UMass Amherst Jewish Affairs

Jewish Affairs

Local Synagogues and Jewish School


Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)
(Reconstructionist)
742 Main Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-0160

Congregation B'nai Israel (CBI)
(Conservative)
253 Prospect Street
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 584-3593

Beit Ahavah (Reform)
P.O. Box 60389
Florence, MA 01062
(413) 587-3770

Lander Grinspoon Academy
The Solomon Schecheter School of the Pioneer Valley

(Jewish day school, K-6)
257 Prospect St.
Northampton, MA 01060
(413) 584-6622


The JCA is located in a historic building which once housed the First Congregational Church (replete with organ and traditional New England steeple). The family of poet Emily Dickinson were prominent members of that congregation, a history still reflected in the beautiful stained glass windows bearing their name.