It feels like home. We care about each other, and our loving relationships are at the heart of everything we do.
Come celebrate holidays, share a meal, go on a nature walk, get your hands dirty in our vegetable garden, cook for neighbors in need, discuss ethics or theology, do some Jewish yoga or join us for a Shabbat service at the beach. Our community includes interfaith and LGBTQ families and individuals, singles, and people from all kinds of Jewish backgrounds. Stop by and introduce yourself. We look forward to meeting you.
Rabbi Alison Adler was ordained at the trans-denominational Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Newton. She seeks to help people of all ages find their own spiritual path while being part of a vibrant, caring community, and she is passionate about how Jewish study and history inspire us to live with kindness, meaning, courage, and empathy. Rabbi Alison is on The Human Rights Committee of Beverly and is active with ECCO (Essex County Community Organization), an interfaith organization of about 40 congregations working on racial and economic justice. She is a founding member of the Beverly Multi-faith Coalition, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis. She also serves on the Steering Committee for Faith Science Alliance, with faith leaders and scientists working together on climate change. She received her BA from Kenyon College and MA in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University. Her greatest joys are her husband Chuck and son Leo and she enjoys hiking, yoga, gardening, and Chuck’s excellent cooking.
On June 4, 1908, Congregation Sons of Abraham was established to serve the religious needs of the growing Jewish population in Beverly. Now well into our second century, Temple B’nai Abraham remains the spiritual, educational and social center of Jewish life for over 15 cities and towns in the Greater Beverly area.