Orthodox Congregations/Synagogues

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Agudath Israel Bikur Cholim Warsaw

3541 W. Peterson Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 588-0021
Contact: Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst

Orthodox congregation.

Anshe Motele Congregation

6520 N. California Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 743-2420
Fax: (773) 202-6690
Email: anshemotele@sbcglobal.net
Contact: Rabbi Alan Abramson

Orthodox congregation.

Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation

540 W. Melrose Street
Chicago
IL
60657
Phone: (773) 248-9200
Fax: (773) 248-5001
Email: shul@asbi.org
URL: http://www.asbi.org
Contact: Rabbi David Wolkenfeld

A dynamic Modern Orthodox community enriched by unique and diverse backgrounds. We strive to learn, build relationships and positively impact our families and the greater community. Located steps away from the lakefront in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, we engage the modern world while treasuring Halacha and tradition.

Bais Chaim Dovid

3462 W Devon
Lincolnwood
IL
60712
Phone: Email: baischaimdovidoffice@gmail.com
URL: http://www.baischaimdovid.com

Orthodox Shul in Lincolnwood

Bais Medrash Binyan Olam

8170 McCormick Blvd.
Suite 100
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 329-7600
Contact: Rabbi Zvi Feiner

Orthodox congregation.

Bais Menachem-Nusach Ari

Chabad of Illinois Headquarters
2833 W. Howard Street
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 262-2770
Email: info@ChabadIllinois.com
URL: http://www.chabadillinois.org
Contact: Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport

Lubavitch Chabad.

BAY Shul - Bait Ahavat Yisroel

314 N. McHenry Road
2nd Floor
Buffalo Grove
IL
60089
Phone: (847) 947-4229
Email: bayshulbg@gmail.com
URL: http://www.bayshul.com
Contact: Rabbi Eliezer Grunberg

Orthodox congregation.

Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim

2823 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: Email: info@mikorhachaim.org
URL: http://mikorhachaim.org
Contact: Rabbis Yaakov Robinson, Moishe Schecter

Orthodox congregation.

Beth Shalom Ahavas Achim

5665 N. Jersey Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 423-2960
Contact: Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

Orthodox congregation.

Bucktown Wicker Park Chabad Jewish Center

1632 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago
IL
60647
Phone: 773-301-9485
Email: rabbi@jewishbucktown.com
URL: http://www.jewishbucktown.com
Contact: Rabbi Yosef Moscowitz

Chabad and F.R.E.E. of Niles

9401 Margail Ave.
Des Plaines
IL
60016
Phone: (847) 296-1770
Fax: (847) 296-1823
Email: chabad@chabadandfree.com
URL: http://www.chabadandfree.com
Contact: Rabbi Binyomin Scheiman

Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Downtown Chicago

1236 N. Dearborn Pkwy.
Chicago
IL
60610
Phone: (312) 664-7770
Email: chabad@centerforjewishlife.com
URL: http://www.centerforjewishlife.com
Contact: Rabbi Meir Chai Benhiyoun

Shabbat/holiday services and meals, daily Shacharit and Ma’ariv Minyanim, Beis Medrash, counseling, preschool, classes, and Judaica and gift shop.

Chabad Jewish Center of Elgin

30W509 Shoe Factory Road
Elgin
IL
60120
Phone: (847) 440-4486
Fax: (847) 801-3061
URL: http://www.elginchabad.com
Contact: Rabbi Mendel Shemtov

Chabad Jewish Center of Gurnee

17684 W. Gages Lake Road
Grayslake
IL
60030
Phone: (847) 782-1800
Email: rabbi@chabadforgurnee.com
URL: http://www.chabadofgurnee.com
Contact: Rabbi Sholom Ber Tenenbaum

Chabad center and synagogue.

Chabad Jewish Center of Naperville

651 Amersale Drive
Naperville
IL
60563
Phone: (630) 344-9770
Email: info@chabadnaperville.com
URL: http://www.jewishnaperville.com
Contact: Rabbi Mendy Goldstein

Chabad Jewish Center of Oak Park

219 Randolph Street
Oak Park
IL
60302
Phone: (708) 872-7771
Email: info@oakparkjewish.org
URL: http://www.oakparkjewish.org
Contact: Rabbi Yitzchok Bergstein

Chabad Jewish Center of South Loop

1501 S Indiana Ave
Unit L
Chicago
IL
60605
Phone: 773-412-5189
Email: Rabbi@jewishsouthloop.com
URL: http://www.jewishsouthloop.com
Contact: Rabbi Mordechai and Mushky Gershon

