New York City Jewish Organizations

New York City is the heart of American Jewish life, home to countless synagogues, JCCs, cultural institutions, federations, and social groups. Browse the organizations below to find your community.

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JCC Association of North America

JCC Association of North America

Canada, New York City, United States

JCC Association of North America leads and connects the JCC Movement, supporting Jewish Community Centers across the U.S. and Canada to strengthen and enrich Jewish life.

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Yad Vashem USA Foundation

Yad Vashem USA Foundation

New York City, United States

A U.S.-based 501(c)(3) that supports Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. It backs Holocaust remembrance, education and commemoration, including events in the U.S.

Education
CSS – Community Security Service

CSS – Community Security Service

Connecticut, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, United States, Washington DC

The Community Security Service (CSS) is a national nonprofit that trains Jewish community volunteers in professional-grade security to protect synagogues, institutions and events across the U.S.

Women’s League For Conservative Judaism

Women’s League For Conservative Judaism

Canada, New York City, United States, Worldwide

The national organization uniting Conservative/Masorti synagogue sisterhoods, engaging, enriching, and empowering Jewish women through education, advocacy, and community.

CommunityEducationWomen-Focused
Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF)

Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF)

Canada, Multiple Cities, New York City, United States

ICRF is North America’s largest nonprofit dedicated solely to funding groundbreaking cancer research in Israel.

Israel-Focused
Lewis JCC

Lewis JCC

New York City

The Lewis JCC (formerly JCC Rockland) is a vibrant Jewish community center in West Nyack, NY offering fitness, early childhood, camps, and adult programming for all ages.

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PBR Executive Search

A retained executive search firm placing senior leaders at nonprofits nationwide, including arts, education, human services, foundations, and Jewish institutions.

Congregation Anshe Emeth

Congregation Anshe Emeth

New York City, United States

A warm, inclusive Conservative synagogue in Hudson, NY, serving Columbia and Greene county Jewish families for over 135 years.

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Temple Israel of New Rochelle

A warm, inclusive Reform synagogue in New Rochelle, NY, founded in 1908, offering worship, lifelong learning, and community for families and individuals.

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YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood

Northern Manhattan’s premier Jewish community center, serving a diverse constituency with programs in health, wellness, education, and social services.

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The Shefa School

The Shefa School

New York City

A Jewish community day school in Manhattan for children with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia, helping them grow and thrive.

Education
Melton Travel

Melton Travel

Canada, New York City, Online, United States, Worldwide

Join Melton Travel as we explore Israel, Europe, and the Americas, gaining new insights and a deeper understanding of Jewish life, past, present, and future.

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American Technion Society

American Technion Society

New York City, United States

The American Technion Society mobilizes U.S. donors to advance the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, funding research, scholarships, and facilities that transform Israel and the world.

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JASA

JASA

Brooklyn, Long Island, New York City

JASA is the go-to nonprofit serving over 40,000 older New Yorkers annually, helping seniors age with dignity in their own homes and communities.

Social Services
Shalom Hartman Institute

Shalom Hartman Institute

Canada, Israel, New York City, United States, Worldwide

A pluralistic center of Jewish thought and education based in Jerusalem and New York, developing ideas and leaders to shape Jewish life in Israel and North America.

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Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty

America’s largest Jewish charity fighting poverty, providing food, housing, crisis intervention, and social services to New Yorkers in need.

Social Services
Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake

Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake

New York City, United States

A pluralistic Jewish overnight camp in New York’s Hudson Valley for campers entering grades 2-8, blending Zionism, Jewish identity, and outdoor adventure.

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Rodeph Sholom School

Rodeph Sholom School is Manhattan’s only independent Reform Jewish Day School, educating students from Nursery through 8th Grade on the Upper West Side.

Education
The Center for Peace Communications

The Center for Peace Communications

New York City, Worldwide

CPC works through media, schools, and religious leaders in the Middle East and North Africa to roll back divisive ideologies and build public support for Arab-Israeli peace.

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Union for Reform Judaism

Union for Reform Judaism

Canada, New York City, United States

The Union for Reform Judaism leads the largest and most diverse Jewish movement in North America, connecting congregations, camps, and communities.

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Jewish Home

Jewish Home

New York City

The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven nonprofit health care system serving older adults in the New York City area since 1848.

