Temple Beth Shira was founded in 2003 to meet a specific and meaningful need: providing a Jewish religious school and family-focused congregation for the growing West Boca Raton community. From the beginning, the vision was to create a Reform synagogue that combined spiritual depth, musical worship, and educational excellence in a welcoming environment.
Over time, as the demographics of the community shifted, so did the congregation. Today, Temple Beth Shira is a warm, close-knit community where most members are in their retirement years, bringing with them a wealth of life experience, energy, and commitment. While our religious school is no longer part of our offerings, we are building new intergenerational connections—partnering with Hillel to create an “adopt-a-student” program for Jewish college students living away from home, and launching family and children’s programming to welcome young families back into our circle. The values that shaped our beginning still guide us—connection, caring, music, and meaning.
We continue to grow as a congregation committed to accessible, spiritually fulfilling worship and community life. Our services blend traditional Reform liturgy with contemporary musicality and visual beauty. We come together not only to pray, but to learn, to support one another, and to celebrate being part of a thoughtful and joyful Jewish community.
We remain proudly affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, the only such synagogue west of the Turnpike in southern Palm Beach County.
L’shalom,
The Leadership of Temple Beth Shira.