Temple Beth

What Temple Beth does

Temple Beth El is a Reform Jewish congregation headquartered at 7400 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, founded in 1850 by twelve German immigrant families in the home of Isaac and Sarah Cozens, making it Michigan's first Jewish congregation and a 175-year-old institution. It operates as a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit governed by a membership structure with lay leadership, professional clergy, and 11–50 employees. The organization's core product is a comprehensive religious and lifecycle service stack: weekly Shabbat services (Friday 7:00 PM in-person and via Facebook Live; Saturday 10:00 AM Torah Study on Zoom), a Sunday virtual minyan, and full lifecycle officiation including births, B'nai Mitzvahs, weddings, mourning/Kaddish, and yahrzeits. Educational programming spans the Early Childhood Center, TBE Summer Camp 2026, The Tent after-school program (K–5), MASA religious school, structured Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation starting in 3rd grade, multi-tier youth groups (BETY K2, BETY 3-5, JBETY, high school BETY), adult education including the Bites & Books book club, the Prentis Memorial Library, and the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives.

The organization is supported by five revenue streams: membership dues (Sisterhood tiers $54–$180/year, Beth Elders tiers $23–$125/year), charitable donations and tributes processed via the ShulCloud member portal (ACH or credit card with 3% fee), facility rentals and catering for events, and cemetery services through Beth El Memorial Park (30 acres in Livonia, dedicated 1939) plus affiliated Woodmere and Harmoreau sections, serving six constituent congregations with burial plots, traditional and cremation interments, perpetual care, and merchandise (vaults, markers, monuments). The ShulCloud member portal (tbebloomfieldhills.shulcloud.com) handles dues renewal, donations, event registration, and billing; ShulCloud is third-party SaaS rather than proprietary technology. The website (tbeonline.org) runs on WordPress with Google/iCalendar event integration.

Name

Temple Beth

Legal name

Temple Beth El

Website

https://tbeonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Temple Beth El is Michigan's first Jewish congregation, founded in 1850 in Bloomfield Hills, operating as a Reform synagogue serving southeast Michigan Jewish families with worship, K-12 and adult education, lifecycle services, and cemetery operations across multiple sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Congregation Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• Reform jewish congregation
• Religious education programs
• Jewish lifecycle services
• Community worship services
• Cemetery burial services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomfield Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Temple Beth El collects annual membership dues from congregant families. The Sisterhood membership tier structure ranges from $54 to $180 per year, with higher tiers providing additional program support. Annual membership renewal is handled through the ShulCloud member portal.
2. Donations and Tributes: The temple accepts charitable donations and tributes from members and the broader community. Donations are processed through the ShulCloud payment portal. Only donations over $18 receive an acknowledgment letter. The Annual Appeal campaign is a key fundraising vehicle.
3. Facility Rentals and Catering: Temple Beth El generates revenue through facility rentals for events and gatherings. Catering services are offered for events held at the temple premises.
4. Cemetery Services: Beth El Memorial Park and affiliated cemeteries (Lafayette Street, Woodmere, Harmoreau) provide burial plots, traditional and cremation burials, perpetual care, and marker/monument sales. Pre-need interment packages are available. Perpetual care is included in the purchase price.
5. Cemetery Merchandise: Beth El Memorial Park sells burial vaults, markers, and monuments as ancillary cemetery revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Temple Beth El is a Reform Jewish congregation that provides weekly Shabbat worship services (in-person and virtual), a continuum of religious education from early childhood through high school, Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, adult learning programs, and community engagement organizations including Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Beth Elders. The congregation also operates Beth El Memorial Park cemetery, offering burial plots, traditional and cremation burials, perpetual care, and pre-need interment packages. Membership dues, donations, facility rentals, and cemetery services constitute the core revenue-generating offerings.

Product overview

Temple Beth El operates as a Jewish Reform congregation offering a comprehensive suite of religious, educational, and community programs. The organization provides weekly Shabbat services (Friday evenings and Saturday mornings) with both in-person and virtual attendance options through Zoom and Facebook Live. Educational offerings include the Early Childhood Center, The Tent After School program for K-5th graders, Masa Religious School with Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, and Adult Education including the Bites & Books book club. Youth programming spans from BETY K2 through high school with age-appropriate activities. Community engagement includes Sisterhood and Brotherhood organizations, Beth Elders senior programming, Kid-ish Club for young families, and various volunteer opportunities. Lifecycle services cover weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, mourning support, and cemetery services through Beth El Memorial Park. The member experience is managed through ShulCloud's member portal platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Tent After School: Jewish after-school experience for kindergarten through 5th graders at TBE, operating from end of school day to 6:00 PM.
• Early Childhood Center (ECC)
• MASA Religious School

