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religious life
viduals and communally. Mercaz is a warm, welcoming group, coming
together twice a month for learning, singing and prayer, gathering mostly
in North Seattle. Mercaz is committed to halachah, intellectual openness,
and deep questioning, with a strong dedication to diversity and inclusiveness.
Mercaz runs twice-a-month Shabbat gatherings, beit midrash
learning, family-friendly Torah hikes, and other programming.
■■Minyan Ohr Chadash (Modern)
Business Address: 1200 Westlake Avenue N., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98108
Meets at: Caroline Kline Galland Home
7500 Seward Park Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: 206- 313-1569
minyanohrchadash@gmail.com
www.minyanohrchadash.org
Contact: Louis Treiger
Minyan Ohr Chadash meets for Shabbat and chagim at the Kline Galland
Home and is a modern Orthodox, Zionist minyan where singing and
group participation (men and women) are integral parts of the services.
Teen participation in divrei Torah and leading the tefillah is encouraged;
youth are welcomed and engaged at all ages, with youth programs meeting
weekly. Ohr Chadash welcomes everyone to help create this new, vibrant
and unified minyan in Seward Park. Please visit their website for schedule
of services and events.
■■Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation
6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: 206-723-3028
Fax: 206-760-9469
sbholim@gmail.com
To receive e-LaBoz: sephbikurholim@comcast.net
www.sbhseattle.org
Rabbi Emeritus: Simon Benzaquen
Rabbi Emeritus: Solomon Maimon
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Winter months Fridays
9 a.m.–3 p.m.)
Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation is one of the largest Sephardic
congregations in the U.S., following traditions and customs from Jewish-
Turkish origin brought by its founding fathers nearly 100 years ago.
Services are conducted daily, with liturgical melodies stemming from the
musical tradition of the Ottoman Empire.
SBH offers varied social programs for its youth and adults, including
after-school gatherings and summer camp experiences. Sephardic
Adventure Camp (overnight) and its day camp have been ongoing for
several years. Each camp entertains children of Sephardic and non-
Sephardic backgrounds from the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere.
SBH has a very dynamic and exciting offering for the synagogue’s and
community’s youth. Rinah Benoliel, chair of the youth committee, and
her team have injected a new level of enthusiasm and professionalism in
their youth programming.
Malka Adatto Popper came aboard as the new youth director in April. The
program offers weekly Shabbat groups, which meet every Shabbat at 9:45
a.m. Children ages 3–7 meet in the Fellowship room; There are a boys and
a girls group for ages 8–12 which meet in the upstairs Midrash. All groups
engage in age-appropriate fun and educational activities revolving around
prayer (tefillah) and the weekly Torah portion. SBH-Youth also offers
monthly fun youth activities focused around Jewish themes and holidays.
These Shabbat sessions and monthly activities are already well attended,
but there is always room for more!
Weekday and Shabbat service schedule:
Weekdays: Monday and Thursday mornings: 6:50 a.m.
Weekdays: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 7 a.m.
Weekday evenings (Minha/Arvith): Call office for time
Friday evenings at sundown (Summer schedule at 7 p.m.)
Shabbat morning: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday mornings: 8 a.m.
■■West Seattle Torah Learning Center (Traditional)
Phone: 206-643-6623
rabbigreer@gmail.com
www.seattlekollel.org
Rabbi: Yehuda Greer
An affiliate of The Seattle Kollel, The WSTLC’s motto, “Your Jewish
Family in West Seattle,” defines the warm atmosphere it exudes. Its
members are a diverse group, consisting of families with children, singles
of all ages, and older adults from varied Jewish backgrounds who see the
center as a communal home rather than a synagogue.
Founded in 2001 under the leadership of Rabbi Richard Toban of the Seattle
Kollel, the Torah Learning Center formed to create a warm, welcoming
Jewish community in West Seattle. What began with informal adult
education classes and social events meeting in various people’s homes rapidly
blossomed into an established institution that serves as a facility to host
weekly Shabbat services, holiday services and programming, adult education
classes, and children’s programming, including “Kids in the Kitchen.”
Arriving in 2012, Rabbi Yehuda and Shevi Greer continue the warmth
and depth of classic Judaism in West Seattle. Weekly Friday night and
Shabbat day services are explanatory and always conclude with an invitation
to stay for the Shabbat meals.
Reconstructionist
■ ■ Kadima Reconstructionist Community
Office: 12353 8th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 206–547-3914
office@kadima.org
www.kadima.org • www.womenstorah.com
www.middleeastpeacecamp.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kadimaseattle
Education Director: Sharron Lerner
Office Manager: Kathy Gallagher
Kadima is a progressive Reconstructionist community integrating study,
celebration, and work for social justice.
Kadima makes a strong connection between social activism and Jewish
spiritual traditions, ethics, culture, and history.
Jewish education: The Kadima School meets two Sundays a month.
Kadima’s anti-bias curriculum, hands-on educational experiences, holistic
education philosophy, and parental involvement help to create a vibrant
learning environment. The education program begins with pre-K and
continues through the 7th grade. Kadima’s youth group serves grades 8
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