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  • Sivitz Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care
  • 300 JHF Drive
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-422-5700
  • Fax: 412-422-4547
  • Sivitz Jewish Hospice provides home hospice care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses. The staff and volunteers of Sivitz provide medical, emotional and spiritual support. Nurses are on call 24-hours a day. Patients keep their own physicians
  • Email: tkilbury@jaapgh.org
  • Website: http://www.jaapgh.org
  • Special Need Department
  • Agency for Jewish Learning, 2740 Beechwood Blvd
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-1101

  • The Special Needs department of the AJL offers consultative services to all religious schools in congregations around Allegheny County. This includes assistance with inclusion of students in mainstream classrooms, design

Squirrel Hill/Oakland

  • OrL'Simcha Congregation
  • 5898 Wilkins Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • We are an unaffiliated, traditional, egalitarian congregation. We hold Shabbat services every Saturday morning at 9:45am at Tree of Life Congregation.  
  • Email: jawein@aol.com
  • Sweet Tammy’s
  • 2119 Murray Ave.
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412.223.2306
  • Pittsburgh’s premier kosher bakery featuring a wide variety of kosher baked goods made daily from scratch; a large assortment of kosher candies; kosher coffees, teas and sodas; and challahs and bagels. Take out or enjoy or relaxing café.
  • Email: info@sweet-tammys.com
  • Website: http://www.sweet-tammys.com
  • Young Peoples Synagogue
  • 6404 Forbes Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-1021

  • Traditional, participatory synagogue. Members lead services, read from the Torah, and give divrei Torah. All are welcome, regardless of level of knowledge or observance.

  • Jewish Professionals Network
  • 1301 Grandview Avenue, Suite 300
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-390-2800
  • Fax: 412-381-1097
  • To engage Jewish professionals by providing networking opportunities, ongoing education, and extensive resources for the purpose of developing and cultivating the vitality of the greater Pittsburgh business community.
  • Email: jpnpittsburgh@comcast.net
  • Website: http://www.jpnpittsburgh.com
  • Aleph Institute
  • 5804 Beacon Street
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-1295
  • Fax: 412-521-5948

  • Provides religious, humanitarian services to those incarcerated and their families and those in long term institutions or group homes and thier families.

  • Email: rabbivogel@alephne.org
  • Website: http://www.alephne.org
  • American Society For Technion, Women's Division
  • 108 Beechmont Road
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15206
  • Phone: 412-441-2118

  • Founded in 1956, the Women's Division of the American Society for Technion is an integral part of the Technion family. Its principal goal is to support the work and development of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

    Women's Divisi

  • Email: alex_greenberg@hotmail.com
  • B'nai Emunoh Congregation
  • 4315 Murray Ave
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-1477
  • Fax: 412-521-1762

  • B'nai Emunoh is a place for prayer, study and fellowship. "The B'nai Emunoh family" has enables people of all stages of life to feel a sense of warmth and belonging. Our population is as diverse as the Talmudic sages of Israel. We invite you to co

  • Email: bnaiemunohpgh@netzero.net
  • Bnai Zion - Pittsburgh Region
  • 1824 Murray Ave Suite 201
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-6789
  • Fax: 412-421-6255
  • Bnai Zion is a pluralistic, non-partisan Zionist membership based organization dedicated to strengthening ties between the United States and the State of Israel by supporting worthy humanitarian projects of mutual interest at home and in our historic
  • Email: bnaizion@aol.com
  • Hillel Academy
  • 5685 Beacon Street
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-8131
  • Fax: 412-521-5150
  • Hillel Academy was established more then 55 years ago. We are a Jewish Day School committed to blending excellence in general studies with the timeless teaching of the Torah. Over 240 students, from preschool, elementary, junior high, and girls' high
  • Website: http://www.hillelpgh.org
  • Jewish Residential Services
  • 4905 Fifth Avenue, Suite #3
  • Pittsburgh , PA 15213
  • Phone: 412-325-0039
  • Fax: 412-621-4260
  • JRS provides residential and rehabilitative services to people needing assistance or support because of psychiatric or development disabilities. JRS helps people with ongoing disabilities establish dignified, productive, satisfying lives in the commu
  • Email: info@jrspgh.org
  • Website: http://www.jrspgh.org
  • NA'AMAT USA, Pittsburgh Council
  • 6328 Forbes Street
  • Pittsburgh , PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-5253
  • Fax: 412-521-5285

  • Mission: To enhance the status of women and children in Israel and US. Our purpose is to help NA'AMAT Israel provide educational and social services, including day care, vocational training, legal aid for women, absorption of new immigrants, commu

