Edmond J. SafraSynagogue

A home for prayer, learning and community on East 63rd Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues, since March 2003.

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The sanctuary from above: curved wooden pews in rings around the bimah, facing the ark
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The ark beneath the dome, between lit limestone walls and white orchids

The communal center its namesake imagined

Since opening its doors in March 2003, the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue has become the communal center that its namesake imagined it would.

We offer daily minyanim, daily and nightly learning programs, liturgy studies and daily tehillim readings. The synagogue is also a social, cultural and educational center that has hosted conferences and lectures, parenting and cooking classes, singles’ events, children’s programs and much more.

Our congregation is made up of many families from a medley of Middle Eastern backgrounds, and we regularly welcome guests from around the world.

Rabbi Shlomo Farhi

Rabbi Shlomo Farhi

Rabbi of the synagogue

Rabbi Shlomo Farhi is a world-renowned speaker and educator, known for his magnetism and personable style.

He was born in Israel and raised in the Syrian community of Deal, New Jersey, in a home saturated in Torah, chesed and tradition. He studied in top yeshivot including Rav Tzvi Kaplan, Mir and Lakewood, and received his rabbinical ordination from the Jerusalem Kollel of Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz.

The synagogue’s bronze doors, cast with the Tree of Life

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The synagogue’s limestone facade on East 63rd Street, between townhouses

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On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, between Madison and Fifth Avenues.