Our Community
B’nai Vail Congregation is a growing Jewish community in the beautiful Vail Valley, serving all of Eagle County. Within a supportive environment we seek to provide opportunities for Jewish learning, spiritual development, meaningful Shabbat, holiday services, mutual support and social activities.
Our congregation presently includes approximately 200 families and single households ranging from retired through young families and young adults. 63 children are enrolled in our Judaic Studies program and we’ll be celebrating seven B’nai Mitzvah during the summer and fall of 2010.
B’nai Vail Congregation is intentionally not affiliated with any of the major Jewish movements. We recognize that diversity is inherent in our Jewish tradition, and diversity is welcomed at B'nai Vail. Our services and programs do our best to meet the wide range of Jewish needs – from people raised Conservative or Orthodox to the non-Jewish family members of many of our members. Our rabbi, Debra Rappaport, grew up Reform and trained in the Reconstructionist Movement. Cantorial Soloist Maxine Graboyes has a Conservative background.
We are committed to building a Jewish congregation that is welcoming to individuals and families of all backgrounds including full time locals, part time, summer and winter residents and visitors who are here for just a short time. The beautiful and splendid natural environment that surrounds us enhances our Jewish experience.
Most importantly, B'nai Vail Congregation seeks to provide the opportunity for every Jewish person, family and interfaith family to BELONG to our community, so that they may connect with other Jews, regardless of the amount of time they spend in the Vail Valley.
For those of a previous generation who were turned off or were never turned on by their Jewish experiences; for a generation seeking to create a vibrant Jewish life for themselves and for the next generation of young Jews growing up in the 21st century, B'nai Vail hopes to provide an inter-generational place, a home for you, in this Jewish community.
