ABOUT US

Since its inception in 1988, the Network of Independent Jewish Communities has committed itself to the following aims:

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1. To provide a structure to share Judaic resources for Independent Jewish congregations, havurot, and alternative educational and cultural institutions in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia region.

2. To publish and distribute a directory of Independent Jewish communities.

3. To advocate for new and independent Jewish groups within the organized Jewish community.

4. To organize periodic conferences for its members and others on issues affecting life and community today.

5. To lend its name and support to causes working on behalf of social justice. (Examples: Affordable housing forums, Black-Jewish relations, gun control, Middle East peace, ecological concerns, etc.)