map of united states with dots and numbers indication approximate locations and quantities of shuls

There are many more shuls that are welcoming that are not listed here for various reasons, reach out to Dr. Sunnie Epstein to learn more!

Reach out to Sunnie directly if you have questions about a particular shul or are looking for a new shul.

Current Welcoming Shuls

Welcoming Shul NameCityStateRegionRabbi or LayleaderInstitution
Beth Shalom in ProvidenceProvidenceRINortheastRabbi Barry DolingerShul
Bais Abraham in St. LouisSt. LouisMOMidwestRabbi Garth SilversteinShul
Hebrew Institute of RiverdaleRiverdaleNYNortheastRabbi Steven ExlerShul
Stanton Street ShulManhattanNYNortheastRabbi Leead StallerShul
Beth David SynagogueWest HartfordCTNortheastRabbi Yitzchok AdlerShul
Congregation Beth IsraelMetairieLAWestRabbi Phil JacobsShul
Prospect Heights ShulBrooklynNYNortheastRabbi Jonathan LeenerShul
Kehilat Pardes – The Rock Creek SynagogueRockvilleMDMidatlanticRabbi Uri TopoloskyShul
Beth Sholom CongregationPotomacMDMidatlanticRabbi Nissan AntineShul
Shiftei Yeshurun Ezras YisraelPhiladelphiaPANortheastShul
Kehillat Etz ChayimDetroitMIMidwestRabbi Asher LopatinShul
The Beis CommunityNew YorkNYNortheastRabbi Hart LevineShul
Hebrew Institute of White PlainsWhite PlainsNYNortheastRabbi Chaim MarderShul
Mekor HabrachaPhiladelphiaPANortheastRabbi Eliezer HirschShul
South Philadelphia ShtiebelPhiladelphiaPANortheastRabbanit Hadas FruchterShul
Or ChadashDetroitMIMidwestRabbis Eliezer Finkleman and Azariah CohenShul
Skokie Valley Agudath JacobChicagoILMidwestRabbi Ari HartShul
Sixth Street Community ShulNew YorkNYNortheastRabbi Gavriel BellinoShul
Mercaz SeattleWashingtonDCMidatlanticRabbi Avi RosenfeldShul
The Kehillah of RiverdaleNew YorkNYNortheastRabbi Dina NajmanShul
B’nai DavidLos AngelesCAWestRabbi Yosef KanefskyShul
Lechu Neranena Partnership MinyanLower MerionPANortheastPartnership Minyan
Darchei NoamNew YorkNYNortheastEric HechtPartnership Minyan
Kol Sasson Partnership MinyanChicagoILMidwestPartnership Minyan
Base DowntownChelseaNYNortheastRabbi Avram MlotekPartnership Minyan
Makom in TorontoTorontoONCanadaRabbi Aaron LevyPartnership Minyan
Toronto Partnership MinyanTorontoONCanadaTamara Katz and Karen HeldPartnership Minyan
ChicagoILMidwestRabbi Joseph OzarowskiOther
WashingtonDCMidatlanticRabbi Haim OvadiaOther
WashingtonDCMidatlanticRabbi Aaron PotekOther
ManhattanNYNortheastDaniel CayreOther
New YorkNYNortheastRabbi Mike MoskowitzOther
AZSouthRabbi Shmuely YanklowitzOther
New YorkNYNortheastRabbi Ysoscher KatzOther
OberlinOhioMidwestRabbi Shimon BrandOther

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