Rabbi Mark Finkel and Barbara Herman
174 Changebridge Road.
Montville, NJ 07045 973-244-9800
Full Description:
Pine Brook Jewish Center was founded in 1896 and originally held religious services in a local farmhouse. From 1906-1912, services were held in the Sunrise Hotel on Hook Mountain Road in Pine Brook. In 1912, the first building was erected. This building was expanded in 1950. In 1970 the congregation reached 75 families and a second expansion took place. In 1982 PBJC, then consisting of about 150 families, constructed the current building. In 1995, Lake Hiawatha Jewish Center, a neighboring congregation established in 1945, merged with the Pine Brook Jewish Center, and as a result the congregation gained approximately 100 new families. Currently, the congregation has increased in size to almost 500 families, reflecting among other things the rapid growth of the community. In 2000 PBJC completed construction of a new addition and nursery school to accommodate this growth and to continue to serve the Jewish community of Montville and surrounding areas.
