Congregation Adereth El

I’ve recommended two people here, one a dear friend and the other my dad. Both were visiting for the weekend and walked away feeling extremely welcomed!

This is just the best shul in town. Murray Hill/​Gramercy/​Kips Bay is home toJews from all around the world. The diversity of congregants and heimish style services really makes this a prime choice if you are hunting for the right shul.
Sometimes it is packed, sometimes it is small and cozy. But one thing is always constant – great spiritual services and a great kiddush to socialize and mingle with fellow Jews. Scotches, bourbons, chulent, kugels are some of the selections you will find on any given shabbat.
The contrast of the old and new, Rabbi Kleiman and Rabbi Shloush, a 150 year old congregation and building, versus an energetic young professionals group called «The L’Chaim Club» just makes this place a must see.
I highly reccomend stopping in either Friday night or Saturday day.

I sent my dad here while on a trip to NYC as it was the closest conservative (actually it’s orthodox) synagogue to the hotel we were staying at. He went for services on Saturday morning, and said there were tons of people there and he was very impressed generally.
They noticed that he was new and invited him to roll up the torah, which was cool of them if you ask me.
He also reported that the kiddush was the biggest he’s ever seen and the cholent was a lot like his grandmother used to make.
Overall, the most glowing report about a synagogue my dad’s ever given. So, if you’re in the area, go.
Also, they have an emeritus rabbi who was ordained in 1935 and still attends services regularly. Pretty cool.