Chabad Jewish Center of Vernon Hills

204 US Highway 45
Vernon Hills
IL
60061
Phone: (847) 984-2919
Email: rabbi@jewishvernonhills.com
URL: https://www.chabadvernonhills.org
Contact: Rabbi Shimon Susskind

Chabad of East Lakeview

615 W Wellington Ave
Chicago
IL
60657
Phone: 773-495-7127
URL: http://www.jewishlakeview.com
Contact: Rabbi Dovid & Devorah Leah Kotlarsky

Chabad of Lincoln Park

1935 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago
IL
60614
Phone: 312-498-7704
Email: info@jewishlincolnpark.com
URL: http://www.jewishlincolnpark.com
Contact: Rabbi Mendy and Brocha Benhiyoun

Chabad of Northwest Indiana

1101 Ridge Road
Munster
IN
46321-1851
Phone: (219) 513-0327
Email: rabbi@chabadnwind.com
URL: http://www.chabadnwind.com
Contact: Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov

Serves Northwest Indiana and Chicago's Southern Suburbs with Jewish educational programs.

Chabad of River North & Fulton Market

405 W. Superior #1
Chicago
IL
60654
Phone: 312-725-6433
Email: avrahamkagan@gmail.com
URL: http://www.jewishrivernorth.org
Contact: Rabbi Avraham Kagan & Mrs. Chava Kagan, Co-Directors

Chesed L'Avrohom Nachlas David Congregation

3135 W Devon Ave
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 973-5161
Contact: Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Adas Bnei Yisroel

6200 N. Kimball Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 583-8141
Contact: Avrom Goldfeder

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Adas Yeshurun Anshe Kaneses Israel

3050 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: 773-465-2288
Fax: 773-639-1336
Email: office@adasyeshurun.com
URL: http://www.adasyeshurun.com
Contact: Rabbi Zev Cohen

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Atereth Yehoshua

2915 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 764-1382
Contact: Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Kesser Maariv Anshe Luknik

4341 W. Golf Road
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 679-9800
Fax: (847) 679-5041
Email: bhhkmal@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.kessermaariv.org
Contact: Ben Zion Lazovsky

The oldest Orthodox congregation in Chicago, opening our doors in 1867.  We base all our activities on Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim

Congregation Beth Itzchok

6716 N. Whipple Street
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 973-2522
Email: info@bethitzchok.org
URL: http://www.bethitzchok.org
Contact: Rabbi Shlomo Crandall

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Bnei Ruven

6350 N. Whipple Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 743-5434
Fax: (773) 743-3446
Email: rabbihertz@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.bneiruven.org
Contact: Rabbi Baruch Hertz

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Ezras Israel

7001 N. California Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 764-8320
Fax: (773) 764-7438
Email: ezrasisrael@ezrasisrael.com
URL: http://www.ezrasisrael.com
Contact: Reena Sakols

Congregation Ezras Israel has daily minyanim Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv. We also have two minyanim on Shabbat: 7:30am Hashkama and 9:00am Beis Medrish minyan. We have learning opportunities throughout the week. Exciting programs throughout the year for our members and our community. 

Congregation K.I.N.S. of West Rogers Park

2800 W. North Shore Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 761-4000
Fax: (773) 761-4959
Email: congkins@congkins.org
URL: http://www.congkins.org
Contact: Rabbi Dr. Leonard Matanky

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Or Torah

3800 Dempster Street
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 679-3645
Fax: (847) 679-3665
Email: office@ortorah.org
URL: http://www.ortorah.org
Contact: Rabbi Zvi Engel

Orthodox congregation.

Congregation Yehuda Moshe

4721 W. Touhy Ave.
Lincolnwood
IL
60712
Phone: (847) 673-5870
Email: rabbi@yehudamoshe.com
URL: http://www.yehudamoshe.com
Contact: Rabbi Joel Gutstein

Orthodox congregation.

Darchei Noam of Glenbrook

3465 Techny Road
Northbrook
IL
60062
Phone: 224-306-9364
Email: margo@darcheinoamglenbrook.org
URL: http://www.darcheinoamglenbrook.org
Contact: Margo Schwartz-Newton

Committed to maintaining a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for its members and guests and to providing the opportunity for spiritual learning and growth, Darchei Noam Glenbrook strives to meet the spiritual, religious, educational, and social needs of its members within the framework and halakha of modern orthodox Judaism.  DNG is a community comprised of members who are integral participants in secular society.  Members recognize their social and civic responsibilities and are deeply committed to religious tradition, study of Torah, and observance of Shabbat and kashrut laws.  The DNG community believes in the love for fellow Jews and is a strong advocate and supporter of the State of Israel. 

