Aish — Minnesota
2609 Quentin Ave. S.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-929-AISH (2474)
Fax: (206) 222-1631
bsimpser@aish.com
www.aishmn.com
Executive Director: Rabbi Berel Simpser
Aish HaTorah is a nondenominational international network of Jewish educational centers. Our goal is to unite Jews of all backgrounds and ignite awareness of their heritage through exciting, inspirational and meaningful social and educational programming for all ages. Aish’s educational philosophy is that Judaism is not all or nothing; it is a journey where every step counts, to be pursued according to one’s own pace and interest. Mitzvot aren’t rituals, but opportunities for personal growth.

AMIT Women — Minnie Effress Chapter
2265 Youngman Ave. #407
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-699-6550
President: Betty Baumgarten
AMIT enables Israel’s youth to realize their potential and strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, religious values and Zionist ideals. AMIT educates and cares for Israel’s youth, including the most vulnerable children in Israel. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates more than 60 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel’s only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.

B’nai B’rith North Central Region
715 Florida Ave. S., #301
Golden Valley, MN 55426
763-546-1616
Fax: 763-546-1621
bbnorcentral@aol.com
www.bnaibrith.org
President: Zel Shrell
B’nai B’rith is one of the largest Jewish organizations in the world. B’nai B’rith North Central Region is one of the 13 regions of B’nai B’rith International that has membership in 68 countries. Our organization supports programs for our youth and senior populations as well as disaster relief showing Jewish humanism and tikkun olam.

BOND — Branching Out in New Directions

rredleaf@comcast.net
Presidential Team: Carole Epstein, 763-377-5812; Saralee Mogilner, 952-935-2156; and Rhoda Redleaf, 651-905-9606
Membership Chairs: Annette Nabedrick, 952-546-6970; and Eleanor (Babe) Wartnick, 763-544-5026
We are a local nonprofit group. We are raising funds for college scholarships and for women returning to the workplace. We have educational and social events for our members, such as study groups, trips, book review groups, lunch and dinner groups, and others that meet regularly. New members are always welcome. Our mission statement is: “Branching Out in New Directions through education, service and philanthropy. BOND, a nonprofit organization, offers its members opportunity for intellectual pursuits, community service, social interaction and philanthropy.”

Friends of B’nai Abraham Synagogue
1788 Maryland Ave. N.
Golden Valley, MN 55427
763-544-6459
Fax: 763-544-6459
admin@ironrangejewishheritage.org
www.ironrangejewishheritage.org
President: Marjorie Ostrov
Vice President: Ann Phillips, 612-377-5075
B’nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia, Minn., is the last remaining synagogue on Minnesota’s Iron Range and the only Minnesota synagogue listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This historic building is being restored for cultural and community programs, and it houses a permanent exhibit on the history of Iron Range Jewry. The handicapped-accessible building is located at 428 Fifth Ave. S., and visitors are invited to view the building. The Virginia Area Historical Society will provide tours if contacted in advance at (218) 741-1136, or at the above numbers.

Hadassah — Upper Midwest Region
4820 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 305
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-924-4999
Fax: 952-922-0929
umregion@hadassah.org
www.uppermidwest.hadassah.org
www.hadassah.org
President: July Edwards
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women’s organization, whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American society.

Hadassah — Minneapolis Chapter
4820 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 305
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-924-4999
Fax: 952-922-0929
minneapolishadassah@gmail.com
mplschapter@hadassah.org
www.minneapolis.hadassah.org
www.uppermidwest.hadassah.org
www.hadassah.org
President: Debbie Slutsker

Hadassah — St. Paul Chapter
4820 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 305
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-924-4999
Fax: 952-922-0929
stpaulhadassah@gmail.com
umregion@hadassah.org
www.uppermidwest.hadassah.org
www.hadassah.org
President: Anna Walter

Istoki
2718 Quentin Ave.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
612-735-6427
shamir657@msn.com
www.istoki.org
Founder & Executive Director: Moshe Vorotinov
Club for Jewish Renaissance for Russian Jews. Sunday School for ages 6-13, Bar and Bat Mitzva preparation for ages 10-13, weekly classes for families and young adults, Partners in Torah, father and son Sunday sports and learning activities, and mother and daughter club. Please see our Web site for more details.

Center for Judaism and Sustainability of the Alliance for Sustainability
In the Hillel Center at the University of Minnesota
1521 University Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-1099
Fax: 612-379-1527
terry@afors.org
www.afors.org
President: Terry Gips
Learn how your synagogue can save money, energy and the planet. Help protect the earth and bring about tikkun olam through education, action, policy, volunteering and synagogue programs, including Eco-Sabbath, Tu B’shevat and holiday celebrations, tikkun olam, sustainability, seminars on Sustainability and the Natural Step Framework, Personality Sustainability workshops, and partnerships with the JCRC, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and Congregations Caring for Creation.

