Greater MetroWest Synagogue Directory
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ADAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION 200 Overlook Ave. Boonton, NJ 07005 973-334-6044 T Contact: Rabbi Gerald Chirnomas; President Stanley Blank A small, friendly, traditional, and informal Conservative congregation, Adat Israel gathers for Shabbat and festival services in a peaceful and pastoral woodland setting. |
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ADATH SHALOM 841 Mountain Way Morris Plains, NJ 07950 973-539-4440 T | 973-539-4884 F Contact: Cantor Jack Korbman Adath Shalom, located in a beautiful setting in the Powder Mill area of Parsippany, is a caring and warm egalitarian synagogue with 370 member families. The synagogue offers bar/bat mitzva and adult b’nei mitzva training, monthly family services, lunch and learn services, adult education, Tot Shabbat services, active men’s club and sisterhood, social action, and USY and Kadima groups. In-house catering facilities are available. |
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AHAVAS SHOLOM 145 Broadway Newark, NJ 07104 973-485-2609 T Contact: Rabbi Simon Rosenbach Newark’s oldest operating synagogue, with an historic ark, is an egalitarian traditional congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Services are held on Saturday morning, year round, at 9:30, and on the first and last days of the major festivals. A cantor joins the rabbi and congregation for the Yamim Nora’im. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL 292 Belleville Turnpike Kearny, NJ 07032 201-998-3813 T Congregation B’nai Israel of Kearny and North Arlington holds services every Friday evening at 8 and every holiday for Yizkor services at 11 a.m. Its board of trustees welcomes all non-affiliated Jews to the congregation’s new building. Services are conducted by B’nai Israel’s president and lay members. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL 40 Whitenack Road Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 908-204-1412 T | 908-204-1887 F Contact: Rabbi John Schechter, Shana Onigman, Cantor; Carole Klein, Executive Director Congregation B'nai Israel, an egailitarian Conservative synagogue in the Somerset Hills, is a center for spiritual growth in the Jewish tradition. CBI is a warm and welcoming community engaged in joyous and meaningful tefilah (prayer), Torah study, and Jewish education beginning with our children and continuing for a lifetime. We are a committed Jewish community working towards tikkun olam (repair of the world) through tzedakah (charity), social action, and acts of loving-kindness. We seek to support one another by providing comfort during difficult times and by celebrating the simchas (joys) of life together. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL 160 Millburn Avenue Millburn, NJ 07041 973-379-3811 T | 973-379-1941 f Contact: Rabbi Steven Bayar; Cantor Lorna Wallach; Janice Colmar, Education Director - Blanche Bayar Religious School; Rochelle Baron, Director - Hedwig Gruenewald Early Childhood Center Congregation B’nai Israel is a welcoming, traditional, egalitarian community with services that encourage lay participation. Congregation B'nai Israel offers daily morning and evening services, has a wonderful Nursery School, an award-winning Religious School as well as many active groups for all ages and stages including: Men's Club, Sisterhood, Adult Choir, Kadima and USY Youth Groups, an active Senior Citizen's group and many Socal Action opportunities. Known for its warmth and inclusion, CBI also offers a full range of programs for developmentally disabled children and adults. |
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B’NAI SHALOM 300 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 973-731-0160 T Contact: Rabbi Stanley Asekoff B’nai Shalom is a traditional, egalitarian synagogue. It offering religious services, adult and family education, social action, and Israel programs, among others. |
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CONGREGATION AGUDATH ISRAEL OF WEST ESSEX 20 Academy Road Caldwell, NJ 07006 973-226-3600 T | 973-226-7480 F Contact: Rabbi Alan Silverstein; Cantor Joel Caplan; Rabbi Richard Hammerman, Interim Executive Director Congregation Agudath Israel is an active 900-household Conservative congregation with large pre-school, religious school and high school departments, dozens of day school students, Kadima, international award-winning USY, plus ten other modes of teen programming, as well as extensive Melton, Meah and other adult education options. |
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CONGREGATION BETH AHM OF WEST ESSEX 56 Grove Ave. Verona, NJ 07044 973-239-0754 T Contact: Rabbi Aaron Kriegel; Cantor Marsha Schreier
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CONGREGATION BETH EL 222 Irvington Avenue South Orange 07079 973-763-0111 T | 973-763-5793 F Contact: Rabbi Francine Roston; Stuart Skolnick, Executive Director In its 60th year, Beth El is a warm, conservative, egalitarian community offering a wide range of religious, educational and social activities for all ages — from toddlers to seniors and for all walks of life. |
