Why congregation etz chaim? Our Mission: Congregation Etz Chaim provides Northwest Arkansas an open door where people of all backgrounds can feel at home to learn about and explore Jewish identity, spirituality, and culture; and effect change in our community. Join us on Friday evenings to welcome Shabbat.Is etz chayim right for you? Together with our spiritual leader, Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky, our congregants are exploring what it means for each of us to identify as a Jew (or a part of a Jewish family). If you seek a spiritual experience within a perse Jewish community that emphasizes worship, singing, learning, service and community, Etz Chayim may be a good fit for you.What is edetz chaim? Etz Chaim is a community, as well as a congregation. We are single, married, widowed and porced. We are LGBTQ, and we are straight. We are single parents, interfaith families, coupled parents, Jews by birth and Jews by choice.Who is welcome at the jewish community center? Everyone is welcome! We are Jews who were raised Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Orthodox, or Secular. We are Jews who have or have not been Bar/Bat Mitzvah. We are Jews by choice or part of an interfaith family.