Products and services

• Weekly Shabbat Services Friday evening Shabbat services at 7:00 PM and Saturday morning Torah Study at 10:00 AM, available in-person at the Bloomfield Hills campus and virtually via Facebook Live and Zoom. Intended for temple members and the broader Jewish community.
• Early Childhood Center Early childhood education programming for young children at Temple Beth El, including the TBE Summer Camp 2026. Provides foundational Jewish educational experiences for preschool-age children of temple and community families.
• The Tent After School Program Jewish after-school experience for kindergarten through 5th graders, running from end of school day to 6:00 PM. Includes youth programming, Kids Night Out events, and community engagement activities. Targeted at families seeking supervised after-school care with Jewish content.
• Masa Religious School Religious school program providing structured Jewish education for children at Temple Beth El, with curriculum and handbook. Includes Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation beginning at the end of 3rd grade. Targeted at families enrolling children in formal Jewish religious education.
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Preparation Program Rite of passage program with a structured multi-year timeline leading to Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Includes date assignment at end of 3rd grade, Hebrew tutoring in 5th grade, family programming in 6th grade, and prayer/Torah preparation 14 months before the ceremony. Targeted at Jewish families with children approaching B'nai Mitzvah age.
• Adult Education Lifelong learning opportunities for adults, including the Bites & Books book club with monthly discussions (e.g., 'Last Summer at the Golden Hotel' by Elyssa Friedland) and other educational programs. Targeted at adult members seeking continued Jewish and general learning.
• Youth Programs (BETY) Multi-level youth programming including BETY K2 (kindergarten-2nd grade), BETY 35 (3rd-5th grade), JBETY (6th-8th grade), and BETY for high schoolers (9th-12th grade), fostering camaraderie and Jewish identity. Targeted at children and teens across all school-age levels.
• Sisterhood Women's organization within Temple Beth El with annual dues ranging from $54 to $180. Supports temple activities, youth recognition, and participation in Women of Reform Judaism. Hosts programs, social gatherings, and annual events such as the Sisterhood Honey Sale. Targeted at women members of the congregation.
• Brotherhood Men's organization established in 1919, one of the first brotherhoods in the country. Provides community engagement, sponsors the DSO Concert Series, fields teams in the Intercongregational Men's Club Softball League, sends Chanukah gift bags to college students, and donates to the Prentis Memorial Library. Targeted at men in the temple and broader community.
• Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Jewish cemetery services including Beth El Memorial Park (30 acres in Livonia, dedicated 1939), Lafayette Street Cemetery (oldest Jewish cemetery in Michigan, 1846), Woodmere Cemetery sections in Detroit, and Harmoreau Cemetery. Offers burial plots, traditional and cremation burials, perpetual care, marker/monument sales, and pre-need interment packages. Serves six constituent congregations.
• Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives Comprehensive congregational archives named after Rabbi Leo M. Franklin (who served 1899-1941), founded in 1981. Houses historical documents, genealogical records, and has partnered with the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives on a COVID-19 Archives Collection. Recognized as one of the most comprehensive congregational archives in the nation and the largest in Michigan.
• Prentis Memorial Library Library resources for the temple community, supported by Brotherhood donations for B'nai Mitzvah celebrants. Targeted at members seeking Judaica and general library resources.
• Member Portal (ShulCloud) Online member management system providing member portal access, donation processing, bill payment, and member profile management. Supports credit card payments (with 3% processing fee) and ACH payments; debit cards are not accepted. Available to both members and non-members for donations.
• Virtual TBE Virtual attendance options for religious services including Friday night Shabbat via Facebook Live/livestream, Saturday morning Torah Study on Zoom, and Sunday Morning virtual minyan. Enables participation by members and non-members beyond the immediate geographic area.
• Beth Elders Senior Connection Senior community program with tiered membership levels: Standard Single $23/year, Premium Single $80/year, Premium Couple $125/year, Friends of Beth Elders $100/year. Provides social, cultural, and holiday events including luncheons and entertainment. Supported by the Howard and Celia Jacobson Memorial Fund. Open to both temple and non-temple members.
• Kid-ish Club (Young Families) Family programming including Tot Shabbat services, seasonal events like Namaste Tot Shabbat, Purim Blowout, and family Chanukah Party. Targeted at families with young children seeking to build Jewish home traditions and connect with other young Jewish families.
• Volunteer Programs Volunteer opportunities including Braille Bindery (printing free braille books for children), Caring Community (supporting members during difficult times), Greeters (welcoming attendees), and Shiva Corps (leading shiva services). Available to temple members seeking meaningful volunteer engagement.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Union of Reform Judaism (URJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTemple Beth El is affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ), the central organization of the Reform Movement in North America. This affiliation connects the temple to the broader Reform Jewish network and provides access to resources, programming guidance, and community support.
