Synagogue Directory

C: Conservative
CL: Chabad Lubavitch Centers and Synagogues
FRS:Federation of Reform Synagogues
JRF: Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
O: Orthodox
R: Reform
S: Sephardic
T: Traditional
USCJ: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Adath Israel
250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station 19066.
610-934-1919.
Rabbis: Steven C. Wernick and Robert Rubin. Rabbi emeritus: Fred Kazan. Cantor: Bernard Lowe.
President: Miles Herman. Executive director: Lori Dafilou.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Adath Jeshurun
7763 Old York Road, Elkins Park 19027.
215-635-6611.
Rabbi: Seymour Rosenbloom. Cantor: Howard Glantz. President: Stephen Sussman. Executive director: Gavi Miller.
USCJ.

Adath Zion Congregation
7101 Pennway St., Philadelphia 19111.
215-742-8500.
Rabbi: Steven A. Saks. Cantor: Joel Nachbar. President: Neil Schmerling.
T.

(Congregation) Ahavas Torah
1425 Rhawn St., Philadelphia 19111.
215-725-3610.
Rabbi: Mordechai Terebelo. President: Lawrence Fried.
O.

Aitz Chaim Synagogue Center
7801 Langdon St., #313, Philadelphia 19111.
215-742-4870.
Rabbi: Abraham Novitsky. President: Harry J. Forman. Synagogue activities are dedicated to kashrut, religious psychiatric counseling, bereavement, religious marriage and divorce.
O.

Beit Harambam Congregation
9981 Verree Rd., Philadelphia 19115.
215-677-9675.
Rabbi: Amiram Gabay, 215-969-3031. President: Yaacov Avraham, 215-677-1243.
S.

(Congregation) Beth Ahavah at Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad St., Philadelphia 19123-2495.
215-923-2003.
Serves the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, as well as people of all gender and sexual identities. President: Ned Hanover.
R.

(Temple) Beth Ami
9201 Old Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia 19115-4684.
215-673-2511.
Rabbi: Moshe Goldman. Cantor: Roger Wechsler. President: Barry Stucker. Executive director: Albert Seidman.
T.

(Congregation) Beth Am Israel
1301 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley 19072.
610-667-1651. Rabbi: Michael Bernstein. Shaliach Tzibur: Harold Messinger. President: John Harris.
USCJ.

Beth Chaim Reform Congregation
389 Conestoga Road, Malvern 19355.
610-724-2930.
Rabbi: Aileen Hollander. President: Madeleine Gardberg.
R.

Beth David Reform Congregation
1130 Vaughans Lane, Gladwyne 19035.
610-896-7485.
Rabbi: Jim Egolf. Rabbi emeritus: Henry Cohen. Cantor: Lilia Kazansky. President: Bryan Weingarten.
FRS.

(Congregation) Beth El-Ner Tamid
715 Paxon Hollow Road, Broomall 19008.
610-356-8700.
Rabbi: Barry Blum.Cantor: Hilton Maze.
President: Joyce Brody. Executive director: Marilyn Vichnin.
C.

(Congregation) Beth El
375 Stony Hill Road, Yardley 19067.
215-493-1707.
Rabbi: Jeff Pivo. Rabbi emeritus: William Fierverker. Co-presidents: Michael Rettig and Randall Flager.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Beth Hamedrosh
200 Haverford Road, Wynnewood 19096.
610-642-6444.
Rabbi: Shlomo Caplan, 610-658-1967. President: David Eckmann.
O.

(Temple) Beth Hillel/Beth El
1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood 19096.
610-649-5300.
Rabbi: Neil S. Cooper. Rabbi emeritus: Marshall J. Maltzman. Cantor: Eugene D. Rosner. President: Robert S. Kitchenoff. Executive director: Sharon G. Stumacher.
USCJ.

Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County
385 Pottstown Pike (Route 100), Eagle, P.O. Box 678, Uwchland 19480-0678.
610-458-8550.
Rabbi: Michael I. Charney. President: Dan Winicur.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Beth Israel of Media
542 S. New Middletown Road, Media 19063-5422.
Rabbi: Linda T. Potemken. President: Michael Fishkow.
JRF.

(Congregation) Beth Or
239 Welsh Road, Maple Glen 19002.
215- 646-5806.
Rabbi: Gregory S. Marx. Rabbi: Craig H. Axler. Cantor: David Green. President: Maureen Schreiber. Executive director: Elizabeth Hirsch.
FRS.

