We are told, repeatedly, that yoetzet halacha represents a modest, halachically responsible development, while Rabba, Maharat, or female rabbi represents a dangerous rupture with tradition. Yeshiva ...

Wendy Goldberg thought her question was straightforward enough. A 79-year-old retired lawyer in Los Angeles, Goldberg wanted to eat more protein, something she had read could help rebuild bone density ...

Beth Israel was also bombed in 1967 by the Ku Klux Klan. Artifacts that survived bombing were lost in the weekend fire.

Beth Israel Congregation seeks donations as rebuilding begins after arson ...

Beth Israel Congregation President Zach Shemper expressed relief after 19-year-old Spencer Pittman was denied bond.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In the wake of an arson attack at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, there has been support from ...

A Mississippi federal grand jury has indicted Stephen Spencer Pittman, the 19-year-old alleged arsonist of Beth Israel Congregation synagogue.

A fire broke out at Beth Israel, Jackson's only Jewish synagogue, early Saturday morning. Jackson Mayor John Horhn condemned the incident as a targeted attack on religious freedom. One suspect has ...

Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Benjamin Russell and Congregation President Zach Shemper expressed gratitude for the ...

Jackson synagogue fire sparks community solidarity as local churches offer support. Holocaust Torah survived blaze in alleged ...