WNC Jewish Community

Asheville and Western North Carolina is home to a growing, thriving Jewish community. Here you can find links to the major Jewish organizations in our area:

Asheville/Hendersonville Chapter of Hadassah

Lana Waltzer, President
828-626-3935
hadassahellie@aol.com

Asheville Jewish Business Forum

Scott Swickle, President
www.ashevillejewishbusiness.com

Asheville Jewish Community Center

Heather Whitaker Goldstein, Executive Director
236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-253-0701
www.jcc-asheville.org
jcc.info@jcc-asheville.org.

Brevard Jewish Community

www.brevardjewishcommunity.org

Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville

Dr. Rick Chess, Director
828-251-6576
www.unca.edu/cjs
rchess@unca.edu

The Chabad House

Rabbi Shaya Susskind, Executive Director
660 Merrimon Avenue, Suite C
Asheville, NC 28804
828.505.0746
Rabbi@JewishWNC.com
www.chabadasheville.org

Congregation Beth HaTephila (Reform)

Batsheva Meiri, Rabbi
Debra Winston, Cantor
43 North Liberty Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 253-4911
www.bethhatephila.org
admin@bethhatephila.org

Congregation Beth Israel (Conservative)

Robert Cabelli, Rabbi
229 Murdock Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-8431
www.bethisraelnc.org

History at Hand - The Family Store

http://www.history-at-hand.com/family.php

Jewish Family Services of WNC

a program of the Asheville Jewish Community Center
Alison Gilreath, Director
236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-253-0701
828-253-2900 (JFS Confidential Line)
www.jcc-asheville.org

Maccabi Academy of Asheville

Judy Duncan, Executive Director
229 Murdock Ave., Suite #100
Asheville, NC 28804
828-254-5660
www.maccabiacademy.org

UNC Asheville Hillel

http://orgs.unca.edu/wnchillel
unca.hillel@gmail.com

WNC Jewish Federation

Janet Oppenheimer, Executive Director
P.O. Box 7126
Asheville, NC 28802
www.jewishasheville.org
wncjf@bellsouth.net