The Westville Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the heart of Westville, a couple of miles west of downtown New Haven and the Yale University. The atmosphere at the Westville Shul, as it is commonly referred to, is very warm and welcoming. Our rabbi, Rabbi Fred Hyman, is a graduate of Maimonides high school and Yeshiva University.
The Continuing Journey of the Westville Synagogue
by Howard Blas
The original home of the Westville Synagogue (1954)The Westville Synagogue, sixty years in the making, continues to evolve and grow, serving the needs of the Orthodox and larger New Haven Jewish community. In the Spring of 1952, Charles Albom, Arthur Slutsky and Herbert Batt dreamed of having a synagogue in Westville. A small group began davening in a private home with a Torah borrowed from the Young Israel of New Haven. In 1953, 75 people attended High Holiday services at the Davis Street School. In January 1954, a group met to discuss the idea of establishing an Orthodox shul in Westville; a small house on West Prospect Street was purchased and services were held just before Pesach.
When the synagogue decided later in 1954 that it was time to hire a rabbi, Rabbi Albert Feldman was selected