2026-02-24T20:48:08-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 455499518 INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH CONTINUITY INC INST 4104866672 7504 Seven Mile Lane Baltimore MD 21208 Shmuel Silber Executive Director 4438034354 2026-01-12 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Rabbi Shmuel Silber 7504 Seven Mile Lane Baltimore MD 21208 73472 0 X https://rabbisilber.com/ X 2013 MD The Institute for Jewish Continuity is dedicated to providing educational instruction and inspiration to a diverse population by offering meaning and contemporary relevance in the teachings of the Bible and various Rabbinic texts. With a variety of in-person classes on many different topics, the IJC helps students analyze text and develop skills. Classes occur at our home center in Baltimore, Maryland. The classes offered directly by the Institute or under its auspices begin at 5:45am and extend until 9pm at night, our in-person attendance is growing and our influence expanding. Through the IJC's multiple online platforms the messages and meaningful insights are shared across the world. The YouTube channel has over three thousand subscribers, with a library of more close to nine thousand classes. The podcast has close to two million downloads and the website and Spotify channel have a voluminous amount of daily traffic. Weekly emails are sent to almost two thousand recipients. 5 5 0 12 0 0 42396 73472 0 0 0 0 0 0 42396 73472 0 0 0 0 23000 35000 0 0 0 15690 31962 38690 66962 3706 6510 737142 723913 276831 263412 460311 460501 Study of the Torah (the first five books of the Jewish bible), generally in conjunction with the annual cycle of completing the reading of the Torah as part of the Jewish liturgy. The inspirational, practical, social and legal messages of the various sections are studied in light of classic and contemporary traditional commentators. 0 0 14992 73472 The Organization continued to provide professional educational programming and enhanced the ability for individuals from a more diverse population geographically and culturally to participate via organized courses of study online. This increased the overall participation in its classes. More than 1,000 individuals participated in the educational programming of the Organization. 25970 0 0 Sabbath and Holidays. The weekly sabbath and the various holidays of the Jewish year form an integral part of Jewish life and the laws, customs and traditions of these days forms a significant part of the curriculum of the Organization. 26000 0 0 Classes relating to principles and tenets of Jewish Life -- including following Jewish Law regarding food, business, and other matters forms a key part of the curriculum of the Organization. 0 0 0 66962 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Shimmy Messing 4104866672 7504 Seven Mile Lane Baltimore MD 21208 Shimmy Messing Trustee and Treasurer 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Rabbi Dr Ivan Lerner Trustee and President 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Yehuda Neuberger Trustee 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Frona Brown Trustee 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Edward Miller Trustee and Secretary 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73472 0 73472 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73472 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35000 35000 0 0 8416 8416 10693 10693 Website/Podcast/YouTube Channel Maintenance 3290 3290 0 0 IT/Hardware 2576 2576 0 0 Educational Materials 3011 3011 0 0 Graphic Design 2486 2486 0 0 1490 1490 66962 66962 0 0 10089 8913 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 715000 0 727053 715000 737142 723913 276831 263412 276831 263412 X 0 0 440780 440970 19531 19531 460311 460501 737142 723913 X 6510 0 0 0 0 -6320 X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 100000 100000 0 615000 0 615000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 715000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 The nondiscriminatory policy is clearly stated on the website. Schedule E, Part I, Line 4 The Organization provides educational programming to residents of a culturally diverse area within Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Programming is open to the public and includes attendees with a variety of backgrounds. Schedule E, Part I, Line 7 The programming of the Organization does not provide the formality of process generally associated with Rev. Proc. 75-80. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The return will be circulated to the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The activities of the Organization generally do not fall within any areas in which the referenced however, discussions occur regularly to make sure that no conflict of interest occurs. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These materials are available to any requesting member of the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Miscellaneous deduction to reflect non-financial reduction in real estate values.