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CONGREGATION BETH TORAH 165 Ridgedale Ave. Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-377-6020 T Contact: Rabbi David Saltzman; Genie Weisz Beth Torah is a family-oriented, liberal synagogue. High Holy Days services are open to the public. Hebrew school classes lead monthly Friday night services. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI EMET 2 Birch Parkway Sparta, NJ 07871 973-729-9492 T | 973-398-0953 F Contact: Sherri Heller, Millie Lipkin Congregation B’nai Emet, a havura-style congregation, meets monthly for services. The congregation offers social and cultural events, such as lectures, family outings, and adult-only evenings. |
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CONGREGATION SHOMREI EMUNAH 67 Park St. Montclair, NJ 07042 973-746-5031 T | 973-746-0348 F Contact: Rabbi David Greenstein; Cantor Galeet Dardashti Shomrei Emunah is a traditional/egalitarian synagogue housed in a multipurpose facility and offers religious services, cultural events and social service opportunities. |
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LAKE HOPATCONG JEWISH CENTER 15 Durban Road P.O. Box 333 Hopatcong, NJ 07843 973-398-8700 T Contact: Rabbi Asher Krief The Lake Hopatcong Jewish Community Center, on the shores of Lake Hopatcong, offers weekly Shabbat services, holiday celebrations, and an active Hebrew school. |
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LAKELAND HILLS JEWISH CENTER
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MORRISTOWN JEWISH CENTER | BEIT YISRAEL
177 Speedwell Ave. Morristown, NJ 07960 973-538-9292 T | 973-538-9293 T | 973-538-3229 F Contact: Rabbi David Nesson; Cantor Vadim Yucht; Gerry Gross, administrator Morristown Jewish Center offers traditional and egalitarian services Friday night, Saturday morning, and on holidays. |
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OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATION (BETH TORAH Affiliated) 170 Scotland Road South Orange, NJ 07079 973-762-7067 T | 973-762-4591 F Contact: Rabbi Mark Cooper; Cantor Erica Lippitz; Linda Griffler, executive director At Oheb Shalom Congregation we create a warm and inviting community where every person matters, respecting Jewish traditions while seeking innovative ways to live as Jews. |
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PINE BROOK JEWISH CENTER Chevra Agudas Achim Anshy 174 Changebridge Road Montville, NJ 07045 973-244-9800 T | 973-244-1749 F Contacts: Rabbi Mark David Finkel; Cantor Menachem Toren; Barbara L. Herman, Executive Director The Pine Brook Jewish Center is an egalitarian 500+ family Conservative congregation. It is a place to worship in a warm, inclusive environment, to learn at every stage of life, to give back within and outside our community, and to enjoy a full social experience. |
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SUMMIT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER SYNAGOGUE 67 Kent Place Blvd. Summit, NJ 07901 908-273-8130 T | 908-273-3560 F Contact: Rabbi Avi Friedman; Cantor Janet Roth Krupnick; Judy Weil, administrator The SJCC is an egalitarian Conservative congregation with a full range of services for families with children of all ages. |
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TEMPLE BETH AHM YISRAEL We are a full-service synagogue with a membership of approximately 556 families from Springfield and the surrounding communities. Our temple offers traditional religious services, Women's League, Men's Club, Senior Hazak Group, Religious School, and Early Childhood Program. Oneg Shabbat services are 6:30pm the first Friday of each month, and 8:00 pm all other Fridays. Morning minyan is 8:55 am on Sunday, and 7 am Monday through Friday. Evening Minyan is 7:45 pm. |
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TEMPLE BETH SHALOM Temple Beth Shalom has programming available for all ages, from toddlers to seniors. We offer the award winning Fran and Howard Muser Religious School, the Phillip J. Solondz Preschool, Sisterhood, Men's Club, Family Programming and Adult Education. Our synagogue is a communal center for growth, worship, and friendship. Our purpose is to create an atmosphere of warmth, a place of study, and an environment where the best Conservative Judaism can be practiced and experienced. |
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TEMPLE HATIKVAH P.O. Box 672 Pleasant Hill Road Flanders, NJ 07836 973-584-0212 T Contact: Rabbi Moshe Rudin Temple Hatikvah, a small, family-oriented conservative congregation, originally founded in 1969, with members of varied levels of observance. Interfaith families and Jews by choice are an integral part of our synagogue family. As an egalitarian Conservative synagogue we represent strong Jewish values with emphasis on education and social action. |
