Members

Congregation Beth Israel of Media, Pennsylvania is a Reconstructionist synagogue supported by 180 families. We have been a congregation since 1925, and our members come from all over the Delaware Valley including the Wilmington, Delaware area. Together we present a diverse group with varied backgrounds and religious affiliations. Amongst our members there are interfaith couples, single parent families, same sex families, individual memberships as well as different ethnicities. Everyone is welcome into our warm and friendly community.

There are a host of activities available to our members. Our religious program includes Friday night pot luck dinners before services for families, tot Shabbat , and a later service as well. Saturday morning services are led by our Rabbi, Linda Potemken, and sometimes by an active lay community. Our High Holiday services welcome all generations. There are children's services, a teenage program and babysitting for our younger members.

At Beth Israel, learning never stops. We have a Hebrew School program for ages pre-K through post Bar/Bat mitzvah. We also offer family and adult education. There is no need for any formal jewish learning to join most of these groups, nor do you have to be Jewish to participate. If you are interested in being involved in a committee, there are many to chose from. These groups include social action, education, adult education, the book club, religious practices, building beautification, planning, budget and a host of others.

Membership fees are detailed in the prospective member packet. It is the policy of Beth Israel that no one is turned away due to an inability to pay.

Please contact the membership committee at Congregation Beth Israel (610.566.4645) for more information.