Adath Israel of the Main Line

What Adath Israel of the Main Line does

Adath Israel of the Main Line is a nonprofit Conservative Jewish synagogue located at 250 N Highland Ave in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, founded in 1946. It serves Jewish families and individuals across the Main Line region with daily and Shabbat prayer services, lifecycle event officiation (B'nai Mitzvah, weddings, funerals), and a broad educational curriculum spanning early childhood (ECLC), youth religious school (Makom), teen programming (Marom), Confirmation, and adult learning through Scholar in Residence and Lunch & Learn series. Community programming is delivered through Sisterhood, Men's Club, Youth and Family Programs, a mental health initiative, and a Chesed Committee for charitable service.

The organization's digital infrastructure runs on ShulCloud, a third-party cloud-based content management system purpose-built for synagogues that handles membership management, donation processing, event registration, calendars, and member communications. Service delivery extends beyond the physical campus through YouTube livestreamed Shabbat services and Zoom-enabled daily minyan and adult education. Rabbi Eric Yanoff, the spiritual leader, hosts the "Center of Gravity" podcast — distributed on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music — which articulates a moderate, centrist Jewish perspective to an audience broader than the local congregation.

Revenue is derived from member dues, school tuition, donations, facility/fundraising events, and ancillary programming such as the recently introduced Summertime Havdallah Cafe Movies (priced at $8 per individual session or $18 per four-movie series). The organization collaborates programmatically with neighboring Congregation Beth Hillel Beth El, most recently through the Binah Women's Learning Group for women 55+. The congregation is governed by an independent board, has no parent company or institutional investors, and is funded entirely through member contributions and earned program revenue.

Name

Adath Israel of the Main Line

Legal name

Adath Israel

Website

https://adathisrael.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adath Israel of the Main Line is a nonprofit Conservative synagogue in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, serving Jewish families with daily prayer services, K-12 and adult Jewish education, lifecycle events, and community programming on ShulCloud-powered digital infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges (EDAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Jewish Broadcasting (MPABALAF)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Jewish education
• Community programming
• Lifecycle events
• Worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Merion Station

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, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adath Israel of the Main Line is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located in Merion Station, Pennsylvania that provides daily, Shabbat, and holiday religious services, multi-track Jewish religious education from early childhood through adult learning, lifecycle event officiation, and a range of community programming. The congregation also extends its reach through livestreamed services and the Center of Gravity podcast hosted by its senior rabbi.

Product overview

Adath Israel of the Main Line operates a website powered by ShulCloud, a cloud-based content management system designed specifically for synagogues. The platform provides a unified digital presence enabling membership management, donations, event registration, religious service streaming, educational programming, and community engagement. No distinct named product offerings or modules are identified beyond the ShulCloud platform itself.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shabbat and Daily Minyan Services
• High Holiday Services
• Religious School Programs
• Adult Education Program
• Center of Gravity Podcast
• Lifecycle Event Services
• Youth and Family Programming
• Chesed Community Support Services
• Livestream Worship Services
• Mental Health Support Offerings
• Sisterhood and Men's Club Programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Synagogue Beth Hillel Beth ElcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Collaboration on Binah Women's Learning Group, a program dedicated to thoughtful exploration and community building for women 55+. The group meets at Beth Hillel-Beth El's location at 1001 Remington Rd, Wynnewood, PA 19096. Sessions run from 1:30pm-2:30pm on select Tuesdays, covering topics including resilience, community, spiritual perspectives on aging, grief and renewal, and gratitude practices.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Har Zion Temple: Conservative synagogue in Penn Valley, PA on the Main Line. Comparable scale, school, and lifecycle programming for the same affluent Jewish demographic in the immediate catchment.
• Old York Road Temple-Beth Am: Reform synagogue in Elkins Park, PA. Comparable suburban Philadelphia congregation with similar religious school, adult education, and lifecycle programming.
• Main Line Reform Temple: Reform congregation in Wynnewood, PA serving the Main Line. Direct competitor for affiliated Jewish families, offering comparable religious school and lifecycle programming.
• Congregation Rodeph Shalom: Historic Reform synagogue in Philadelphia. Comparable scale and programming breadth, drawing some members from the same regional Jewish community.
• Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel: Merged Philadelphia-area Reform congregation. Operates religious school, adult education, and lifecycle programs targeting a similar demographic to Adath Israel.
• Congregation Beth Hillel Beth El: Reform synagogue in Wynnewood, PA — Adath Israel's direct Main Line peer and active programming partner (e.g., Binah Women's Learning Group). Serves the same geographic catchment and member demographic.
• Beth Sholom Congregation: Conservative synagogue in Elkins Park, PA with a large religious school and active programming. Overlaps with Adath Israel in member demographic and content offerings.
• Congregation Keneseth Israel: Reform congregation in Elkins Park, PA. Comparable suburban footprint, religious school, and adult programming for the broader Philadelphia Jewish community.

Regional players

• Congregation Or Ami: Reform synagogue in Lafayette Hill, PA serving the western Main Line and neighboring communities. Comparable programming model but smaller scale and slightly different geographic catchment.

Others

• Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia: Central communal umbrella organization for the Greater Philadelphia Jewish community. Not a direct competitor but a major funder, convener, and allocator of communal resources that influences the environment in which Adath Israel operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AdathIsraelPhilly
• Facebookfacebook.com/adathisraelmainline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adathisraelpa
• Instagraminstagram.com/adathisraelmainline

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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