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WHITE MEADOW TEMPLE 153 White Meadow Road Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-4500 T | 973-627-9793 F Contact: Rabbi Benjamin J. Adler; Harvey J. Pyser, president White Meadow Temple is a caring, active, traditional, egalitarian Conservative congregation. It holds services on Shabbat, festivals, weekday evenings, and Sunday mornings. The synagogue sponsors a nursery school, religious school, seniors' group, and Kadima and USY youth groups. Junior congregation and tot Shabbat programs are held regularly. Congregational activities include educational and social programs for all ages. |
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CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 18 Shalom Way Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 908-889-1830 T | 908-889-5523 F Contact: Rabbi George B. Nudell, Cantor Matthew Axelrod, Davida Ryan, executive director. Congregation Beth Israel is a vibrant, traditional, yet egalitarian Conservative synagogue. The synagogue features an innovative religious school, with classes for youngsters ages three years old through 12th grade. Congregation Beth Israel has an active sisterhood, men’s club, and adult education program. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI AHAVATH SHALOM B’nai Ahavath Shalom is a warm and hamische egalitarian Conservative shul. We are proud to offer a Friday night kabalat Shabbat at 8 p.m. , Shabbat morning services at 9 a.m., and morning minyan on Mondays and Thursdays and whenever the Torah is read, at 7:30 a.m. We have an active Men’s Club and Sisterhood and a popular Yiddish Club, which meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Folks come from miles and miles away to sit among friends telling stories and jokes and singing songs, all in Yiddish. |
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CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL Congregation B'nai Israel, an egailitarian Conservative synagogue in the Somerset Hills, is a center for spiritual growth in the Jewish tradition. CBI is a warm and welcoming community engaged in joyous and meaningful tefilah (prayer), Torah study, and Jewish education beginning with our children and continuing for a lifetime. We are a committed Jewish community working towards tikkun olam (repair of the world) through tzedakah (charity), social action, and acts of loving-kindness. We seek to support one another by providing comfort during difficult times and by celebrating the simchas (joys) of life together. |
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TEMPLE BETH O'R | BETH TORAH |
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CONGREGATION KNESSETH ISRAEL Our Religious School runs from pre-school through Bar/Bat Mitzvah age, and we have active Sisterhood, Men's Club, Youth Group, and Adult Education programs. We offer Friday night Shabbat services year-round, as well as Saturday morning Torah services. Guests are always welcome at services, and prospective students can sit in on one of our Sunday Religious School classes. For more information, please call, e-mail, or check our calendar of events at www.ckibbnj.org. |
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TEMPLE SHOLOM OF BRIDGEWATER |
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CHAVURAT LAMDEINU Madison, NJ 908-898-1858 T Contact: Bruce Stein Chavurat Lamdeinu is a Chavurah, a group of people who are chaverim, friends, fellow travelers, fellow seekers. And we are Chavurat Lamdeinu, a group of people who are fond of each other and who believe in “Lamdeinu - Teach us!” It takes a lot of words in English to explain what the Hebrew says quite simply: we are people who are eager to learn, from God through our sacred texts and through prayer, but also from each other, through praying, studying and being together. |
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JEWISH CENTER OF SUSSEX COUNTY 13 Washington St. Newton, NJ 07860 973-383-4570 T | 973-383-7116 F Contact: Rabbi Cathy L. Felix Jewish Center of Sussex County is a warm, friendly community, welcoming to singles and families. This independent congregation offers services on Shabbat, festivals, and Sunday mornings. |
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MINYAN MEYUCHAD
973-325-1494 T Contact: Susan Tober, service leader; Penny Schwartz, program leader; Marilynn Schneider, chaplain A community Havura for the developmentally disabled. Meets monthly at B’nai Shalom. |
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OR HA-LEV JEWISH RENEWAL COMMUNITY Contact: Reb Debra Smith, spiritual leader
Or Ha Lev (Light of the Heart) Jewish Renewal Community is the only Jewish Renewal- affiliated congregation in Northern New Jersey. We meet for worship services, Torah study, book discussion, educational programs, and to celebrate Jewish holidays and life cycle events. Our interactive services incorporate prayer, Torah, music, chant and meditation as we seek to renew our connection with the Divine. We welcome members from all streams of Judaism, interfaith families, the unaffiliated, and all who are on a Jewish journey. Join us and experience the energy of our vibrant Jewish Renewal community.
