Middlesex County Synagogue Directory
| Chabad | Chavurot | Conservative | Education/Outreach | Orthodox Reform | Secular Humanist | Sephardic | Student | Women’s Tefilah Group |
Chabad |
| CHABAD HOUSE LUBAVITCH 170 College Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-296-1800 T | 732-828-6890 F Contact: Rabbi Baruch and Sarah Goodman; Fallon Gross, PresidentThis is THE best place to meet fellow students, whether it’s at our massive 500-student Friday night dinners, our Wandering Jew Wednesdays or, out Thursday night challah|dessert baking or any of our other amazing programs. You can celebrate being Jewish with us, no experience necessary! Just come for some inspirational times. |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF EAST BRUNSWICK P.O. Box 6362 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-579-8273 T Chabad of East Brunswick Jewish Community Center’s mission is to reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. We’re a community based nonprofit organization whose efforts are rooted in traditional Jewish values. We are dedicated to promoting and encouraging Jewish life in a warm and welcoming environment for all people, regardless of background, level of commitment, affiliation, and/or financial means. We provide a wide array of educational services, programs, and events to the Jewish community in East Brunswick.Chabad Jewish Community Center is “Your Home for Everything Jewish,” offering material, emotional, and spiritual support – with unconditional love and complete respect – to anyone who walks through our doors. |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF MONROE TOWNSHIP 4 Kelly Court Monroe Twp., NJ 08831 609-655-7727 T Contact: Rabbi Yehuda SpritzerChabad’s underlying doctrine is “Ahavat Yisrael” (“love for a fellow Jew”). Chabad recognizes no differences between Jews; its goal is to serve the spiritual and physical needs of each Jew regardless of affiliation, wherever he or she may be, with understanding and with love. Chabad House of Monroe, founded in 2002 with the blessings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, is nurtured and supported by concerned members of communities in Monroe Twp. Chabad is dedicated to the re-establishment and strengthening of our Judaic faith, principles, identity, commitment and pride. |
| CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF MONROE 261 Gravel Hill Rd Monroe Township 732-656-1616 T | 609-655-2200 F Contact: Rabbi Eliezer & Chanie ZaklikovskyChabad Jewish Center of Monroe has weekly Shabbat services at 9:30am. |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF NORTH AND SOUTH BRUNSWICK 4100 Route 27, South Brunswick, NJ 08540 732-522-5505 T Contact: RabbiChabad House – Lubavitch Jewish Center Of North & South Brunswick has been active in the community for many years. In 1978, Rabbi Yosef Carlebach moved to the area and established Chabad House – Lubavitch of Central and South Jersey. After years of various successful programs and activities in the North & South Brunswick communities, Rabbi Yosef Carlebach saw a need for a full time rabbi to serve the area. Chabad House Jewish Center of North & South Brunswick is an affiliate of Chabad House-Lubavitch at Rutgers University |
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Chavurot |
| CHAVURAT KOL HANESHAMA East Brunswick Elks Lodge 21 Oakmont Avenue East Brunswick, NJ 732-390-8676 T Contact: EmailChavurat Kol Haneshama is a group of individuals that comes together to celebrate the Shabbat in a spiritual manner. The group meets once monthly on Friday evenings at 7:45 p.m. for Kabbalat Shabbat services and once monthly on Saturday mornings at 9:45 a.m. for Shabbat morning services. Services, normally led by Jules Frankel, are egalitarian and Conservative in nature and focus on and celebrate the musical and spiritual beauty of our liturgy. |
| HIGHLAND PARK MINYAN Highland Park, NJ 732-247-9160 T Contact: Email highlandpark.minyan@gmail.comThe Highland Park Minyan is a participatory havurah that features egalitarian Shabbat and holiday services and celebrations conducted by members. The Highland Park Minyan meets at 10:00am on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Shabbat each month for traditional services, lively discussions, singing, and kosher pot-luck dairy lunches.The Highland Park Minyan encourages both men and women to participate fully in all ritual activities. We are innovative while strongly rooted in Jewish tradition, and welcome all Jews and all those who are interested in Judaism. Our active members include singles, young couples and seniors. We use Siddur Eit Ratzon, developed by one of our members, for our services. |
| KHAL CHASSIDIM OF HIGHLAND PARK Meets monthly at member’s homes 732-937-5904 |
