Temple Beth Israel

What Temple Beth Israel does

Temple Beth Israel is a private, 501(c)(3) Reform Synagogue affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), headquartered at 3033 North Towne Ave, Pomona, California, serving approximately 400 member families in the Pomona and San Gabriel Valleys of Southern California, roughly 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Its core offerings include weekly and holiday worship services (Shabbat, High Holy Days, lifecycle events), religious education through TBI Beit Sefer and Adult Jewish Learning, a youth program (TYBI affiliated with NFTY), and a social-action committee (Team Tzedek) operating Tikkun Olam projects. The congregation operates an on-site Louis Family Library, archive committee, women's and men's organizations, small-group Chavurah fellowships, and a Caring Community support network. The former in-house TBI Preschool has been restructured into a separate operating entity, the Tree of Life Children's Center, which continues to serve ages 2-5 from the campus.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint consists of a WordPress website, Facebook Live and YouTube streaming of services, Zoom for Torah Study, and the PayQuIQ donation and Scrip payment system. Revenue is generated through annual membership dues from ~400 families, donations and tributes (including an $18-per-book Bouquet of Books library sponsorship), a Scrip gift-card affiliate program, low-cost community-space rentals for events and lifecycle celebrations, High Holy Days prayer-book sales, and historically preschool tuition now booked at the separate Tree of Life Children's Center. Go-to-market is community-led: outreach via Facebook/YouTube, email newsletters (JLIFE magazine), interfaith council participation, in-person events (FYI Day, Mitzvah Day), and a Welcome Committee that drives word-of-mouth membership conversion. Partnerships with HIAS, Jewish World Watch, ICON, multiple interfaith councils, and social-service organizations extend the congregation's regional footprint and social-justice profile.

Name

Temple Beth Israel

Legal name

Temple Beth Israel

Website

https://tbipomona.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Temple Beth Israel is a Reform Synagogue in Pomona, California, serving about 400 member families with worship services, religious education, youth programming, and social-action initiatives across the Pomona and San Gabriel Valleys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reform Synagogue / Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN)

Keywords

• Reform synagogue services
• Jewish religious education
• Community space rental
• Early childhood Jewish education
• Social justice programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Pomona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from approximately 400 member families
2. Community Space Rental: Rental income from low-cost event and meeting space rentals to community members for various celebrations and gatherings
3. Scrip Gift Card Program: Revenue generated when members purchase gift cards through the synagogue's scrip program - costs members $0 to participate as income comes from retailer commissions
4. Donations and Tributes: Tax-deductible donations including Bouquet of Books sponsorship ($18/book), library fund, and general tributes
5. Preschool Tuition: Revenue from the former TBI Preschool (now Tree of Life Children's Center) for ages 2-5
6. Prayer Book Sales: Sales of Mishkan HaNefesh High Holy Days prayer books

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Temple Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish synagogue that provides weekly and holiday worship services, religious education through its Beit Sefer religious school and adult learning programs, lifecycle event officiation such as B'nei Mitzvah, weddings, and funerals, and social justice programming through Team Tzedek. It also operates community space rentals, a Scrip gift card fundraising program, and previously ran a preschool (now operating as the separate Tree of Life Children's Center) for approximately 400 member families in the Pomona and San Gabriel Valleys of Southern California.

Product overview

Temple Beth Israel is a Reform Synagogue offering a comprehensive suite of religious, educational, and community programs. The core offerings include weekly and holiday worship services, religious education through TBI Beit Sefer and Adult Jewish Learning, early childhood education (now operating as Tree of Life Children's Center), and youth programming through TYBI. The synagogue also provides community engagement opportunities via Team Tzedek social action initiatives, women's and men's organizations, small group fellowships, and a caring community support network. Additional services include library resources, archive preservation, facility rentals, a gift card fundraising program, and High Holy Days materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services
• TBI Beit Sefer (Religious School)
• Adult Jewish Learning
• Community Space Rentals
• Scrip Gift Card Program
• High Holy Days Prayer Books (Mishkan HaNefesh)
• Tree of Life Children's Center (formerly TBI Preschool)
• TYBI – Temple Youth of Beth Israel

