(Conservative)
Adath Jeshurun Congregation
10500 Hillside Ln. W.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-545-2424
office@adath.net
adathjeshurun.org
Rabbi: Aaron S. Weininger
Hazzan: Joanna S. Dulkin
Assistant Rabbi: Sammy Seid
Assistant Cantor: Heather Seid
Rabbi Emeritus: Harold J. Kravitz
Senior Director of Operations & Fundraising: Andrea Blumberg
Director of Early Childhood Education: Julie Ziessman
Director of Congregational Life: Anna Simon
Adath Jeshurun is a Conservative, egalitarian and sacred community. We offer Shabbat and holiday services, daily morning and evening minyan, excellent preschool, infant care and full-day childcare, vibrant youth programs for students of all ages, an active Women’s League, award-winning Chevra Kavod Hamet (burial society), social justice programs, events for young families and young adults, and classes and study groups for all ages.
Beth El Synagogue
5225 Barry St. W.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-873-7300
Fax: 952-873-7301
www.besyn.org
Rabbis: Alexander Davis and Matt Goldberg
President: Sally Forbes Friedman
Executive Director: Matt Walzer
Beth El is a dynamic, warm and welcoming community, which offers active educational, spiritual and social engagement opportunities for all ages. Newcomers are encouraged to join our “family” to experience a taste of how we embrace Torah (ethics and education), avoda (spirituality) and gemilat chesed (acts of kindness).
Beth Jacob Congregation
1179 Victoria Curve
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
651-452-2226
info@beth-jacob.org
beth-jacob.org
Senior Rabbi: Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm
Director of Congregational Education: Rabbi Justin Held
Interim Director of Operations: Sonya Rapport
Interim Director of Finance/Building: Brian Millberg
Rabbi Emeritus: Morris J. Allen
President: Orit Ackerman
All are welcome at Beth Jacob Congregation, a participatory, egalitarian, Conservative synagogue of more than 350 families located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, easily accessible from all parts of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. We are guided by the principles of Torah (study), avodah (meaningful worship and work), and gemilut hasidim (acts of loving kindness). We exist as a congregation in order to practice and further our understanding of Conservative Judaism through the celebration of Shabbat, holidays and lifecycle events, and daily practice. Join us daily for morning minyan, Saturday mornings for Shabbat or in the fall for High Holy Day services (no tickets, ever)!
Shaare Shalom Congregation
c/o Linda and Robert Birnbaum
1090 Ivy Hill Dr.
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Co-President: Linda Birnbaum, 507-269-2077
Co-President: Robert Birnbaum, 507-261-9351
Shaare Shalom, founded in 1969, is a Conservative congregation without walls. Erev Shabbat services are held in members’ homes. High Holiday services are led by members, free, open to the public, and held at a at the St Paul JCC or the St. Paul Talmud Torah.
Sharei Chesed Congregation
1712 Hopkins Crossroad
Minnetonka, MN 55305
763-545-8800
MiriamRachel.ShareiChesed@gmail.com
RabbiDaniel.ShareiChesed@gmail.com
www.shareichesed.org
Rabbi: Daniel Ettedgui
President: Julia Kravchenko
Vice President: Richard Woldorsky
Past President: Ron Scholder
We are a small, heimisch, welcoming, egalitarian Conservative synagogue. Our roots began in 1906 on the North Side of Minneapolis as Gemelus Chesed and then merged with Sharei Tzedek in 1910. We are now in our newest location in Minnetonka. Congregants are encouraged to lead in services. Religious school classes meet on Sunday mornings 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Shabbat and Yom Tov services begin at 10 a.m., and Mincha/Maariv on Wednesdays at 5:10 p.m. Feel at ease to call or email for information. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-2p.m. All are welcome.