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TEMPLE B’NAI ABRAHAM 300 E. Northfield Road P.O. Box 46 Livingston, NJ 07039 973-994-2290 T | 973-994-1838 F Contact: Rabbi Clifford M. Kulwin; Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz; Cantor Emeritus Lee Coopersmith; Cantor Jessica F. Epstein; Cantor Lee Coopersmith; Julie A. Silbermann, President; Gail Milchman, executive director Within a participatory environment including worship, life cycle events, and multifaceted programming, Temple B’nai Abraham, a large traditional progressive synagogue. |
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TEMPLE SHALOM OF SUSSEX COUNTY 15 Oak Street Franklin, NJ 07416 973-827-565 T Contact: Rabbi Gerald Catano |
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CONGREGATION AHAVATH ZION 421 Boyden Ave. Maplewood, NJ 07040 973-761-5444 T | 973-849-6418 T Contact: Rabbi Yeheskel Lebovic Ahavath Zion conducts daily and Shabbat services, ALONG WITH TORAH CLASS ACCOMPANYING EVERY SERVICE. Kiddush and shalosh seudot are served every Shabbat. |
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AHAWAS ACHIM B’NAI JACOB & DAVID 700 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 973-736-1407 T Contact: Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler AABJ&D has daily morning and evening services. On Shabbat morning there are five different minyanim, including a Sephardi service, which also meets for the High Holy Days. |
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B’NAI NATHAN Daughters of Israel Plasky Family Campus Cooperman Family Building 1155 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 973-731-5100, x163 T Contact: Rabbi Zvi Karpel |
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CHABAD CENTER OF NORTHWEST NJ One Torah Way Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-625-1525 T | 973-983-1129 F Contact: Rabbi Asher Herson, Associate Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten The Chabad Center of Northwest New Jersey offers regular services, adult classes, a Hebrew school, and a preschool. Membership is not required in order to attend programs. |
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CHABAD CENTER OF SE MORRIS COUNTY 42 Park Ave. Madison, NJ 07940 973-377-0707 T Contact: Rabbi Shalom and Mrs. Aharona Lubin Chabad’s activities include local programs for Jewish holidays and adult education courses. |
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CHABAD HOUSE OF RANDOLPH 50 West Hanover Ave. Randolph, NJ 07869 973-895-3070 T | 973-895-7256 F Contact: Rabbi Avraham Bechor Chabad of Randolph is an organization that is committed to providing a wide variety of educational, communal, and social services that promote Jewish continuity and Jewish pride. |
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CHABAD JEWISH CENTER Mountain Lakes • Denville • Boonton 6 Gregory Drive Boonton, NJ 07005 Office: 973-551-1898 | Cell: 973-223-0496 Contact: Rabbi Levi Dubinsky, Rivka Dubinsky |
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CHABAD SYNAGOGUE OF SUSSEX COUNTY 191 Woodport Road, Ste 208C Sparta, NJ 07871 973-726-3333 T Contact: Rabbi Shmuel Lewis Chabad of Sussex County holds Shabbat prayer services and dinners and has a Hebrew school. It is an affiliate of the Chabad Center of Northwest NJ and the Rabbinical College of America. |
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CHABAD OF MONTVILLE 10 Cain Court Montville, NJ 07045 Tel: 973-727-8824 T | 973-316-9064 T Contact: Rabbi Yosef Stalter Your home for everything Jewish. A full-service Chabad offering a Hebrew School, KidLink, Woman's Group, Adult Education. Chabad of Montville sstrives to meet all Jewish needs. |
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CHABAD TORAH CENTER 50 Park Place Newark, NJ 07102 973-242-8470 T Contact: Rabbi Levi Block The center, located in the Robert Treat Hotel and serving the downtown Newark business district, offers a daily minyan for Minha, weekly lunch and learn programs, and a variety of holiday celebrations. |
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CHAI CENTER | SHUL AT SHORT HILLS 1 Jefferson Ave. Short Hills, NJ 07078 973-379-3151 T | 973-379-2944 F Contact: Rabbi Mendel Bogomilsky The Chai Center’s Shul offers a friendly setting for experiencing the richness of the prayers. We specialize in helping those with little or no Hebrew reading background become comfortable and enjoy the services. The Chai Center also offers a complete Hebrew School program, a full day licensed child care center, a mikvah, holiday celebrations, and many other social and educational events. |
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CONGREGATION AHAVATH YISRAEL 9 Cutler St. Morristown, NJ 07960 973-267-4184 T Contact: Rabbi Zelig Mandel Ahavath Yisrael holds regular Shabbat and yom tov services. A beginners Gemora class and a Partners-in-Torah learning group is offered Wednesdays. |