| NEW JERSEY’S LESBIAN & GAY HAVURAH PO Box 2576 Edison, NJ 08818 732-650-1010 T Contact: EmailNew Jersey’s Lesbian & Gay Havurah is a community of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed Jews and their friends throughout NJ. Our members represent the full spectrum of Jewish backgrounds and observances. NJLGH provides cultural, religious, educational & social programming that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our community. We advocate and educate, within the larger Jewish and Gay communities, for the collective interests of our constituency. |
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Conservative |
| CONGREGATION BETH MORDECAI 224 High Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-442-2431 T Contacts: Rabbi Ari SaksWe are a startup with a history. Established in 1897, Beth Mordecai’s history boasts noted rabbis and cantors. Today, we are a small and caring institution with an entrepreneurial spirit. Physically connecting our history with our present is an unparalleled, majestic sanctuary. Culturally connecting us is a tradition of liberal values which guides us in being innovative and creative in connecting the generations to each other. Building strong inter-generational relationships and placing family education at the center of our approach to Jewish living forms the core of that commitment. With our new, young rabbi and a commitment to being a strong religious presence in the historic city of Perth Amboy, we are poised to successfully mix the old with the new and launch our synagogue as a platform for Jewish living in the 21stcentury. Join us on our journey of building a Jewish home for the soul. |
| CONGREGATION BETH OHR 70 Route 516 Old Bridge, New Jersey 732-257-1523 T Contact: Rabbi Joel Mishkin |
| CONGREGATION B’NAI TIKVAH | JCC OF NORTH AND SOUTH BRUNSWICK 1001 Finnegan’s Lane North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732-297-0696 T | 732-297-2673 F Contact: Rabbi Robert Wolkoff; Office Administrator |
| CONGREGATION NEVE SHALOM 250 Grove Ave Metuchen, NJ 08840 732-548-2238 T Contact: Rabbi Gerald ZelizerCongregation Neve Shalom is the leading egalitarian Conservative synagogue in Central New Jersey. For over seventy years, we have been more than a house of prayer. Our synagogue has been a second home for our members. Our numbers are growing every year. Neve Shalom boasts a vibrant Men’s Club and Sisterhood. Our youth programming is the envy of the community. Our calendar is full of events and programs that are meant to teach and inspire. Above all, we have fun and are truly one large family |
| EAST BRUNSWICK JEWISH CENTER 511 Ryders Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-257-7070 T Contact: Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein; Ellen Botwin, Executive DirectorEBJC, a leading congregation in Central Jersey for over 50 years, is committed to fostering traditional Jewish life and creating opportunities for our Jewish community to find a meaningful and purposeful connection to God.EBJC is a welcoming community, based on Torah, Prayer, and Social Action, where Israel and Shabbat are central and all are respected. Within our building, our members are inspired to seek God through the Prayer, Study of Torah, the performance of Mitzvot, and Social Action. At EBJC we are all on a spiritual journey. While some may be beginning their journey and others farther along the way, at EBJC we are committed to fostering each individual’s personal journey through a supportive and welcoming community.We have an active Hebrew school that fosters a love of learning and our Early Childhood Learning Center is a wonderful, fun, warm and loving environment for children between the ages of 2 and 5. |
| HIGHLAND PARK CONSERVATIVE TEMPLE AND CENTER | CONGREGATION ANSHE EMETH (HPCT-CAE) 201 South Third Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-545-6482 T | 732-246-3100 F Contacts: Rabbi Eliot Malomet; Sam Kamens, President HPCT-CAE is a community of caring Jews that is committed to strengthening the future of the Jewish People. With our diverse backgrounds and philosophies, we come together to nurture our Jewish identity, to celebrate Shabbat and Festivals, and to worship as one. |
| CONGREGATION BEIT SHALOM/MONROE TOWNSHIP Concordia Shopping Center 1600 Perrineville Road / P.O. Box 6852 Monroe Township, NJ 08831 609-395-1952 T Contact: Rabbi Eli Perlman, Spiritual Leader Congregation Beit Shalom offers its membership of almost 750 senior citizens, a plethora of religious, educational, and social programs. Included in our offerings are lectures, films, courses, visiting the sick, and celebrations of Shabbat and all Festivals and Holy Days. It has truly become the focal point of activity for the local senior Jewish community. |
