Adath 20s-30s Group
Adath Jeshurun Congregation
10500 Hillside Ln. W.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-545-2424
Fax: 952-545-2913
office@adath.net
Adath 20s-30s Group is an informed network of young adults sponsored by Adath Jeshurun to provide opportunities to connect with Judaism and with other young Jews in the Twin Cities. All are welcome to attend events, and there is no requirement to be a member of the synagogue.

Bais Chana Women’s Institute
400 Marie Ave. W.
West St. Paul, MN 55118
(800) 473-4801
Fax: 651-698-1295
info@baischana.org
www.baischana.org
Dean: Rabbi Manis Friedman
Director: Hinda Leah Sharfstein
Live and Learn seminars for Jewish women seeking to discover or rediscover the role of Judaism in their lives. Anchored at Lubavitch House in St. Paul, Bais Chana seminars are held throughout the year for teen girls, college students, adult women of all ages and couples.

Beth El Synagogue — Iyun T’fillah (Meditation Minyan)
5224 W. 26th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-920-3512, ext. 109
Leader: Cantor Audrey Abrams
A Shabbat morning service that includes meditation and a slower pace of the early morning service. To receive a monthly e-mail reminder, send an e-mail to: aabrams@bethelsynagogue.org.

Beth El Synagogue Men’s Club
5224 W. 26th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-920-3512
Fax: 952-920-8755
President of Men’s Club: Steve Perlman
The Men’s Club meets regularly at Beth El and sponsors breakfast and dinner functions throughout the year, which feature leaders from our community as well as noted scholars-in-residence. The Men’s Club also contributes funds annually for the purchase of equipment and other building improvements. New members are always needed to help.

Beth El Synagogue Women’s League
5224 W. 26th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-920-3512
Fax: 952-920-8755
President of Women’s League: Karen Rubin
Women’s League is an integral arm of the worldwide Conservative/Masorti Movement, maintaining close ties to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and its campuses, the University of Judaism and all the other programs of the movement. The Beth El Women’s League offers monthly programs of interest to Jewish women of all ages and holds several fundraisers throughout the year that support Beth El Synagogue and the Jewish Theological Seminary Torah Fund.

Beth El Young Couples Group
5224 W. 26th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-920-3512, ext. 109
bethelyoungcouples@gmail.com
Chair: Marcus Magy
The Beth El Young Couples Group meets throughout the year to celebrate holidays, socialize with other congregants, and stay connected to the Beth El community. Activities have ranged from Dessert in the Sukkah, to Shabbat potluck dinners and kosher wine tasting. We welcome couples who are dating, engaged or married, and sometimes activities have included children as well. We leave the definition of young up to you! Note: You do not need to be a member to participate and interfaith couples are welcome!

B’naibers
B’nai Emet Synagogue
3115 Ottawa Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 554l6
952-927-7309
www.bnaiemet.org
B’naibers is a social and cultural group for men and women age 62 and older. We offer a variety of programs including local theater, speakers, museum tours and Sunday brunches.

Congregation Bais Yisroel — Women’s Shabbos Shiur
4221Sunset Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-926-7867
Fax: 952-926-2936
baisline@baisyisroel.org
www.baisyisroel.org
Leader: Chaya Rena Weinberg
Women’s Shabbos Shiur meets on Shabbos afternoons, mainly in the spring and summer. Shiurim (lectures) for women are given by various guest speakers on subjects ranging from the weekly parsha, holidays, Halachos (Jewish law) and hashkafa (philosophy).

Chabad Lubavitch Mitzva Campaign
1816 Rome Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-690-4867
Fax: 651-698-2311
Mikva@juno.com
Director: Rabbi Gershon Grossbaum
Coordinator: Rabbi Meyer Rubinfeld
Distribution of tefillin, mezuzot, sukkas, and giant menorahs at Highway 100 and Minnetonka Boulevard and at the State Capitol. Mailing of 10,000 Purim packets. Publication of the Jewish Journal Holiday Guide mailed four times yearly to all known Jewish households. Annual Sukkah Fair at the St. Paul JCC.

Chabad Lubavitch of Northern Minnesota
332 N. 34th Ave. E.
Duluth, MN 55804
(218) 722-3517
rabbi@chabadnorth.com
www.chabadnorth.com
Director: Rabbi Boruch Greenwald
Serving the Jewish needs of communities throughout northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Chabad-Lubavitch of Rochester
730 Second St. S.W.
Rochester, MN 55902
(507) 288-7500
rabbi@chabadrochestermn.com
www.chabadrochestermn.com
Director: Rabbi David Greene
Chabad-Lubavitch of Rochester is a home away from home and Jewish resource center serving patients and their families at the Mayo Clinic as well as the general Rochester Jewish community. It provides a variety of material, spiritual and educational support, including bikkur cholim (hospital visitations), meals-to-go and Shabbat hospitality, a Shul, chaplaincy — to name just a few — and programming for all ages and backgrounds.

