HIAS Pathways Awards
Members of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Welcome Circle take a walk with the family of Ukrainians they helped to resettle in the U.S. in 2023. Congregation Neveh Shalom received a Pathways Leadership award in 2024. (Katharine Kimball for HIAS)
HIAS is pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual HIAS Pathways Awards for their outstanding work on behalf of refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced people. Applicants were encouraged to share their recent work in the categories of education, volunteering, philanthropy, advocacy, ritual, and values.
HIAS allocated three tiers of awards:
Trailblazer Awards have been allocated to the top congregations in the country who have led on unique projects, volunteer efforts, and/or emergency response to crises.
Leadership Awards have been allocated to congregations who have committed to at least four categories of engagement or have done particularly extensive work in one category.
Partner Awards have been awarded to congregations who have committed to at least two categories of engagement.
At an unparalleled moment in human history with more than 120 million people forced to flee their homes, the following honorees have embodied the Jewish value of welcoming the stranger that is core to our tradition. Amid these extraordinary challenges, it is important for us to celebrate the good work that changes lives.
Congratulations to the following recipients — and congratulations to the many additional anonymous congregations that have achieved the requirements of a Pathways Award!
Trailblazer Award
| Temple Israel of Hollywood | Los Angeles, California |
| Temple Beth Am | Los Angeles, California |
| Temple Beth Am | Pinecrest, Florida |
| Temple Beth Zion | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Congregation Kol Ami | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| B’nai Jeshurun | New York, New York |
| Woodlands Community Temple | White Plains, New York |
| Society for the Advancement of Judaism | New York, New York |
| Park Slope Jewish Center | Brooklyn, New York |
| East End Temple | New York City, New York |
| Temple Concord | Binghamton, New York |
| Congregation Rodeph Sholom | New York, New York |
| Congregation Dor Hadash | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Temple Beth Hatfiloh | Olympia, Washington |
| Temple Sinai | Roslyn Heights, New York |
| Judea Reform Congregation | Durham, North Carolina |
| Temple Beth Jacob | Newburgh, New York |
| Shir Tikvah | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Temple Micah | Washington, District of Columbia |
Leadership Award
| Congregation B’nai Israel | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Kehillat Israel | Pacific Palisades, California |
| Temple Sinai Oakland | Oakland, California |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | Burlingame, California |
| Leo Baeck Temple | Los Angeles, California |
| University Synagogue | Irvine, California |
| Temple Beth El South Orange County | Aliso Viejo, California |
| Temple Akiba | Culver City, California |
| Congregation Rodef Shalom | Denver, Colorado |
| Congregation Har Hashem | Boulder, Colorado |
| Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven | Orange, Connecticut |
| Temple Sinai | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Temple Israel | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Shearith Israel | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Congregation Bet Haverim | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Makom Solel Lakeside | Highland Park, Illinois |
| Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion | Oak Park, Illinois |
| Chizuk Amuno Congregation | Pikesville, Maryland |
| Baltimore Hebrew Congregation | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jewish Community of Amherst | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Temple B’nai Abraham | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Temple Aliyah | Needham, Massachusetts |
| Temple Israel | West Bloomfield, Michigan |
| Temple B’nai Israel | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Central Reform Congregation | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Temple Beth Jacob | Concord, New Hampshire |
| United Synagogue of Hoboken | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Temple B’nai Abraham | Livingston, New Jersey |
| Beth Israel | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, New Jersey |
| Temple Sholom | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester | Chappaqua, New York |
| Temple Beth-El | Ithaca, New York |
| The Village Temple | New York, New York |
| Larchmont Temple | Larchmont, New York |
| Isaac M. Wise Temple | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Congregation Neveh Shalom | Portland, Oregon |
| Germantown Jewish Centre | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Temple Shalom | Dallas, Texas |
| Temple Emanu-El | Dallas, Texas |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Austin, Texas |
| Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation | Reston, Virginia |
| Congregation Emanu-El | Spokane, Washington |
| Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR) | Greater New Haven, Connecticut |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Seattle, Washington |
| Temple Beth Am | Seattle, Washington |
| Temple De Hirsch Sinai | Seattle, Washington |
| Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun | River Hills, Wisconsin |
| Sons of Abraham | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Partnership Award
| Congregation Am Tikvah | San Francisco, California |
| Congregation Bet Ha’am | South Portland, Maine |
| Temple Sinai | Marblehead, Massachusetts |
| Congregation B’nai Zion | El Paso, Texas |
| Temple Beth El of Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia |