Beth El Synagogue

Beth El is an egalitarian Conservative Synagogue founded in 1924. From its beginning on Park Place and many years on Cooke Street in Waterbury, Beth El has relocated to the beautiful Walzer Family Jewish Community Campus in Southbury. We service the greater Waterbury and Danbury areas.

Location

At the Walzer Family Jewish Campus, 444 Main Street North, PO Box 825, Southbury, CT 06488 Beth El Synagogue The Walzer Family Jewish Community Campus 444 Main Street North Southbury, CT 06488 (203) 264-4500 Directions: From Bridgeport and points South: Take I-95 North towards New Haven. Take the CT-25/CT-8 exit towards Trumbull/Waterbury, Exit 27A. Continue on CT-8 North towards Waterbury. Take the Bank Street Exit, Exit 22. At the end of ramp turn left. At the traffic light, turn left onto RT 67 (Bank Street). Follow RT 67 through Seymour, Oxford and into Southbury (approx. 9 miles). You will go underneath I-84. Southbury Plaza will be on your right at the next intersection. Go straight and through one more set of lights at the intersection of 67 and Old Waterbury Road. Travel 0.5 miles and Beth El will be on your right hand side. -or From the Merritt Parkway South: Take Merritt Parkway (CT15)North through Trumbull. Take RT 8 North, Exit 51 towards Waterbury. Take the Bank Street Exit, Exit 22. At the end of ramp turn left. At the traffic light, turn left onto RT 67 (Bank Street). Follow RT 67 through Seymour, Oxford and into Southbury (approx. 9 miles). You will go underneath I-84. Southbury Plaza will be on your right at the next intersection. Go straight and through one more set of lights at the intersection of 67 and Old Waterbury Road. Travel 0.5 miles and Beth El will be on your right hand side. From the Merritt Parkway North: Take the Merritt Parkway (CT15) South into Trumbull. Take RT 8 North, Exit 52 towards Waterbury. Take the Bank Street Exit, Exit 22. At the end of ramp turn left. At the traffic light, turn left onto RT 67 (Bank Street). Follow RT 67 through Seymour, Oxford and into Southbury (approx. 9 miles). You will go underneath I-84. Southbury Plaza will be on your right at the next intersection. Go straight and through one more set of lights at the intersection of 67 and Old Waterbury Road. Travel 0.5 miles and Beth El will be on your right hand side. From Danbury and Points West: Take I-84 East towards Waterbury. Take the Southbury Exit, Exit 15. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto RT 67. Go through three traffic lights. From the third light, travel 0.5 miles and Beth El will be on your right hand side. From Waterbury and Points East: Take I-84 towards Danbury. Take the Southbury Exit, Exit 15. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto RT 67. Go through two traffic lights. From the second light, travel 0.5 miles and Beth El will be on your right hand side. From the Washington, CT Area: Take Rt. 47 to Rt. 199. At the end of Rt. 199, turn left onto Rt. 67. Follow Rt. 67 into Southbury. At the Junction of Rt. 67 and Rt. 6 (traffic light), turn right at the light. Go approx. 0.5 miles and Beth El will be up on a hill on the left hand side.

Contacts

Office Phone: (203) 264-4500 Office Fax: (203) 264-6111 Office Secretary: Nancy Love; Office hours are 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM. email:bethelwaterbury@mybluelight.com

Rabbi & Officers

Rabbi Eliana Falk will be Beth El's Spiritual Leader beginning August 1, 2008. President -Paul Drimmer; Vice President -Maurice Falk, MD Treasurer -Laurence Shapiro pending; Financial Secretary -Carolyn Falk, Ph.D.; Secretary- Audrey Walzer; Membership -Arlene London

Synagogue Services

Friday evenings.....8:00 p.m.; Shabbat mornings.....9:30 a.m.; Thursday mornings.....8:30 a.m. Memorial prayers for mourners and/or yahrzeit are open to anyone during any of the services. Beth El has access to a Preschool and a Religious School at the Campus.