About Congregation Beth El, Sunbury PA

Congregation Beth El is a welcoming, warm, active, inclusive and supportive congregation where people of all backgrounds and levels of observance participate. The Congregation was established over 100 years ago in 1919 and has been operating continuously with a rabbi since then. Our congregation consists of approximately 65 member households. Our alluring new synagogue was constructed in 2008 by the noted architectural firm Venturi and Associates. The congregational support and relationship we look to develop with our rabbi has, in the past, led to long term relationships with our rabbis (23 years with our current retiring rabbi and 25 years with the rabbi prior). The synagogue services a multi-county area and people living within a one hour drive.  Serving such a large geographical area, we are non-denominational to provide for Jews no matter what their level of observance and personal needs. See our synagogue website at www.beth-el-sunbury.org

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Our synagogue is located in beautiful Central Pennsylvania, 60 miles north of the state capital, Harrisburg, which has a larger Jewish community, and three hours from the major metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore. The area we serve includes a number of educational institutions including Bucknell University and Susquehanna University and a number of medical facilities including Geisinger Medical Center. Cost of living is significantly lower in Central PA compared to larger cities and other areas of the country leading to a high quality of life . To get a better overview of the area see our visitors bureau website: www.visitcentralpa.org