Name

Temple Emeth

Legal name

Temple Emeth

Website

https://templeemeth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Synagogue

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Jewish education
• Lifecycle events
• Religious community
• Cemetery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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 fees providing access to services, programming, and religious school benefits. Multiple membership tiers available including Premier Membership options with additional giving levels (Patron, Benefactor, Religious Education Sponsor, Adult Education Sponsor).
2. Religious School Tuition: Tuition for Binah B'emet religious school. Members receive included tuition through Grade 5; non-members and higher grades pay per-student fees. Grades 6-7 for members: $450/student.
3. Annual Appeal: Annual fundraising campaign with tiered giving levels (Peace/Shalom $5,400 down to Goodness/Tovah $180), supplementing membership dues for operational expenses and programming.
4. Donations and Special Purpose Funds: Online donations supporting various funds including Building and Grounds, Cantor Music Fund, Education, Scholarship, General Fund, Endowment, and memorial funds. Also includes tribute donations (honor, memory, yahrzeit).
5. Facility Rentals: Rental income from community facility usage for events and functions.
6. Kiddush Sponsorship: Fees for sponsoring Kiddush celebrations honoring special occasions, with basic or enhanced menu options.
7. Memorial Plaques and Simcha Leaves: Sale of memorial plaques ($400 brass Simcha Leaves for celebrations) and memorial plaques for loved ones displayed in Sanctuary and Chapel.
8. Bimah Flowers: Fresh flower sponsorship for the bimah on Shabbat and holidays at $250 per sponsorship.
9. Cemetery Plot Sales: Sale of graves at Temple Emeth Memorial Park and Or Emet Cemetery, with 3% credit card convenience fee.
10. Israel Bonds: Annual Israel Bonds event honoring supporters and continuing fundraising efforts for Israel Bonds.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Temple Emeth is a Conservative Jewish synagogue that delivers in-person and virtual religious services (Shabbat, daily minyan, High Holy Days), religious education through the Binah B'emet program (Pre-K through Grade 7), Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, adult learning (Shivek Bible Lecture and Kallah series), lifecycle event officiation, and cemetery services at Or Emet Cemetery and Temple Emeth Memorial Park.

Product overview

Temple Emeth offers a unified suite of Jewish religious and community services centered around its Conservative congregation in Chestnut Hill, MA. The core offerings include Binah B'emet (religious education for Pre-K through Grade 7), Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, adult learning programs (Shivek Bible Lecture and Kallah series), and regular religious services (Shabbat, daily minyan, High Holy Days). Additional services include cemetery facilities (Or Emet and Temple Emeth Memorial Park), remembrance programs (memorial plaques, Book of Remembrance), and Virtual Emeth for remote participation. Membership provides access to most core services, with tuition through Grade 5 included in dues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Binah B'emet: Religious education program for Pre-K through Grade 7 opened in 2016, emphasizing student-centered education and community engagement.

Products and services

• Binah B'emet Religious Education Program Jewish religious education program for Pre-K through Grade 7 emphasizing student-centered learning, values-based curriculum, community engagement, and identity development. Tuition through Grade 5 is included in Temple Emeth membership dues; non-members pay per-student tuition.
• Religious Services Egalitarian, highly musical, personalized and creative religious services including Shabbat services (Saturday 10am hybrid), daily minyan (Monday/Thursday 7am, Tuesday/Wednesday 7pm, Sunday 9:15am), Kabbalat Shabbat, and High Holy Days services open to the community.
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program Preparation program for students approaching age 13 to mark their passage into Jewish adulthood, including tutoring by Cantor Michael McCloskey and mitzvah project completion.
• Adult Learning Programs Educational programs including the Shivek Bible Lecture (running 30+ years) and Kallah lecture series (since 1977) featuring scholar-in-residence programs on Jewish history, theology, and spiritual practices.
• Cemetery Services Burial and cemetery services through Or Emet Cemetery and Temple Emeth Memorial Park for community members, with grave purchases subject to a 3% credit card convenience fee.
• Remembrance Programs Memorial plaques, Book of Remembrance, Simcha Leaves (engraved brass celebration tributes at $400), bimah flower sponsorship ($250 per sponsorship), and kiddush sponsorship with basic or enhanced menu options.
• Virtual Emeth Online and virtual programming including Zoom minyan services, virtual attendance options for Shabbat services, and Vimeo video content enabling remote community participation.
• Facility Rentals Rental of Temple Emeth facilities for community events, lifecycle functions, and celebrations.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Synagogue of Conservative JudaismcoreOthersOfficial affiliation providing connection to the Conservative/Masorti movement. Temple Emeth is affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, maintaining organizational membership in the broader movement.
• Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in synagogue life, aligning with Temple Emeth's commitment to accessibility.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: Denominational umbrella that Temple Emeth is affiliated with; relevant as the movement-wide body setting education standards, clergy placement pipelines, and shared programming that flows down to congregations like Temple Emeth.

Broad incumbents

• Central Synagogue: Large, well-resourced Conservative synagogue in New York City that shares Temple Emeth's egalitarian, musical service style and operates an integrated religious school, cemetery relationships, and virtual programming platform.
• Park Avenue Synagogue: Major Conservative congregation with broad programming (worship, day school, adult learning, lifecycle) at greater scale; comparable in denominational identity and egalitarian musical services, though operating in a different geography.
• Jewish Community Center (JCC Greater Boston): Broader Jewish communal institution in the same Boston catchment offering complementary programming (early childhood education, cultural events, fitness) that intersects with Temple Emeth's family engagement mission, sometimes as a substitute rather than complement.

Direct peers

• Temple Beth Avodah: Conservative synagogue in Newton, MA, providing worship, religious education (K-7), and lifecycle services to a comparable suburban Boston Jewish family base competing for the same membership pool.
• Congregation Shaare Tefila: Conservative synagogue in Newton, MA, with a parallel offering of Shabbat worship, Hebrew school, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation to Jewish families in the immediate Boston suburbs.
• Temple Beth Shalom: Large Conservative synagogue in Needham, MA, offering egalitarian services, religious school, adult learning, and lifecycle events to Jewish families in the same Boston suburban corridor.
• Temple Reyim: Conservative synagogue in Newton, MA, delivering egalitarian services, religious education, and lifecycle programming to a directly overlapping suburban Boston Jewish community.
• Congregation Mishkan Tefila: Conservative Jewish congregation also serving the Chestnut Hill/Newton corridor, offering Shabbat services, religious school, and lifecycle programming to a directly overlapping Jewish family demographic in Greater Boston.

Regional players

• Congregation Beth El (Sudbury): Conservative synagogue west of Boston in Sudbury, MA, serving a similar suburban Jewish family demographic but in a different commuting corridor, illustrating the broader regional competitive set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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