Beth Sholom Congregation
8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park 19027-1595.
Administrative office: 215-887-1342.
School office: 215-887-3625.
Youth office: 215-887-5367.
Senior Rabbi: David Glanzberg-Krainin. Rabbi: Andrea L. Merow. Rabbi emeritus: Aaron Landes. Cantor: David F. Tilman. President: Fred Wolfson. Executive director: Harvey Friedrich.
USCJ

(Congregation) Beth Solomon Kollel and Community Center
198 Tomlinson Road, Philadelphia 19116.
215-671-1981.
Rabbi: Solomon Isaacson. Co-rabbi: Shloime Isaacson. President: Shmuel Danielli.
O.

Beth Tikvah-B¹nai Jeshurun
1001 Paper Mill Road, Erdenheim 19038.
215-836-5677.
Rabbi: Saul Grife. Cantor: Arlyne Unger. President: Owen Leshner. Executive director: Valarie Hurwitz.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Beth Tovim
Sanctuary, 5871 Drexel Road, Philadelphia 19131.
215-879-1100.
Main Line office, 1504 Von Steuben Drive, West Chester 19380.
Rabbi: Amiel Novoseller, 610-696-0408. Cantor: Leon Aronsky. President: Hy Mayerson.
T.

(Temple) Beth Zion-Beth Israel
300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103.
215-735-5148. Rabbi: Ira F. Stone. Cantor: Sharon Grainer.
President: Robert Fleischman. Executive director: Donna S. Rosenthal.
USCJ.

(Congregation) B¹nai Abraham
527 Lombard St., Philadelphia 19147.
215-238-2100.
Rabbi: Yochonon Goldman. President: Steven Dickstein.
O.

(Congregation) B¹nai Israel-Ohev Zedek
8201 Castor Ave., Philadelphia 19152.
215-742-0400.
Rabbi: Aaron Felder. 215-745-2968. President: Brian Leas.
O.

(Congregation) B¹nai Jacob
Starr and Manavon Sts., Phoenixville 19460.
610-933-5550.
Rabbi: Rachel Brown. President: Kenneth Kulick.
USCJ.

(Congregation) B¹nai Jacob-Dershu Tov
1145-47 Gilham St., Philadelphia 19111.
215-725-5182. Rabbi: Isaac Leizerowski, 215-725-5181. Cantor: Maurice Gross.
O.

Bristol Jewish Center
216 Pond St., Bristol 19007.
215-788-4995.
Student rabbis: Sarah Newmark and Lauren Brody-Hyett. President: Jeannie Harris-Phillips.
C.

(Temple) Brith Achim
481 S. Gulph Road, King of Prussia 19406.
610-337-2222.
Rabbi: Eric J. Lazar. President: Susan Schultz.
R.

(Congregation) Brothers of Israel
530 Washington Crossing Road, Newtown 18940.
215-579-2200 or 1-877-337-4040.
Rabbi: Howard Hersch. President: Victor Giuffre.
C.

Chabad Lubavitch of Chester County: Jewish Center
946 N. Valley Forge Road, Devon 19333.
Mailing address: 303 W. Lancaster Ave., #218, Wayne 19087.
610-971-9977.
Rabbi: Yossi Kaplan.
CL.

Chabad Lubavitch of the Main Line
The former General Wayne Inn, 625 Montgomery Ave., Merion Station 19066.
610-660-9900.
Rabbi: Shraga Sherman.
CL.

Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center
P.O. Box 531, Glenside 19038.
215-572-1511.
Rabbi: Zushe Gurevitz.
CL.

Community Torah Center of Bucks County
Richboro. 215-364-1160.
Rabbi: Dovid Max.
Nondenominational.

Germantown Jewish Centre
400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia 19119.
215-844-1507.
Rabbi: Leonard D. Gordon. President: Josh Goldblum.
USCJ.

Gershman Y Congregation
401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia 19147.
267-350-6528.
Darshan: Michael Carasik, Ph.D. President: Alan Rothenberg.
C.

Har Zion Temple
1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley 19072.
610-667-5000.
Senior rabbi: Jay M. Stein. Rabbi: Eliseo D. Rozenwasser. Rabbi emeritus: Gerald I. Wolpe. Cantor: Eliot I. Vogel. Cantor emeritus: Isaac I. Wall. President: Joseph R. Carver. Executive director: Karin Prince.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Hesed Shel Emet (³Mercy and Truth²)
575 N. Keim St., Pottstown 19464.
610-326-1717.
Rabbi: David Wortman. President: Adam Sager.
USCJ.

Kehilat Chaverim
4242 Bensalem Blvd., Bensalem 19020.
215-752-8362.
President: Melinda P. Gordan. Friday-evening services are held once a month. Active seniors and social groups.
R.

