Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) is a vibrant spiritual community and a progressive voice within Judaism. Founded in 1973, CBST attracts and welcomes LGBTQ and straight individuals and families who share common values.  Passionate, provocative, and deeply Jewish, CBST champions a Judaism that rejoices in diversity, denounces social injustice wherever it exists, and strives for human rights for all people.

Our congregation benefits from clergy, and rabbinical and cantorial interns, from the Reconstructionist, Conservative and Reform Movements of Judaism. Our administrative staff and lay leaders bring a diversity of backgrounds, expertise and experience to the community. Together, ‎we take pride in our work and in the strong community that we lead, support, and learn with.