Beth Sholom Congregation

What Beth Sholom Congregation does

Beth Sholom Congregation is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located at 1011 North Market Street in Frederick, Maryland, serving the local Jewish community through worship, education, lifecycle events, and social programming. Its primary offerings include Shabbat and daily services, a religious school for children, adult education (Talmud study, musical Siddur exploration), lifecycle event officiation (brit milah, baby naming, bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, bereavement), and community engagement activities such as weekly Bingo nights, Sisterhood programming, and a Gala. The congregation is staffed by Rabbi Hersh and Cantor Shulie on the clergy side, with David Bass as Executive Director and Ash Ross as Office Manager handling administration.

The congregation's digital and operational infrastructure is built on the ShulCloud platform, a third-party cloud-based management system designed specifically for synagogues, which powers the website, member accounts, donation processing, event calendar, and live streaming of services. The Live Stream Services product — with linked virtual siddurim — enables remote participation and supports dedicated remote-membership tiers. The broader service portfolio includes ASL Offerings, Safe Spaces programming, a Holocaust Remembrance program, a Beth Sholom Gift Shop, Tikkun Olam volunteer initiatives, and a Solar Project / Solar Panel Sponsorship program.

Beth Sholom operates as a private nonprofit religious organization member-funded through a tiered annual dues structure (eight tiers ranging from $250 for remote Diamond Members to $2,500 for Family/Couple memberships), supplemented by recurring donations (Kiddush co-sponsorship, Supplemental Dues Support), religious school tuition, and event-based fundraising (Bingo, Gala). New members also pay a Building Fund Assessment of $2,000 amortized over 8 years. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees and serves a single local market in Frederick, MD, with no disclosed parent organization, institutional investors, or external ownership structure.

Name

Beth Sholom Congregation

Legal name

Beth Sholom Congregation

Website

https://bethsholomfrederick.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Beth Sholom Congregation is a Conservative synagogue in Frederick, Maryland, offering worship services, religious school, adult education, lifecycle events, and community programming for local Jewish individuals and families, funded through tiered annual membership dues and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Congregation Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Synagogue worship services
• Religious school education
• Jewish lifecycle events
• Community fellowship programs
• Adult education classes

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues ranging from $250 to $2,500 depending on family type and age, covering access to services, programs, and community membership
2. Donations and Tzedakah: Voluntary donations including Kiddush co-sponsorship, Solar Panel Sponsorship, Supplemental Dues Support, and Compost Sponsorship programs
3. Bingo Events: Weekly Bingo games held every Sunday evening with food and beverages available for purchase, providing fundraising revenue
4. Religious School Tuition: Fees for religious school education programs for children

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beth Sholom Congregation is a Conservative Jewish synagogue in Frederick, Maryland that provides in-person and live-streamed Shabbat and holiday worship services, religious school education for children, adult education programs, lifecycle event officiation (Brit Milah, Baby Naming, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings, Bereavement), and community engagement activities. Membership is structured through tiered annual dues supplemented by donations and fundraising events.

Product overview

Beth Sholom Congregation operates as a traditional synagogue offering religious worship, educational programs, and community services. The congregation's digital presence is built on ShulCloud's proprietary content management system (ShulCloud™), which provides the technological infrastructure for member management, donation processing, event scheduling, and live streaming of services. The primary offerings include Shabbat and holiday worship services (both in-person and live-streamed), religious school education for children, adult education programs (Talmud study, musical Siddur exploration), lifecycle event ceremonies, and community programming such as Bingo events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shabbat and Daily Worship Services In-person and live-streamed Conservative Jewish worship services including weekly Shabbat services, daily minyanim, and High Holiday services for members and the Frederick, MD Jewish community.
• Live Stream Services Virtual streaming of Shabbat and holiday services with links to virtual siddurim for online participation by remote members, seniors, and others unable to attend in person.
• Religious School Jewish religious education program for children featuring Hebrew instruction, Torah study, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation; offered on an annual tuition basis with separate member and non-member registration.
• Adult Education Educational programming for adult members including Talmud class, musical exploration of the Siddur, Rosh Chodesh group, and Tot Shabbat programs led by clergy.
• Lifecycle Events Services Officiation of Jewish rite-of-passage ceremonies including Brit Milah, Baby Naming, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings, and Bereavement services for congregation members and their families.
• Bingo Events Weekly Sunday evening Bingo events with food and beverages for purchase, functioning as a community engagement activity and fundraiser for the congregation.
• Synagogue Membership Tiered annual membership program with dues ranging from $250 (Diamond remote tier) to $2,500 (Family/Couple), granting access to services, lifecycle officiation, religious school, and community programming.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ShulCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationShulCloud provides the congregation's website platform, membership management system, event calendar, donation processing, and live streaming services. The synagogue uses ShulCloud's proprietary content management system designed specifically for synagogues.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adas Israel Congregation: Large Conservative synagogue in Washington, DC, offering tiered memberships, religious school, and lifecycle officiation, and serving as a comparable congregational model for the same Conservative movement.
• B'nai Israel Congregation: Conservative synagogue in Rockville, MD, with overlapping membership dues model, religious school, adult education, and lifecycle event services targeting Jewish families in the greater DC area.
• Congregation Har Shalom: Conservative synagogue in Potomac, MD, serving a similar suburban Maryland Jewish community with comparable worship, religious school, and lifecycle programming.
• Ohr Knesseth Israel: Conservative synagogue in Annapolis, MD, with comparable dues structure, religious education program, and lifecycle services for a similar regional Jewish population.
• Congregation B'nai Tzedek: Conservative synagogue in Potomac, MD, delivering parallel services (Shabbat, religious school, lifecycle, adult education) to Jewish families in suburban Maryland.
• Shaare Torah: Conservative synagogue in Gaithersburg, MD, providing similar Shabbat services, Hebrew school, and community programming to Jewish households in the Frederick / Montgomery County corridor.

Others

• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ): The denominational umbrella body for Conservative synagogues in North America; Beth Sholom operates within its institutional framework and benefits from its movement-wide programming, resources, and rabbinic placement networks.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Washington: Regional Jewish communal umbrella organization coordinating funding, programming, and community services across the same DC-area catchment where Beth Sholom operates; functions as an ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Temple Beth Ami: Reform synagogue in Rockville, MD, serving the same broader Maryland Jewish community with comparable worship, religious school, and lifecycle programming, though under a different denominational umbrella.

Emerging players

• Chabad Lubavitch of Maryland: Orthodox Chabad centers throughout Maryland offer alternative worship, education, and lifecycle services to overlapping Jewish families in the region, representing a distinct denominational peer for member acquisition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookbethsholomfrederick.org/facebook

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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