Kehilat HaNahar, The Little Shul by the River
85 W. Mechanic St., New Hope.
215-862-1912.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 417, New Hope 18938.
Rabbi: Sandy Roth. Co-presidents: Arthur Spector and Ed Tetelman.
JRF.

Kehillas B¹nai Shalom
2446 Bristol Road, Bensalem 19020. 215-750-0604.
Rabbi: Moshe Travitsky. President: Boruch Kahn.
O.

(Reform Congregation) Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park 19027-1597.
1802 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell 19422-1380. 215-887-8700.
Senior rabbi: Lance J. Sussman. Rabbi emeritus: Simeon J. Maslin. Associate rabbi: Peter Rigler. Cantor: Amy E. Levy. Cantor emeritus: Richard Allen. President: Andrew J. Flame. Executive director: Brian D. Rissinger.
FRS.

(Congregation) Kesher Israel
412 Lombard St., Philadelphia 19147.
215-922-1776.
Rabbi: Ira S. Grussgott. President: Dr. Michael Yaron.
T.

Kesher Israel Congregation
1000 Pottstown Pike, West Chester 19380.
610-696-7210.
Rabbi: Eric Rosin. President: Ilene Lipow. USCJ.

Knesset HaSefer, the Educational Synagogue of Yardley
1237 Edgewood Road, Yardley 19067.
215-493-3347.
Rabbi: Yitzchok Feldheim. President: Arthur Sagoskin.
O.

(Congregation) Kol Ami
8201 High School Road, Elkins Park 19027.
215-635-3110.
Rabbi: Elliot J. Holin. President: Jennifer Streitwieser. Executive director: Elaine L. Stevens.
R.

Congregation Kol Emet
1360 Oxford Valley Road, Yardley 19067.
215-493-8522.
Rabbi: Howard K. Cove. Associate rabbi: Susan Schein. President: Alan Kotzen. Executive director: Carrie Walinsky.
JRF.

(Congregation) Leyv Ha-Ir, ³Heart of the City²
P.O. Box 15836, Philadelphia 19103. Services held at the Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square.
215-629-1995.
Rabbi: Julie Greenberg. President: Michael L. Meketon.
JRF.

Lower Merion Synagogue
123 Old Lancaster Road, Bala Cynwyd 19004.
610-664-5626.
Rabbi: Avraham Shmidman. Rabbi emeritus: Abraham A. Levene, 610-664-4680. President: David E. Stein.
O.

Congregation Lubavitch, Lubavitcher Center
7622 Castor Ave., Philadelphia 19152.
215-725-2030.
Rabbi: Abraham Shemtov.
CL.

Lubavitch House at Penn
4032 Spruce St., Philadelphia 19104.
215-222-3130.
Rabbis: Ephraim Levin and Levi Haskelevich.
CL.

Lubavitch of Montgomery County
426 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 120, Fort Washington 19034.
215-591-9310.
Services at Maple Glen Elementary School.
Rabbi: Shaya Deitsch.
CL.

Main Line Reform Temple, Beth Elohim
410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood 19096.
610-649-7800.
Rabbi: David E. Straus. Rabbi: Ethan Franzel.
Rabbi emeritus: Max Hausen. Cantor: Marshall Portnoy. President: Stacey M. Gerwitz. Executive director: Robert H. Isaacs.
FRS.

(Congregation) Melrose B¹nai Israel Emanu-El
133 W. Cheltenham Ave., Cheltenham 19012.
215-635-1505.
Rabbi: Howard A. Addison. Cantor: Joshua H. Gordon. President: Jacob Goldberg.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Mikveh Israel
Independence Mall East, 44 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia 19106.
215-922-5446.
Rabbi: Albert E. Gabbai. President: Leon L. Levy. Executive director: Ida Pomerantz. Administrator: Gail M. Lindo.
S.

(Congregation) Mishkan Shalom
4101 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia 19128.
215-508-0226/0263.
Senior rabbi: Linda Holtzman. Rabbi: Yael Levy. President: Robin Heller. Managing director: Tod Gibbs.
JRF.

(Congregation) Ner Zedek-Ezrath Israel-Beth Uziel
7520 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia 19152.
215-728-1155.
Rabbi: Reuben Israel Abraham. President: Jack Belitsky.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Ohev Shalom
2 Chester Road, Wallingford 19086.
610-874-1465.
Rabbi: Mark Robbins. Cantor: David Acker. President: Doris Elofer. Executive director: Michael Muderick.
USCJ.

Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
944 Second Street Pike, Richboro 18954.

