Edmond J. Safra Synagogue serves as a vital center of Sephardic Jewish life on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, bringing together worship, study, and communal gathering within a traditional religious framework. Its identity is rooted in the rhythms of synagogue life: daily prayer, Shabbat and holiday observance, and an ongoing commitment to learning that extends beyond formal services. Prayer and study are treated as complementary pillars rather than separate tracks.
The congregation maintains a full schedule of daily worship alongside regular learning sessions, creating an environment in which liturgy and education reinforce one another. That emphasis on continuity gives the synagogue a lived-in sense of religious life, with structured opportunities for both devotion and Torah study woven into the week. The synagogue’s programming also reflects a broader understanding of communal responsibility.
In addition to its prayer timetable, it sustains a calendar of events and classes that supports both educational engagement and shared community experience. Many of the daily learning sessions are recorded and preserved as an ongoing resource, extending the reach of the synagogue’s teaching and underscoring its investment in sustained religious education. Religious leadership helps shape that balance of tradition, instruction, and communal presence.
Rabbi Shlomo Farhi provides rabbinic leadership, while Hazzan Shmuel Levy fills the cantorial role, reinforcing the congregation’s grounding in traditional liturgy. Together, those elements define Edmond J. Safra Synagogue not simply as a place where services are held, but as a house of worship animated by study, regular practice, and the cultural and religious continuity of Sephardic communal life.
Edmond J. Safra Synagogue
11 E 63rd St
New York, NY 10065

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