Sister congregations Congregation B’nai Tzedek and Beit Chaverim provide welcoming communities for those who follow the Conservative tradition and Reform tradition, respectively.  Both lay-led communities offer a wide variety of opportunities for worship, learning, leadership, and participation. The presence of both Conservative and Reform services in the same building, for example on the High Holy Days, makes it convenient for participants to sample both traditions, or for families with members from different backgrounds to each attend the services of their choice, yet be physically near and share portions of the both services if they so choose. There is no charge for attending any High Holiday service (or any service throughout the year). Please view our calendar (to the right) for scheduled services and events.

As small congregations, we pay attention to the individual and each person’s needs, ranging from providing learning and growth opportunities, to rides to events and ensuring shivah minyans.  Visitors are provided opportunities to actively participate in services if they desire and are welcomed at the social time following services. The Jewish community at large is always welcome to our services and other events. 

All religious services emphasize egalitarian participation and are organized and led by congregation members, from prayer, to Torah reading, to sermonizing.  Everyone is invited to participate at her or his own level of comfort. Both congregations have a commitment to lifelong Jewish learning through program offerings ranging from ritual traditions such as sukkah-building and seders, interactive programs on topics as diverse as Jewish film and women in history, and traditional text and prayer study on weekends throughout the year.   Our specialty is interactive programming – learning through engagement.  Our motto is that we grow learners and leaders. 

Now that spring has arrived, we are pleased to
offer our community members a range of activities:

Unpacking Prayer Sessions:
        June 15: History of Reading Portions of the Torah & HafTorah
           July 20: History of Closing the Ark & the Processional

Torah on Tuesdays begins its 7^th year! Every Tuesday
from 7 - 8:30 pm. Explore the Book of Numbers using text, rabbinic commentary, midrash, news, and personal experience. Sign up via email: kitandcaboodle@gmail.com  

On Thursday, June 20^th, from 1-4 pm, we will meet
at Crayons 2 Computers (Tennessee Avenue near Reading Rd)
to help with a mailing and to sort newly arrived school supplies to benefit students in Greater Cincinnati communities. Please contact the office
(984-3393, or bnai.tzedek@gmail.com)
to indicate that you will participate in this event.

Chaverot Tzedek (our joint Sisterhood) is meeting on Sunday,
June 23^rd, from 12:30 - 2pm,
at the Finneytown Panera (community room)
to plan upcoming events and engage in a study session to celebrate Rosh Hodesh Tammuz.
Contact 984-3393 or bnai.tzedek@gmail.com with questions
or to RSVP or to ask for a ride to Finneytown. 

Tisha b'Av will be acknowledged with text study,
an evening prayer service and the reading of Eicha,
The Book of Lamentations
Monday evening, July 15, starting at 9pm