Fraida-Cameron Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning

2904 Old Glenview Road
Wilmette
IL
60091
Phone: (847) 251-7707
Fax: (847) 251-5495
Email: info@chabadwilmette.com
URL: http://www.chabadwilmette.com
Contact: Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein

A place for meaning, for learning, for joy, for family, for community. 

Heritage Russian Jewish Congregation

2941 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 973-1800
Email: heritage@russianjews.org
URL: http://www.russianjews.org
Contact: Rabbi Eliezer Dimarsky

Orthodox synagogue geared to Russian Jews of all affiliations and ages. Bilingual (Russian and English) seminars about Jews and Judaism. Adult Jewish Education for Russian Jews. Multilingual library and multimedia resources.

Kehilat Chovevei Tzion

9220 Crawford Ave.
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 673-8592
Email: contact@skokieshul.org
URL: http://www.skokieshul.org
Contact: Rabbi Shaanan Gelman

Orthodox congregation.

Kehilath Jacob Beth Samuel Congregation

3701 W. Devon Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 539-7779
Fax: (773) 539-9008
Email: kjbsoffice@gmail.com
URL: http://www.kjbs.org
Contact: Rabbi Aaron Leibtag

Orthodox congregation.

Khal Ohr Yisocher Chodorov

6336 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: 872-888-9689
URL: http://www.khaloyc.org
Contact: Rabbi Pinchus Eichenstein

Orthodox congregation.

Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation A.G. Beth Israel

7117 N. Crawford Ave.
Lincolnwood
IL
60712
Phone: (847) 676-0491
Fax: (847) 676-0797
Email: officeljc@att.net
URL: http://www.ljcagbi.org
Contact: Rabbi Sam Biber

Orthodox congregation A warm Orthodox community in the heart of Lincolnwood. Two large social halls available for rental for simchot (dairy and meat kitchens).

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook

2095 Landwehr Road
Northbrook
IL
60062
Phone: (847) 564-8770
Email: info@chabadnorthbrook.com
URL: http://www.chabadnorthbrook.com
Contact: Rabbi Meir Shimon Moscowitz, Director

Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie

4059 W. Dempster Street
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 677-1770
Fax: (847) 673-3487
Email: info@skokiechabad.org
URL: http://www.skokiechabad.org
Contact: Rabbi Yosef Posner

Jewish Learning Institute for adult education, Jewish Youth House with programming for teens, Hebrew School, Junior Gan Israel Day Camp, coordinated visitation of hospitals and nursing homes.

Mishne Ugmora Congregation

6045 N. California Ave.
Chicago
IL
60659
Phone: (773) 465-1433
Contact: Rabbi Elliot Weinschneider

Orthodox congregation.

North Shore Jewish Center-Congregation Or Simcha (Wilmette)

237 Thelin Court
Wilmette
IL
60091
Phone: 847-840-8633
Fax: 877-412-3807
Email: info@orsimcha.com
URL: http://www.orsimcha.com
Contact: Rabbi Moishe Raitman

Orthodox congregation. Meets at:Wilmette Community Recreation Center3000 Glenview RoadWilmette, IL 60091

North Suburban Lubavitch Chabad — Central Avenue Synagogue

874 Central Ave.
Highland Park
IL
60035
Phone: (847) 266-0770
Fax: (847) 266-0771
Email: info@nschabad.org
URL: http://www.nschabad.org
Contact: Rabbi Yosef Schanowitz & Mrs. Michla Tzipora Schanowitz

Northwest Suburban Chabad

16296 W. Aptakisic Road
Prairie View
IL
60069
Phone: (847) 808-7770
Fax: (847) 808-0770
Email: chabad@nwschabad.org
URL: http://www.nwschabad.org
Contact: Rabbi Shmuel Katz

Ohel Shalom Torah Center

2949 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 465-5274
Fax: (773) 465-6170
Email: office@ohelshalomchicago.org
URL: http://www.ohelshalomchicago.org
Contact: Rabbi Daniel J. Raccah

Orthodox congregation.

Or Menorah

7006 N California Ave
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 299-8022
Email: ormenorah@ormenorah.com
URL: http://www.ormenorah.com
Contact: Rabbi Doug Zelden

Orthodox congregation.

Persian Iran Hebrew Congregation

3820 Main Street
Skokie
IL
60076
Phone: (847) 674-5444
Email: persianhebrewcong@gmail.com
URL: http://www.persianhebrew.com
Contact: Rabbi Shaoul Hamaoui

Orthodox congregation.

Poalie Zedek-West Rogers Park Congregation

2801 W. Albion Ave.
Chicago
IL
60645
Phone: (773) 764-5680
Contact: Rabbi Sidney Glenner

Orthodox congregation.

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