Since its inception in 1988, the Network of Independent Jewish Communities
has committed itself to the following aims:

• To provide a structure for sharing Judaic resources with independent Jewish congregations, havurot
  and alternative educational and cultural institutions in the Maryland, DC and Virginia region.

• To publish and distribute a directory of independent communities.

• To advocate for new and independent Jewish groups within the organized Jewish community.

• To organize periodic conferences for its members and others on issues affecting life and community today.

• To lend its name and support to causes working on behalf of social justice.
  (Examples: affordable housing forums, Black-Jewish relations, gun control,
  Middle East peace, ecological concerns, etc)
  

  We hope this Directory can guide you to a group that reflects your interests and philosophy of life
  and Jewish community. If you find that distance or other circumstances make it impossible for you to connect
  with any of these groups, call us. Or, if you are inclined to create your own havurah or community and need some assistance, call us.

  Life is with community.

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AM KOLEL
BET MISHPACHAH
BETH AM
BETH CHAI
BETH SHEKHINAH
BETHESDA JEWISH CONGREGATION
BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE JEWISH COMMUNITY GROUP
BOLTON STREET SYNAGOGUE
EAST BANK HAVURAH
FABRANGEN CHEDER COMMUNITY
FABRANGEN HAVURAH
FAUQUIER COUNTY JEWISH GROUP
HAVURAH KTANA
HAVURAT REFUAH
HILL HAVURAH
JEWISH CULTURAL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
JEWISH STUDY CENTER
JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE
KEHILA CHADASHA
MAALOT
MACHAR
NON-AFFILIATED SCHOOL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
OLNEY KEHILA
RUACH HA’AM
SHOMREI ADAMAH OF THE WASHINGTON AREA
SHORESHIM
TEMPLE BETH EL OF WILLIAMSBURG
YEDID DC
ZOO MINYAN

BET MISHPACHAH (Back to the List)
Gay and lesbian synagogue, founded 1975; weekly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; monthly Saturday morning service; annual High Holiday services.
PO Box 1410
Washington, DC 20013
202-833-1638
office@betmishpachah.org
Primary Contact: Bob Saks, Rabbi
Primary Contact Phone: 301-864-2015

BETH AM (Back to the List)
2501 Eutaw Place
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-2446
betham2@erols.com

BETH CHAI (Back to the List)
Secular humanists; monthly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; school.
PO Box 33826
Washington, DC 20033
202-216-2077
infor@bethchai.org
Primary Contact: Arthur Blecher, Rabbi

BETH SHEKHINAH (Back to the List)
Jewish feminist spirituality study group
c/o BiCentrist Alliance
PO Box 2254
Washington, DC 20013-2254
202-828-3071
Primary Contact: Robin Margolis
Primary Contact Phone: 202-828-3071

BETHESDA JEWISH CONGREGATION (Back to the List)
Founded 1964; weekly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; school.
6601 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817-3042
301-469-8636
301-469-9529
office@bethesdajewish.com
Primary Contact: Hazzan Sunny Schnitzer, Rabbi
Primary Contact Phone: 301-469-8636

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE JEWISH COMMUNITY GROUP (Back to the List)
Founded 1941; school.
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
Primary Contact: Sarah Krosner
Primary Contact Phone: 301-738-2183

BOLTON STREET SYNAGOGUE (Back to the List)
Founded 1941; school
1311 Bolton Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
Primary Contact: Mona Decker, Rabbi
Primary Contact Phone: 410-225-3000

EAST BANK HAVURAH (Back to the List)
Havurah; founded 1979; alternate week evening, morning Shabbat services
PO Box 32577
Pikesville, MD 21282-2577
410-602-0686
410-602-0686
sjsiegel@flash.net
Primary Contact: Marcia Glass-Siegel

FABRANGEN CHEDER COMMUNITY (Back to the List)
Havurah; school; bi-monthly Shabbat services; Tsedakah fund; adult ed.
7504 Holly Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-589-3717
Primary Contact: Lenore Robinson
Primary Contact Email: lenorer@aol.com

