In this paper, I discuss the experience and results of my ethnographic fieldwork at Congregation Beth HaTephila (CBH). Using data gathered through interviews and participant-observation between August 2013 and April 2014, I investigate the threads that bind the CBH community together, how it is that "community" is created and sustained on a week-to-week basis, and more generally examine the intersection of community and continuity. These threads are conceptualized as "dimensions", alluding to the building itself, and include the dimensions of place, music, and socialization. These dimensions are considered in light of several recent changes within the community and the physical building, lending the fieldwork a serendipitous good fortune in timing.
