Columbus, OH

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About This Community

COLUMBUS, the 14th largest city in America and capital of Ohio, is a vibrant Orthodox Jewish community. In fact, it has one of the fastest growing employment markets in the overall Midwest with extremely affordable housing and vital infrastructure to raise a Jewish family and for Jewish individuals. Columbus rates in the top tier for growth, tech opportunity, startup activity, retail/designer trends, zoo, arts, corporate investments, young professionals, housing, banking & insurance, lifestyles, and values. Drive anywhere under 30 minutes!

Columbus’ dynamic job market can be attributed to corporations such as Nationwide Insurance, Ohio State University, Cardinal Health, Chase Bank, Wendy’s, Abbott and Battelle Laboratories, and retail giants: L-Brands, A&F, Lane Bryant and DSW. Medical Centers, including Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University Hospitals, are expanding and hiring.

Housing is incredibly affordable. Buy a beautiful 3-bedroom/2- bathroom home of approximately 1,800 sq. ft. for under $275K or rent it for less than $1,700/month. What makes Columbus even more affordable is that we have state tuition vouchers which significantly reduce the cost of day school education. Columbus is home to 3 vibrant Orthodox synagogues, a community Kollel, a Modern Orthodox K-12 Day School, a mikvah, an eruv, a JCC, and preschools. Our community is home to Jewish learning and thinkers, including our community families, the Schottenstein’s, Wexner’s and Melton’s.

The Columbus Orthodox community is warm and friendly, diverse, and accepting and a great place to raise Jewish children. Reach out (columbuspathways.org) and see why Columbus is the place for you.


INCENTIVES:

– Reduced JCC Memberships

– Free Shul Memberships

– Private School Vouchers - State of Ohio, Ohio Department of Education offers scholarships of up to $5,500 (grades K-8) and $7,500 (grades 9-12) to eligible students to attend participating private schools, based on either where they live or their family income.

- Job Placement Assistance

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Our Community Amenities

Education
Yeshiva Elementary Day School
Coed
Yeshiva High School
Coed Girls Only
Educational Resources
School Programs Funding Assistance Tuition Vouchers Rebates
Extra Curricular Programs
Sports Leagues NCSY Pirchei Bnos
Religious Life
Chessed Organizations
Bikur Cholim
Kosher Dining
Dairy Restaurants Meat Restaurants
Kosher Food Availability
Kosher Store Kosher food widely available in local supermarket Kosher food is shipped in by order regularly Chalav Yisroel
Mikvah
Shabbos Mikvah within walking distance Mikvah within close driving distance
Minyanim
Daily Minyanim (Shacharis/Mincha/Maariv) Available
Nusach
Ashkenazic Sefardic
Other Resources
Eruv
Kollel
Kollel Unaffiliated
Economics
Jobs Assistance Network Low Property Tax Rate
Retiree Amenities
Senior Housing (55+ / Assisted Living) Retiree Programs
Fair Participation
2013 Fair 2013
2017 Fair 2017
2019 Fair 2019
2022 Fair 2022

Contact Us

Rabbi Avi Goldstein Rabbi@bjcolumbus.org (614) 448-8396 Website
Rabbi Ari Neuman rabbineuman@toratemet.org 202-505-0874 Website
Richard Barnett rbarnett@remax.net (614) 580-0610 Website
NCSY Region
Central East CEoffice@ncsy.org 888-471-4514
Beth Jacob Congregation Of Columbus OH, Columbus, 1223 College Avenue
Torat Emet OH, Columbus, 2375 E Main St
Congregation Ahavas Sholom OH, Columbus, 2568 East Broad Street