Social Services
Prizmah

Prizmah

Canada, Multiple Cities, New York City, United States

Prizmah is the network for Jewish day schools and yeshivas in North America. In partnership with schools, funders, and communities, we invest in talent, advance the financial vitality of schools, and enhance educational excellence so schools can thrive.

Education
Met Coucil

Met Coucil

New York City

America’s largest Jewish nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty, providing crisis intervention, kosher food, housing, and social services to New Yorkers in need.

Social Services
Tzibur

Tzibur

New York City

Tzibur Harlem is a grassroots Jewish community organization building soulful, accessible Jewish life and gathering spaces in Harlem, NYC.

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The Jewish Board

The Jewish Board

Long Island, New York City

One of the largest nonprofit mental health and social service agencies in New York State, providing counseling, housing, and family services to over 45,000 New Yorkers annually.

Social Services
Israel Bonds

Israel Bonds

New York City, United States, Worldwide

Israel Bonds lets investors purchase government-backed bonds directly supporting the State of Israel’s economy, diversifying portfolios while strengthening Israel.

Israel-Focused
Hebrew Public

Hebrew Public

Brooklyn, New York City, Philadelphia

Hebrew Public leads a national network of diverse public charter schools that teach Modern Hebrew and prepare students to be global citizens.

Education
The Workers Circle

The Workers Circle

Multiple Cities, New York City

The Workers Circle is a nonprofit that powers progressive Jewish identity through Yiddish language learning, multigenerational education, and social justice activism.

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The Abraham Joshua Heschel School

A pluralistic, egalitarian Jewish day school in New York City serving nursery through 12th grade, blending rigorous academics with Jewish values and tradition.

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Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island

A full-service Jewish Community Center in Staten Island offering fitness, aquatics, early childhood education, youth programs, camps, and senior services for people of all backgrounds.

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Bernikow JCC Staten Island

The Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island is a full-service Jewish Community Center offering fitness, early childhood education, camp, and family programs for people of all backgrounds.

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Sid Jacobson JCC

Sid Jacobson JCC

Long Island, New York City

The only full-service JCC on Long Island’s North Shore, offering fitness, aquatics, arts, and programs for every age and stage of Jewish community life.

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The New Jewish Home

The New Jewish Home

New York City

The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven nonprofit senior health care system serving New Yorkers since 1848.

Social Services
Maimonides Fund

Maimonides Fund

New York City

A private grantmaking foundation combining modern philanthropic strategy with classic Jewish values to strengthen Jewish life and Israel’s vitality.

Israel-Focused
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

CBST is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue, a vibrant spiritual home in NYC welcoming Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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DRG Consulting

DRG Consulting

Multiple Cities, New York City, United States

National talent advisory and consulting group serving nonprofits, foundations, and schools since 1987, with deep expertise in the Jewish nonprofit sector.

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American Jewish World Service (AJWS)

American Jewish World Service (AJWS)

New York City, Worldwide

The leading Jewish organization fighting poverty and pursuing human rights in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

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American Jewish Committee (AJC)

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

New York City, United States, Worldwide

AJC is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, building relationships with leaders worldwide to keep Jews and Israel safe and thriving.

Israel-Focused
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The Jewish Agency for Israel

New York City, Worldwide

The Jewish Agency for Israel connects Jews worldwide to Israel and to each other through Aliyah, education, and emergency relief programs.

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SAR Academy

SAR Academy

New York City

SAR Academy is a co-educational Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Riverdale, NY, serving students from nursery through 8th grade.

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Orthodox Union / NCSY

Orthodox Union / NCSY

Canada, New York City, United States, Worldwide

NCSY is the Orthodox Union’s global youth movement, connecting, inspiring, and empowering Jewish teens through Torah-based social, educational, and leadership programming.

Education
Selfhelp

Selfhelp

Long Island, New York City

Selfhelp Community Services is a NYC-based nonprofit founded in 1936 that helps older adults, including Holocaust survivors, age with independence and dignity through housing, home care, and community programs.

Social Services
The Leffell School

The Leffell School

New York City

A K-12 independent Jewish day school in Westchester County, NY, blending rigorous academics with values-based Jewish life.

Education
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)

New York City, United States, Washington DC

The oldest Jewish feminist civil rights organization in the U.S., NCJW mobilizes grassroots advocates to advance social justice for women, children, and families.

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