Temple of Aaron
616 S. Mississippi River Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-8874
templeofaaron.org
Rabbis: Marcus Rubenstein and Rachel Rubenstein
Cantor/Educator: Joshua Fineblum
President: Roxanne Portnoy
President-elect: Mark Divine
Executive Director: Ken Agranoff
Temple of Aaron is a welcoming egalitarian Conservative synagogue working to build loving and heimish Jewish community, an environment of deep Torah learning and practice as well as a committed relationship with the Jewish spiritual homeland, Israel. Located in St. Paul’s Highland Park since 1956, the synagogue currently serves more than 700 families living throughout the Twin Cities. We organize a broad array of adult and youth social programs, ritual services, adult and youth educational programs and social justice missions. We pride ourselves on connecting with both sides of the Mississippi River. We strive to be a welcoming, diverse and growing community that honors peoples of all different races, sexual orientations, politics, Jewish experience and family backgrounds with respect. We welcome and honor interfaith families.
(Humanistic)
Or Emet Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
oremet.org
612-787-7812
Ritual Leader: Eva Cohen, rabbinic candidate, ceremonies@oremet.org
President: Allan Malkis, president@oremet.org
Or Emet — the Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism — is grounded in Jewish culture and offers a meaningful Jewish community for secular Jews and others who love to learn about and celebrate the richness of Jewish culture, history, values and traditions. Based in the Twin Cities, Or Emet is centered around humanism, a philosophy that holds that people make the human world the way it is independent of supernatural authority, and which embraces reason and science as the paths to knowledge. We welcome interfaith and multicultural families and individuals. Our members include secular Jews, cultural Jews, unaffiliated Jews, atheists, agnostics and wondering members of many different religions and backgrounds. Our Jewish Cultural Sunday School provides students ages 3 through Bat/Bar Mitzva (B Mitzva) an opportunity to be part of a Jewish community while learning about Jewish culture, values and history as documented by scholarship, rather than as told in religious texts. See www.oremet.org for links to the Or Emet calendar of events and activities.
(Orthodox)
Adas Israel Congregation
P.O. Box 3683
Duluth, MN 55803-3683
218-722-6459
Vice Presidents: David Sher and Sam Pomush
Adath Israel Orthodox Synagogue
2337 Edgcumbe Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-8300
adath.com
Rabbi: Asher Zeilingold
Congregation Bais Yisroel
4221 Sunset Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-926-7867
office@baisyisroel.org
baisyisroel.org
Rabbi: Yechezkel Tzvi Greenberg
Davening and services are all-inclusive. Jews from all walks of life participate. Our tefillos are rendered in the original Hebrew. We are equipped with state-of-the-art English translated siddurim and chumashim to accommodate everyone. Davening is integrated with divrei Torah, including Jewish philosophy, history and insights into the Torah portion.
Congregation Darchei Noam
2950 Joppa Ave. S.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-452-8476
info@darcheinoammn.org
rabbi@darcheinoammn.org
darcheinoammn.org
facebook.com/darcheinoammn
Rabbi: Max Davis
President: Ed Rapoport
Darchei Noam is a warm, nurturing OU member Modern Orthodox community that embodies Torah principles and fosters spiritual growth. We inspire one another to become better Jews and a part of something bigger than ourselves. We are located inside the St. Louis Park eruv. Our spiritual leader is Rabbi Max Davis. We pride ourselves on spirited davening and a welcoming atmosphere. Rabbi Davis and our members alternate giving Divrei Torah on Shabbat morning. Our Rabbi and members of the congregation provide regular classes for adults and children’s groups on Shabbat and throughout the week. Several times a year we have weekend scholars-in-residence programs with nationally recognized scholars. Through our social action committee, we work to make a difference in our community and beyond. Consult our website or call us for the most current information, and please feel free to join us.
Kenesseth Israel Congregation
4330 W. 28th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-920-2183
kenessethisrael.org
office@kenessethisrael.org
Rabbi: Mordechai Kalatsky
President: Dr. Joey Greenberg
The congregation’s goal is to build a caring community in which partnership is created through experiencing the joy of Jewish living. It is our desire to empower people through using the wisdom of the Torah to become better Jews in behavior and character by providing the opportunity for each person to grow at his/her own pace.
