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Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel is the oldest synagogue in continuous use west of the Mississippi River.Temple Beth Israel was built in 1895 by early German-Jewish immigrants. The Temple was originally located in downtown Boise, at State and 11th Streets. The architecture is a combination of the style of Rundbogenstil, a nineteenth century revival style commonly linked with German diaspora, and Moorish Revival.  Moses Alexander, Read more...

From the celebration of new life to the saying of Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Prayer), Temple B’nai Israel welcomes all who seek a closer connection to Reform Judaism to join us in honoring Shabbat, life cycle events, and the Jewish holy days. During the year, you will enjoy participating in weekly Shabbat observances and our holiday services, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Read more...

Haim Shalom is an Israeli progressive rabbi who is seventh generation Reform and proud to serve the Mevakshei Derech congregation in Yerushalayim. Read more...

Rabbi Simone Schicker serves as Temple B’nai Israel’s full-time spiritual leader. Growing up in the suburbs of Houston, Rabbi Schicker was raised in an interfaith household and found herself drawn to Judaism after multiple summers at Camp Young Judaea – Texas. Throughout middle and high school, Rabbi Schicker was actively involved in Jewish youth activities including NFTY-TOR, J-Serve, Panim, March Read more...

Our Mission Temple Beth Shalom is both a Reform synagogue and a Jewish Community Center. We strive to create a spirit of community in ways seldom seen in larger religious organizations today. We are a small family-oriented synagogue. By “family” we mean the traditional family as well as the larger community family. We have activities suitable for all of our members regardless Read more...

Temple Israel is unlike any other synagogue in the world. We make up one percent of all Reform Jews in North America. We often have more than 1500 people at our gorgeous outdoor summer services. We have more involved teens than any other community, and our program is growing. Temple Israel was organized in 60 days back in 1941 just before Read more...

Rabbi Jen Lader joined the Temple Israel clergy team in July of 2012, following her ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, OH.  In her final year, she was awarded the Cora Kahn Prize for superior sermon delivery and oratory, as well as the Ferdinand M. Isserman Prize for the development of community relations at the Read more...

Temple Beth Israel, a Reform Jewish congregation, is established for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the quality of Jewish life in our region. This purpose is achieved through Torah (lifelong Jewish study), avodah (Jewish observance), and gemilut hasadim (acts of loving kindness). These values are expressed through the creation and development of educational programs for Jews of all ages Read more...

Rabbi Jonathan Kupetz, the youngest of four children, grew up in the west San Fernando Valley and graduated from Calabasas High School and U.C. Santa Cruz. He studied rabbinics and education at Hebrew Union college-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York. After ordination in 1999, Rabbi Kupetz became a member of the Stephan S. Wise Temple’s Read more...

At Congregation Ahavat Olam, all are invited to participate in the welcoming, nurturing, and vibrant Jewish congregational community that is committed to Torah, Avodah and G’milut Chasadim, as well as the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Congregation Ahavat Olam began in August of 2012 with Founding Rabbi-Cantor Nancy Landsman. We are a welcoming Reform Jewish congregation in Glenview, IL Read more...