Howard County


Howard County:

Jewish Federation of Howard County
8950 Route 108, Suite 115
Columbia, MD 21045
Phone:  410-730-4976

Local Synagogues and Schools
Conservative
 • Beth Shalom Congregation
8070 Harriet Tubman Lane 
Columbia, MD 21044 
Rabbi Susan Grossman 
410-531-5115 fax: 410-531-5343

Orthodox
 • Congregation Ahavas Israel
770 Howes Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
Rabbi Hillel Baron
410-740-2424 fax: 410-740-8148
• Ahavas Israel Religious School
Director, Chanie Baron
410-730-2424

Reconstructionist
 • Columbia Jewish Congregation
5885 Robert Oliver Place 
Columbia, MD 21045
Rabbi Sonya Starr
Rabbi Robert Saks 
410-730-6044 fax: 410-740-9323

• Columbia Jewish Community School
Jerry Kiewe, Director
410-730-6044

Reform
Temple Isaiah Congregation
12200 Scaggsville Road
Fulton, MD 20759
Rabbi Mark Panoff and Rabbi Sheila Russian
410-888-9100,  301-317-1101
Temple Isaiah Religious School
301-498-0200
Bet Aviv
5885 Robert Oliver Place 
Columbia, MD 21045
Rabbi Marc Lee Raphael
410-992-9994

Independent
 • Calah Congregation
P.O. Box 6956
Columbia, MD 21045
Rabbi Herbert Kumin
410-792-8029 301-989-0499
• Shalom Aleichem
PO Box 1317 Columbia, MD 21044
Rabbi Yocheved Heiligman
• Shalom Aleichem Religious School
Marc Shapiro  Director
e-mail: mshapiro@natcadc.net    

Schools
 • Bet Yeladim Preschool & Kindergarten
 5885 Robert Oliver Place 
Columbia, MD 21045
410-997-7378 fax: 410-997-0577
• Temple Isaiah Preschool
12200 Scaggsville Road
Fulton, Maryland 20759
Renee Panoff, Director
410-888-9100 Fax: 410-997-8447
• Gan Israel Preschool, Day School
770 Howes Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
Director, Chanie Baron
410-740-2424
• Lubavitch Center of Howard County
fax: 410-740-8148
 • Shalom School 
410-312-1996
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B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
Community-wide youth program for Jewish
teens which offers a variety of social, athletic, community service and
Judaic activities on local, Regional and national levels. (410) 356-5200 ext. 370
Jewish War Veterans
Veteran's group, mobilizing its prestige and patriotism on behalf of the Jewish community, Israel and our society. (410) 379-8136
B'nai B'rith Columbia Lodge
Supports national programs (B'nai B'rith Youth Organizations, Hillel programs, the Anti-Defamation League) and local projects (Food Bank, Adopt-a Highway, Holiday "911 Relief").
(410) 730-1930
Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters JADAS (Jewish Alcohol and Drug Abuse Service) 
(410) 484-1991
Hadassah 
Women's Zionist organization which supports a variety of projects in the United States and in Israel.
410.964.8247 
Jews for Judaism 
International organization with an office in Baltimore. Counter-missionary resource enter; monitors, counsels and educates individuals, groups and schools about cult groups and their activites in the Jewish community. 
(410) 602-0276
Habonim Dror
Overnight summer camp in Bel Air, MD with activities in Howard County throughout the year.
1 (800) 454-2205