Lubavitch House
400 Marie Ave. West
West St. Paul, MN 55118
651-554-7700
Fax: 775-415-8180
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Feller
Rebbetzin Dina Feller
rabbi@lubavitchhouse.org
www.lubavitchhouse.org
User friendly services on Shabbat and holidays integrated with “Live and Learn” observances and se’udot — meals and celebrations.
The Shul at Chabad
2845 Hedberg Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-929-9922
Fax: 952-545-0776
rabbi@chabadminneapolis.com
chabadminneapolis.com
Rabbi Mordechai Grossbaum
The Shul at Chabad provides an environment for Jewish men, women and children that is relaxed yet challenging. People of all backgrounds feel at home, as we offer personal attention to the novice, affording an opportunity to grow at their own pace.
(Reconstructionist)
Mayim Rabim Congregation
Physical address: 4401 York Ave. S., Minneapolis
Mailing address: 2801 Hennepin Ave. S. #236, Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-247-5490
office@mayimrabim.org
mayimrabim.org
Rabbi: Sharon Stiefel
Mayim Rabim is a warm and eclectic Jewish Reconstructionist community in South Minneapolis. We meet at the Friends Meeting House in the Linden Hills neighborhood. We are the only Reconstructionist synagogue in the Twin Cities, and we’ve been around for about 30 years. We welcome and celebrate the diversity of the Twin Cities Jewish community, including singles and couples, young and old, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, intermarried families, lifelong Jews and those who are new to Jewish tradition. We believe that every generation can study Jewish tradition to create and celebrate its own vision of contemporary Jewish life. We hold several services each month, often followed by potluck meals. We also have an active schedule of adult programs, including educational, cultural and social action activities.
(Reform)
Bet Shalom Congregation
13613 Orchard Rd.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-933-8525
Fax: 952-933-3238
info@betshalom.org
betshalom.org
Senior Rabbi: David Locketz
Cantor: Tamar Havilio
Assistant Rabbi: Samantha Thal
Rabbi Emeritus: Norman Cohen
Director of Operations: Amber Brumbaugh
President: Adam Cohen
Bet Shalom is a Jewish congregation dedicated to the principles of the Reform movement. As an extension of the Jewish life in our homes, Bet Shalom strives to be a warm and welcoming family of friends — a dynamic, participatory, inclusive community committed to lifelong learning, worship, celebration and deeds of loving kindness.
B’nai Israel Synagogue
150 Seventh Ave. S.W.
Rochester, MN 55902
507-288-5825
bnaiisraelmn.org
Rabbi: Michelle Werner, rabbi@bnaiisraelmn.org
B’nai Israel Synagogue hosts hybrid Shabbat services every Friday evening. The time of the Friday evening service varies, as we hold special events, a monthly early service or an occasional Shabbat dinner. Visitors are welcome at all of these, but please call the synagogue to check for the exact time of any given Friday evening service. Please check with the office for information about Shabbat morning services, as those offerings vary also. We can also provide resources and information for other Jewish needs, such as yahrtzeit candles, shiva minyan and connection with the local Jewish community.
Mount Zion Temple
1300 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-698-3881
mzion.org
Rabbis: Adam Stock Spilker and Esther Adler
Cantors: Jennifer Strauss-Klein and Rachel Stock Spilker
Executive Director: Kate Tucker
Youth and Young Adult Engagement Associate: Abby Gore
Religious School Director: Alisha Sawyer
President: Michael Wall
Mount Zion Temple, a welcoming and vibrant Jewish spiritual home founded in 1856, is a Reform Jewish congregation devoted to lifelong learning, worship and acts of loving kindness. In our holy community we celebrate, comfort and create meaning in our lives while we seek justice in our world. Mount Zion has a long tradition of a deep commitment to social justice. We have a broad spectrum of ways to be engaged, including groups that focus on women’s spirituality, men’s events and parenting discussions. We have a vast array of social and learning events for children and adults at all stages of life.