  • Email: naamatpgh@hotmail.com
  • Website: http://www.naamat.org
  • Hebrew Free Loan Association
  • 4315 Murray Ave
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-422-8868
  • Fax: 412-422-8740
  • The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsburgh offers interest free loans on a non-sectarian basis to individuals and families whose needs are significant and who may not qualify for assistance through normal financial institutions and resources. Int
  • Jewish National Fund Western PA Region
  • 5915 Beacon St. 5th FL
  • Pittsburgh , PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-3200
  • Fax: 412-521-3420

  • Jewish National Fund, founded in 1901, is the caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners - Jewish people everywhere. JNF’s work is divided into seven areas – water, security, education, research and development, forestry and ecology,

  • Email: aindianer@jnf.org
  • Website: http://www.jnf.org
  • Lubavitch Center
  • 2100 Wightman St.
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-422-7300
  • Fax: 412-422-5930
  • Orthodox congregation, part of the Chabad-Lubavitch International Network. Daily minyanim for shachris, mincha and maariv. Adult education classes for men and women. Junior minyan for children on Shabbat. Lubavitch Women's Organization offers program
  • Email: lubavitvhcenter@yeshivaschools.com
  • Website: http://www.yeshivaschools.com
  • Riverview Towers Apartments
  • 52 Garetta St.
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-7876
  • Fax: 412-521-7978
  • The Riverview Towers buildings are HUD facilities built for low to low-moderate income seniors (62 years or older). Located just across the river from the new Waterfront area and adjacent to the new residential development, Somerset at Frick, Rivervi
  • Email: riverviewtowers@earthlink.net
  • Shaare Torah Congregation
  • 2319 Murray Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-8855
  • Fax: 412-521-9938
  • Shaare Torah serves the spiritual, religious and communal lifecycle needs of the Pittsburgh Jewish community in an unassuming atmosphere - with tradition, warmth and respect. We are a family that melds observant Judaism and commitment to the State of
  • Email: shaaretora@aol.com
  • Website: http://www.shaaretorah.net
  • Temple Sinai
  • 5505 Forbes Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-9715
  • Fax: 412-421-8430

  • Temple Sinai is a Reform Jewish Congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. Our mission is to provide a religious home where all members gather, study and worship as  Reform Jews.

  • Email: office@templesinaipgh.org
  • Website: http://www.templesinaipgh.org
  • Tree of Life Congregation
  • 5898 Wilkins Ave
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-6788
  • Fax: 412-521-7846
  • Within the most progressive tenets of Conservative Judaism our egalitarian congregation strives to promote opportunities for religious expression, Jewish education and communal fellowship.
  • Email: tolpgh@aol.com
  • Website: http://www.tolpgh.org
  • Jewish Domestic Abuse Task Force of Pittsburgh
  • TBA
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412.363.1013
  • The Jewish Domestic Abuse Task Force, made up of more than two dozen community organizations, agencies, rabbis, educators, clinicians and individuals, is working to provide prevention education of domestic abuse in our community's homes, schools and
  • Email: rrsufrin@aol.com
  • Pittsburgh American Jewish Committee
  • 4905 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5
  • Pittsburgh, 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-7927
  • Fax: 412-421-7929

  • PAJC protects the rights and freedom of Jews the world over, combats bigotry and promotes human rights for all; works for the security of Israel and a deepened understanding between Americans and Israelis; advocates public policy positions ro

  • Email: fidel@pajc.net
  • Website: http://www.ajc.org
  • Chabad House on Campus
  • 4710 Wallingford St.
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Phone: 412-683-7770
  • Fax: 412-681-7770
  • Chabad House on Campus is the perfect place for Jewish college students in Pittsburgh to make friends for a lifetime and to learn about being Jewish. Conveniently located near the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Email: home@chabadpgh.org
  • Website: http://www.chabadpgh.org
  • Poale Zedeck Synagogue
  • 6318 Phillips Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-9786
  • Fax: 412-421-0972
  • Poale Zedeck is a modern Orthodox synagogue welcoming all Jews, dedicated to personal growth, Jewish unity and Torah study pursued in a spirit of authenticity and relevance to personal and communal life.
  • Email: pzmainemail@poalezedeck.org
  • Website: http://www.pzonline.org
  • Community Day School
  • 6424 Forward Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-1100
  • Fax: 412-521-4511

  • A K-8 Independent Jewish day school accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools and affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools, the Pittsburgh

  • Website: http://www.communitydaypgh.org
  • Kollel Jewish Learning Center
  • 5808 Beacon St., P.O. 81036
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-420-0220
  • Fax: 412-420-0224
  • Kollel Jewish Learning Center is an institute of Jewish learning. The Kollel’s main objectives are (i) to provide an opportunity for personal growth in Torah learning. (ii) to encourage and facilitate the study of Torah for all segments of the Greate
  • Email: mail@kollelpgh.org
  • Website: http://www.kollelpgh.org
  • Jewish Association on Aging
  • 200 JHF Drive
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-420-4000
  • Fax: 412-521-0932