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CONGREGATION BETH EPHRAIM | MAPLEWOOD JEWISH CENTER 520 Prospect St. Maplewood, NJ 07040 973-762-5722 T Contact: Rabbi Sholom Bogomilsky Holds Shabbat services at 9:15 with tot Shabbat held the first weekend of every month. Family holiday celebrations, adult education, children’s’ learning workshops, and a preschool program. |
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CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 567 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, New Jersey 07052 973-731-3383 T Contact: Rabbi H. Hillel Horowitz |
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CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM
One Lafayette Drive Looking for a warm, welcoming community…a perfect haven in which to raise your family? Our small, but rapidly growing kehila of 140 families looks forward to meeting you. Far away from urban noise, you’ll love leafy-green Livingston. Our area boasts three Jewish Day Schools, plenty of Kosher restaurants, several Mikvahs, a newly renovated JCC and lots of family-friendly amenities. Don’t worry about the daily commute. Travel times are as little as 30 minutes to Manhattan. Our diverse group comprises all ages and backgrounds representing all levels of religious commitment. A weekly beginner’s service, daily learning, a Sephardi Minyan, Shabbatons, a Youth Minyan, Youth Groups and acclaimed speakers are among the many activities that you’ll enjoy with us. Come visit! You’ll quickly find your place at Congregation Etz Chaim. |
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CONGREGATION ISRAEL OF SPRINGFIELD 339 Mountain Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081 973-467-9666 T | 973-467-1463 F Contact: Rabbi Chaim Marcus Morning services are held at 6:15 and 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. on Sunday and civil holidays. |
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CONGREGATION LEVI YITZCHOK 226 Sussex Ave. Morristown, NJ 07960 973-984-6326 T Contact: Rabbi Zalmen Wilschanski Offers Shabbat and daily morning and evening minyanim, as well as regular classes in Mishna, Talmud, Halacha, and hasidic philosophy. |
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CONGREGATION OHR TORAH 270 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 973-669-7320 T Contact: Rabbi Marc Spivak Ohr Torah is an Orthodox synagogue in the north Pleasantdale section of West Orange, convenient to Verona. |
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CONGREGATION SHAYA AHAVAT TORAH 113 Hawkins Ave. Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-335-3636 T Contact: Rabbi Shalom D. Lubin Morris County’s oldest existing Orthodox synagogue offers full Shabbat and holiday services. An eruv covers parts of Parsippany and Lake Hiawatha. |
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CONGREGATION SINAI TORATH CHAIM Hillside 973-923-9500 |
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THE ENGLISHTOWN SYNAGOGUE 37 Buckingham Road West Orange, NJ 07052 973-243-0876 T An Orthodox congregation servicing the families that live, primarily, within the Englishtown and Mt. Pleasant sections of West Orange, NJ. Meets each Shabbat and on all Chagim. |
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LUBAVITCH CENTER OF ESSEX COUNTY 395 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 973-731-0770 T | 973-731-6821 F Contact: Rabbi Boruch Klar; Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz The Lubavitch Center of Essex County services the Jewish community with events and programs such as the Jewish Learning Institute, Smile On Seniors, the Jewish Renaissance Fair, Hebrew School, Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes, the “Cool Shul”, the Annual Purim Ball, Public Passover Seders and more. We also have a Judaica store with the most beautiful selection you can imagine. |
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MOUNT FREEDOM JEWISH CENTER 1209 Sussex Turnpike Randolph, NJ 07869 973-895-2100 T | 973-895-4315 F Contact: Rabbi Menashe East The center is this warm and traditional congregation has a full range of educational and social programs for all ages. |
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MOUNT SlNAl CONGREGATION 250 Mt. Vernon Place Newark, NJ 07106 973-763-1005 T Contact: Rabbi Samuel P. Bogomilsky Located at the Ivy Hill Park Apartments, it serves a large Russian emigre community, the majority of whom are senior citizens. |
