We live in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” said Beth Israel Congregation's leader. “We just have to be grateful for the ...
Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Benjamin Russell and Congregation President Zach Shemper expressed gratitude for the ...
Zach Shemper never expected to spend Shabbat on the bimah of one of the largest congregations in America, but that’s where ...
“We will not only survive, we will thrive,” the congregation’s student rabbi and spiritual leader, Benjamin Russell, told his ...
Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson has received support from churches and Jews all over the country, and has seen a revival ...
Beth Israel was also bombed in 1967 by the Ku Klux Klan. Artifacts that survived bombing were lost in the weekend fire.
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What Jackson, Mississippi’s only synagogue means to its city — in the wake of arson, and beyond
When Beth Israel Congregation was dedicated in Jackson, Mississippi, in the summer of 1875, the occasion was marked with a ...
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