Anshai Emeth is a longstanding Jewish congregation in Peoria, Illinois, with a religious life centered on warm, welcoming, egalitarian practice and Shabbat morning worship. The congregation traces its history to the nineteenth century and has repeatedly rebuilt and adapted as Peoria’s Jewish community evolved, including after a fire destroyed its temple in 1896 and through later periods of growth. Across generations, Anshai Emeth has remained focused on creating an enduring, openhearted Jewish home rooted in community, continuity, and renewal.