High Holy Days Information
Click here for more details
Morning Minyan, Blitzer Chapel, Community House
8:00 am Monday - Friday
Shabbat, Sanctuary, Sept. - June
6:00 pm Friday
10:30 am Saturday
Shabbat, Pavilion, July - August
6:00 pm Friday
10:00 am Saturday
Hearing enhancement For Members:
Hearing enhancement devices are available in the Sanctuary. If you would like to use one, please ask an usher.
How To Let The Clergy Know News About You & Your Family
The clergy and other members of the Central community wish to acknowledge good news and provide support in times of illness and grief. To let them know, please email Ana Morel at morela@censyn.org or call her at 212-838-5122 ext. 1011.
Anywhere by Phone or by Computer
Phone In (During Services): Dial toll-free 1-888-758-7870. At the prompt, use the following pass code: 5992969.
Live Streaming (During Services): Click here
Audio (MP3): Past weekly services available. Download MP3
Sanctuary Building
652 Lexington Avenue
at 55th Street
Community House
123 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022-3566
(212) 838-5122
Emergency Number
(212) 838-5122
In 1492, when Christopher Columbus was writing about his voyage, he refers to the Spanish Decree of Expulsion: “After the Spanish monarchs had expelled all the Jews from all their Kingdoms and lands in April, in the same month they commissioned me to undertake the voyage to India.” Historians estimate that anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 Jews were forced to leave Spain by August 1492. We can imagine the scene at the port of Palos de la Frontera, as the three caravels under Columbus’ command prepared to head westward in search of a new route to India: The harbor filled with ships, packed with Jews who had been banished from their beloved native land, coerced to leave Spain and sail for other shores and their own uncertain journey.
Read More