Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor

What Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor does

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor is a Conservative Jewish synagogue located at 2000 Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It serves the local Jewish community by providing regular worship services (Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat, Saturday morning Shabbat, and a weekday minyan), lifecycle event officiation (baby namings, bnei mitzvah, weddings, funerals), pastoral care, and a broad portfolio of educational and community programs. Programming spans all life stages — Tot Shabbat for young children, the BIRS religious school, Chaverim (grades 3-5), Gesher (grades 6-8), USY (grades 9-12), and adult Hebrew, Talmud study, Mussar, theology book club, Intro to Judaism, and conversion classes.

The congregation's operating technology is built on the ShulCloud cloud-based synagogue membership management platform, which handles member accounts, billing, yahrzeit records, event registration, and a member directory. Service delivery is hybrid: in-person in the main sanctuary and M & M Chapel, with parallel streaming via Zoom and a dedicated YouTube channel (Beth Israel Congregation AA MI). The organization has a small staff of 1-10 employees, supplemented by clergy and volunteer committees.

Beth Israel's revenue model is nonprofit and community-funded, consisting of four primary streams: annual membership dues (renewed annually with individual and family tiers), voluntary donations (including general, fund-specific, and end-of-year appeals), event-related revenue (kiddush sponsorships, religious school tuition, special-event tickets), and planned/legacy giving through the Life and Legacy program. An active capital campaign — Mission Mishkan — was launched in 2025 to support long-term facility and program sustainability. The congregation also engages in interfaith and community partnerships, including a Community-Wide Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat with The Network, JCRC, and the Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, and participates in JCOR refugee resettlement efforts.

Name

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor

Legal name

Beth Israel Congregation

Website

https://bethisrael-aa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor is a Conservative Jewish synagogue offering worship services, religious education for all ages, lifecycle events, and community programs to Jewish individuals and families in Ann Arbor, Michigan, funded primarily by membership dues and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services (Conservative Jewish Synagogue)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Jewish congregation services
• Religious education programs
• Lifecycle event officiation
• Community worship services
• Youth and family programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees charged to congregants for access to services, programs, and community resources. Membership renewal is conducted annually with individual and family pricing tiers.
2. Donations and Contributions: Voluntary donations including general and fund donations, capital campaigns (Mission Mishkan), and end-of-year appeals to support congregation operations and initiatives
3. Event Fees and Kiddush Sponsorships: Revenue from sponsored events, kiddush celebrations, and program registrations including religious school tuition and special event tickets
4. Life and Legacy Program: Legacy giving and planned giving programs for long-term congregation support

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor delivers Conservative Jewish religious services (Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat morning, weekday minyan, holiday observances), lifecycle event officiation (baby namings, bnei mitzvah, weddings, healing, memorials), and a comprehensive education and youth program portfolio including Beth Israel Religious School (BIRS), adult Hebrew, Talmud, Mussar, Intro to Judaism, Chaverim, Gesher, and USY. Members access services both in-person at the 2000 Washtenaw Avenue sanctuary and virtually via Zoom and YouTube, with membership enrollment, billing, and event registration managed through the ShulCloud platform.

Product overview

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor operates a website built on the ShulCloud platform, serving as a digital hub for its synagogue community. The congregation offers in-person and virtual religious services (Shabbat, weekday minyan), religious education (BIRS religious school, adult education, Hebrew classes), youth programs (Chaverim, Gesher, USY), community groups (Chesed Care Team, Green Team, JCOR), lifecycle events support, and member services including donations and event registration. The organization does not offer a standalone commercial product; its primary offerings are religious and educational services for its congregation members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conservative Jewish Worship Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ShulCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationShulCloud provides cloud-based synagogue membership management software serving over 1200 synagogues across the United States. The platform enables Beth Israel to manage member accounts, billing, event registration, family yahrzeit information, and membership directory. Contact email for office: [email protected].
• The NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative community organization that partnered with Beth Israel for the Community-Wide Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat event, demonstrating interfaith and inter-community engagement.
• JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Jewish community relations council that co-sponsored the Community-Wide Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat celebration with Beth Israel and other Ann Arbor organizations.
• Federation of Greater Ann ArborminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal federation organization that partnered as co-sponsor for community-wide interfaith events including the Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat celebration.
• JCOR (Jewish Congregations Organized for Resettlement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeth Israel participates in JCOR, a coalition of Jewish congregations organized for resettlement efforts, supporting refugee resettlement and integration programs in the community.
• Encore TheatreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal theater partnership for community cultural events. Beth Israel organized a group outing to Fiddler on the Roof production at Encore Theatre.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ): Denominational umbrella body for Conservative (Masorti) congregations in North America. Not a competitor but the governing/ecosystem network Beth Israel belongs to, comparable in mission support, resource distribution, and movement standards.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor: Local Jewish communal umbrella for Ann Arbor including fundraising, allocations, and community programming. Ecosystem partner and co-sponsor of Beth Israel events, comparable as a parallel faith-community service organization in the same geography.
• Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor: Local Jewish communal facility offering cultural, educational, and recreational programming for Ann Arbor Jewish families. Adjacent service organization in the same Jewish ecosystem rather than a direct congregational peer.

Regional players

• Temple Israel: Major Reform Jewish congregation in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Regional peer operating full worship, religious school, and adult education programming for Michigan Jewish households — comparable service mix though different denomination and geography.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue: Conservative synagogue in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Regional denominational peer with full religious school, youth, and lifecycle programming; competes for Michigan Conservative Jewish households though based outside Ann Arbor.
• Congregation B'nai Moshe: Conservative synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. Regional peer with similar Masorti affiliation, religious school, and lifecycle programming serving the southeast Michigan Jewish community.

Direct peers

• Congregation Shaarey Zedek: Large Conservative (Masorti) synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. Closest denominational peer to Beth Israel, sharing USCJ affiliation, comparable service, education, and lifecycle programming at substantially larger scale.
• Temple Beth Emeth: Reform Jewish congregation serving Ann Arbor, Michigan. Directly comparable local peer offering worship, religious education, and lifecycle programming to the same Jewish household pool in the same geography as Beth Israel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSO6HcrVQfdlbTV7DH6gioA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beth-israel-congregation---ann-arbor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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