| TEMPLE BETH AHM 550 Lloyd Road Aberdeen, NJ 07747 732-583-1700 T | 732-583-5054 F Contacts: Rabbi Lisa Malik; Nathan Goldwasser, President Temple Beth Ahm is a welcoming, multi-generational, spiritual community, conveniently located in New Jersey near the border of Monmouth & Middlesex counties, just minutes away from Exit 117A on the Garden State Parkway. We are committed to traditional-egalitarian Conservative Judaism as a meaningful way of life. Our spiritual leader, Rabbi Malik, encourages each of us to be “willing, learning, and striving” to climb up the ladder of learning and mitzvot; she enthusiastically embraces and inspires every one of us, no matter where we are on our spiritual journeys.Whether you are observing a yahrzeit, celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or other life cycle event, or just looking for a comfortable place to pray, learn, daven, socialize, or participate in social action tikkun olam activities, Temple Beth Ahm is the place to be. If you are not already a member of our shul community, we encourage you to visit and to consider joining us. Regardless of your current Jewish affiliation or background, we welcome you with open arms.Please contact us at office@templebethahm.org or (732) 583-1700. |
| TEMPLE BETH EL 1489 Hamilton St. Somerset, NJ 08873 732-873-2325 T Contact: Rabbi Eli Garfinkel Temple Beth El has furthered the ideals of Conservative Judaism by providing its members with a variety of religious, educational, social and cultural services. Its proudest achievement is the creation and continuous nurturing of a warm, caring congregation, spanning all age groups and finding in Judaism the basis for rich, fulfilling lives.A vibrant congregation guided by a young, energetic rabbi, Temple Beth El is small enough to know every member and large enough to provide a full range of Jewish activities. Temple Beth El of Somerset is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
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Education | Outreach |
| Chai Central Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prep & Hebrew School 732-333-3220 TChai Central Hebrew School offers an education and memories that will inspire children for a lifetime. We create an environment that fosters creativity and supports your child’s unique style of learning. Our curriculum instills pride, a sense of history, love for the land of Israel and a genuine understanding of what Judaism is all about. We offer a unique approach in Judaic studies. Our program is designed for elementary school-age children (ages 6-14) who are otherwise not receiving a formal Jewish education.A Project of Chabad of East Brunswick |
| TORAH LINKS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY 4 Cornwall Drive, Ste., 1A East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-613-1613 T | 732-613-1670 F Contact: Rabbi Dovid Gross; Rabbi Shlomo BlandauTorah Links of Middlesex County (formerly known as Project Gesher) is a Jewish education and outreach organization serving the Middlesex County community. The goal of Torah Links is to help connect Jews, regardless of their affiliation or level of religious observance, with the beauty and richness of their Jewish heritage in order to promote Jewish continuity.Centrally located in East Brunswick, the Torah Links Family Learning Center hosts a wide variety of classes and programs that provide children, teens and adults with numerous opportunities to explore Judaism in an exciting and uplifting fashion. Our JEPY Hebrew School serves the educational needs of children in grades 1-7, and our M.T.V. (Mitzvot, Torah & Values) groups are geared to give teens a positive continuing Jewish education experience. |
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Orthodox |
| CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE 176 Route 79 Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-316-7600 T Contact: Rabbi Yossi KanelskyCenter for Jewish Life located in the heart of Marlboro serves the Jewish community of Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. Our warm and inviting congregation welcomes all Jews regardless of background or affiliation. We offer many programs for the community for young and old; a vibrant Hebrew School, Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah Clubs, Women’s Circle, Senior Center visits, Torah Classes and exciting Holiday programs and events. We have Shabbat services on Friday night and Shabbat day followed by a sit-down Kiddush.We take pride in our growing community and are committed to strengthening Jewish awareness and values. |
| CONGREGATION AGUDATH ISRAEL OF EDISON/HIGHLAND PARK 1131 Raritan Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-985-1111 T Contact: Reuvain Drucker, Rabbi |
| CONGREGATION AHAVAS ACHIM 216 South First Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-247-0532 T Contacts: Rabbi Steven Miodownik; Dr. Barry Levinson, PresidentCongregation Ahavas Achim has served Central New Jersey for over 100 years as a center for prayer, learning and charity. We aspire to create a peaceful atmosphere for religious life and growth as we serve God together. Ahavas Achim strives to create a welcoming environment for every Jew. As a Torah-observant congregation, we respect and welcome Jews of every background. We stand committed to living a Halakhic life within the context of modernity – in our homes at work, among our neighbors and peers, in volunteer organizations, and in political life. |