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RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA 226 Sussex Avenue P.O. Box 1996 Morristown, NJ 07962-1996 973-267-9404 T | 973-267-5208 F Contact: Rabbi Moshe Herson The Rabbinical College of America has trained thousands of students from America and foreign lands. The college serves as the New Jersey headquarters of the world-wide Lubavitch movement and also operates 43 satellite programs and facilities throughout New Jersey. |
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SYNAGOGUE OF THE SUBURBAN TORAH CENTER 85 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave. Livingston, NJ 07039 973-994-2620/0122 T Eruv Hotline: Fridays after 2 p.m. 973-994-2620, Option #2 | 973-535-3898 Contact: Rabbi Mordecai E. Feuerstein; Rabbi Moshe A. Kasinetz, founding rabbi Facilities include a community eruv, early childhood center, a religious school for public school children, a library, day camp, and a mikva |
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CHABAD JEWISH CENTER AT BASKING RIDGE |
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CHABAD OF UNION COUNTY |
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CONGREGATION ANSHE CHESED |
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CONGREGATION SHOMREI ISRAEL OHEL YOSEF YITZCHOK (BRIS AVROHOM) |
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CONGREGATION SINAI TORAH CHAIM |
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ELMORA HEBREW CENTER |
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UNION COUNTY TORAH CENTER |
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UNITED ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ELIZABETH | JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER |
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CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL |
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CONGREGATION ADATH YESHURUN |
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CONGREGATION BAIS YITZCHOK CHEVRAH T’HILIM |
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ELMORA HILLS MINYAN INC. |
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JEC ELMORA SYNAGOGUE |
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MINYAN S’FARDIM AT CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL |
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UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE |
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BNAI KESHET 99 S. Fullerton Ave. Montclair, NJ 07042 973-746-4889 T | 973-746-4963 F Contact: Rabbi Elliott Tepperman; Fred Glicksman, administrator Bnai Keshet is an extended family, sharing difficult times and joyful events. A full range of religious services and educational programming is offered. |
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CONGREGATION BETH HATIKVAH 36 Chatham Road Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-0200 T Contact: Rabbi Amy Small Congregation Beth Hatikvah is a Reconstructionist synagogue in Summit, New Jersey. We're a progressive community of committed, engaged people: people who come together from different Jewish backgrounds and experiences, different traditions, different races and sexual orientation--you name it. We care about each other, our heritage, and our world. We offer a full roster of programs, including a vibrant Religious School. |
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CONGREGATION KEHILAT SHALOM Congregation Kehilat Shalom is a welcoming Reconstructionist synagogue dedicated to serving the spiritual, educational, cultural, civic and social needs of a diverse congregation while maintaining a unique, vibrant, and visible Jewish presence in central New Jersey including the townships of Montgomery (Belle Mead and Skillman), Hillsborough, Rocky Hill, Kendall Park, Princeton, and Hopewell. |
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CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN 1025 South Orange Ave. Short Hills, NJ 07078 973-379-1555 T | 973-379-4345 F Contact: Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz; Rabbi Matthew A. Reimer; Rabbi Karen Perolman; Cantor Howard M. Stahl Congregation B’nai Jeshurun is an exciting place to be. Our congregation has 162 years of history, tradition and service to our people behind us and today we are committed to leading the Jewish community into the 21st century. We are proud to be the largest congregation in New Jersey, yet we are dedicated to building a community in which every individual feels at home, a community filled with enthusiasm and growth, and a community dedicated to the eternal Jewish calling to repair the world. |
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JEWISH CENTER OF NORTHWEST NJ P.O. Box 2 115 Youmans Ave. Washington, NJ 07882 908-689-0762 T Contact: Rabbi Ellen Jay Lewis The Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey is a Reform congregation serving more than 80 families. At the Jewish Center of NW NJ, people come together to worship, to learn, to help others and become better people. We are bound by a common history and a strong sense of community and believe that a small gesture is far more important than the grandest of ideas. We share tears and food, awe and laughter. |
