Back in 2016, we were looking for a synagogue to join. We visited Beth El and fell in love with the warmth of his congregants. Four years have passed and we feel we did the right choice.
September 2019
Really lovely congregation engaged in a lot of important social action for the community. Only complaint would be that a good percentage of the extra congregation events (things outside of regular services, like music concert events, some of the culture events, etc.) tend to price out a lot of young professionals, younger millennials and gen Z-ers, etc who can’t justify the extra expense, and would rather just not attend events rather than go through the embarrassment of pleading poverty with leadership. Unfortunately I don’t think this is an issue unique to Beth El, or even religious communities — rather, I think there are a lot of congregations of various faiths... read full review
March 2019
Beth El is a most welcoming and caring congregation. From community social justice involvement to just plain social events, there is something for everyone. Shabbat services are inspirational and musical. We have been members for 38 years; although we’ve moved 45 minutes away from Alexandria, we will always be members of Beth El.
Back in 2016, we were looking for a synagogue to join. We visited Beth El and fell in love with the warmth of his congregants. Four years have passed and we feel we did the right choice.
Really lovely congregation engaged in a lot of important social action for the community. Only complaint would be that a good percentage of the extra congregation events (things outside of regular services, like music concert events, some of the culture events, etc.) tend to price out a lot of young professionals, younger millennials and gen Z-ers, etc who can’t justify the extra expense, and would rather just not attend events rather than go through the embarrassment of pleading poverty with leadership. Unfortunately I don’t think this is an issue unique to Beth El, or even religious communities — rather, I think there are a lot of congregations of various faiths... read full review
Beth El is a most welcoming and caring congregation. From community social justice involvement to just plain social events, there is something for everyone. Shabbat services are inspirational and musical. We have been members for 38 years; although we’ve moved 45 minutes away from Alexandria, we will always be members of Beth El.