Congregation Beth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Berkeley, California. The congregation describes itself as a dynamic community that welcomes members and guests of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of observance. Its facilities, including the bimah, are fully wheelchair accessible. Founded from gatherings of Berkeley Jews dating back to 1915, the congregation established a permanent home with the laying of the Berkeley Hebrew Center cornerstone in 1924 and has long served Jewish communal, religious, and social life in Berkeley.