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Stephen Pittman pleads not guilty to new charges in Beth Israel synagogue arson

Clarionledger 18 Feb 2026
Watch as arsonist pours accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue. An arsonist poured accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue early Saturday morning Jan ... Beth Israel is the largest ...
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Beth Israel puts together 10,000 Kids’ Meals on Super Bowl Sunday

Jewish Herald Voice 13 Feb 2026
More than 200 community members – young and old – came together on Super Bowl Sunday morning at Congregation Beth Israel to help fill the bellies of hungry Houston children ... Beth Israel has partnered with Kids’ Meals since 2017.
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Grand jury adds charges against Stephen Pittman in Beth Israel synagogue arson

Hattiesburg American 12 Feb 2026
Watch as arsonist pours accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue. An arsonist poured accelerant at Beth Israel Congregation synagogue early Saturday morning Jan ... 10 fire at Beth Israel Congregation.
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Baruch Blum, cantor emeritus of Port Washington's Temple Beth Israel and actor, dies at 88

Newsday 12 Feb 2026
Cantor emeritus of Port Washington’s Temple Beth Israel, where he sang for more than four decades, he was equally at home at the bimah and Off-Broadway. "He had a very pleasant voice ... It was inspiring." ... Sign up ... More on this topic ... Newsday ... ....
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Beth Israel-The West Temple teens learn about Jewish roots during NYC trip

Cleveland Jewish News 10 Feb 2026
Eleven teenagers from Beth Israel-The West Temple in Cleveland gathered at Bagel Up in Fairway Market in New York City, rolling, kneading and shaping dough into loops before boiling it to create their own bagels ... .
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Kol Esperanza delivers uplifting musical concert for Beth Israel audience

Jewish Herald Voice 06 Feb 2026
31 at Congregation Beth Israel. One of Beth Israel’s most highly anticipated events of the year was made possible by the generosity of The Carrolyn Fleishman Fund ...
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Beth Israel to welcome Rabbi Dvora Weisberg as scholar-in-residence

Jewish Herald Voice 05 Feb 2026
Rabbi Weisberg, HUC’s Rabbi Aaron Panken Professor of Rabbinics, will lead community programs in partnership with Congregation Beth Israel and teach classical Jewish texts exploring love, family and ...
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Standing in community after the Beth Israel arson

Hattiesburg American 29 Jan 2026
In the quiet aftermath of the arson at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson many described a feeling that was deeper than shock ... Beth Israel is more than a building ... Beth Israel’s story has always been shaped by resilience.
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Pittman, alleged Beth Israel arsonist, pleads not guilty to federal charge

The Enterprise-Tocsin 22 Jan 2026
The 19-year-old accused of setting fire to parts of Jackson’s Beth Israel synagogue pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge Tuesday afternoon.
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Beth Israel arson recalls sordid past

The Clarksdale Press Register 22 Jan 2026
Commentators turn a blind eye to the coincidence that, on the 60th anniversary of the heinous murder of Civil Rights Movement hero Vernon Dahmer (on January 10, 1966, in Hattiesburg), Temple Beth Israel in Jackson was deliberately destroyed.
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