Synagogue

The synagogue of Congregation Beth Shalom is located at 1200 South Malta Road in DeKalb, IL. We purchased this building, a former church, in 2024 and moved in the following year. Most Jewish community events and all services, including the High Holidays, are held at the synagogue.

The main entrance to the synagogue is located off South Malta Road. Our parking lot is located immediately in front the building and has handicapped spaces. There is additional overflow parking (weather permitting) on our grass area.

The main level of the building consists of the sanctuary, social hall, lounge, library, fully equipped kitchen, Rabbi’s office, general office, storage areas, and two handicapped accessible restrooms. The sanctuary can seat approximately 250 people. The social hall can accommodate tables and chairs for some 80 people.

The CBS library contains hundreds of volumes of Judaica and books of Jewish interest. There is a meeting table and chairs for small group discussions. The lounge has comfortable chairs for meeting, reading and study.

In addition to our synagogue building, Congregation Beth Shalom also oversees the local Jewish cemetery, Garden of Shalom. It is located at the Fairview Park Cemetery just east of South First Street and north of Fairview Drive in DeKalb on the south side of DeKalb.