| CONGREGATION OHAV EMETH 415 Raritan Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-247-3038 T Contacts: Rav Eliyahu Kaufman; Alan NovickCongregation Ohav Emeth is located in the geographic center of the Highland Park / Edison observant community in New Jersey. Our membership spans the range of halacha-committed Jews, with an attitude of achdut (unity) and religious tolerance. We share a love for Medinat Yisrael and a serious commitment to Torah study for every age and gender and at every level. We have a multitude of ongoing educational and social programs as well as frequent special events. |
| CONGREGATION OHR TORAH 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 732-777-6840 T | 732-777-6851 F Contacts: Rabbi Yaakov Luban; Allen Kessel |
| CONGREGATION POILE ZEDEK 145 Neilson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-545-6123 T | 732-545-0394 F Contact: Rabbi Avroham Mykoff; Danny Ravitz, PresidentCongregation Poile Zedek is an Orthodox Ashkenazic synagogue located in New Brunswick. We offer daily morning, Shabbat and holiday services, and are committed to Torah education and community service.About 100 families belong to the synagogue, which holds daily as well as Sabbath services. In recent years, new families as well as the recent influx of Russian immigrants have begun to revitalize the congregation. Students from Rutgers University, just a few blocks away, often join us for services. |
| CONGREGATION SHAAREY TEFILOH 15 Market Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-826-2977 T Contact: Leo Gursky 732-826-2977An active synagogue, with the only area mikveh, looking for members. Our weekly Shabbat services are followed by a bountiful kiddush, providing members with an opportunity to socialize and greet newcomers. |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF EAST BRUNSWICK 193 Dunhams Corner Road East Brunswick 08816 732-254-1860 T Contacts: Rabbi Jay Weinstein; Moshe Strauss, PresidentThe Young Israel of East Brunswick is an orthodox synagogue, whose primary goal is to create a communal atmosphere of Limudei Kodesh, Tzedakah and Gemilat Chesed.Our facility at the Young Israel of East Brunswick features sanctuary seating for 400, a Beit Medrash, a beautiful social hall, various classrooms, and community Mikvah. The appeal of the YIEB, however, extends far beyond our new walls. |
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Reform |
| ANSHE EMETH MEMORIAL TEMPLE 222 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-545-6484 T | 732-745-7448 F www.aemt.net Contact: temple@aemt.info, Rabbi Philip Bazeley, Cantor Mark Stanton, Educational Director – Matt Vogel Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple is a vibrant congregation with members who live in many different communities in central New Jersey. We use an egalitarian approach to worship, programs, and leadership and we are an active member of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). We provide educational opportunities for all ages, with a thriving religious school for children from pre-k through high school, and a very full program of options for adult study. We have an exceptional music program including choirs for children and adults, an all volunteer band, and cultural programs such as a film series, concerts & a book discussion group. |
| CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM | MONROE TOWNSHIP JEWISH CENTER 11 Cornell Ave Monroe Twp, NJ 732-251-1119 T Contacts: Rabbi Benjamin Levy, Cantor Jack Kusher, Principal Allen NewmanCongregation Etz Chaim Monroe Twp Jewish Center is a center for Reform Jewish life in Monroe Township, New Jersey. We offer a full range of educational opportunities from Hebrew School for K-7, a post Bar/Bat Mitzvah high school program, a wide range of adult education events and adult bnei mitzvah classes. Shabbat services are held weekly at 6:30 on Friday night, Saturday Torah study at 9:30 and worship at 10:30. An active sisterhood, youth group and other social events provide communal opportunities for all. |
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| TEMPLE B’NAI SHALOM P O Box 957 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-251-4300 T Contact: Rabbi Eric Milgrim; Cantor Marnie CamhiTemple B’nai Shalom is a spirited, diverse community, founded in 1973. A member of the Union for Reform Judaism, our temple is egalitarian in nature and encourages the active participation of our congregational community. We offer a wide variety of religious, spiritual, educational and social programs to our congregation and the community at large.Temple B’nai Shalom’s Daniel Pearl Education Center is the only school-based center in the US dedicated to the ideals of the late Daniel Pearl. Activities of the DPEC include: Active integration of DPEC themes into the curriculum of the temple’s educational programming, Confirmation program and adult education program, Celebration of Daniel Pearl