Beth Israel Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Miami Beach and has long played a central role in the city’s Orthodox Jewish community. For decades the area’s only Orthodox congregation, it remains closely connected to the development and cohesion of local communal life. In 2012, Beth Israel unified with the Young Israel of Miami Beach in a merger described as an expression of communal unity, bringing together two longstanding institutions and helping form what continues as the largest Orthodox congregation in the city. The congregation is historically rooted, distinctly Orthodox, and deeply committed to continuity, communal responsibility, and strengthening bonds across generations.