215-322-9595. Rabbi: Eliott N. Perlstein. Cantor: Paul Frimark. President: Arlene Rosenbaum. Executive director: Fred Poritsky.
USCJ.

Old York Road Temple-Beth Am
971 Old York Road, Abington 19001.
215-886-8000.
Senior rabbi: Robert S. Leib. Assistant rabbi: Lawrence P. Sernovitz. Rabbi emeritus: Harold B. Waintrup. Cantor: Elena Zarkh. President: Ron Feldman. Executive director: Karen Kantor.
FRS.

(Congregation) Or Ami
708 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill 19444.
610-828-9066.
Rabbi: Kenneth I. Carr. Rabbi emeritus: Seymour Prystowsky. Cantor: Jordan Franzel. President: Helene Rosen. Administrator: Melissa Lowdermilk.
FRS.

Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation
190 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington 19034.
215-283-0276.
Rabbi: Joshua Waxman. President: Richard Dzubow. Administrator: Laurie Albert.
JRF.

(Congregation) Or Shalom
835 Darby-Paoli Road (Route 252), Berwyn 19312.
610-644-9086.
Rabbi: Alan Iser. President: Jeff Kosterich.
USCJ.

P¹nai Or Religious Fellowship of Philadelphia
Summit, Greene and Westview Sts. Mailing address: 6445 Greene St., #A401, Philadelphia 19119.
Rabbi: Marcia Prager. Rabbi emeritus: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Services every Shabbat morning. President: Abbey Michaelesk.
Jewish Renewal.

(Congregation) Raim Ahuvim
5854 Drexel Road, Philadelphia 19131.
215-878-8477 or 215-477-4059.
Associate rabbi: Harvey Gornish. President: Marvin Gornish.
O.

(Congregation) Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad St., Philadelphia 19123.
215-627-6747.
Senior rabbi: William I. Kuhn. Associate rabbis: Jill L. Maderer and Michael G. Holzman. Rabbi emeritus: Alan D. Fuchs. President: Susan Kline Klehr. Executive director: Roy H. Feinberg.
FRS.

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim
9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia 19115.
215-677-1600.
Rabbi: Morton F. Yolkut. Associate rabbi: Barry Dov Lerner. Rabbi emeritus: Arnold H. Feldman. Cantor: Don Samuels. President: Gary Cohen. Executive director: Jacques Lurie.
T.

Shir Ami-Bucks County Jewish Congregation
101 Richboro Road, Newtown 18940.
215-968-3400.
Rabbi: Elliot M. Strom. Associate rabbi: Yair Robinson. Cantor: Mark Elson. President: Alan Sheinberg. Executive director: Hilary Leboff.
FRS.

Shir Shalom (Society for Humanistic Judaism)
c/o Larry Angert, 116 Yew Road, Cheltenham 19012. 1-866-542-0946.

Society Hill Synagogue
418 Spruce St., Philadelphia 19106.
215-922-6590.
Rabbi: Avi Winokur. Rabbi emeritus: Ivan Caine. Cantor: Neil Schnitzer. President: Staci Schwartz. Executive director: Betty van de Rijn.
C.

Suburban Jewish Community Center-B¹nai Aaron
560 Mill Road, Havertown 19083.
610-446-1967.
Rabbi: Lisa S. Malik. Cantor: Steven Friedrich. President: Karen Berkowitz.
USCJ.

Temple Judea of Bucks County
300 Swamp Road, Doylestown 18901.
215-348-5022.
Rabbi: Gary Pokras. President: Leesa Shulman. Executive director: Gail Becker.
FRS.

Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai
4301 Tyson Ave., Philadelphia 19135.
215-624-9600.
Rabbi: Steven Nathan. Cantor: Jeffrey Walters. President: Marjorie Simon.
C.

Temple Shalom
2901 Edgely Road, Levittown 19057.
215-945-4154.
Rabbi: Glenn M. Jacob. Cantor: Freyda Black. President: Nathan Snyder.
FRS.

Temple Sholom in Broomall
55 N. Church Lane, Broomall 19008.
610-356-5165.
Rabbi: Reena M. Spicehandler. Rabbi emeritus: Mayer W. Selekman. Cantor: Patrice Kaplan. President: Barbara Mark. Executive director: Ned R. Kripke.
FRS.

Temple Sinai
1401 N. Limekiln Pike, Dresher 19025.
215-643-6510.
Rabbi: Adam M. Wohlberg. Cantor: Stephen Freedman. Cantor emeritus: Nathan L. Chaitovsky. President: Barbara Rosenau.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Tiferes B¹nai Israel
2478 Street Road, Warrington 18976.
215-343-0155.
Rabbi: Jon E. Cutler. President: Jerry Fox.
JRF.

