Temple B’rith Kodesh

What Temple B’rith Kodesh does

Temple B'rith Kodesh is a Reform Jewish synagogue congregation headquartered at 2131 Elmwood Avenue in Rochester, New York, serving the Greater Rochester Jewish community as a nonprofit religious organization. The congregation delivers weekly Shabbat services, holiday observances, and complete lifecycle event services including B'Nai Mitzvah preparation, weddings, baby namings, and yahrzeit remembrances. Educational programs span a Religious School for children, the Beyachad family engagement program, and the Kollel adult education program with dedicated faculty.

The organization operates through a community-led membership model with revenue derived from annual membership dues, donations and contributions (one-time and recurring), facility rentals at the Wolk Family Center and temple facilities, and fees for officiating lifecycle ceremonies. Marketing and outreach leverage the ShulCloud-powered website, social media channels (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook), a weekly email newsletter, and participation in community events such as Jewish Heritage Day at Rochester Red Wings games. The temple is governed by a Board of Trustees and supported by sub-organizations including the TBK Foundation, the WRJ/TBK Sisterhood (affiliated with Women of Reform Judaism), and TemPro. Notable strategic partnerships include ShulCloud (technology platform), the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (annual Warren Heilbronner Memorial Concert), Temple Sinai (joint holiday services), and Jewish Family Services (social action collaboration).

The technology stack is limited to the ShulCloud content management system, which powers the member portal, event calendar, online donation processing, and event registration with Google Sign-In as an authentication option. There are no disclosed AI capabilities, mobile applications, or proprietary technology beyond the standard ShulCloud platform. Financial information is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Temple B’rith Kodesh

Legal name

Temple B'rith Kodesh

Website

https://tbk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Temple B'rith Kodesh is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Rochester, NY providing Shabbat services, lifecycle ceremonies, religious education, and pastoral care to the Greater Rochester Jewish community through a membership-based nonprofit model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

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 contributions from congregants providing access to religious services, educational programs, and community events
2. Donations and Contributions: One-time and recurring donations including annual donations, tribute gifts, and special campaign contributions
3. Facility Rentals: Rental income from hosting weddings, events, and other gatherings at temple facilities including the Wolk Family Center
4. Life Cycle Event Services: Fees for officiating weddings, B'nai Mitzvah, and other life cycle ceremonies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Temple B'rith Kodesh is a Reform Jewish synagogue that provides weekly Shabbat worship services, festival observances, and lifecycle ceremonies including B'nai Mitzvah, weddings, baby namings, and yahrzeits. It also operates a Religious School, Beyachad family engagement program, and Kollel adult education program, alongside the Caring Community pastoral care initiative, the TBK Foundation endowment, and facility rentals through the Wolk Family Center.

Product overview

Temple B'rith Kodesh operates as a Reform Jewish synagogue offering religious services and community programs through its ShulCloud-powered member portal. The core offerings include weekly Shabbat services, lifecycle ceremonies (B'Nai Mitzvah, weddings, baby namings, yahrzeits), and educational programs (Religious School, Beyachad family program, and Kollel adult education). Community engagement is delivered through the Caring Community pastoral care program, TBK Foundation endowment, WRJ/TBK Sisterhood women's organization, and TemPro social action initiatives. The temple also offers facility rentals for member events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shabbat Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and minor.

• ShulCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationShulCloud provides the proprietary content management system powering the temple's website, member portal, event calendar, online donations, and member management services.
• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Warren Heilbronner Memorial Concert partnership featuring RPO performances at TBK Foundation events.
• Temple SinainotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Shavuot/Yizkor services held at Temple B'rith Kodesh, demonstrating inter-congregation cooperation for holiday observances.
• Jewish Family ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBK Social Action Committee briefing by Jewish Family Services President/CEO Deb Rosen on community social action initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Central Synagogue (New York, NY): Major Manhattan Reform congregation offering Shabbat services, robust religious education, and cultural programming. Operates the same core membership-and-donation revenue model but at a significantly larger scale and with a much broader geographic reach.
• Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (New York, NY): Historic Reform Jewish congregation in New York City offering Shabbat services, religious education, social action, and lifecycle events. Comparable operating model to TBK with a substantially larger community footprint.
• Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco, CA): Prominent West Coast Reform synagogue with a comparable worship, education, and lifecycle service portfolio. Operates at a broader geographic scale and with a more developed endowment than TBK, but serves the same Reform Jewish community-building mission.
• Temple Emanu-El (New York, NY): One of the largest and most prominent Reform Jewish congregations in the United States, with a comparable program stack (worship, religious school, adult education, lifecycle events, social action) but a substantially larger endowment, membership base, and national brand.
• Park Avenue Synagogue (New York, NY): Large New York City synagogue with comprehensive religious education, lifecycle, and adult programming. Comparable offering mix to TBK, but operates at substantially greater scale with a national profile and a sizable endowment.
• Temple Israel (Boston, MA): Historic Reform Jewish congregation in Boston offering Shabbat services, religious school, adult learning, and social action initiatives. Mirrors TBK's full-stack programming but serves a larger and denser urban Jewish community.
• Temple Shaaray Tefila (New York, NY): Long-standing Reform congregation on Manhattan's Upper East Side with religious school, adult education, and lifecycle programming. Closely aligned with TBK in mission and service mix but materially larger in membership and resources.

Others

• Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester: Regional umbrella organization for the Jewish community in the Rochester, NY area, coordinating fundraising, social services, and community programming. Not a direct competitor to TBK, but operates in the same regional ecosystem and partners with the congregation on social action initiatives.

Direct peers

• Temple Beth El (Rochester, NY): Another established Reform Jewish congregation in the Rochester, NY market offering Shabbat services, religious school, and lifecycle programming. Competes for the same pool of Jewish households and donor dollars in the Greater Rochester service area.
• Temple Sinai (Rochester, NY): Reform Jewish congregation in Rochester, NY, explicitly named in TBK's partnership data as a co-host for joint Shavuot/Yizkor services. Serves the same Jewish community in the same geography with a nearly identical worship, education, and lifecycle-event model, making it the closest direct comparability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tbknews
• Facebookfacebook.com/TempleBrithKodesh
• Instagramtbk.org/instagram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/temple-brith-kodesh-inc

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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