Other contacts:

Cantor Howard M. Stahl; Rabbi Matthew Reimer; Rabbi Karen Perolman; Alice Lutwak, executive director; Abra Lee, religious school director; Barbara Hochberg, early childhood center director; Michele Feingold, early childhood center assistant director; Christina Broussard, assistant religious school director; Cantor emeritus Norman Summers

For 163 years, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun has served members throughout Essex, Morris, and Union counties, offering a warm and caring atmosphere for all who enter its doors. At TBJ, families find a wide variety of religious, educational, and social activities for every generation. From Baby Talk — facilitated group sessions for new moms — to Seniors Keep In Touch — a lunch program for our most senior members and friends — fulfilling activities meet the needs of all age groups. Worship times vary, Torah study is held every Saturday morning at 8:45. 

Now celebrating our 44th year, Temple Beth Am is a Reform congregation serving all of Morris County. We open our doors to youth and adults, singles and couples, Jews by birth and Jews by choice, and interfaith couples. A warm and nurturing congregation, we welcome all who want to worship in an egalitarian community.

Family services are held the first Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Regular Shabbat services begin at 8 p.m.

We offer programs from pre-K through grade two on Sundays with no membership requirements. For members only, our programs go from grades three through seven on Sundays and Wednesdays. In addition, we hold Teen Academy classes each month through grade 12, have Madrichim — student teacher training — each Sunday which offers our qualified post-b’nai mitzvah students leadership and teaching training, as well as many other special projects. Our services are musical, inspiring, and friendly. We are interfaith family friendly and are open to gay people and families. Our temple is a remarkable place. Come see!

Temple Shalom is a reform congregation in Western Morris County servicing 30+ communities in the area. Join us for our worship services and our many educational and social events and you will experience the spiritual and intellectual richness of our community. Led by Rabbi David Levy and Cantor Kathy Barr, we seek to engage our membership in all synagogue activities while meeting their individual needs. In addition to our main sanctuary, the Soffin Chapel is an intimate room for smaller worship experiences. Our outstanding religious school engages both children and adults in learning about our heritage. Cory Sue Hermann, director of congregational learning, is the core strength of the program, educating over 350 students.

Friday evening services begin at 8, except for Family Shabbat and on the third Friday of the month when services will begin at 7:30. We offer family services, for those with young children, usually on the first Friday of each month at 7:30, preceded by a Shabbaton dinner. Saturday morning services begin at 10. Tot Shabbat worship and experiences, for children in preschool to grade two, and Moadon Shabbat, for children in grades three-seven, are offered throughout the year. Ear phones are available for hearing enhancement as well as large-print prayer books and a barrier-free entrance.

In May 2011 Temple Shalom will be celebrating the completion of our renovation project, Chadeish Beiteinu, Renewing our Home and our year long celebration of our 50th anniversary. The renovation project brings many enhancements to the building, including a Judaic Study Center, a beautifully renovated social hall -- perfect for bar/bat mitzva celebrations or wedding receptions, elevator and ramp access for easy and safe handicap accessibility, an updated kitchen, and redesigned meeting rooms. This exciting project has not only enhanced our building but it has renewed our spiritual souls.

Temple Shalom offers sisterhood, brotherhood, Renaissance (55+), youth groups, ROOTS, and a Rosh Chodesh group. Adult education includes spirituality sessions, text study, and haftarah study with the rabbi and an adult lecture series. Temple Shalom is noted for its long history of social action within its neighborhood, the Jewish world, and the world over.

Temple Shalom is a warm and welcoming Reform congregation of traditional and non-traditional families and individuals who make up our vibrant Jewish community. We offer spiritual services on Friday evenings, Shabbat mornings, and holidays, enhanced with great Jewish music sung by our cantor and choir. We have excellent religious and nursery schools run by Cindy Terebush, director of Temple Shalom schools, as well as a Temple Tots program for preschoolers. Temple Shalom offers adult Jewish learning opportunities, including Torah study and an active sisterhood and brotherhood. Members have formed their own social groups, known as Chavurah, with other members who have similar interests. Our Renaissance group offers programs for its members who are empty-nesters age 49 and over. Our congregation is progressive and socially active, and we are a Greenfaith-certified congregation. Come, worship with up, and experience the joy of finding your community and spiritual home -- Temple Shalom.

Temple Sha’arey Shalom, serving Springfield and the surrounding communities of Union and Essex counties, is a mid-size, Reform congregation where all members are warmly welcomed and encouraged to create enriching spiritual and social connections.

We offer a wide array of educational, informational, entertaining, and social programs including special guest speakers, workshops, panel discussions, bagel brunches, an active sisterhood and brotherhood, social action opportunities, and youth and Renaissance (seniors) activities. There are also adult bar/bat mitzvahs, conversational Hebrew classes, book discussion groups, and trips.

Our Shabbat services are creative and inspiring. Family Shabbat services are at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Children’s Shabbat morning services for K-third grade families are on Saturdays at 9 a.m. Monthly tot Shabbats are at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of each month, and adult study minyans are on Saturday mornings. Regular erev Shabbat services take place at 8 p.m. and all are welcome.

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.