Alef and Bet are the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The alef is the silent letter that symbolizes the silence of Spirit from which all sound flows. The name of the letter bet means "house."

Our synagogue is named Bet Alef because we are creating a bet alef— a home for the Jewish spirit. Through a meditative approach to Jewish tradition, text, ritual, and identity, we support a spiritual deepening that can express through acts of greater compassion in the world.

Each of us is a bet alef, a home for the spirit. At Bet Alef, we seek to link our spirituality with our daily living.