Beth El Congregation Competitors

Beth El Synagogue is a vibrant home where Judaism is lived: community is family, learning inspires action, prayer touches the heart, and deeds repair the world

The Mission of Temple Emanuel is to ensure the perpetuation of the Jewish people and to cultivate a love of our Jewish heritage: God, Torah and Israel. We are committed to: Worship (Avodah) – Strengthening our relationship with God in a Reform Jewish congregation that offers a variety of traditional and evolving spiritual practices for the religious development and fulfillment of our members. Learning (Talmud Torah) – Encouraging lifelong Jewish learning and living from generation to generation. Community (Kehillah) – Sustaining and enhancing our welcoming, dynamic, and inclusive congregational family that embraces each of us with support, care, and wisdom. Responsibility (Tikkun Olam) – Perpetuating the ideals of our Jewish ethical heritage to fulfill our responsibilities to our community, our nation, and our world. Our Jewish World (K'Lal Yisrael) – Strengthening our ties and commitment to Israel and the Jewish people of all lands and working to establish understanding and respect among the various expressions of Judaism.

Tifereth Israel is an energetic, welcoming, and growing synagogue in the heart of Columbus. We are passionate about inclusion of all people, of all levels of Jewish knowledge and experience, of all financial means, of all lifestyles. We have a nationally recognized program for affirming the value of interfaith families and Jews-by-choice, a history of being at the center of social justice work in Columbus, and an award-winning religious school that educates and inspires hundreds of students every year. We are fully gender-egalitarian, we pray in traditional Jewish modes, and we embody the best of what it means to practice an age-old religion in the contemporary world. Our clergy team – Rabbi Hillel Skolnik, Rabbi Alex Braver, Rabbi Emeritus Harold Berman, and Cantor Jack Chomsky – are renowned as caring, relatable, and dynamic Jewish leaders. We are the largest synagogue in Columbus, with a huge diversity of programming, but we also consciously cultivate a sense of intimacy and our congregants forge tight friendships with each other. We are a member of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, and proud residents of Olde Towne East.