Best Messianic Synagogue New Haven Near Me

4worldlovers: Located in a New Haven Landmark building listed on the National Register of Historic Places and honored by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Orchard Street Shul was reborn in 2010 as a traditional yet “post label” synagogue after many years of disuse. We continue to build a dynamic community made up of Jewish people of all ages, from all backgrounds and levels of affiliation.

We seek to appeal to the Jewish self in us all, so we can join in a community in which every member of our family finds comfort, meaning, and spiritual connection. We celebrate our Jewishness, and yours. We invite you to join and experience our spiritual haven where you will be welcomed as family, find depth, meaning, and a new appreciation for Jewish life.

Our beautiful Eastern European Ashkenazi style synagogue was built in 1924 with a unique blend of Federal style and Eastern European architecture seen in our façade. The Shul stands proudly as a symbol of a once vibrant Jewish neighborhood, adjacent to Yale University and both campuses of Yale-New Haven Hospital. Today, the Shul is an anchor of New Haven’s emerging medical and biotech corridor. Jews of all backgrounds make our Shul happen, bringing Jewish life back to an historic neighborhood, in the only synagogue remaining of the dozen that once served our area. Now the only Shul servicing the downtown New Haven community, the sounds of Jewish life are once again regularly heard in this restored gem. You are invited to join your prayers with ours.

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4worldlovers: The Congregation Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim is located in the lower Westville section of New Haven, in the heart of the Elm City’s Jewish Community. Formed in the early 1950's by a merger of Sheveth Achim and Bikur Cholim (two congregations with decades-long histories in the now bye-gone Oak Street neighborhood) the synagogue’s roots in the community are broad and deep. The synagogue has been located on the corner of Marvel Road and West Elm Street for over twenty years.


An unaffiliated, Orthodox congregation, Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim offers daily morning minyanim, as well as all Shabbos and Yom Tov services. Evening services Sunday-Thursday are held in cooperation with the Westville Synagogue (in odd-numbered months evening services are held at Bikur Cholim Sheveth Achim; in even-numbered months evening services are held at the Westville Synagogue). Seating at all services is separated by a mechitza.

4worldlovers: Whether you’re looking for a place to daven or simply to connect with your Jewish roots, Chabad Lubavitch of New Haven is the anchor for the vibrant community in New Haven, Connecticut. We are here to provide you with the warmth and support of an authentic Jewish kehilah.