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The congregation was founded in 1962[1]: 530 as a result of tensions within the Israelite Argentine Congregation caused by the arrival of rabbiMarshall Meyer. Meyer instituted changes to ritual practices that were broadly popular with youth but not with more conservative members of the congregation.[1]: 645 Meyer was the founding rabbi of Bet El;[2][3] having previously resigned as rabbi of the Congregación Israelita de la República Argentina, he was convinced to take the post by a group that also left that congregation to found a new one.[1]: 645 [4]
The Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, which was also founded in 1962, was built near Bet El. Many youth studied at the Seminario after their b'nai mitzvah. Bet El and the Seminario were involved in the Instituto de Diálogo Interreligioso along with Protestant and Catholic groups.[1]: 647
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