Greater MetroWest Synagogue Directory

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Conservative
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CONGREGATION BETH AHM OF WEST ESSEX
56 Grove Ave.
Verona, NJ 07044
973-239-0754 T

Contact: Rabbi Aaron Kriegel; Cantor Marsha Schreier


Congregation Beth Ahm is an egalitarian synagogue. Beth Ahm provides educational opportunities for all ages.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LAKELAND HILLS JEWISH CENTER
7 Conklintown Rd
Wanaque, NJ 07465
973-835-4786 T
Contact: Rabbi Melissa Crespy

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

TEMPLE BETH AHM YISRAEL
60 Temple Drive
Springfield, NJ 07081
973-376-0539 T | 973-376-5478 F
Contact: Rabbi Mark Mallach; Cantor Richard Nadel; President, Richard B. Falkin

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.

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
193 E. Mt Pleasant Ave.
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-992-3600 T | 973-992-7087 F
Contact: Rabbi Geoffrey A. Spector; Rabbi Daniel Dorsch; Cantor Sharon Knoller; Steven Kandler, executive director

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.

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.

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.

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.

CONGREGATION B’NAI AHAVATH SHALOM
2035 Vauxhall Road
Union, NJ 07083
908-686-6773 T | 908-686-6765 F
Contact: Harvey Speizer, spiritual leader; Lesly Cohen, secretary

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.

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.

TEMPLE BETH-EL MEKOR CHAYIM
338 Walnut Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
908-276-9231 T | 908-276-6570 F
Email: office@tbemc.org
Contact: Rabbi Benjamin Goldstein

Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim is an active egalitarian Conservative congregation that offers a full range of programs for families and individuals: Friday night and Saturday morning and evening services, as well as daily minyanim morning and evening. Junior Congregation/Mini-Minyanim and Torah for Tots Shabbat services are also provided. The temple has a growing religious school, a nursery school, USY and Kadima youth groups, a sisterhood and men’s club, and a couples’ group called Beth-El Lites.
Friday: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Daily Morning and Evening Minyan

TEMPLE BETH O'R | BETH TORAH
111 Valley Road
Clark, NJ 07066
732-381-8403 T | 732-381-1389 F
Contact: Cantor Steven Stern; Julia Vinokurov, administrator

A vibrant 200-family Conservative congregation, the temple offers a daily morning minyan, Friday night services (including a monthly Friday Night Alive!) at 8pm, and Shabbat and Holiday services at 9:30am. It has outstanding Sisterhood and Mens Clubs, as well as award-winning pre-Hebrew School, Hebrew School and Hebrew High School programs.

TEMPLE BETH AHM YISRAEL
60 Temple Drive
Springfield, NJ 07081
973-376-0539 T | 973-376-5478 F
Contact: Rabbi Mark Mallach; Cantor Richard Nadel; President, Richard B. Falkin

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.

CONGREGATION KNESSETH ISRAEL
229 Mountain Ave
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
732-469-0934 T
Contact: Rabbi Jack Kramer; Cantor Eddie Roffman; Co-Presidents Mark Scherzer and
Pam Barr
Email: info@ckibbnj.org
CKI is a warm and intimate congregation whose members come from a variety of Jewish traditions and backgrounds. Our religious services are a beautiful blend of the traditional and contemporary.  We are an unaffiliated synagogue where women and men participate equally, and we welcome all people who are part of a Jewish family, including interfaith families.

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.

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF BRIDGEWATER
594 North Bridge Street
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
908-722-1339 T 908-253-0878 T
Contact: Rabbi Ron Isaacs; Cantor Natan Fetman; Executive Director Jack Berezov

Temple Sholom is an egalitarian congregation of approximately 500 families. We offer a wonderful Preschool program, have an excellent Religious School and are proud of our Hebrew High School, which has won numerous awards. We have 3 active Youth Groups for our children and very active Sisterhood and Men’s Clubs, which offer varied activities throughout the year. Please join us for Shabbat services at 8PM on Friday evenings or 9:30AM on Saturday mornings.

Independent
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.

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.

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.

OR HA-LEV JEWISH RENEWAL COMMUNITY
Morris County, NJ
973-270-5547 T

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.

 

 

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.

TEMPLE SHALOM OF SUSSEX COUNTY
15 Oak Street
Franklin, NJ 07416
973-827-565 T
Contact: Rabbi Gerald Catano
Orthodox
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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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.

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
 
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
567 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, New Jersey 07052
973-731-3383 T
Contact: Rabbi H. Hillel Horowitz
CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM

One Lafayette Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-597-1655 T
Contact: Rabbi Shlomo Krupka

Etz Chaim is a Modern Orthodox Synagogue located in Livingston, NJ, near the West Orange border.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CONGREGATION SINAI TORATH CHAIM
Hillside
973-923-9500
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

CHABAD JEWISH CENTER AT BASKING RIDGE
3048 Valley Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-604-8844 T | 908-604-0771 F
Contact: Rabbi Mendy Herson, Director; Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff, Cantor; Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, Youth Director

The Chabad Jewish Center is founded on the principle that, while Jews embrace many levels of observance in their personal lives, there should be a place for all Jews — no labels, no “afflictions” — to develop a sense of community, to enhance the experience of being Jewish, to learn, and to enjoy their Jewish identity. The center’s services are consistent with 3,300 years of tradition, but they’re user-friendly and relevant to the modern, intelligent Jew.

