Shop at www.smile.amazon.com and donate to Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society!

by | Aug 4, 2015 | News

Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society participates in a fundraiser, Amazon Smile. amazon smile download
Simply go to the alternative website: www.smile.amazon.com

Log in with your usual amazon email and password, then select Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society Incorporated as your selected charity!

Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society will receive .5% of your total purchase at NO additional cost to you!

Lost and Found – Friends and Synagogues

by | Jul 29, 2015 | News

Lost and Found – Friends and Synagogues

It has been six years since a group of children of founders of Temple Beth Israel in Danielson CT rediscovered the synagogue of their childhood and committed themselves to its preservation. I read the news last week about the discovery of the remains of the great synagogue of Vilna, one of the largest, oldest and most beautiful synagogues in the world. It was surrounded by several schools, a mikvah (ritual bath) and the famous Strashun Library. It had been at the center of Jewish life in Vilna. (more…)