At Rosh Hashanah Sep 19, 2009
Claude Oulman of Butte adjusts the tie of his son, Angelo, 10, before the Rosh Hashanah service Friday evening at the B'nai Israel Temple at Galena and Washington in Uptown Butte. Officials with the church estimate there are just over 30 families of the Jewish faith living in the Mining City. (Montana Standard, MT)
Temple anchors Wilmington's Jews Sep 8, 2009
By 1898, so many Jews had made Wilmington home that another Jewish congregation, B'nai Israel, was formed. Unlike Temple of Israel, its founders were mostly Russian Jews who were more traditional in their observance of Jewish customs than their German counterparts. (News & Observer)
Conservative Synagogues In Manchester, Vernon To Merge Aug 15, 2009
In simultaneous meetings at Temple Beth Sholom, 400 E. Middle Turnpike, Temple Beth Sholom of Manchester and Congregation B'nai Israel of Vernon agreed to form a new synagogue to be known as Beth Shalom B'nai Israel, the newspaper reported ... B'nai Israel had been without a permanent rabbi ... Congregation B'nai Israel has about 120 families as member and Temple Beth Sholom about 275. (FOX61, CT)
All-Out Effort For Earth Day Apr 17, 2009
"This gives us the opportunity to get together on Earth Day as an interfaith community." On Wednesday, April 22, B'Nai Israel Synagogue in Southbury will have an interfaith family celebration called "Songs rs for Mother Earth." Residents are invited to the 15th Annual Earth Day event at New Morning Natural and Organic store in Woodbury, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is being held outside the store and under tents that will be set up. "We are digging in deeper to the local community,... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
April 18-26 Interfaith Initiative's Events Mark Earth Week in Woodbury Apr 15, 2009
"Events will kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, with a town-sponsored tree planting at the Woodbury Senior Center, followed at 2 p.m. by "Going Green," a family concert featuring Sirius Coyote, at the Woodbury Public Library.The Methodist church, North Congregational, St. Teresa's, St. Paul's and Mattatuck Unitarian Universalist Church will all conduct services that honor the Earth during their normal worship hours, as will Christ the Savior Orthodox Church and B'nai Israel, both in... (Voices, CT)
Book explores cemeteries from new perspectives Mar 22, 2009
Cultured phase The reporter's newspaper campaigned for a new cemetery, one that would "propel the community into a new, more cultured phase." Much the same happened in Butte, leading to the establishment of Mount Moriah and the Jewish (now B'nai Israel) cemeteries on South Montana Street in 1877, and St. Patrick's in 1885. Stott, who visited more than 100 cemeteries in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana, uses monuments as links to various concepts such as the role of gender in what we... (Montana Standard, MT)
Should churches be limited to spiritual warfare? Feb 14, 2009
But Rabbi Eugene Levy of Temple B'Nai Israel in Little Rock said he is worried that passing the law would encourage people to bring guns to services and potentially lead to a wild west attitude if a gun was drawn. "If people wanted to hire security officers, that would be all right," Levy said, reflecting a common practice at synagogues in Israel. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Music gala to benefit Americares Feb 9, 2009
SOUTHBURY - A singer-songwriter, a barbershop chorus and a young pianist will be the featured performers at the ninth annual Musical Gala to Benefit AmeriCares HomeFront, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, February 15, at B'nai Israel, 444 Main St. North. Presented by Southbury Faith in Action in conjunction with Brownstein Jewish Family Service, the annual event funds SoFIA's participation in the AmeriCares HomeFront Project, a one-day home repair blitz that benefits a local family in need. (Town Times, CT)
