Setup day — less dramatic than you think
Most synagogues go from zero to fully operational in 1–2 working days. Here's the exact timeline of what happens.
What you need ready
Just 4 things. No technical training, no outside contractor.
Wi-Fi at the synagogue
Any regular Wi-Fi works. No need for a dedicated line or special infrastructure.
Smart TV (or regular + streamer)
Any TV with Android TV / Fire TV / Apple TV. Old TV? A $40 stick does the job.
One person, one hour
Someone (gabbai / secretary / Rabbi) to set times, member list and opening messages.
Member list
Excel works great. Paper-only? We'll add them together over the phone.
Hour-by-hour timeline
From a real synagogue that went through it. You can go at your own pace.
9:00 — Email invite
Receive an email with your personal login link. One click — account open.
9:15 — Prayer times
Fill in 'sunrise', 'shacharit', 'mincha', 'maariv' as you observe them. Beita calculates the halachic offsets.
9:45 — Upload members
Excel import (open format, just names and phones) or manual entry from your phone.
10:30 — Add yahrzeits
If you have a list — it loads the same way. If not, we'll add the first 5–10 together.
11:00 — Connect the display
Install the Beita app on the Smart TV. Scan the QR shown in the admin panel. Within 2 minutes the TV shows your synagogue.
11:30 — First design
Choose a layout, background color, logo. Beita suggests a layout based on your nusach.
12:00 — First message
"Hello, we're now on Beita. Download the app." — within 8 minutes, half the community is signed up.
12:30 — Onboarding call (25 min)
Zoom meeting with our team. Review open questions, see features you missed, get a task list for the next week.
Day 2 — First shiur / announcement
From this day on you're flying on your own. Questions? In-app chat is answered within an hour.
In 4 hours we went from a dead screen to a TV showing the whole synagogue. The board was open-mouthed.
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Our onboarding team will walk you through every step.
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