Organization Directory ADATH JESHURUN CEMETERY Office: 217 East Patty Lane Monroeville, PA 15146 Phone: 412-508-0817 Website: adathjeshuruncemeterypgh.org Email: office@adathjeshuruncemeterypgh.org
President, Renee Abrams; Vice President, Ted Heyman; Secretary, Gail Schmitt; Treasurer, Marty Elikan; William Berkowitz, Allan Dalfen, Paul Herman, Beverly Kalson, Earl Kaiserman, Sandy Goppman, Lou Kushner, Alan Sable, Barbara Scheinberg, Stuart Neft; Susan Cohen, Office Administrator. ••• ADAT SHALOM B’NAI ISRAEL/BETH JACOB A welcoming and inclusive synagogue serving the Fox Chapel & North Hills community.
368 Guys Run Road (Fox Chapel Area) Cheswick, PA 15024-9463 Phone: 412-820-7000; Fax: 412-820-9725 Website: adatshalompgh.org
Amy Himmel, Pres.; Laurie Singer, 1st V.P.; Marshall Dayan, 2nd V.P.; Jim Grenen, Treasurer; Michele Fryncko, Rec. Secy.; David Lazear, Asst. Rec. Secy.; DeDe Fink, Jodi Lindner, Amy Perilstein Sisterhood Co-Presidents; Yaier Lehrer, Rabbi; Jill S. Rook, Exec. Dir.; Gail Schmitt, Preschool and Religious School Director. ••• AHAVATH ACHIM CONGREGATION The Carnegie Shul
Website: thecarnegieshul.org Email: mrmike7777@yahoo.com
Lawrence Block, Pres; Richard D’Loss, 1st; V.P.; Paul Spivak, 2nd V.P.; Elaine Rosenfield, Secy.; Joel Roteman, Treas.; Rosalyn Hoffman, Michael Roteman, Marcia Steinberger, Irwin Norvitch, and Wendy Panizzi, Board of Directors. ••• AIPAC — THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Phone: 410-223-4190 Website: aipac.org Email: myaffe@aipac.org
Michael Yaffe, AIPAC Pittsburgh Director. ••• ALEPH INSTITUTE — NORTH EAST REGION Hyman & Martha Rogal Center
5804 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-0111; Fax: 412-521-5948 Website: alephne.org Email: rabbivogel@alephne.org, info@alephne.org
Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, Exec. Dir.; Marty Davis, Chairman of the Board; Eytan Rosenthal CPA, Treasurer, Ahmie Baum, Estelle Comay Esq., Charles Saul Esq., Jon Pushinsky Esq., Charles Perlow Esq., Neil Notkin, & Jim Leiber Esq. Board members. ••• AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY Advancing Innovation for Israel and the World
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 304 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Phone: 248-593-6760; Fax: 248-593-6440 Website: ats.org Email: joey@ats.org
Joey Selesny, Regional Director East Central Region. ••• BBYO KEYSTONE MOUNTAIN REGION (KMR) c/o JCC South Hills 345 Kane Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Phone: 412-446-4781; Fax: 412-446-0146 Website: bbyo.org/region/keystone
BETH EL CONGREGATION OF THE SOUTH HILLS 1900 Cochran Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Phone: 412-561-1168; Fax: 412-561-0499 Website: bethelcong.org Email: steve@bethelcong.org
Alex Greenbaum, Rabbi; Amy Greenbaum, Assoc. Rabbi; Steve Hecht, Exec. Dir.; Rabbi Amy Greenbaum, Edu. Dir.; Cliff Spungen, Pres.; Warren Sufrin, Exec. V.P.; Eric Perelman, Admin. V.P.; Francine Rosenthal, Ed. V.P.; David Sirota, Fin. V.P.; Tracy Gross, Fund Raising V.P.; Bonnie Gordon, Membership V.P.; Susie Seletz, Volunteerism V.P.; Beth Pomerantz, Fin. Secy.; Geri Recht, Asst. Fin. Secy.; Bryan Neft, Treas.; Cindy Platto, Asst. Treas.; Bill Spatz, Rec. Secy.; Lynda Abraham Braff, with Dara Lazar Sisterhood co-pres.; Jeremy Broverman, Men’s Club Pres.; Jacqueline Radin, Kadima Dir. •••
