Sutton Place Synagogue

Sutton Place Synagogue Sutton Place Synagogue's members are proud of the rich, diverse and vibrant Conservative Jewish community we've built in the heart of midtown Manhattan.

If you haven't visited us before, we welcome the chance to introduce you to our community. Sutton Place Synagogue was founded more than 100 years ago, in 1901, as Congregation Orach Chayim (later Beth Hamidrash Hachhagadol Talmud Torah), but our roots extend back even before the dawn of the 20th century. That’s when a small Jewish population in the eastern portion of Manhattan’s Midtown area – a n

eighborhood populated mainly by people of German and Irish ancestry – banded together as a community in order to perpetuate the Jewish life they had left behind in traveling to America. We’ve never been able to substantiate the rumor that the first quarters of the new synagogue they formed were in a loft above a pool hall, but suffice it to say that Sutton Place Synagogue has evolved from truly humble origins! A handful of locations and expansions later, all in the Sutton Place area, the new Sutton Place Synagogue was officially opened on September 3, 1975 at 225 East 51st Street. We originally drew from United Nations families but now attract active members from throughout the city and its suburbs. A common thread throughout our entire proud history is a sense of spiritual and cultural cohesiveness that has brought generations of New York’s Jewish population, regardless of background, together as a single, forward-looking community. It’s with that sense of pride and foresight that Sutton Place Synagogue continues to write its history, each and every day, with new generations of members building on the legacy of our previous generations.

We cannot wait to watch Rabbi Ain on TODAY this Monday morning! Save the date!
08/21/2026

We cannot wait to watch Rabbi Ain on TODAY this Monday morning! Save the date!

08/20/2026

For all of our families moving their kids into college this week and in the weeks to come, Rabbi Dave has some words of Torah for you. Earlier this summer, he reflected on this moment as he shared about Parashat Devarim.

08/12/2026

Join us this Friday at 6:15 PM at Sutton Place Synagogue for Shabbat services with Rabbi Ain, Cantor Weiser, and the Ben Wisch Trio

07/24/2026

Inspired by Vogue’s popular 73 Questions series, we invite you to 70ish questions with Cantor Weiser, hosted and produced by SPS member Caryn Unger.

Get to know Cantor Weiser and then save the date for a Zoom Q and A for all on Tuesday, August 4 at 7:30 PM.

07/03/2026

Shabbat shalom from Cantor Weiser! Join her this weekend at her first Shabbat, during her drop in office hours, or connect with her at [email protected]

We are so excited for Cantor Xan Weiser’s first day as our cantor! Share your welcome message with her in the comments ⬇...
07/01/2026

We are so excited for Cantor Xan Weiser’s first day as our cantor! Share your welcome message with her in the comments ⬇️

05/15/2026

This weeks reflections from our interns

Shabbat shalom!

Such an incredible night at our gala honoring Barbara Zinn Moore & Evan Spelfogel, awarding Judy Agata with the Harriet ...
05/15/2026

Such an incredible night at our gala honoring Barbara Zinn Moore & Evan Spelfogel, awarding Judy Agata with the Harriet A. Janover award, and celebrating our incredible Sutton Place Synagogue community!

Photo credit: Harold Levine |

Celebrating not only some of our most dedicated leaders tonight at our SPS gala - but also some of our most fashionable!...
05/13/2026

Celebrating not only some of our most dedicated leaders tonight at our SPS gala - but also some of our most fashionable!

(Equally fashionable SPS First Gentleman also being honored tonight not pictured)

05/08/2026

for parashat Behar with our interns Ethan and Jordan

Shabbat shalom!

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225 E 51st Street
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