Shabbat Services Schedule
Located at Chabad of the West Side - 170 West 97th Street
Friday - Shabbat, May 15 - 16, 2026
Torah Reading: Parshat Bamidbar, Numbers 1:1 - 4:20
Haftorah: Shmuel I 20:18 - 42
Friday night is 44 days of the Omer. For more about counting the Omer see here
Shabbat Mevarchim - We bless the New Month of Sivan
Molad of the New Moon - Shabbat, May 16, 6:02 & 15/18 PM
Rosh Chodesh Sivan is Sunday, May 17
Friday, May 15 - Shabbat Evening
Candle Lighting: 7:49 PM
Note: for those that start Shabbat early, candles should be lit before the family begins Shabbat. Earliest time to light Shabbat candles (plag): 6:40 PM
Early Minchah: 6:30 PM
Dvar Torah: Rabbi Ossey
Early Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00 PM
Shabbat, May 16 - Shabbat Day
Tehillim for Shabbat Mevarchim: 8:15 AM
Shacharit: 9:45 AM
Dvar Torah: Rabbi Kugel
Kiddush: 12:30 PM
Kiddush - Kiddush is sponsored by Nik and Liza Koblov in memory of Nik's mother Batsheva bas Batya whose birthday is coming his week 26th of Iyar and by the Chanowitz Family in memory of Reb Chaim ben Bentzion Chanowitz, 3 Sivan.
To sponsor a Kiddush, in whole or in part, please visit chabadwestside.org/kiddush
Rambam or Parsha Class in Depth: 6:45 PM
Minchah: 7:45 PM
Pirkei Avot: Chapter 6
For more about the importance of studying Pirkei Avot throughout the summer and many insights into Pirkei Avot, see here.
Shabbat ends: 8:55 PM
Ma'ariv and Havdallah: 8:55 PM
Halachic Times
Earliest Talit & Tefillin (latest of the week): 4:41 AM
Latest Shma (earliest of the week): 9:10 AM
For all halachic times, see www.chabadwestside.org/zmanim
Daily Minyan Schedule
Located at The Chabad Annex - 676 Amsterdam Ave. (93rd Street).
Shacharit (Morning Service) - 9:30 AM Sunday-Friday
Mincha and Maariv - At this time we do not have a daily Mincha and Maariv Minyan.