Wow - what a HUGE facility - and a very nice place to host Jewish Community events…read more Temple BHBE was so accomodating to our group. I do not attend services here, but would be open to trying it out when I am in the area. However, it is conservative (and I am a Judeo-Christian). Excellent security, front desk staff and a big kitchen for events that need it. Great!

Adath Israel is a welcoming community with meaningful worship.read more

If I had written this review after visiting only a few times, I would rave about it. The Rabbi is…read moreoutgoing, the Cantor has a wonderful voice and a thoughtful grasp of the liturgy and theology, the regulars (enough to fill the smaller chapel even in the summer) are active, and the Torah study (which meets downstairs during the Torah service) is engaging. If you are planning to attend services for the High Holidays and maybe a couple other times a year, this place is great. Having gone every week for a year, I can't quite rave about it. The Rabbi wears on you after a while. He is always "on" and has catch phrases that the congregation and the Cantor have started to mock. A recent merger with a smaller synagogue is not going well (do mergers ever go well?) and you will hear griping if you talk to the right people. Torah study is fun and you will learn something, guaranteed. The Torah study regulars pose thoughtful questions and have meaningful, open discussions. Mike, the lay group leader, is well-versed in Biblical Judaism and always comes well-prepared. They are open to pretty much all interpretations of the Torah and are always happy to have newcomers, whether you plan to come regularly, just once, or off-and-on. My only complaint here is that the group used to be more discussion-focused and has become a bit more lecture-style over the year. That said, when you interrupt Mike and pose a discussion question, it usually generates thoughtful discussion from the group. I still rave about the Cantor - he is awesome.

Wonderfull synagogue. Rabbi Chernoff is inspiring. I love the fellowship of believers. And yes…read moremessianics are Jews.

This is a simply wonderful, joy filled, Yeshua filled congregation led by one of the best messianic…read morerabbis in the country. The completed Jews who practice here welcome Gentiles just as the Messiah does. Read Isaiah 53 and find out why this is such an uplifting Jewish experience. It is every bit as much a temple or synagogue as any I have been in, but with the added dimension of realizing the Messiah has already come and will again. The worship. It is truly wonderful., from the heart!

One morning I decided that I wanted to choose my religion instead of conforming to what I was…read moreraised in. My goal was to visit one alternate place of worship per week. My first stop was here, at Suburban Jewish. I walked in and immediately felt as if this would be a tough group to be welcomed into. The silent and disapproving stares from the congregation was more than enough to put a normal human being over the edge. Not me, however. I walked directly to the front of the synagogue and turned to face the crowd. With one action, similar to a conductor in an orchestra, I waved my hand to hush and sit the crowd. I was amazed that this motion had actually worked to perfection. There were 250+ Jewish folks silently awaiting my next action. I felt very empowered. Just as I was about to speak, I felt a hand on my shoulder and a whisper in my ear. "What the heck are you doing up here, pill head?" After this terrible comment, The Rabbi grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and escorted me out of the building to what seemed like a suddenly boisterous, almost ball game like crowd cheering him on. Before I could blink, I was laying on my stomach outside of the synagogue watching the doors being slammed behind me in what seemed like a slow motion scene from a movie. Needless to say, after this event I could not see myself as converting to Judaism.

I started doing a new thing on the weekends to fill my time. I go to different places of worship…read moreand take in a little bit from a different culture. This was my first one. It was pretty cool. I walked around when the rabbi did his speach. I tried to be inconspicuous, but i'm pretty sure everyone knew that I was not a member. They had a small snack session afterwards, which I jumped in on and enjoyed. I'm pretty sure that the food was koshier, which is cool. I learned a bunch of stuff. No one would talk to me, but it was not a big deal. I still had a good time and felt I learned a lot about the religion. I'm always up for exploring new stuff.

Glad he has retired. He was too opinionated and more or less forces his personality on you. If you…read moredisagree with him or don't see everything his way, you're out of the loop. He was very "clicky" and if you didn't polarize your views with his, your not in his click. He seems to act like he's aligned with the Orthodox instead of the Main Line Conservative type. Nice enough guy if your not talking politics. He equated Judaism with politics and was excessively forceful with his opinions. Not the most compassionate person unless you idolized him.

Wisdom and Balance. His only mistake was trying to lead a hateful right wing congregation. They…read moremake Rush Limbaugh look like Bill Maher. He was like Moses, leading a spoiled, distracted and ungrateful people. This man could relate to generations simultaneously. His high holy day services were worthy of a PBS special. Classic and beautiful. This Rabbi is a zionist and one of the greats. How remarkable to survive all these years unpolluted and uncalcified a mind as his. Meeting such a man can ONLY change your life for the better. Sarah Palin types would find him offensive for even smiling on the bimah. Poor guy tried to lead a bunch of hillbillies in cheap suits. Makes him a saint in any literate mans book. Rabbi Kazan, Baruch Hashem!