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JEWISH CONGREGATION OF KINNELON 91 Kinnelon Road Kinnelon, NJ 973-838-5566 T Contact: Rabbi Helaine Ettinger The JCK was established for the purpose of maintaining a synagogue where religious observance and divine worship may take place in accordance with the precepts and tenets of Reform Judaism; where Jewish consciousness may be fostered and strengthened through social and civic activities, community service and educational pursuits; where its members will be provided an environment for their spiritual and social needs; and where Jewish knowledge and traditions are shared with one another and extended to the next generation. |
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TEMPLE BETH AM 879 S. Beverwyck Road P.O. Box 5305 Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-887-0046 T | 973-887-9386 F Contact: Rabbi Ronald W. Kaplan Temple Beth Am is involved in religious, cultural, social, and communal activities with outreach and social action activities. Family services are held the first Friday of the month. Summer Services begin at 7 PM. |
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TEMPLE B’NAI OR 60 Overlook Road Morristown, NJ 07960 973-539-4539 T | 973-539-2758 F Contact: Rabbi Donald Rossoff; Rabbi Mary L. Zamore; Cantor Shira Nafshi; William Ferstenfeld, executive director Family services are held at 7 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Second Fridays are Torah Explorers for Pre-Schoolers and their families at 5:45 p.m., and Gates of Prayer services at 8 p.m. Third Fridays are Shiru Ladonai in the folk/rock tradition at 7:30 p.m. and fourth Fridays are Kabalat Shabbat, a meditative service, at 6:30 p.m. |
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TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF WEST ESSEX 264 W. Northfield Road Livingston, NJ 07039 973-992-5560 T | 973-992-4428 F Contact: Rabbi Greg Litcofsky; Cantor Sharon Brown-Levy; Rabbi Emeritus Peter E. Kasdan Erev Shabbat services are held at 8 p.m. on the first, second, and fourth Fridays of each month. On the third (and fifth) Fridays, services are held at 6:30 p.m. and include Kids Connection, a program for elementary school students during the sermon. Emanu-El welcomes interfaith families, Jews-by-choice, gay and lesbian Jews, and singles. |
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TEMPLE NER TAMID 936 Broad St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003 973-338-1500 T | 973-338-4486 F Contact: Rabbi Steven C. Kushner, Cantor Meredith Greenberg Three Fridays a month, services begin at 8 p.m. The first Friday of the month, a TOT Shabbat service begins at 6.00 p.m.followed by a pot-luck dinner for young families; and the last Friday of the month, Kabbalat Shabbat is at 6:30, instead of the 8 p.m. service. The Shabbat morning service begins at 10 and concludes by noon. A lay-led "casual minyan" is held concurrently once a month; an informal and participatory service with an in-depth discussion of the weekly Torah portion. Three times per year- November,January and April- the Wake Up Shabbat- an innovative, participatory, musical celebration including separate study opportunities for adults and children begins at 10 am. |
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TEMPLE SHA’AREY SHALOM 78 S. Springfield Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081 973-379-5387 T | 973-564-7516 Contact: Rabbi Joshua Goldstein; Cantor Amy Daniels For more than 50 years, Temple Sha’arey Shalom has celebrated Jewish life in a challenging style. Family Shabbat is generally observed the first Friday of the month with an alternative-style Friday night service. Shabbat morning features three separate prayer experiences. |
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TEMPLE SHALOM 215 S. Hillside Ave. Succasunna, NJ 07876 973-584-5666 T | 973-584-1674 F Contact: Rabbi David C. Levy; Rabbi emeritus Joel E. Soffin, D.D.; Cantor Kathy J. Barr; administrator Leslie Kallus Temple Shalom, serving more than 500 families, welcomes all who seek to share a contemporary Jewish experience. Temple Shalom is dedicated to the principles of Reform Judaism and is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. Adhering to the tenets of religious traditions through its many committees, programs, activities and educational facilities, the Temple provides opportunities for studying, appreciating, and experiencing, our Jewish heritage. |
