Congregation Simchat HaLev

Simchat HaLev is a welcoming, inclusive, and nurturing congregation; a sacred community fueled by love traveling the journey of life. Some of our congregants identify themselves as Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Secular, some "just" Jewish and others "not technically" Jewish. All are seeking a spiritual Jewish experience for themselves and their family. Looking for a spiritual home? Simchat HaLev is that congregation - a house of prayer and learning, infused with tradition for all people. ------------ Rabbi Jay Weinstein - Spiritual Leader - As the Rabbi of Simchat HaLev, he prays that he will inspire his congregants of all ages to be Jews who love Judaism, spirituality, tradition, and have a connection with G-d, the Source of All Life. A graduate of the Aleph Rabbinic Seminary, Rabbi Jay believes that all learning is invaluable. For him it was rabbinical school, the study of our sacred texts, the stories of our people, and going into the community to see what the people are doing: walking the path with them in their joy and in their pain, sorrow and fear, and witnessing their learning and growth. Rabbi Jay brings to his rabbinate and our congregation his experience as a father of seven, of being a nurse, psychotherapist, hospital chaplain and bereavement specialist. Rabbi Jay is a member of OHALAH - the Association of Rabbis for Jewish Renewal, The National Association of Jewish Chaplains, the Syosset Interfaith Clergy Council and the Jewish Outreach Institute.