Music Days, a global celebration, An annual trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, for Temple B’nai Shalom’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah class and the eighth grade class at East Brunswick’s St. Bartholomew’s parochial school, A videotaping program of area Holocaust survivors by temple teens, planned “teaching tolerance” symposium for area religious and public school teachers, and much, much more. |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL 100 James St. Edison, NJ 08820 732-549-4442 T Contact: Rabbi Ethan Prosnit, Rabbi Victor Appell, Cantor Ilana Goldman; Jason Silberfein Executive Director, Jackie Grussgott, Membership and Communication Manager 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 950 households is made up of people of all different Jewish backgrounds, interfaith families, singles, as 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 counseling. Our Pre-Neg is a delightful social hour every Friday beginning at 5:00 PM with beer, wine, and delicious food. At 6:00 PM, we invite all to join us for Shabbat Services. |
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Secular Humanist |
| I.L. PERETZ COMMUNITY JEWISH SCHOOL P.O. BOX 1556 Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-545-9691 T Contact: info@ilperetz.org The I. L. Peretz Community Jewish School, located in Somerset, is an inclusive, secular Jewish school for children and adults. Our school for children in K-seventh grades meets on Sunday mornings from September through May and attracts families of diverse structures and backgrounds. The curriculum emphasizes historical and cultural approaches to the study of our Jewishness.Older children participate in Teen Group activities, and many of our events and gatherings are attended by young adults. We also offer weekly educational programs for adults, including a conversational Yiddish class. We gather for traditional holiday celebrations and social-cultural events including our annual retreat. Our community organizes activities and events that educate all in engaging ways about Jewish heritage and the world around us, including High Holidays, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and other celebrations. We host weekly Friday night and Sunday morning adult education programs and Yiddish language instruction for adults. We learn to care for our fellow community members, support the greater communities in which we live, help preserve our environment, pursue social and economic justice, and work to “repair the world” in which we live. |
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Sephardic |
| CONGREGATION ETZ AHAIM 230 Denison Street Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-247-3839 T Contacts: Rabbi David Bassous; Ray Morris, PresidentCongregation Etz Ahaim take pride in being one of the warmest, friendliest and most welcoming congregations in the community. Our doors are always wide open to members of the local Raritan Valley community, as well as to people living outside our area. Respecting the beautiful customs and traditions of our faith, Congregation Etz Ahaim is an orthodox Sephardic synagogue. Morning and evening services are held daily. Child care and a children’s program are offered on Shabbat and Yom Tov. All of our Shabbat services are followed by a bountiful sit-down kiddush, providing members with an opportunity to socialize, greet new worshipers, and informally meet our rabbi, Rabbi David Bassous. |
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Student |
| RUTGERS HILLEL 9 Bartlett Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-545-2407 T | 732-932-1063 F Contacts: Rabbi Esther Reed, Senior Associate Director for Jewish Campus Life; Rabbi Adam Frieberg, Jewish Learning Initiative Rabbi; Andrew Getraer, Executive DirectorRutgers Hillel creates opportunities for all Jewish students at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick/Piscataway campus to deepen their connection to Jewish identity and community. Hillel’s goal is to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all Jewish college students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually and socially. Hillel helps students find a balance in being distinctively Jewish and universally human by encouraging them to pursue tzedek (social justice), tikkun olam (repairing the world) and Jewish learning, and to support Israel and global Jewish peoplehood. Hillel is committed to excellence, innovation, accountability and results. |
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Women’s Tefilah Group |
| WOMEN’S TEFILAH GROUP OF RARITAN VALLEY Highland Park, NJ 732-214-9631 T Contact: Susan HornsteinTefillot are held in private homes. In winter, Shabbat morning of Shabbat Rosh Hodesh or Shabbat Mevarchim. From April to August, Shabbat mincha of same. Occasionally, we meet on a different weekend to accommodate a simcha. We meet monthly, more or less. |
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