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017TBI Board adopted motion to join HIAS Welcome Campaign as a 'welcoming congregation' engaging in refugee issues annually through education, advocacy, direct service, or tzedakah. HIAS provides ongoing support, resources, and network access.
• Inland Valley Hope PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual High Holy Days Food Drive beneficiary and participant in Walk for the Hungry and Homeless. TBI organizes food collection supporting this local poverty alleviation organization.
• Angel Interfaith NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on Project Angel Baby Shower to support families in need through interfaith community efforts.
• Jewish World WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBI is a synagogue partner working to mobilize synagogues, schools, and community members to combat genocide and human rights violations through education, advocacy, and refugee relief.
• ICON (Inland Communities Organizing Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBI is a member congregation of this collection of religious institutions, unions, schools, and non-profits committed to social change in local communities.
• Claremont Interfaith CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBI clergy and lay leadership actively involved. Rabbi Kupetz and Cantor Buch are both Past Presidents of this interfaith organization.
• Upland Interfaith CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBI participates in annual Upland Prayer Breakfast in early November through this interfaith council.
• Inland Valley Interfaith Working GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional interfaith collaboration focused on community engagement and understanding.
• Claremont CanopycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for refugee engagement and resettlement efforts in the community.
• Newcomers Access CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on refugee engagement and resettlement programs for newcomers to the area.
• Parliament of the World ReligionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantor Buch serves as a delegate, participating in interfaith global gatherings in 2015 and 2018.
• Claremont Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 40-year tradition of Interfaith Exchange where the two congregations share learning and religious services, generally in late January and early February each year.
• INSAN for HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBI volunteers participate in homeless meals program through this organization.
• David & Margaret HomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNer Shel Tzedakah Chanukah gift appeal benefiting this home for children and families.
• Fiddleneck Family Farms / Uncommon GoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban agriculture partnership with Uncommon Good supporting community food security.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Tree of Life Children's Center (formerly TBI Preschool): Faith-based early childhood education center in Pomona that was formerly operated as TBI's preschool. Now an affiliated/separated entity but remains an ecosystem participant because it serves as the primary preschool feeder into TBI's religious school pipeline.

Direct peers

• Kol Tikvah: Reform Jewish congregation in Woodland Hills, CA, affiliated with URJ. Comparable Southern California Reform synagogue of similar mid-sized family membership, offering worship, religious education, social action, and lifecycle services.
• Temple Isaiah: Reform Jewish congregation in Los Angeles (West LA) affiliated with URJ. Comparable in mission (Reform worship, Jewish learning, social justice, community engagement) and operates religious school, youth, and adult programming at a scale broadly similar to TBI.
• Temple Israel of Hollywood: Reform Jewish congregation in Los Angeles affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, offering worship, religious education, social action, and lifecycle services to a similar mid-sized Southern California membership base. Directly comparable in denomination, programming mix, and GTM motion.
• Congregation Beth Am: Reform Jewish congregation in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles affiliated with URJ. Similar mid-to-large member-family base, comparable programming across worship, religious school, youth, and social action, and overlapping geographic catchment in greater LA.

Regional players

• Congregation Emanu El: Historic Reform Jewish congregation in San Francisco, URJ-affiliated. Operates worship, religious education, and social-action programming for a similar mid-sized family base but in a different California region (Bay Area vs. Inland Empire).
• Congregation Beth Israel: Reform Jewish congregation in San Diego affiliated with URJ. Comparable Reform denomination, programming mix (worship, religious school, social action, early childhood), and mid-sized member base, though located in a different Southern California market.

Broad incumbents

• Stephen S. Wise Temple: Large Reform synagogue in the Bel Air/LA area with extensive religious school, early childhood, and social-action programming. Comparable in Reform affiliation and breadth of services but operates at materially larger scale than TBI's ~400 families.
• Wilshire Boulevard Temple: One of the largest and oldest Reform Jewish congregations in Los Angeles, affiliated with URJ. Operates a broader portfolio of programs (early childhood centers, day schools, camp) but shares TBI's Reform denomination, social-action ethos, and Southern California geography.

Emerging players

• Beth Chayim Chadashim: Reform Jewish congregation in Los Angeles with explicit LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusive positioning that closely mirrors TBI's stated value proposition. Smaller-scale but a meaningful peer on inclusion-driven community and social-justice orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/tbipomona
• Facebookfacebook.com/tbipomona
• Xx.com/tbipomona
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/temple-beth-israel-pomona

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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