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Our Mission Statement
Congregation Beth El seeks to foster commitment to the tenets of Conservative
Judaism in a way that encourages the participation and inclusion of all members.
Our synagogue serves as a religious center where the Rabbi and congregation
are partners in promoting Jewish values in daily life.
- As a Beit Tefilah, or House of Prayer, Beth El provides our membership
with spiritual nourishment and worship that envolves all of our community.
- As a Beit Knesset, or House of Gathering, we endeavor to meet the needs
of contemporary Jewish families and individuals. We are committed to being
the Haimishe
Shul by welcoming Jews of all backgrounds and from all generations.
- As a Beit Midrash, or House of Study, Beth El provides relevant and
intellectually stimulating Hebrew, Judiac, and family educational programs
where children
and adults are challenged to learn and grow.
- We believe in G'milut Hasadim, acts of loving kindness. Through recognition
of our ethical responsibilities to our membership and to the community
at large we contribute to repairing the world-Tikkun Olam.
- We are committed to Klal Israel, the greater Jewish family, and particularly
to Medinat Israel- the State of Israel. For all of the challenges
we face and all of the things that separate Jews from each other, we are
and must
remain
one people joined together in history, destiny and family.
- We are part of proud members of the worldwide Conservative/Masorti movement:
committed to an egalitarian, open exploration of Judaism while remaining
faithful to the tradition of our ancestors.
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