Jewish Community Action — Indie Jews
2375 University Ave. W., Suite 150
St. Paul, MN 55114
651-632-2184
Fax: 651-632-2188
carin@jewishcommunityaction.org
www.indiejews.org
Executive Director: Vic Rosenthal
Staff Contact: Carin Mrotz
Indie Jews is Jewish Community Action’s (JCA) response to conversations we had with Jews not affiliated with congregations. We are a new kind of community, a way for Jews to connect with one another outside of traditional meeting spaces, and a means for taking action together, as Jews, on issues of social and economic justice.

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
1101 Sibley Memorial Hwy., Suite 609
Lilydale, MN 55118
651-690-2775
Department Commander: Sidney K. Schmuckler
The oldest active war veterans organization, founded in 1896 and chartered by Congress. We have posts in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and members statewide.

Jewish War Veterans — Nilva-Dansky-Neff Post #331
3541 Glenhurst Ave.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-926-1653
Contact: Sam Nilva

Jewish War Veterans — Department of Minnesota
c/o St. Paul JCC
1375 St. Paul Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55116
Administrator: Tom Shaw, 651-690-2775
Post Commander, #354: Peter Nickitas, 651-238-3445
Post Commander, #331: Sam Nilva
Department Commander: Irving Rosenblum, 651-698-2919
Membership is limited to Jewish veterans. Associate membership is open to the entire Jewish community. Acts as advocate before the Veterans Administration and other government agencies. Makes visitation to VA hospital; plays bingo games at Shalom Homes; provides a service center at air terminal.

Keshet Ga’avah
3500 Holmes Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-374-8638
keshetgaavahmn@mac.com
Keshet Ga’avah provides information to those on its mailing list about events of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota Israel Philatelic Society (MIPS)
1101 Sibley Memorial Hwy.
Lilydale, MN 55118
651-454-6541
Chairperson: S.K. Schmuckler
MIPS is a stamp club that meets every third Sunday, rotating between the Sholom Home West and the Sholom Home East. We specialize in Israeli stamps and general foreign and U.S. stamps. Memberships are available. A monthly bulletin is sent to members, and supplies are available to members.

National Council of Jewish Women — Minneapolis
3000 S. Hwy. 100, Suite 500
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-922-7900
Fax: 952-922-7901
info@ncjwmpls.org
www.ncjwmpls.org
President: Sarah Badower
Executive Director: Debbie Stillman
Director of Volunteers and Programs: Susan Hughes
NCJW is a volunteer organization at the forefront of social change; championing the needs of women, children, and families, while courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare, women’s rights and reproductive freedom. NCJW has been serving the greater Minneapolis community for more than 110 years, pioneering in areas of day care, senior centers, juvenile justice, school tutoring, domestic abuse, and ensuring individual rights and freedoms.

National Council of Jewish Women — St. Paul Section
2846 Huntington Ave. S.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
612-964-9074
info@ncjwstpaul.org
www.ncjwstpaul.org
Co-Presidents: Jacy Rubin Grais and Jennifer Kaplan
The St. Paul section of the NCJW is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.

Russian American Project
790 Cleveland Ave. S., Suite 227
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-690-1707
ivolodarsky@ujfc.org
www.jewishminnesota.org
Director: Ilana Volodarsky
Sponsored by the United Jewish Fund and Council (UJFC) of St. Paul and the Harry Kay Foundation, the Russian American Project helps young Jews from the former Soviet Union say Spaseebo (“thank you” in Russian) to the community that helped settle their families into American life. The project brings together Russian young adults, ages 18-45, from across the Twin Cities for Jewish holiday celebrations, educational and social programs, networking, public service projects and community philanthropy. In addition, the project sponsors children’s holiday celebrations and programs.

Twin Cities Cardozo Society
Minneapolis Contact: Cym Kibort, 952-417-2359 or: ckibort@mplsfed.org
St. Paul Contact: Dan Mogelson, 651-695-3189 or: dmogelson@ujfc.org
www.jewishminnesota.org
Chairs: Steve Brand and Jerome Ingber
The Twin Cities Cardozo Society is an affinity group for Jewish attorneys, judges and law students, affiliated through the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul. Its mission is to strengthen bonds among legal professionals through educational, social and philanthropic activities, communal involvement and opportunities for leadership. Join us for programs, public service projects, networking and Jewish philanthropy.

Twin Cities Maimonides Society
Minneapolis Contact: Laura Taple, 952-417-2312 or: ltaple@mplsfed.org
St. Paul Contact: Dan Mogelson, 651-695-3189 or: dmogelson@ujfc.org
www.jewishminnesota.org
Chairs: Howard Gilbert, M.D., and Paul Schanfield, M.D.
Join your colleagues in a shared commitment to medicine, community and Jewish philanthropy through your membership in the Twin Cities Maimonides Society. An affinity group for Jewish physicians, dentists, veterinarians and students affiliated through the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and United Jewish Fund & Council of St. Paul, the Maimonides Society encourages and strengthens community among society members, provides programming and public service opportunities for tikkun olam (repair the world), and raises money for the local and overseas Jewish communities through the Federation and UJFC.