Temple Beth El

Beautiful, without being ostentatious. People were wonderful and very sweet.

I am not Jewish but my spouse recently converted. I almost never give a 5-star rating to any business, function, or service I attend, but Temple Beth-El impresses me with its clean, attractive and artistically jewish interior. even more of a draw, the people who attend are very friendly, helpful, and willing to answer any questions you might have without your feeling proselytized. I especially recommend the Friday evening service.

We miss everyone here so much. Wonderful Rabbi. Great Sabbath service.

I have enjoyed a book reading as well and this year's wonderful and welcoming Interfaith Passover Seder.

I’m so incredibly disheartened after my visit to Beth El. My husband and I are new to the area and had such high hopes in finding a like minded community in our new home. The Rabbi and Cantor where both kind and welcoming, but the general feeling was that kids aren’t welcome. We have a two year old, who we took turns taking out into the hall to rock and try to keep quite (she’s well behaved but she’s also two. She wasn’t screaming or yelling, just playing with a puzzle as quietly as a two year old can play). We had been given serval looks from people sitting around us, and not sympathetic, ‘oh, we’ve been there, we understand’ looks, the kind of scolding looks that left me red with embarrassment. Towards the end, someone came up and told us she was ‘just a bit much too’ to be in the sanctuary. I left in tears, I’ve never felt more unwelcomed in a place of worship.nn**Update**nnAfter my review went up, Rabbi Kadden called me personally to apologize and told me my family and I were welcome any time. I went back and felt much more comfortable. I’m so glad I gave them another chance.