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TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO-ISRAEL 432 Scotland Road South Orange, NJ 07079 973-763-4116 T | 973-763-3941 F Contact: Rabbi Daniel M. Cohen; Rabbi Ellie Lynn Miller; Cantor Theodore Aronson; Leslie Y. Sporn, executive director Shabbat services are held each Friday at 7:30 p.m. The first Friday of the month is designated as a family service and the second is a festive musical service. On the first and third Shabbat of each month, there is an additional 6 p.m. kabalat Shabbat. |
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TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX 760 Pompton Ave. Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 973-239-1321 T | 973-239-7935 F Contact: Rabbi Laurence W. Groffman; Cantor Betsey Peters-Epstein; Norman R. Patz, Rabbi emeritus; Marcia Diamond, temple administrator
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TEMPLE SINAI 208 Summit Ave. Summit, NJ 07901 908-273-4921 T Contact: Rabbi Stuart Weinberg Gershon; Cantor Florence Merel Temple Sinai is a center for worship and educational, intellectual, cultural, and social activities. The congregation is committed to a tradition of tolerance, civility, modesty, social responsibility, and political awareness. It welcomes all families, including interfaith families and those interested in becoming Jews. |
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TEMPLE EMANU-EL Temple Emanu-El of Westfield is a Reform synagogue drawing members from an extensive area of Union County and beyond. We seek to combine progressive Jewish ideals with a continuing and abiding respect and appreciation for the traditions of Judaism. Our diverse membership of over 1,100 households is made up of people of all different Jewish backgrounds, interfaith families, singles, a well as those seeking Jewish spirituality. We have a diverse clergy made up of both men and women from a variety of backgrounds, available for individual couseling. On the first Friday of every month, our Shabbat Hallelu service draws hundreds. Our traditional 7:45 Friday night service is well-attended and well-received on the other Fridays of the month. |
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TEMPLE HAR SHALOM Founded in 1970, Temple Har Shalom is a warm and caring congregation of 450 families serving the Warren, Basking Ridge, Watchung, and Berkeley Heights region. Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, we provide an educational, social, and religious center for Central Jersey. |
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TEMPLE SHOLOM Martine and Lagrande Avenues Fanwood, NJ 07023 P.O. Box 539 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 908-889-4900 T | 908-889-9920 F Contact: Rabbi Joel N. Abraham; Student Cantor Vicky Glikin Temple Sholom is a Reform congregation that welcomes all traditional and non traditional Jewish families. Founded in 1913, Temple Sholom is among the oldest Reform congregations in NJ. Its approximately 230 member families come from communities throughout Union, Middlesex, and Somerset counties. |
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CONGREGATION FOR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM OF MORRIS COUNTY P.O. Box 217 Chester, NJ 07930 973-927-0078 T Contact: Lisa Littman; Rob Agree The Congregation strongly identifies with Jewish history and experience, but believe we must be free to interpret these in ways that are relevant to our lives. We have an active Sunday school program. There are Friday night Shabbat and Saturday night Havdala services. The congregation, which celebrates all major Jewish holidays, is affiliated with the Society for Humanistic Judaism. |
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JEWISH CULTURAL SCHOOL & SOCIETY P.O. Box 3365 Memorial Station Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 973-334-1247 T The Jewish Cultural School and Society (JCSS) welcomes people drawn together by a common interest in Judaism's historical, cultural and ethical heritage. We value the richness of our history, the diversity of our traditions and the many contributions Jews have made to civilization. We conceive of Judaism as an evolving multifaceted human creation that benefits from change and innovation. We seek inspiration from our past to create a more peaceful and just world for all. Through this commitment, we choose to preserve and develop our Jewish identity. |
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MOUNT FREEDOM JEWISH CENTER Randolph 973-895-2100 T Contact: Rabbi Menashe East Mount Freedom Jewish Center (MFJC) is a traditional synagogue in Randolph, New Jersey. Our warm congregation is made up of members with diverse Jewish observances who come from various towns within beautiful Morris County. |
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