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Synagogues and Jewish Community in Forest Hills, New York
30 congregations in and around Forest Hills, nearest first, measured from the center of the Forest Hills eruv. Each links to its own website. Families here can also see the 13 Jewish day schools in or near Forest Hills.
Walkability for shul-goers
Very walkable
Six or more other congregations are within a 10-minute walk of each other.
- Other congregations within 10 min
- 14
- Within 20 min
- 14
- Largest walkable cluster
- 19
- Day schools within 20 min
- 12
EPA National Walkability Index: above average for everyday errands.
Congregations near Forest Hills
- The Forest Hills Jewish Center0.3 mi
- Bukharian Jewish Community Center ReligionReform or Conservative0.3 mi
- Havurat Yisrael0.3 mi
- Young Israel of Forest Hills0.4 mi
- Sephardic Jewish Congregation0.6 mi
- Chabad of Forest Hills North0.6 mi
- The Reform Temple of Forest Hills ReligionReform0.7 mi
- Reform Temple of Forest Hills ReligionReform0.7 mi
- Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills Inc0.7 mi
- MJO Shaar HaShamayim Synagogue0.7 mi
- Congregation Ahavath Sholom0.7 mi
- Congregation Machane Chodosh0.8 mi
- Beth Gavriel Bukharian Congregation0.8 mi
- Queens Jewish Center0.9 mi
- Rego Park Jewish Center ReligionConservative0.9 mi
- Anshe Sholom Chabad JCC1.1 mi
- Kew Gardens Jewish Center Anshe Sholom1.1 mi
- Kew Gardens Synagogue Adath Yeshurun “The Big Shul”1.2 mi
- Ner Mordechai Congregation1.2 mi
- Kew Gardens shul1.2 mi
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West1.3 mi
- Beis Medrash of KGH1.4 mi
- Khal Adas Yereim, Rabbi Teitelbaum's Shul1.4 mi
- Cong. Ohel Yitzchok, Rabbi Arieli's Shul1.5 mi
- Tikvas Israel Sholom1.6 mi
- Young Israel of Queens Valley1.6 mi
- Chabad House of Flushing New York1.7 mi
- Mikveh Israel of Kew Gardens Hills1.7 mi
- Jewish Heritage Center of Queens1.7 mi
- Congregation Etz Chaim1.8 mi
Missing a congregation, or something looks wrong? Tell us. Congregations that are a different religion from traditional Judaism (Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, or a Temple we have not matched to one) are tagged; all others are listed without a label.
Jewish day schools in or near Forest Hills
- Bnos Malka Academy · PK-8
- Ezra Academy · 9-12
- Shaarei Zion Ohel Bracha Institution-Girlsdivision · PK-11
- Yeshivat Shaarei Tzion-Boys · PK-12
- Forest Park Nursery & Kindergarten · Preschool
- Mesivta Ohr Torah
- Yeshiva Binat Chaim · Grades: 10th - 12th
- Yeshiva Gedola Lubavitch
All schools, tuition by grade, local costs and homeschool rules for Forest Hills →
Questions about Jewish life in Forest Hills
How many synagogues are there in Forest Hills, NY?
We list 30 congregations with a website within about 10 miles of the center of the Forest Hills eruv. The list is nearest first and comes from our community database.
Is there an eruv in Forest Hills?
We have an eruv on file for the Forest Hills area, and distances on this page are measured from its center. Eruv status can change, so confirm with the congregation that maintains it before Shabbos.
Are there Jewish day schools near Forest Hills?
Yes. We list 13 schools in or near Forest Hills, with grades, tuition by grade and distance, on the Forest Hills schools page.
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- →Types of Jewish SchoolsHow to tell the main types apart — Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Chabad, pluralistic.
Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?