  • The Jewish Association on Aging (JAA) offers Pittsburgh’s elderly community a comprehensive network of social, residential, rehabilitation, medical, and nutritional services that are developed and implemented in accordance with Jewi

  • Email: jmccay@jaapgh.org
  • Website: http://www.jaapgh.org
  • Shalom Baby
  • 234 McKee Place
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Phone: 412-992-5235
  • Fax: 412-681-3980
  • Shalom Baby is a new outreach program designed to welcome parents and their newborns into Pittsburgh's Jewish Community. This programs success is based on you. Please let us know if you or someone you know has had a baby in the past six months. A Sha
  • Email: blehn@JewishFederationPittsburgh.org
  • Website: http://www.shalompittsburgh.org
  • Jewish Assistance Fund
  • 828 Hazelwood Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412.521.3237
  • The mission of our organization is to provide immediate financial assistance to Pittsburgh Jewish individuals or families who experience serious reversals and need cash to tie them over a desperate period. They need these funds for food,clothing,shel
  • Email: ellenprimis@gmail.com
  • Career Development Center
  • 5743 Bartlett Street
  • Pittsburgh, 15217
  • Phone: 412-422-5627
  • Fax: 412-422-9540

  • The Career Development Center helps individual and employers with all of their job search needs.

    Individuals: Career counseling, testing, career exploration, resume development, job search strategies, interviewing techniques, networking, a

  • Website: http://www.careerdevelopmentcenter.org
  • The Jewish Chronicle
  • 5915 Beacon St, 3rd Floor
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-687-1000
  • Fax: 412-521-0154
  • The Jewish Chronicle, an independent weekly newspaper, has been serving the Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Community since 1962. Its mission is to inform its readers about local, national, and international news, to promote awareness of issues confronting
  • Email: newsdesk@thejewishchronicle.net
  • Website: http://www.thejewishchronicle.net
  • State of Israel Bonds
  • 6507 Wilkins Ave Ste 101
  • Pittsburgh , PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-362-5154
  • Fax: 412-362-6887

  • State of Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel is an international organization offering securities issued by the government of Israel. Since its creation in 1951, Israel Bonds has secured $32 billion in investment capital to build and d

  • Email: pittsburgh@israelbonds.com
  • Website: http://www.israelbonds.com
  • RITAS ITALIAN ICE
  • 5880 FORBES AVENUE
  • PITTSBURGH, 15217 USA
  • Phone: 412-421-1941
  • Fax: 412-486-4244
  • ONLY FULLY SUPERVISED AND CERTIFIED BY VAAD KOSHER ITALIAN ICE TREAT IN PITTSBURGH. OTHER RITA'S LOCATIONS MAY CLAIM TO HAVE ALL KOSHER INGREADINTS, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT CERTIFIED NOR SUPERVISED. CALL ABOUT OUR CATERING AND FUND RAISING PROGRAMS
  • Email: ritassqhill@aol.com
  • Website: http://ritasice.com
  • Congregation Beth Shalom
  • 5915 Beacon Street
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-421-2288
  • Fax: 412-421-5923

  • Beth Shalom Congregation is a thriving synagogue located in the heart of Squirrel Hill. Our tradition is one of Conservative Judaism, observed in an atmosphere of warmth and community. Whether your needs are religi

  • Email: office@bethshalompgh.org
  • Website: http://www.bethshalompgh.org
  • Agency For Jewish Learning
  • 2740 Beechwood Blvd
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Phone: 412-521-1101
  • Fax: 412-521-1120
  • The AJL works across our Jewish community to promote lifelong Jewish learning and foster connections to Israel and the Jewish people by building the community's capacity to deliver inspiring Jewish learning experiences to the largest number of people
  • Website: http://www.ajlpittsburgh.org

Southern Suburbs

Shadyside

  • Rodef Shalom Congregation
  • 4905 Fifth Avenue
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Phone: 412-621-6566
  • Fax: 412-687-1977

  • Rodef Shalom Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. Our mission is to build and sustain a vibrant Reform Jewish community. We guide and support our members in living full Jewish lives throughout

  • Email: herzog@rodefshalom.org
  • Website: http://www.rodefshalom.org

Fox Chapel/O'Hara

  • Adat Shalom
  • 368 Guys Run Rd
  • Fox Chapel, 15024
  • Phone: 412-820-7000
  • Fax: 412-820-9725
  • A suburban conservative congregation located in the Fox Chapel/North Hills area. Services on Friday's at 7:00p.m. and Saturday's at 9:15a.m. Sunday morning minyan 9:00. Religious School meets on Sundays and Tuesdays; confirmation program for students
  • Email: jrook@goadatshalom.org
  • Website: http://www.goadatshalom.org