David Horvitz, Immed. Past Pres.; Rob Menes, Executive Director; Liron Lipinsky, Dir. of JJEP; Jennifer Perer Slattery, Dir. ELC; Marissa Tait, Youth Program Dir.; Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Dir. Of Derekh & Youth Tefillah; Dale Caprara, Controller; Judy Kayam, Bookkeeper; Lonnie Wolf, Cemetery Dir.; Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant; Rabbi Mark N. Staitman, Rabbinic Scholar; Alex Kiderman, Men’s Club Pres.; Judy Kornblith Kobell, Sisterhood Pres.; Michelle Vines, Events Coordinator; Anthony Colaizzi, Communications & Design Mgr.; Katie Baynum, Receptionist. •••
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF MONROEVILLE 2715 Mosside Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146 Website: JewishMonroeville.com Email: Chabad@JewishMonroeville.com
P.O. Box 10140 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Hotline: 412-256-8317 Website: bettikvah.org Email: info@bettikvah.org
CHABAD OF SQUIRREL HILL 1700 Beechwood Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-3561 Website: chabadpgh.com
CONGREGATION BET TIKVAH A welcoming, queer-centric, independent minyan.
BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL/ BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE Visit us Downtown. All are welcome.
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810 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-471-4443
519 N. Main St. Butler, PA 16001 Phone: 724-287-5806 Website: congbnaiabraham.org Email: congbnaiabraham@zoominternet.net
Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi; Ira Michael Frank, Pres.; Sherman Weinstein, 1st V.P.; Lee Oleinick, 2nd V.P.; Joe Goldston, Secy; Brian Cynamon, Treas.; Stephen A. Neustein, Esq.; Assist. Treas.; Arlene Neustein, Sisterhood Pres. ••• BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION 265 North Ave. Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724-225-7080 Website: mybethisrael.org Email: office@bethisraelsynagogue.com Facebook: facebook.com/bethisraelsynagogue
President, Richard S. Pataki, M.D.; Vice President, Marc Simon; Treasurer, David S. Posner, Esq.; Secretary, Marilyn Posner; Immediate Past President, The Hon. Gary Gilman; Rabbi, David C. Novitsky, Esq. Board of Directors: Richard Littman; Judith Pataki; Michael Pollock; Stephen Richman, Esq.; Debbie Sekel; Beth Tully Past Presidents: Carol Adler; Jon S. Adler, M.D.; Richard Belkin, Esq.; Richard Lasday, D.V.M.; Richard Littman; Stephen McCloskey, Esq.; Richard Pataki, M.D.; David S. Posner, Esq.; Marilyn A. Posner. ••• BETH SAMUEL JEWISH CENTER A warm and diverse Jewish community serving the needs of Western Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties.
810 Kennedy Drive Ambridge, PA 15003 Phone: 724-266-5238 Website: bethsamuel.org Email: bethsamueloffice@comcast.net
Cantor Rena Shapiro, Spiritual Leader; Barbara Wilson, Director; Karen Beaudway, Pres.; Lauren McLeod, V.P.; Lynn Klein, Past Pres.; Nicole Homich, Secy.; William Snider, Fin. V.P.; Sharon Camhi, Trustee 1; Len Ganz, Trustee 2. ••• CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Enriching lives through community, lifelong Jewish learning and spiritual growth!
5915 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-2288; Fax: 412-421-5923 Website: bethshalompgh.org Email: office@bethshalompgh.org
CONGREGATION B’NAI ABRAHAM A warm, caring, inclusive community.
