CILB

What CILB does

Communauté Israélite Libérale de Belgique (CILB), operating as Synagogue Beth Hillel, is a Brussels-based non-profit religious community (Belgian ASBL) founded in 1965 and serving approximately 300 member families. The organization provides liberal Jewish religious services, lifecycle ceremonies, and education, and operates from a single site at Rue des Primeurs 80, 1190 Bruxelles under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Marc Neiger and the administrative direction of Yardenah Presler. Its 14-person staff delivers weekly Shabbat services, High Holiday observances, Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, adult education (Talmud Torah, Torah study circles, Hebrew reading courses, initiation courses), and community programming including a vocal group (Ça Sonne), a book club (Envies de Li(v)re), and interfaith dialogue initiatives.

The community monetizes through membership dues, donations, and a physical bookshop (no postal delivery) selling proprietary and partner publications: the Siddour Sefat Hanechamah prayer book (€30), the Mahzorim Sefat Hanechamah High Holiday set (€50), the Saraël bilingual Hebrew-French Tanakh (€83), a French Torah commentary (€15), the interfaith guide 'Les recettes du vivre-ensemble' co-developed with Centre Avec and Fedactio (€10), the dialogue volume 'Dieu, le Juif et le Musulman' (€25), and 'Recettes et Traditions' resold from the sister Communauté Israélite Libérale de Genève (€20). Distribution is exclusively in-person at the synagogue secretariat, with digital extension via YouTube live streaming of services and a podcast (Mosaïques).

Marketing and member engagement rely on the Beth Hillel website (WordPress-based), the weekly Le Shofar newsletter, the Mosaïques podcast, community events, and word-of-mouth. The organization holds no external funding rounds, has no parent company, and operates exclusively within Belgium. Strategic posture is steady-state, with incremental programmatic depth rather than scaling activity.

Name

CILB

Legal name

Communauté Israélite Libérale de Belgique (CILB) – Synagogue Beth Hillel

Website

https://beth-hillel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brussels-based liberal Jewish non-profit (ASBL) operating Synagogue Beth Hillel since 1965, serving approximately 300 member families with religious services, lifecycle ceremonies, education programs, a physical bookshop, a podcast (Mosaïques), and interfaith dialogue partnerships.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Liberal Jewish community
• Reform synagogue services
• Jewish religious education
• Jewish prayer publications
• Interfaith dialogue programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CILB operates the Beth Hillel synagogue in Brussels, providing liberal Jewish religious services (weekly Shabbat and High Holiday prayer services), lifecycle event ceremonies, and structured Jewish education for children and adults. The community also sells its own line of religious publications—including the Siddour Sefat Hanechamah prayer book, the Mahzorim for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippour, and the bilingual Hebrew-French Tanakh—from an on-site boutique and publishes a podcast (Mosaïques) and weekly newsletter (Le Shofar). Membership dues, donations, and publication sales sustain the non-profit association.

Product overview

Beth Hillel / CILB offers religious services, educational programs, and retail products. The community provides regular Shabbat and holiday prayer services (offices), Jewish education programs (Talmud Torah, study circles, initiation courses), and sells religious books including Siddour Sefat Hanechamah (daily prayer book), Mahzorim (holiday prayer books), and Tanakh (Hebrew-French Bible). The organization also maintains a podcast called 'Mosaïques' and organizes community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Shofar: Weekly magazine/newsletter of the community
• Mosaïques
• Talmidi
• Siddour Sefat Hanechamah
• Ça Sonne
• Envies de Li(v)re

Products and services

• Shabbat Prayer Services (Offices de Chabbat) Weekly Shabbat prayer services (offices) held at the Beth Hillel synagogue for community members and attendees.
• Fêtes Austères 5787 (High Holidays Services) Annual Tishri High Holiday services package including Erev Roch haChanah, morning services, communal meals, and the cemetery pilgrimage; prices for the events package range from €0 to €75.
• Talmud Torah (Children's Religious Education) Structured Jewish religious education program for children at Beth Hillel, covering Hebrew, Torah, and Jewish practice.
• Siddour Sefat Hanechamah (Prayer Book) Daily prayer book used for Shabbat and weekday services with 40 additional pages for domestic use; hardcover edition sold at the synagogue boutique for €30.
• Mahzorim Sefat Hanechamah (Holiday Prayer Books) Set of prayer books for the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (austere holidays) liturgy of Tishri, sold together as a set for €50.
• Le Tanakh bilingue (Hebrew-French Bible) Bilingual Hebrew-French Bible including Torah, Prophets, and Hagiographa, published by Saraël editions and resold through Beth Hillel for €83.
• La Torah Commentée pour Notre Temps First complete liberal Torah commentary in French; sold at the synagogue boutique for €15.
• Dialogue Interconvictionnel (Interfaith Dialogue Program) Structured interfaith dialogue program fostering exchange between liberal Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Belgium.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Communauté Israélite Libérale de Genève (GIL)minorOthers · 1 January 2021GIL publishes 'Recettes et Traditions, la cuisine juive du 21ème siècle' which Beth Hillel resells. This is a book distribution partnership where Beth Hillel acts as a sales point for publications from its sister liberal Jewish community in Geneva.
• Centre AveccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborated on 'Les recettes du vivre-ensemble', an intercultural guide fostering dialogue between Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities. This interfaith pedagogical tool was developed jointly with Centre Avec and Fedactio.
• FedactiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Association from the Turkish diaspora collaborated on the interfaith guide 'Les recettes du vivre-ensemble', promoting intercultural dialogue and living together among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in Belgium.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Communauté Israélite Libérale de Genève (GIL): Sister liberal Jewish congregation in Geneva, Switzerland. Already partnered with Beth Hillel on book distribution ('Recettes et Traditions'); operates the same liberal movement model in a comparable European French-speaking context.
• Mouvement Juif Libéral de France (MJLF): Largest liberal Jewish movement in France with multiple congregations; operates under the same World Union for Progressive Judaism umbrella as Beth Hillel and shares liturgy/programming formats aimed at modern, inclusive French-speaking Jews.
• Union of Jewish Liberal Congregations of France (UJLB / Kehilat Kedem): Network of liberal Jewish communities in France running parallel programming (services, education, publishing). Direct structural peer in mission, liturgical approach, and congregational scale.

Broad incumbents

• World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ): Global umbrella organization of Reform/Liberal/Progressive Jewish congregations; Beth Hillel is an affiliated member. Comparable as the institutional context in which Beth Hillel operates and a potential partner for cross-community programs.
• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: Largest Jewish student organization worldwide; broader incumbent delivering liberal/Progressive Jewish programming in a parallel (university) setting, useful as a reference for educational-program scaling and digital engagement practices.

Regional players

• Union Libérale Israélite de Belgique (ULB-Jewish): Belgian francophone academic institution with historical ties to the Brussels Jewish community; while not a synagogue, it represents an institutional comparable for Brussels-based liberal Jewish intellectual and community activity in Belgium.
• Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif (CCLJ): Brussels-based secular Jewish community center; comparable in scale and Belgian geography but secular rather than religious — a parallel 'flavor' of Brussels Jewish institutional life competing for the same donor and member attention.

Others

• Ligue Belge contre l'Antisémisme (LBCA): Belgian NGO focused on combating antisemitism; adjacent peer as a Brussels-based Jewish-affiliated civic organization that interacts with the same member population and shares grant/funding pools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@beth-hillel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cilb

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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