Temple Beth El Competitors

JTS is a leading institution of Jewish higher education and the intellectual and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism. For more than 130 years, JTS has educated rabbis, cantors, educators, scholars, and lay leaders who strengthen Jewish communities in North America and beyond. Through world-renowned academic programs, leadership training, lifelong learning, and professional development, JTS fosters a vision of Judaism that is rooted in tradition and engaged with contemporary society. Home to the largest collection of Judaica in the Western Hemisphere, JTS serves as a center for Jewish scholarship, learning, and community engagement.

Central Synagogue is a thriving Reform congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. We are one of the oldest Reform congregations in New York City, and one of the largest in North America. Located in Midtown Manhattan, we serve more than 2,000 families in our congregation, as well as the larger community. More than 800 students, from birth to twelfth grade, are enrolled in our Nursery and Religious Schools. Central Synagogue stands at the heart of one of the greatest centers of Jewish life. It has always played a significant role in the national Reform movement and in the creative and complex Jewish community of New York City. Its clergy and members continue a long tradition of leadership at the local, national, and international levels of Jewish and civic organizations.

Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) is one of the largest Conservative congregations in North America. Located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the synagogue includes a staff of more than 160 talented individuals, who together with our world-class clergy team, serve a membership of over 1,700 households. Our thriving Adult Programming, Penn Family Early Childhood Center, Congregational School, Youth, and Young Family Education departments provide high quality and inclusive Jewish educational, social, and worship opportunities to our members and the community at large.