Cantor Michal Gray-Schaffer, Spiritual Leader; Eric Levin, President; Christine Hood, V. P.; Shirley Grossman, Sec.; and Roberta Gallagher, Religious School Director; Emily Csonka, Youth Group Leader. ••• B’NAI EMUNOH CHABAD 4315 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-1477 Website: bechabad.org Email: bechabad@gmail.com
Elchonon Friedman, Rabbi; Yehuda Cowen, Pres.; Shalom Leeds, VP & Gabbi; Chanani Saks, Treas.; Ivan Engel, Rec. Secy.; Joel Pirchesky, Past Pres. ••• CHABAD OF CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 5120 Beeler St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-772-8505; Fax: 877-286-1434 Website: chabadofcmu.com Email: Rabbi@chabadofcmu.com
Rabbi Shlomo and Chani Silverman, Co-Directors. ••• CHABAD FOX CHAPEL — THE JEWISH CENTER Phone: 412-781-1800 Website: chabadfc.com Email: rabbi@chabadfc.com Phone: 412-860-5650
Rabbi Ely Rosenfeld, Director, Chabad Fox Chapel and Jewish Relief Agency of Pittsburgh. ••• CHABAD HOUSE ON CAMPUS Serving the needs of the Jewish college community.
Phone: 412-683-7770; Fax: 412-681-7770 Website: chabadpgh.org Email: home@chabadpgh.org
Rabbi Shmuel, Sara Weinstein, Co-Directors. Rabbi Shua, Shoshana Hoexter, Co-Program Directors.
Seth Adelson, Rabbi; Debby Firestone, Pres.; Ria David, Joe Jolson, Arlene Shapiro, V.P.’s; Mitch Dernis, Treas.; Steven P. Albert, Secy;
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ROHR CHABAD JEWISH CENTER West Virginia University
424 Brockway Ave. Morgantown, WV 26501 Phone: 304-599-1515 Website: JewishWV.org
Rabbi Zalman and Hindy Gurevitz, Co-Directors. •••
Rabbi Yisroel and Chani Altein. •••
CHABAD OF THE SOUTH HILLS Bringing the Joy and Relevance of Judaism to the South Hills.
1701 McFarland Road Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Website: chabadsh.com Email: rabbi@chabadsh.com Phone: 412-344-2424; 412-512-3046
Rabbi Mendel & Batya Rosenblum, Co-Directors; Mrs. Mussie Rosenblum, Event Coordinator; Mrs. Barb Segel, Development Coordinator. ••• CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS Open Minds. Open Hearts. Providing Holocaust and Israel Education for teachers from all frameworks.
P.O. Box 60144 Pittsburgh, PA 15211 Phone: 412-915-9182 Website: classroomswithoutborders.org Email: tgur@classroomswithoutborders.org
Dr. Zipora (Tsipy) Gur, Executive Director; Board of Directors: Robert Glimcher, Chair; Lisa Allen; Michael Bernstein; Estelle Comay; Laura Penrod Kronk; Robert Mallet; Victor Mizrahi; Alex Paul; Charles S. Perlow; Louis B. Plung; Debbie Resnick; James Rudolph; Hilary S. Tyson. ••• COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL 6424 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-1100; 412-521-4511 Website: comday.org
Avi Baran Munro, Head of School; Tzippy Mazer, Head of Lower School and Hebrew/Jewish Studies; Mark Minkus, Head of Intermediate School and Middle School; Sarah DeWitt, Admission Dir.; Bari Weinberger, CFO; Jordan Hoover, Technology and Strategic Initiatives Dir.; Jennifer Bails, Marketing and Communications Dir., Sarah Glascom Morris and Lindsey Shope, Co-Directors of Early Childhood Education; Institutional Advancement Dir., Jenny Jones; Debbie Resnick, Pres.; Stuart Kaplan, Immed. Past Pres.; Jean Reznick, Treas.; Derek Smith, Assistant Treasurer; Evan Indianer, Secy.; Ken Levin and Lisa Tannenbaum, Vice Presidents.
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