FABRANGEN HAVURAH (Back to the List)
Havurah; founded 1970; weekly Shabbat morning service; monthly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; High Holiday services; Tsedakah collectives
2300 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-667-7829
301-564-3603
sandyatfab@yahoo.com
Primary Contact: Sandy Myers

FAUQUIER COUNTY JEWISH GROUP (Back to the List)
PO Box 3411
Warrenton, VA 20188
540-341-1992
Primary Contact: Yakir Lubowsky

HAVURAH KTANA (Back to the List)
Havurah - rural; founded 1993; quarterly meetings
60 Ecology Lane
Woodville, VA 22749
540-987-8813
Primary Contact: Carla Theodore, Rabbi

HAVURAT REFUAH (Back to the List)
301-762-2248
Primary Contact: Susan Chandler

HILL HAVURAH (Back to the List)
125 Tennessee Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-544-5675
Hillhavurah@aol.com
Primary Contact: Sigmund Cohen

JEWISH CULTURAL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN (Back to the List)
Secular/Humanistic/cultural Judaism, monthly Shabbat meetings, school, adult education, holiday observances, social action
JCS@machar.org
Primary Contact: Marlene Cohen
Primary Contact Phone: 301-989-1540

JEWISH STUDY CENTER (Back to the List)
Jewish Study Center
Adult education; founded 1978;
1634 I St, NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20006
(202) 332-1221
Primary Contact: Rachel Miller, Director
info@jewishstudycenter.org
www.jewishstudycenter.org

JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE (Back to the List)
2027 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-483-1945
202-667-9070
info@jufj.org
Primary Contact: Shelley Moskowitz, Board President

KEHILA CHADASHA (Back to the List)
Havurah; founded 1978; monthly Friday evening kabbalat Shabbat; Sunday school; open High Holiday services led by David Shneyer
8320 Fenway Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-365-3925
Primary Contact: Pauline Rabin, President

MAALOT (Back to the List)
School & seminary for laity, cantors and Judaists; founded 1987
15 West Montgomery Avenue
Suite 204
Rockville, MD 20850
301-309-2310
301-309-2328
maalotds@aol.com
Primary Contact: David Shneyer, President

MACHAR (Back to the List)
PO Box 42014
Washington, DC 20015
202-686-1881
info@machar.org

NON-AFFILIATED SCHOOL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (Back to the List)
School; founded 1978
11719 Lovejoy ST
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-593-8551
Primary Contact: Miriam Glashofer, Principal

OLNEY KEHILA (Back to the List)
301-924-3829
Primary Contact: Michele Setton

RUACH HA’AM (Back to the List)
A Havurah for Frederick and Up (Montgomery) County
6772 Balmoral Ridge
New Market, MD 21774
301-607-6317
Primary Contact: Larry Letich

SHOMREI ADAMAH OF THE WASHINGTON AREA (Back to the List)
Founded in 1990; activities, festival celebrations and resources on Judaism and ecology, including Greening the Synagogue, a manual for rabbis, teachers and community organizers
705 Erie Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-587-2248
301-587-7535
Primary Contact: De Fischler Herman
Primary Contact Phone: 301-588-1626

SHORESHIM (Back to the List)
Havurah; monthly Kabbalat Shabbat; annual High Holiday services; school; adult seminars; tzedakah fund and projects
PO Box 2516
Reston, VA 20195
703-437-0886
Primary Contact: Eileen Harahan

TEMPLE BETH EL OF WILLIAMSBURG (Back to the List)
PO Box 1536
Williamsburg, VA 23187
757-220-1205
Primary Contact: Sylvia Scholnick, Rabbi
Primary Contact Phone: 757-229-0064

YEDID DC (Back to the List)
Bi-weekly egalitarian Shabbat services, held in Washington DC, which are musical, song-filled, spirited and friendly.
15 West Montgomery Avenue
Suite 204
Rockville, MD 20850-4217
301-309-2310
301-309-2328
yediddc@mail.com
Primary Contact: Shana Flatt

ZOO MINYAN (Back to the List)
2828 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apartment 313
Washington, DC 20008
202-797-9178
info@zoominyan.org
Primary Contact: Shalom Flank