Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Learning

Etz Chaim Center, Inc.
FoundedNovember 30, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-11-30)[1]
52-1369910[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) religious organization[3][4]
Location
Area served
Baltimore metropolitan area, Washington metropolitan area, Philadelphia metropolitan area[4]
Dean and President, The Etz Chaim Center
Rabbi Shlomo Porter[5]
Rabbi Zev Pomeranz[5]
Websitewww.etzchaimusa.org

Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Learning is an Orthodox Jewish organization designed to reach out to secular and non-Orthodox Jews in the hopes of bringing them into the Baal teshuva movement. Its national headquarters are located in Baltimore, Maryland with other locations in Owings Mills, Maryland, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.[4] It is under the direction of Rabbi Shlomo Porter.[5] Rabbi Porter has led the organization since 1981.[6] Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rabbi Porter graduated from Ner Israel Rabbinical College.[7]

  1. ^ "Etz Chaim Center, Inc. Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine" Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Accessed on April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Etz Chaim Center Inc". Guidestar. Accessed April 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Etz Chaim Center Inc". Exempt Organization Select Check. Internal Revenue Service. Accessed April 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "FAQ". Etz Chaim: The Center for Jewish Learning. Accessed on April 29, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Staff". Etz Chaim: The Center for Jewish Learning. Accessed on April 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Jacobs, Phil. "Etz Chaim Dedication". Baltimore Jewish Times. June 24, 2005. p. 30.
  7. ^ Somerville, Frank P. L. "Rabbi seeking to counter dilution of Jewish traditions". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1983.