Shir Tikvah Congregation
1360 W. Minnehaha Pkwy.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
612-822-1440
shirtikvahmn.org
Rabbi: Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg, rabbiarielle@shirtikvahmn.org
Board President: Ben Goldfarb
Executive Director: Jessica Markuson, jessica@shirtikvahmn.org
Shir Tikvah is a fiercely loving, affirming, joyful and inclusive Jewish community. We are energized by the intersections of prayer, the pursuit of social justice and innovative Jewish lifelong learning. We welcome, nurture and celebrate our diversity in identity, gender, race, ability and familial structure. We believe who you are, who we are and how we come together is a blessing that transforms the world.
Shir Tikvah is a kehillah kedosha (holy community), joyfully revealing the intersections of Talmud Torah (lifelong Torah study), t’fila (prayer), tzedaka (justice) and hachnasat orchim (radical hospitality). We creatively wrestle with tradition and innovation as we invigorate Jewish spiritual life and transform the world.
Temple Israel
2323 Fremont Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-377-8680
Fax: 612-377-6630
communications@templeisrael.com
templeisrael.com
Senior Rabbi: Marcia A. Zimmerman
Rabbi: Jennifer S. G. Hartman
Rabbi: Jason Klein
Rabbi: Tobias Divack Moss
Cantor: Barry Abelson
Board of Directors President: Jed Stillman
COO/CFO: Anne Rasmussen
At Temple Israel, Jewish wisdom inspires us as we navigate and improve our ever-changing world. Temple Israel was the first synagogue established in Minneapolis and is now one of the ten largest Reform congregations in the United States. Temple Israel continually seeks to be a welcoming and accessible place for worship, for lifelong learning, for celebration and for gathering; to meet the religious, life cycle, social and educational needs of its congregants; and to take a leadership role in Minneapolis and beyond, promoting strong bonds between our Jewish and non-Jewish communities. We welcome people from the spectrum of Jewish background and experience as well as those interested in exploring Judaism. We embrace people of color, diverse learning styles, special needs, people of all genders and gender expressions, the LGBTQ+ community and interfaith families.
(Reform/Reconstructionist)
Temple Israel, Duluth
1602 E. Second St.
Duluth, MN 55812
218-724-8857
Fax: 218-724-2560
jewishduluth.org
Rabbi: David Steinberg
President: Bart Polacsek
Temple Israel is dually affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and Reconstructing Judaism. Our mission states: “Temple Israel is a welcoming and vibrant center of Jewish life for our region.” We offer both Friday evening and Saturday morning services, religious and Hebrew school, and adult education and family opportunities in a welcoming environment.
(Renewal)
Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Community
TCJewishRenewal@gmail.com
www.tcjewishrenewal.com
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068937290519&sk=about
Contacts: Sherry Stern, 612-201-9835; and Terry Gis, 612-940-4939
We welcome you to join the Twin Cities Jewish Renewal Community to experience the joy, beauty, aliveness, inspiration, creativity and deep spirituality of Jewish Renewal! We are a vibrant, welcoming and egalitarian community that embraces spiritual connection, heartfelt prayer, contemplative practices, lively study, musical and artistic expression, movement, tikkun olam, social justice, eco-kosher, Kabbalah, Mussar and other evolving and creative approaches to connection to Judaism and The Source of Life. In addition to Jewish Renewal Shabbat and holiday gatherings, events and teleconferences, we share and promote a wide variety of renewal-inspired events, classes, retreats and worship offered by local synagogues and other Jewish organizations.
We are affiliated with ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, which envisions a contemporary Judaism that is joyous, creative, spiritually rich, socially progressive and earth-aware. This vision arises out of our search for a renewed personal connection to the God of our ancestors and the legacy of our tradition, in service of our higher dreams for the future of our world.
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