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Religious/Rabbinic/Cantorial Organizations

Baltimore Bais Din

3 Pinelea Court
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-655-0864
Rabbi Simcha Shafran
Religious court for settlement and resolution of disputes through arbitration according to Jewish law, including financial, domestic and other claims. Free service to the community.

Baltimore Board of Rabbis

c/o Jewish Family Services
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-843-7406
mmeyerstein@associated.org
President: Rabbi Steven Fink
Forum for area rabbis to confer on communal issues; facilitates cooperative programs with congregations, organizations and agencies. Serves as Jewish educational and information resource for community. Composed of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis.

Baltimore Women’s Tefillah

7602 Labyrinth Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-3218
info@netivotshalom.net
www.netivotshalom.net
Ronda Angel Arking
Monthly gathering of women who perform the minchah service, allowing women to lead, lein and/or participate in any way they feel comfortable.

Cantors Association of Greater Baltimore

c/o 10613 August Light Court
Columbia, MD 21044
410-964-3155
alanruby@InvolvementTheater.org
Chair: Cantor Alan Rubinstein
Professional organization for growth and education of its members; promotes Jewish music in synagogues and community at large. Referrals to cantors for services, programs and events.

Chabad of Owings Mills

11299 Owings Mills Boulevard
No. 202
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5156
info@ChabadOM.org
www.ChabadOM.org
Rabbi Nochum Katsenelenbogen
Mission of Chabad of Owings Mills and Reisterstown is to promote and strengthen Jewish awareness, pride and observance by providing educational and social activities to all Jewish individuals and families regardless of background or affiliation.

Eruv of Baltimore Inc.

3313 Shelburne Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-764-6881 (Eruv of Baltimore)
410-358-3788 (Eruv hotline)
410-764-9881
President: Avraham Cohen
Maintains integrity of Baltimore eruv, "enclosure" surrounding area of Upper Park Heights allowing Sabbath-observant Jews to carry permitted items on Shabbos. Publisher of the "Eruv List," annual telephone directory and resource guide for Baltimore's Orthodox community.

Eruv of Valley Village

Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Living and Learning
9121 Reisterstown Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-653-5213
info@etzchaimusa.org
www.etzchaimusa.org
Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Subsidiary of Eruv of Baltimore. "Enclosure" allows Sabbath-observant Jews to carry permitted items on Shabbat.

Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Living and Learning - Valley Village

9121 Reisterstown Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-764-1553
jagelber@gmail.com
Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Traditional services held one Friday a month at candlelighting time; every Shabbat at 9 a.m.; and every Sunday at 8 a.m. Free to Jews of all backgrounds.

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

520 8th Avenue, 4th Fl
New York, N.Y. 10018
212-679-8500
jofa@jofa.org
www.jofa.org
Executive director: Robin Bodner
Dedicated to expanding spiritual, ritual, intellectual and political opportunities of women within the framework of Halachah. Web site is clearinghouse for relevant articles and source material. Biannual conference.

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

101 Greenwood Avenue, Ste 430
Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-782-8500
www.jrf.org

Orthodox Union

11 Broadway
14th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10004
212-563-4000
www.ou.org
Director: Nathan Diament

Rabbinical Council of Greater Baltimore

5835 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-367-0205
410-466-3060
www.achdus.com
President: Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer
Association of Orthodox rabbis in Greater Baltimore. Also known by Hebrew name, Vaad HaRabonim. Meets as needed for Jewish community problems. Works with lay group, Council of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of Baltimore.

Union for Reform Judaism, Mid-Atlantic Council

2027 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-232-4242
888-842-8242
mac@urj.org
www.urj.org/mac
Director: Rabbi Scott Sperling
Promotes aims and programs of Reform Judaism: Assists 71 congregations in the mid-Atlantic region. Acts as a representative of the Union for Reform Judaism, serving Reform congregations in North America.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Seaboard Region
121 Congressional Lane
Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852
301-230-0801
seabd@uscj.org
www.uscj.org/seabd
Assistant executive director: Jo-Anne Tucker-Zemlak

Founded in 1913 as the Association of Conservative Synagogues in North America. Serves as a resource for its affiliated congregations. Works to formulate a Conservative Jewish response to social and religious issues.