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Congregation Betenu
Five Northern Blvd #1
Amherst NH 03031 USA
+1 603/886-1633
serving the greater Nashua area

Congregation Betenu is a Reform Synagogue located in Amherst, New Hampshire.
Betenu is an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the umbrella organization for Reform Judaism in North America.

Betenu is a home for all to participate in Jewish community.  Our  mission statement is described below. 

For more information about Congregation Betenu, please send email to betenu@betenu.org or call the Betenu office at 603-886-1633.

   May 2013 Services & Events

Friday May 3, 7:30 PM:  Family Friendly Service
Friday May 10, 7:30 PM: Rabbi-led Service
Sunday May 12, 11:30 AM: Torah Study, led by Joel Baron
Friday May 17, 7:30 PM: Rabbi-led Shavuot Service
Sunday May 19, 11:30 AM: Torah Study, led by Joel Baron
Friday May 24, 7:30 PM: Lay-led Service
Sunday May 26, 7:30 PM: Betenu Annual Meeting
Friday May 31, 7:30 PM: Lay-led Service

   Religious School

Congregation Betenu Religious School is now welcoming new students for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year.   Sunday May 19 will be the last day of school for this year.

Congregation Betenu Religious School offers a comprehensive Jewish education for students in grades K-7, including Jewish Studies, Hebrew, music, art, dance, holiday programming, and Rabbi-taught Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation.  The school features a qualified, caring, and experienced staff, small class sizes, and weekly Sunday sessions.

Click to see 2012-2013 version of The Betenu Parent Handbook.

For more information about our Religious School, or to arrange a visit, please contact the Betenu office at 603-886-1633.

 

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Directions

To get to Betenu, take Route 101A (Amherst St) west from Route 3, Nashua and Merrimack or east from Milford to Northern Blvd, which is between the Wal-Mart and the Mobil gas station. Cross the railroad track, and take the first right, which is the parking lot for the Northwood Green office complex. Betenu is the first building on the left. See also Map to Betenu.


Mission Statement

To be a home for all to participate in a Jewish community --
a community to learn Torah, to worship God, and to improve the world.

To accomplish this, the congregation will provide Jewish education for its adults as well as its children, and this education must include not only the Torah itself but also the Jewish traditions, ethics, law, and history that underlie our Reform perspective on it. We hold that people may worship God in different ways, particularly through prayer or deeds; Betenu exists to support both. To fulfill our commandment to make the world a better place, we must be engaged in the local community. This gives our members the satisfaction of creating improvements within their own lifetimes, and educates our children by example. Our understanding of improving the world is based on compassion and reason, and we welcome alliances with all like-minded people.

Interfaith Activities

Due to the large geographic area covered by Congregation Betenu, we belong to two regional interfaith associations. These include Nashua Area Interfaith Council and the Souhegan Valley Interfaith Council. 

Newsletter

Betenu's newsletter is distributed via email. To be added to our distribution list, please send email to
 Office Manager  or call the Betenu office at 603-886-1633.

The Betenu Shabbat CD

See the article from the Reporter about the Shabbat CD (557 KB). Reprinted from The Reporter (11/02) by permission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Manchester.

Anti-Harassment Policy

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Update Date: 5/11/2013 by srm