About Albuqerque

The Jewish Community in Albuquerque

synagogues:
Congregation B'nai Israel (Conservative) with about 350 families
Congregation Albert (Reform) with about 650 families
Chabad of New Mexico (Orthodox)
Chavurat Hamidbar (traditional egalitarian chavura) with 80 families
New Mexico Community for Humanistic Judaism (Humanist)
Nahalat Shalom (Renewal)
Hillel at the University of New Mexico

For links to websites and more information about congregations and Jewish resources in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, see the Jewish Federation website

Jewish Resources in Albuquerque
Albuquerque has a large Jewish Community Center, the Solomon Schechter Day School, Preschool and Kindergarten at Congregation B'nai Israel, Jewish Family Services, the local Jewish Newspaper (the Link), and Shalom House (independent living with services, for elderly and handicapped residents). We have a Burial Society (Chevra Kadisha), and Jewish cemetaries. We also have the Holocaust Museum and the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society.

Kosher Questions
While there are no kosher restaurants in Albuquerque, Kosher food (including meat) is available at the Smith's next to Congregation Albert, at Malka's Emporium at Chabad, at Trader Joe's in Santa Fe (and soon in Albuquerque), and in small quantities at most supermarkets in the area. At Congregation B'nai Israel the food is always kosher.

Got a Mikveh?
Chabad has a mikveh, and Betty's spa in Albuquerque is able to provide a mikveh by reservation.