CHABAD OF UNION COUNTY
193 South Avenue
Fanwood, NJ 07023
908-790-0008 T
Contact: Rabbi Avrohm and Malky Blesofsky, Directors

CONGREGATION ANSHE CHESED
1000 Orchard Terrace
Linden, NJ 07036
908-486-8616 T | 908-486-8888 F
Contact: Rabbi Joshua Hess; Cantor Shimon Vogel; Yael Gevertzman, executive assistant

Congregation Anshe Chesed is a Modern Orthodox shul in the beautiful community of Linden. The shul has an open, “out-of-town” warmth and has a unique character of diversity in terms of age, background, and levels of religious observance. In the past several years, many young couples and families have moved in (and continue to move in) and have ignited a major revival of the 90-year-old congregation.

CONGREGATION SHOMREI ISRAEL OHEL YOSEF YITZCHOK (BRIS AVROHOM)
910 Salem Avenue
Hillside, NJ 07205
908-289-0770 T | 908-289-9422 F
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky, Rabbi Baruch Lepkivker

Congregation Shomrei Torah Ohel Yosef Yitzchok is an active congregation with daily morning, afternoon, and evening minyanim. Shabbat services are held Friday evening and Saturday mornings at 9 a.m., followed by a kiddush; Minha is followed by a shalosh seudos with learning and then Ma’ariv. There are weekly classes for men and for women. Bris Avrohom offers a variety of classes in Judaic studies in Russian and ESL and citizenship classes for Russian immigrants.

CONGREGATION SINAI TORAH CHAIM
1531 Maple Avenue
Hillside, NJ 07205
973-923-9500 T

ELMORA HEBREW CENTER
420 West End Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-353-1740
Contact: Rabbi Samuel B. Rosenberg

The Elmora Hebrew Center is an intimate dynamic haimishe shul, reaching out to serve the needs of all members of the Jewish faith, regardless of their personal level of commitment. Services include Shabbat and festival religious services with kiddushim, seuda shlishit, daily services that include Sunday breakfast, a lunch and learning program, festival and social programs, learning havurot, pastoral services, and a Hebrew school-synagogue affiliation that is recommended but not required.

UNION COUNTY TORAH CENTER
509 Central Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
908-789-5252 T | 908-789-5959 F
Contact: Rabbi Levi Block

The Union County Torah Center offers a full range of programs, including Shabbat and Jewish holiday services, Hebrew school, junior congregation for children age three and older, and family holiday celebrations. Adult education is provided through classes and public lectures. All programs of the Torah Center are open to the public.

UNITED ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ELIZABETH | JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
330 Elmora Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-355-4850 T | 908-289-5245 F
Contact: Rabbi Elazar M. Teitz, Rabbi Avrohom Herman

CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL
1391 North Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-354-7318 T | 908-289-5245 F
Contact: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Schwartz

Adath Israel is a vibrant family synagogue with daily and Shabbat services as well as special services on all Jewish holidays. Kiddush and Seuda Shlishit are held each Shabbat. The shul also boasts an active adult education program with classes and shiurim geared to all levels and ages. An energetic youth program runs weekly Shabbat groups, a lively teen minyan, and events throughout the year.

CONGREGATION ADATH YESHURUN
200 Murray Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-355-6723 T
Contact: Rabbi Elazar M. Teitz

CONGREGATION BAIS YITZCHOK CHEVRAH T’HILIM
153 Bellevue Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-354-4789 T

ELMORA HILLS MINYAN INC.
961 Magie Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
908-820-8822 T
Contact: Rabbi Yakov Dombroff

JEC ELMORA SYNAGOGUE
330 Elmora Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-355-4850 T | 908-289-5245 F
Contact: Rabbi Avrohom Herman

MINYAN S’FARDIM AT CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL
1391 North Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-354-7318 T | 908-289-5245 F
Contact: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Schwartz

Minyan S’fardim at Adath Israel is a family oriented Orthodox service steeped in the rich cultural Sefardic heritage of its members. Founded as an educational service for the youth, Minyan S’fardim encourages participation from both youth and adults. It is a vital part of Adath Israel.

UNITED ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE
526 West Seventh Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-755-0043 T

Reconstructionist
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.

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.

CONGREGATION KEHILAT SHALOM
253 Belle Mead-Griggstown Road
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
908-359-0420 T
Contact: Rabbi Susan Falk; Robin Bengochea, Community Engagement Coordinator

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.

Reform
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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


More than a congregation, we’re a family.
The congregation at Temple Sholom of West Essex is welcoming and inclusive. Affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism, whose beliefs are grounded in traditional Jewish values, Temple Sholom offers a dynamic religious school education for kindergarten through confirmation, a vibrant and active teen youth group, and an exceptional adult education program. Weekly erev Shabbat services are at 8 p.m., with an early family service at 6:30 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Summer services begin at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Groffman leads Torah study discussion prior to Saturday morning services. Tot Shabbat services and a Tot Traditions program are held every other month on Sundays. With a congregation committed to embracing all individuals and families, Temple Sholom is convenient to communities throughout northern New Jersey.

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.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL
756 E. Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
908-232-6770 T | 908-233-3959 F
Contact: Senior Rabbi Douglas Sagal; Carolyn Shane, Executive Director

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.

TEMPLE HAR SHALOM
104 Mt. Horeb Road
Warren, NJ 07059
732-356-8777 T | 732-356-0580 F
Contact: Rabbi Randi Musnitsky, D. Min.; Cantor Anna Berman; Rabbi Marcus L. Burstein, D. Min.; Director of Education, Sharon Friedman; Vice Principal, Joshua B. Greenbaum; Mountain Top Director, Kathy Sang; Temple Administrator, Allison Newfeld

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.

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.

Secular Humanistic
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.
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.

Traditional
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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