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Community Directory


AGENCIES

Buffalo Jewish Federation

338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-463-5050
buffalojewishfederation.org

Miriam Abramovich – CEO
Margie Bryen – President

Buffalo Vaad of Kashrus

49 Barberry Lane
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-534-0230
website

Michael Paskowitz – President

Center for Jewish Life

757 Hopkins Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-639-7600
jewishbuffalo.com

Rabbi Laizer Labkovski

1016 Lafayette
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-545-6806

Rabbi Mendy Labkovski

Chabad House of Buffalo

2450 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-688-1642
chabadofbuffalo.com

Rabbi Moshe Gurary – Director

Chai Early Childhood Center

757 Hopkins Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-580-4600
chainursery.com

Chani Labkovski – Director

Community Relations

338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-463-5058
buffalojewishfederation.org/community-relations

Rob Goldberg – Senior Advisor
Harvey Sanders – Chair

Community Religious School

4660 Sheridan Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-574-6016
crsbuffalo.com

Einav Symons – Director

Department of Jewish Thought

712 Clemens Hall – University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
716-645-3695
jewishstudies.buffalo.edu

Dr. Noam Pines – Chair

Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

2640 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-204-1133
jewishphilanthropies.org

Irv Levy – Executive Director
Daniel Kester – President

Hadassah

2640 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-929-6504
buffalohadassah@gmail.com

Frima Ackerhalt & Phyllis Steinberg – Co-presidents

Hebrew Benevolent Loan Association

2640 North Forest Road in FJP offices
Getzville, NY 14068
716-204-1133
wnyhbla.org

Judith Katzenelson Brownstein – President

Hillel of Buffalo Campus Foundation for Jewish Life

520 Lee Entrance/UB Commons Suite 101B
W. Amherst, NY 14228
716-616-0083
hillelofbuffalo.org

Mike Steklof, Ed.D. – Interim Campus Director
Iris Danziger – President 

Holocaust Education Resource Organization

338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-463-5072
buffalojewishfederation.org/HERObuffalo

Lauren Bloomberg – Director
Armand Morrison – Chair

Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, Inc.

Benderson Family Building
2640 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-688-4033
jccbuffalo.org

Patty Simonson – CEO
Sheryl Schechter – President

Holland Family Building
787 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-886-3145

Jewish Discovery Center

831 Maple Road #110
Williamsville, NY 14221 (Learning Center)

212 Exeter Road
Williamsville, NY 14221 (office)
716-632-0467
jewishdiscovery.org

Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
Rabbi Yehoshua Greenberg
Rabbi Levi Greenberg

Jewish Family Services of WNY

70 Baker Street
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-883-1914
jfswny.org

Molly Short Carr – CEO
Harold Star – Chair

Jewish Federation Apartments

275 Essjay Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-631-8471
jewishfederationapartments.com

Krista Bryk – Property Manager

Jewish Federation Cemetery Corporation, Inc.

338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B
Williamsville, NY 14221
cemetery@buffalojewishcemetery.org
buffalojewishfederation.org/cemeterycorp/

Jonathan Schechter – President
Debbie Pivarsi – Administrator

Kadimah Academy

kadimah.org

Jonathan Epstein – President
Renee Lehner – Administrator

LiNK Jewish Buffalo

338 Harris Hill Road, Suite 108B
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-463-5050
buffalojewishfederation.org/link

Mike Steklof, Ed.D. – Senior Director
Marni Marciano – Chair

Ohr Temimim School

411 John James Audubon Parkway
W. Amherst, NY 14228
716-568-0226
ohrtemimimschool.com

Rabbi Shmuel Shanowitz – Principal
Sonia Gellman Young  – President

Weinberg Campus

2700 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-639-3311
weinbergcampus.org

Robert Mayer – President & CEO
Kenneth Rogers – Chairman of the Board of Directors

SYNAGOGUES AND TEMPLES

Chabad House of Buffalo (Unaffiliated)

2450 North Forest Road
Getzville, NY 14068
716-688-1642
chabadofbuffalo.com

Congregation Beth Abraham (Conservative)

1073 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
congregationbethabraham.net

Cantor Irwin Gelman
Marty Kerker – President

Congregation Havurah

6320 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-833-3165
info@concgregationhavurah.org
congregationhavurah.org

Dan Mink – President
Enid Edelman –  Membership Chair

Congregation Hesed Abraham

215 Hall Avenue
Jamestown, NY 14701
716-484-1800

Rabbi Allen Podet
Joe Gerstel – President

Congregation Shir Shalom (Reform/Reconstructionist)

4660 Sheridan Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-633-8877
shirshalombuffalo.org

Rabbi Alexander Lazarus-Klein
Cantor Arlene Frank
Joanne Marquisee – Executive Director
Todd Sugarman – President

Kehillat Ohr Tzion (Modern Orthodox)

879 Hopkins Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
ohrtzion.org

Rabbi Shlomo Schachter
Cheryl Stein – President

Knesset Center (Orthodox)

500 Starin Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14214
716-832-5063
chabad.org

Rabbi Shmaryahu Charitonow

Saranac Synagogue (Orthodox)

85 Saranac Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216
716-876-1284
saranacsynagogue.org

Shmuel Rashkin – President
Rueven Alt – Vice President
Gabbai David Kunke

Temple Beth Tzedek (Conservative)

1641 North Forest Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-838-3232
btzbuffalo.org

Rabbi Sara Rich
Cantor Mark Spindler
Cantorial Intern Zahava Fried
Beth Kassirer – President
Kim Jones – Administrator

Temple Beth Zion (Reform)

Sanctuary
805 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

Religious School & Offices
700 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14226
716-836-6565
tbz.org

Rabbi Brent Gutmann
Cantor Susan Lewis Friedman
Mark Hayman – Executive Director
Ken Polk – President

Temple Beth El (Reform)

720 Ashland Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
716-282-2717
niagarafallstemple.com

Rabbi Ellen Franke
Cantorial Soloist Barry Rose
Adam DePriest – President

The Family Shul (Unaffiliated)

757 Hopkins Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-639-7600

Rabbi Laizer Labkovski

Young Israel of Greater Buffalo (Orthodox)

105 Maple Road
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-634-0212
yibuffalo.org

Rabbi Avi Okin
Richard Berger – Co-President
Michael Paskowitz – Co-President