Northern Manhattan Minyan is a liberatory, intergenerational, pluralistic, and anti-zionist Jewish community in Manahahtaan, Lenapehoking. We gather on the first Friday of each month for kabbalat shabbat services, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner. We are based in Harlem.
Minhag
Our songful services are conducted in the Ashkenazi rite. We use Siddur Chaveirim Kol Yisraeil which is transliterated line-by-line and has full Hebrew translation with gender neutral language. As a pluralistic community, we are interested in incorporating other traditions to better serve our Sephardi and Mizrahi community members. If you’d like to help us make this happen, please reach out at manhattanminyan@gmail.com.
Accessibility
High quality masks are required to attend indoor services. We provide extra masks at the door. Masks may be removed during eating and drinking. We run two ultra-HEPA air purifiers in the indoor space. Weather permitting, we host services and dinner in the outdoor space. Both spaces are accessible by wheelchair ramp and elevator. If you have any questions or accommodations requests, please email manhattanminyan@gmail.com.
Statement on Zionism
As anti-zionists, we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people for the liberation of Palestine from the River to the Sea, and heed the call for the right of return for all Palestinian refugees and reparations for the ongoing injustices of the Nakba. We seek to dismantle Zionist hegemony in Jewish communal life and uplift pre-Zionist and anti-Zionist Jewish traditions. Those who are questioning their relationship to Zionism are welcome to join our minyan, however we ask that you respect this is an anti-zionist space.
Join us!
If you’d like to join us, please email manhattanminyan@gmail.com or sign up for our mailing list.
We are part of a growing network of liberatory Jewish minyanim and chaveras in New York City. Check out our sister communities at judaism.nyc.