RELIGIOUS LIFE
Mikvahs Agudath Israel Mikvah (for Keilim)
6200 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-3333 Rabbi Moshe Heinemann
agudahsecretary@aon.com A special mikvah for toveling dishes, pots
and pans, glasses and other utensils before
they are used. The mikvah is outdoors and
available for use 24 hours a day.
Arugas Habosem Congregation
(Rabbi Taub’s)
6615 Park Heights Ave.
3509 Clarks Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-0903 Mikvah available to men Sunday through
Friday, 4:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Shabbos,
6 a.m. to Kriyat Shema. Not currently
available to women. The mikvah is open
for keilim.
Machzikei Torah Congregation
(Sternhill’s) 410-466-2095
Mikvah available for men when the shul
is open, and on Shabbos and Yom Tov
for women. Please call for Friday night
arrangements. Mohels
Rabbi Michael Henesch
877-990-BRIS mysonsbris.com
mhenesch@gmail.com Certified specialized mohel.
Rabbi Dani Kermaier
410-402-0540 bris.us
mohel@bris.us Certified mohel.
Rabbi Yosef Khakshoor
310-966-0849 britavraham.com
Rabbi@BritAvraham.com Certified specialized mohel.
Rabbi Moshe Rappaport
3811 Labryinth Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-6560 mazeltovitsaboy.com
Men’s mikvah available for use during
daytime hours when the synagogue is open. rmrmohel@gmail.com
6216 Biltmore Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-0885 It is advisable to call first.
Certified specialized mohel.
Mikvah Mei Menachem
of Baltimore
Pre-Birth 6701 Old Pimlico Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-415-5113 Mrs. Rochelle Kaplan
By appointment only, 48 hours advance
notice please. Boutique gorgeous private
mikvah for Jewish women. All are
welcome! Brides are treated royally!
Mikvah of Baltimore, Inc.
3207 Clarks Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-1448 Large, modern community mikvah for
women with 20 preparation rooms,
two mikvaot, a waiting room and a
hair-drying room.
Shearith Israel (Glen Ave. Shul)
5835 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
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jOYbaby 5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5026 joybabybalt.org
Lisa Bodziner
lbodziner@cjebaltimore.org info@joybabybalt.org
cjebaltimore.org/shalom-baby Brenda Footer
bfooter@cjebaltimore.org The CJE, in partnership with the JCC,
provides childbirth preparation classes with
a Jewish context to expectant parents in the
Baltimore area. Our expert childbirth educa-
tor and our Jewish community professional
have you covered, from breathing techniques
to baby-naming ceremonies. Make some
lifelong friends while you are at it.
Pre-Marriage/Genetic Testing
Dor Yeshorim Genetic Testing
443-839-6577 Confidential premarital genetic testing
for Tay Sachs and other genetic diseases.
■ SYNAGOGUES AND
CONGREGATIONS Chavurot/Other
Baltimore Jewish Cultural Chavurah
2 Stitchberry Ct.
Reisterstown, MD 21136
410-493-2473 baltimoresecularjews.org
Co-president: Art Starr
Co-president: Elise Saltzberg
baltimoresecularjews@gmail.com BJCC is the Baltimore area’s home
for people who identify as Jews mainly
by heritage and culture, which is also
reflected in our bi-weekly programs
and holiday celebrations. BJCC is affiliated
with the Society for Humanistic Judaism.
Calah Congregation
P.O. Box 6956
Columbia, MD 21045
410-730-2252 calahmd.org
Membership: Lynn Green
Spiritual Leader: Robert Sacks
Cantor: Michael Markowitz
welcome@calahmd.org jOYbaby reaches and inspires first-time ex-
pectant, adoptive and new parents and their
children through welcome packages filled
with gifts, valuable Jewish parenting ideas
and educational resources. These packages
are hand-delivered by volunteers who offer
Liberal, unaffiliated congregation with
advice about local opportunities. Request a
welcome package, refer a friend or volunteer. religious, educational and social activities.
We offer services, Sunday school and we
perform weddings, including interfaith
Shalom Baby
weddings. Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5013 *Denotes Paid Advertiser
P.O. Box 1317
Columbia, MD 21044
443-364-4597 shalomaleichem.org
Rabbi Joanne Yocheved Heiligman
Cantorial Soloist: Jessica Woolf
information2016@shalomaleichem.org Small, friendly, flexible and affordable
independent congregation with diverse
membership, Shabbat/High Holiday ser-
vices and twice monthly Sunday school.
Welcoming to all, including bar and bat
mitzvahs for children and adults with
special needs. Services at Owen Brown In-
terfaith Center in Columbia, generally on
first and third Fridays at 7:30 pm. Please
call or check website for actual schedule
and more information.
East Bank Havurah
P.O. Box 32577
Pikesville, MD 21285
410-358-3694 meetup.com/east-bank-havurah
Stephen Siegel
sjsiegel613@verizon.net Rabbi Jerry Seidler
adatchaim18@gmail.com A small hamish congregation in the
Owings Mills/Reisterstown area of
Maryland serving Baltimore and Carroll
counties with weekly services, speaker
series and social/cultural activities.
Small Jewish congregation that meets
at the Carroll Lutheran Village Chapel,
Westminster, Md. (near McDaniel
College). Religion and Hebrew lessons
from basic through bar/bat mitzvah
training available. High Holiday, Seder,
Sukkot, Chanukah, Friday eve services.
Conservative Adat Chaim Synagogue
10989 Red Run Blvd., Ste. 109
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-833-7485 adatchaim.com
We’re more than a synagogue,
we’re a community
Bet Chaverim Congregation
PO Box 2428
Ellicott City, MD 21041
410-834-5583 bet-chaverim.org
info@bet-chaverim.org Bet Chaverim, Howard County’s newest
congregation, provides a warm and inclusive
Jewish experience within a modern,
Conservative framework. Member-driven
and committed to participatory Judaism
in our services, religious school, structure
and decision-making, we also play an
active role in the local Jewish community.
Beth Am Synagogue
2501 Eutaw Pl.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-2446 bethambaltimore.org
Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg
ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org An open and welcoming spiritual community
joyfully practicing Judaism through partici-
patory, egalitarian services full of ruach and
Congregation in the historic Reservoir
song, and through study and meditation.
Hill neighborhood. We appreciate diver-
sity, balancing traditional prayer and
Westminster Synagogue Adat
learning with innovative and intellectual
Chaverim critique. We are committed to reinvigorat-
Carroll Lutheran Village Chapel
ing Jewish life in Baltimore City and trans-
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forming ourselves and our community.
Westminster, MD 21158
443-603-4898 westminstersynagogue.com
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Barry Feinstein
lsfein@centurylink.net BETH EL CONGREGATION
Beth El Congregation
8101 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-0411 bethelbalto.com
Rabbi Steven Schwartz
Beth El Congregation is a progressive
and inclusive congregation that fulfills
the spiritual, educational and social needs
of its members by nurturing religious
practices and tradition, Jewish values and
tikkun olam.
RELIGIOUS LIFE
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Beth Israel Congregation
3706 Crondall Ln.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-0800 bethisrael-om.org
Rabbi Jay R. Goldstein
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