiting Restoration Circa 2013
Your contribution can help us restore the original monumental detail of the stained glass Mogen David -- temporarily repaired in plate glass -- above the reopened grand front entrance to the Orchard Street Shul