Center for Jewish Life located in the heart of Marlboro serves the Jewish community of Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Our warm and inviting congregation welcomes all Jews regardless of background or affiliation. We offer many programs for the community for young and old; a vibrant Hebrew School, Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah Clubs, Women’s Circle, Senior Center visits, Torah Classes and exciting Holiday programs and events. Our Shul boasts an annual Chanukah Carnival, Purim Banquet, communal Pesach Seder, Lag Baomer Fair and Shavuot Ice Cream party. We have Shabbat services on Friday night and Shabbat day followed by a sit-down Kiddush.

We take pride in our growing community and are committed to strengthening Jewish awareness and values.

Congregation Ahavat Olam invites you to join our family of 300 members. We are an egalitarian conservative synagogue serving the Jewish population of western Monmouth and northern Ocean counties. We strive to blend the traditions of conservative Judaism with innovative programs and events for the benefit of our members and the community at large.

We offer a full range of services including Sunday school, Hebrew school, youth groups, men’s club, sisterhood, and adult education. Prayer services are conducted in a manner so that all can feel involved and uplifted. Be part of our family and see why we are the new and upcoming synagogue in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Congregation Agudath Israel is a 950-household Conservative congregation with large early childhood center, religious school, and high school departments; many day school students; Kadima; USY; and 10 other modes of teen and preteen programming. Plus, extensive adult education options, including participation in national Melton and Meah programs on site. State-of-the art facility. Active sisterhood, men’s club, social action, environment,  Israel, world Jewry, and related activities. Plus, senior adult lounge, teen lounge, complete Judaic library, learning and conference center. Full staff including pre-school director, executive director, congregation nurse, and social worker. Shabbat morning services offer diverse religious opportunities, study groups, Torah for Tots, and five age-levels of children’s services. Daily morning and evening services.

Newark’s oldest operating synagogue, with an historic ark, is an egalitarian traditional congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Services are held on Saturday morning, year round, at 9:30, and on the first and last days of the major festivals. A cantor joins the rabbi and congregation for the Yamim Nora’im.

The past decade has witnessed the resurgence of Congregation Ahavas Sholom. Once an Orthodox synagogue with a congregation of aging Newarkers, the synagogue has undergone a transformation of everything except the warm, haimish sentiment that greets those who come through its doors. Now a Conservative congregation that treats men and women equally, Ahavas Sholom draws its worshippers from Newark and suburban towns including Morristown, Warren, Monroe, Montclair, Livingston, and Springfield. Some are people who have membership in other synagogues, some are currently unaffiliated, and some are new to the area. Many are from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities.