I will preface this review by letting you know that I do not attend this synagogue. However, I have…read moremet quite a few of the congregation here as this is where they hold the annual Jacksonville Jewish Food Festival [which is not to be missed]. The Jewish Food Festival is the Temple's largest fund raiser and, from what I've seen, there are some major sponsors for this event. It is very well run with tons of food options and friendly people, but the key is to get there as early as possible to mingle with the community [and eat]. At this event, more than twenty plus different restaurants and caterers provided a plethora of noshes for those who purchased tickets for this AYCE festival. They can be purchased prior to the event or at the door. I can assure you that the food alone is well worth the price! Some of the past food items served have been brisket sliders, corned beef, matzah ball soup, latkas, bagels, lox, noodle kugel, baklava, macaroons, specialty cakes, hummus, chopped salads, and so much more. Seriously come hungry and go early, early, early! In addition, they hold a bake-off contest where attendees can vote on the winner based on tastings and raffles for wine and various other prizes. There's entertainment and a kid zone for the little ones to do arts and crafts. A great place to experience the Jewish culture... Overall, the inside of the Temple and the entire grounds are so gorgeous. And the people I met were very welcoming. They have an actual school with classrooms for Pre-K through 12th grades. You can feel that there is true community here and I would not hesitate recommending this place for anyone looking to join a wonderful community in Jacksonville.

The Temple is always gonna be a place I call home. From TIR to my Bar mitzvah in 1990. I made a…read morecommitment in 1993 to join The Temple Chorale. The Temple is a hone for anyone, no matter what race, gender, or any type if skin color. The doors are always open at The Temple Congregation Ahavath Chesed

The clergy and staff have been so welcoming. The Hanukkah services are very engaging, and a mix of…read moretradition and funny antidotes. With the pandemic they are allowing congregants in but at a limited capacity and according to CDC guidelines. For a congregation their size the sense of community is especially strong even for a High Holy Day.

The teacher gossip about eachother and about students Ms Smith is so horrible she scratched my arm…read moreand screamed at me she told me I had an F in her class, I later checked my grades and my grade in her class was 3 grades above my grade level so she literally just LIED to me I hate how they deal with bullying too, this girl cussed me out, hit me in the face, and made multiple people feel bad about their bodies. And guess what the teachers did... NOTHING. Absolutely NOTHING! I even told the principal about miss Smith and she did nothing. And about the girl. Guess what... NOTHINGGG!!!!! Would not recommend this school. It sucks. Do NOT send your child here unless you want them to be mentally unstable and sad. Also the school is UNSANITARY I literally had to clean up all of the dirty clothes off the playground, the teachers are always sick, and the school often has lice going around!!! Also it is bad for people on a budget. If you are even 1 minute late you have to pay 60$ per child. My mother works day and night to feed us and care for us (she is also a single mom) and the school takes 120$ from our budget if she is 1 MINUTE late! It makes no sense to charge this much!!! Also the water is unfiltered... I was filling my water and clumps of DIRT came out of the fountain. Also they don't teach times tables so if you want your child to not know basic math and be sick and depressed this is a perfect example of a school like that. 0/10 would NOT recommend

What a beautiful, Waldorf-inspired community! We loved visiting for the Craft fair and…read moreparticipating in the kindermarket. The campus is housed in a Jewish synagogue (separate from the temple) and it feels peaceful. The gentle colors of the classrooms and play-based learning centers for younger children make you want to grab a gnome and play, too.

A wonderful place with a great rabbi and active community. They are welcoming and well worth…read moretravelling to Ponte Vedra Beach to visit and participate.

I love it here. Great friendly people, come for a Friday night dinner and see for yourself.read more

This school employs a preschool teacher who openly invoked harm toward my family, including my…read moreyoung children. I brought this to the administration's attention with evidence and gave them multiple opportunities to respond. They have chosen silence. A school that ignores threats of violence from its own staff cannot be trusted to safeguard children. Parents deserve to know that the leadership here is unwilling to confront unprofessional and dangerous behavior in its classrooms.

GREAT CLASS EXPERIENCE…read more I recently went to the Congregation B'Nai Israel for a college course assignment for my Religion class. Being a practicing Christian my assumptions were that the synagogue​ would be more traditional in the sense of an Orthodox synagouge you'd see in Isreal. To my surprise​, the Synagouge closley resembled a modern church in its architecture​. Furthermore, the views of the synagogue​ were much different than I expected. The views were more liberal minded and very open. Something else I found fascinating was their idea of the Hebrew Bible. As a Christian, I Closely follow my scripture, but this synagouge tended to view scripture as important​​ but at​ the same time an old document that doesn't always apply to our everyday life. I've never met a conservative Jewish group of believers and it was very different from my expectations. In conclusion, this experience gave me an eye-opening​ of how diverse the Jewish​ community is.