Eruv of Minnesota
4800 W. 27th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-925-9121
Eruv Status Line: 612-640-ERUV (3788)
Fax: 952-925-9341
baumg010@tc.umn.edu
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Chair: Allan Baumgarten
An Eruv enhances Oneg Shabbat. A community designates a geographic area as a single domain, within which carrying on Shabbat is permitted. This Eruv covers much of the first alphabet of St. Louis Park and part of the Minneapolis Lakes area and is formed largely by existing utility poles and wires.

Hillel: The Jewish Student Center
1521 University Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-4026
Hillel@umn.edu
www.ujews.com
Executive Director: Sarah Routman
Hillel’s mission: to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students, so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. We do this through a variety of ways that include offering Shabbat and holiday services as well as free Shabbat dinner to students.  We offer a myriad of programs from social to community service, travel and leadership opportunities, and a chance to build and strengthen students’ Jewish identities any way that they choose. Visit: UJews.com for more info about our innovative programming and how you can support it.

Minneapolis Chabad Lubavitch
2845 Hedberg Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-929-9922
Fax: 952-545-0776
info@ChabadMinneapolis.com
www.ChabadMinneapolis.com
A Jewish outreach and educational organization that creates innovative Jewish programming and study opportunities to strengthen Jewish pride, observance and affiliation throughout Minneapolis and suburbs. Serves as a Jewish resource for individuals and organizations.

Minnesota Rabbinical Association
952-545-2424
rabbibrusso@adath.net
Co-chairs: Rabbi David Locketz, Rabbi Alan Shavit-Lonstein and Rabbi Shalom Reznick Bell
The Minnesota Rabbinical Association (MRA) seeks to provide a forum for rabbinic collegiality and discussion of communal issues. The MRA serves in an advisory and consultative capacity to other Jewish communal institutions as well as to the broader community.

Mount Zion Brotherhood
1300 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-698-3881
Fax: 651-698-1263
mountzion@mzion.org
www.mzion.org
President: Shell Finver
The Mount Zion Brotherhood is a group of Jewish men who have come together to enrich their lives, experience a feeling of camaraderie, help improve the temple and serve the community.

Mount Zion Sisterhood
1300 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-698-3881
Fax: 651-698-1263
mountzion@mzion.org
www.mzion.org
President: Peggy Kipp
Join the Mount Zion Sisterhood, an affiliate of Women of Reform Judaism, and enjoy the company of other Jewish women in a learning and social environment.

Noazim — Mount Zion Temple’s 20s and 30s Group
1300 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-698-3881
Fax: 651-698-1263
mountzion@mzion.org
www.mzion.org
Chair: Sara Rice
Mount Zion Temple’s 20s and 30s Group plans activities geared toward adults who are interested in any or all of the following: having fun, working for justice, enjoying good food, wine and entertainment, and engaging in our Jewish tradition in ways that work for us. Contact Amy Gavel at Mount Zion Temple for more information and details about upcoming events.

N’shei Chabad Women’s Organization
1748 Hampshire Ct.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-1298
Fax: 651-698-1295
Director: Mrs. Moshe (Mindy) Feller
Upper Midwest Merkos — Chabad Lubavitch Women’s arm, which focuses on disseminating through classes and literature the core mitzvot for women: Shabbat candle lighting, Kashrut and Jewish family purity — mikva observance.

STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal)
1660 S. Hwy. 100, Suite 344
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-746-8180
Fax: 952-746-8184
office@starsynagogue.org
www.starsynagogue.org
Executive Director: Rabbi Hayim Herring
STAR bridges the chasm between the American Jewish community and the synagogue through congregational leadership development. Through philanthropic partnerships with leading Jewish foundations and federations, STAR designs and delivers synagogue-based initiatives and educational opportunities for rabbis, and regularly publishes on the compelling questions facing synagogues in the 21st century.

Temple Israel’s 20s and 30s
2324 Emerson Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-374-0315
Fax: 612-377-6630
jsaks@templeisrael.com
www.templeisrael.com/2030.html
Contact: Rabbi Jared H. Saks
Temple Israel’s 20s and 30s is a social group for Jewish young adults. We welcome all singles and couples. Events include an annual Sushi and Sake in the Sukkah, theater and cultural events, coffee and discussions, and social outings around the Twin Cities.

Upper Midwest Merkos-Chabad Lubavitch
1748 Hampshire Ct.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-3858
Fax: 651-698-1295
lubavitchmn@aol.com
Director: Rabbi Moshe Feller
Regional office of the world Lubavitch movement, whose mandate, formulated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is to bring Jews to the fulfillment of the Mitzvot and the study of Torah and to bring non-Jews to the fulfillment of the seven noachide laws as stated in the Talmud.