Beth El acquired its permanent home in 1948, a lavish "showcase" private residential mansion constructed in 1911 by Edward Valentine Price, a wealthy wholesale men's clothing manufacturer and owner of Ed.

[3] The Price mansion today houses the synagogue's library, the Beit Midrash (small sanctuary), educational offices, and classrooms.

In 1953 a school building designed by architect Isadore H. Braun was constructed adjacent to the Price mansion, and in 1956 a large auditorium with catering facilities and a youth lounge was added.

Referred to as "a jeweled crown" because of its circular shape and decoration, the fine and distinctive building, has been overshadowed by its near-contemporary neighbor, the North Shore Congregation Israel by Minoru Yamasaki.

With unusual window shapes, Goodman has used color to highlight the sanctuary's features and the curved walls open into the social hall.

[5] Beth El's first rabbi was Maurice I. Kliers, who served from 1948 to 1950, when he left to join South Side Hebrew Congregation in Chicago.

A leading scholar and author within the Conservative movement, he drew hundreds of congregants to Shabbat morning services to hear him preach.

Rabbi Lebeau was a rising star in the Conservative movement who impressed the congregation with his warmth and vision for the development of the synagogue's educational programming and facilities.