Tiferet Bet Israel
1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell 19422.
610-275-8797.
Rabbi: David M. Ackerman. Cantor: Elizabeth Shammash. Co-presidents: Jane Greenberg and Jon Samel. Executive director: Susan Z. Kasper.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks County
2909 Bristol Road, Bensalem 19020.
215-752-3468.
Rabbi: Jeffery Schnitzer. Holiday cantor: Harvey Wolbransky. President: Howard Cohen and Ed Saks.
USCJ.

Tzedek v¹Shalom
P.O. Box 863, Newtown 18940.
215-860-0119.
Rabbi: Sigal Dagan Brier. Co-presidents: Ralph Posmontier and Rob Weintraub. JRF.

Vilna Congregation
509 Pine St., Philadelphia 19106.
215-592-9433 or 215-574-9280.
Rabbi: Menachem Schmidt.
O.

Young Israel of Elkins Park
7715 Montgomery Ave., Elkins Park 19027.
Rabbi: Dov A. Brisman, 215-722-0239. President: Jay Klein.
O.

Young Israel Synagogue of Oxford Circle
6427 Large St., Philadelphia 19149.
215-743-2848.
Rabbi: Julius Meles, 215-725-7087. Shamash: Stan Grosswald, 215-289-6696.
O.

Young Israel of the Main Line
273 Montgomery Ave., P.O. Box 117, Bala Cynwyd 19004.
610-667-3255.
Rabbi: Avraham Steinberg. President: Stan Sved.
O.

Y.P.C. Shari Eli
728 W. Moyamensing Ave., Philadelphia 19148.
215-339-9897.
Cantor: Joseph Costin. President: Mollie Kleiman. Executive director: Murray Costin.
C. South Jersey Synagogues

Adath Emanu-El
205 Elbo Lane, Mount Laurel 08054.
856-608-1200.
Rabbi: Andrew I. Bossov. Rabbi emeritus: Richard A. Levine. Cantor: Saundra Meissinger. President: Lee Ann Fischl.
R.

(Congregation) Beth El
2901 W. Chapel Ave., Cherry Hill 08002.
856-675-1166.
Office: 8000 Main St., Voorhees 08043. Rabbis: Aaron Krupnick, Jeffrey Arnowitz and Isaac Furman. Cantor: Alisa Pomerantz-Boro. President: Eric Boory. Executive director: Hanina Ruttenberg.
USCJ.

(Temple) Beth Sholom
1901 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill 08003.
856-751-6663.
Senior rabbi: Steven C. Lindemann. Associate rabbi: Joel Levenson. Assistant rabbi: Micah Peltz. Rabbi emeritus: Albert L. Lewis. President: Mark Fendrick. Executive director: Eric Jacobs.
USCJ.

(Congregation) Beth Tikvah
115 Evesboro-Medford Road, Marlton 08053.
856-983-8090.
Rabbi: Dr. Gary M. Gans. Cantor: Dr. Joseph Lebovic.
USCJ.

(Temple) B¹nai Israel
212 High St., Burlington 08016.
609-386-0406.
C.

(Congregation) B¹nai Tikvah
341 Fish Pond Road, (P.O. Box 1013), Washington Township 08012.
856-589-6550.
Rabbi: Michael Sessler.
C.

(Temple) Har Zion
P.O. Box 548, High and Ridgway Sts., Mount Holly 08060.
609-267-0660.
Rabbi: Richard Simon. Cantor: Robert Esformes.
C.

(Congregation) M¹kor Shalom
850 Evesham Road, Cherry Hill 08003.
856-424-4220.
Rabbis: Barry L. Schwartz and Alana Wasserman. Cantors: Anita F. Hochman and Scott Borsky. President: Susan Olinsky. Executive director: Gail Donner.
R.

(Congregation) Sons of Israel
720 Cooper Landing Road, Cherry Hill 08002.
856-667-9700.
O. Temple Emanuel
1101 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill 08003.
856-489-0029.
Rabbis: Jerome P. David, Deborah Bodin Cohen and Geri Newburge. Cantor: Peter Halpern. President: Joyce C. Hoff. Executive director: Mayda Clarke.
R.

Temple Sinai
New Albany Road, Cinnaminson 08077.
856-829-0658.
Rabbi: Steven N. Fineblum. Cantor: Liat Forst. President: Rose Rose.
USCJ.

Young Israel of Cherry Hill
817 Cooper Landing Road, Cherry Hill 08002.
856-667-1979.
O.