About Beth El

Congregation Beth El was first conceived in the Winter of 1959 when several families met informally to consider establishing a Reform Congregation. After many successful meetings the small group resolved to establish Congregation Beth El and held religious services in Southwood School in the Spring of 1960. A large house on Oullette Avenue served as the first home for the congregation  As  the membership grew, the Congregation broke ground for a new building in October, 1961. Construction began in May, 1962, and the cornerstone was laid that July. An addition was built in 1981 and was officially dedicated in early 1982.

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Vision and Identity

Congregation Beth El represents a modern interpretation of ancient Jewish tradition, designed to meet the needs of the twentieth-century Jewish community of Windsor.

Congregation Beth El offers its members a setting conducive to our search for personal identity and meaning, within the modern context of an ever-changing and expanding faith.

Congregation Beth El is affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism and the Canadian Council of Liberal Congregations.

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