United Brothers Synagogue

Chevra Agudas Achim

Welcome to United Brothers Synagogue

We welcome all who are interested in participating in Jewish life.

We use the Reform prayerbooks, Mishkan T’Filah and Miskan Hanefesh.

We are a small, intimate congregation where everyone knows your name.

We are a synagogue with deep roots founded in 1900 and worship in a beautifully preserved, historic building..

We are an independent congregation with an innovative spiritual leader.

We welcome interfaith couples.

We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members. 

Contact us:

We are located at 205 High Street, Bristol, RI

Email us at info@ubsbristol.com

Join us for Shabbat! 

Our next Shabbat service will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024.

Services begin at 7:30 pm at our historic synagogue located at 205 High Street. We are meeting in-person. Alternatively, you can watch our services on YouTube. This month’s link is: 

https://youtube.com/live/1Fecgmer4aU?feature=share 


Our Annual Latkepalooza for Friday, December 6th at 6:15 PM, precedes our Shabbat service.  Please RSVP (judymenton@gmail.com) if you plan to attend the dinner and if you will be bringing a food: latkes, fruit salad or a green salad.  The latkes can be homemade or store made and any variety you prefer. 

 

In addition, we will be collecting non perishable and canned foods for donation to the East Bay Food pantry.  Please bring your donations on December 6th.  


Other News

Our weekly Mah-Jongg group meets every Tuesday at 7:00PM. All levels of players are welcome. If you are interested, please email us at ubsbristol@gmail.com and we’ll send you all the details. Here’s a recent news article about the group: https://www.jewishrhody.com/stories/for-mahjong-players-april-is-about-more-than-pesach,14433


Centennial Celebration of UBS

United Brothers Synagogue celebrated the 100th anniversary of the completion in 1923 of the second floor sanctuary of the temple building on Sunday, August 27, 2023.  The United Brothers Synagogue is the second oldest synagogue in Rhode Island, a very historic and beautiful landmark.