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Temple Beth El Brotherhood organizes the DSO Neighborhood Concert Series, offering Brotherhood members discounted admission to DSO concerts. This partnership provides cultural programming for temple members at subsidized prices.
• Jewish Ensemble TheatreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrotherhood members enjoy discounted admission to Jewish Ensemble Theatre performances, providing cultural engagement opportunities for the temple community.
• Intercongregational Men's Club Softball LeagueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Brotherhood fields two teams in the Intercongregational Men's Club Softball League, one of which has earned first place four years in a row. This partnership connects Temple Beth El Brotherhood with other congregations.
• Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sisterhood of Temple Beth El is a member of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), the umbrella organization for Reform Jewish women's organizations. Through WRJ, Sisterhood participates in the YES (Youth, Education and Special Projects) fund and sponsorships for Jewish professionals.
• Temple Emanu-El (Oak Park, MI)minorOthersTemple Emanu-El is one of the constituent congregations served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board.
• Temple Shir Shalom (West Bloomfield, MI)minorOthersTemple Shir Shalom is one of the constituent congregations served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board.
• Temple Israel (West Bloomfield, MI)minorOthersTemple Israel is one of the constituent congregations served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board.
• Temple Kol Ami (West Bloomfield, MI)minorOthersTemple Kol Ami is one of the constituent congregations served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board.
• Birmingham Temple (Farmington Hills, MI)minorOthersBirmingham Temple is one of the constituent congregations served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board.
• Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives (Jewish Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives of Temple Beth El partnered with the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives of the Jewish Federation to create the COVID-19 Archives Collection, collecting photographs, diaries, oral histories, and questionnaires documenting life during the pandemic.
• Avocato Catfé & Adoption Center (Farmington Hills, MI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTemple Beth El partnered with Avocato Catfé & Adoption Center for the Paws & Purpose event, a community-building activity supporting animal rescue and adoption. The event takes place at Avocato's Farmington Hills location.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Birmingham Temple (Farmington Hills, MI): A Humanistic Jewish congregation in Farmington Hills that is a Cemetery Board constituent. Direct local peer competing for Detroit-area Jewish families, though with a different theological orientation.
• Temple Shir Shalom (West Bloomfield, MI): A Reform Jewish congregation in West Bloomfield that shares cemetery services via Beth El Memorial Park. Direct competitor for Reform Jewish families in the same western Detroit suburb cluster.
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield, MI): A large Conservative synagogue in Southfield, MI, that competes with Temple Beth El for the broader Detroit-area Jewish community. Operates a comparable full-life-cycle programming model at greater scale.
• Temple Emanu-El (Oak Park, MI): A Reform Jewish congregation in Oak Park, MI, that is also a constituent served by the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery Board. Competes with Temple Beth El for the same Bloomfield Hills/West Bloomfield Jewish families across worship, education, and lifecycle services.
• Temple Kol Ami (West Bloomfield, MI): A Reform Jewish congregation in West Bloomfield sharing Beth El Memorial Park cemetery services. Competes for the same West Bloomfield Jewish households across worship, education, and lifecycle events.
• Adat Shalom Synagogue (Farmington Hills, MI): A Conservative Jewish synagogue in Farmington Hills serving the same western Detroit suburbs. Direct geographic peer offering a parallel suite of worship, religious school, and lifecycle services.
• Congregation Beth Ahm (West Bloomfield, MI): A Conservative synagogue in West Bloomfield offering religious school, worship, and lifecycle services. Direct local peer competing for the same Detroit western-suburbs Jewish families.
• Temple Israel (West Bloomfield, MI): A Reform Jewish congregation in West Bloomfield and a Cemetery Board constituent. Competes head-to-head for member families in the same immediate service area and offers comparable worship, religious school, and lifecycle programming.

Broad incumbents

• Wilshire Boulevard Temple (Los Angeles, CA): A large historic Reform congregation in Los Angeles affiliated with URJ. Comparable in longevity, full-life-cycle programming, and significant real estate/archives holdings, operating as a broad incumbent rather than a regional peer.
• Temple Emanu-El (New York, NY): One of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in North America, affiliated with URJ like Temple Beth El. Comparable in programmatic breadth (worship, education, cemetery, archives, community engagement) but operates at a substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/tbeonline/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/tbeonline
• Instagraminstagram.com/templebethelmi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/temple-beth-el

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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