Celebrating Hanukkah with the ‘Unite to Light’ Menorah lighting
On the 4th night of Hanukkah, South Mississippi’s Jewish community celebrated with a Menorah-lighting ceremony. Unite to Light, a Night of Jewish Pride, was held at Gulfport…
Congregation Beth Israel
Jewish community prepares to celebrate Passover
Passover begins at sunset tonight. The annual eight-day Jewish celebration ends at nightfall on April 13. Passover celebrates the birth of the Jewish people following the…
Holocaust Memorial Program
“Unto every person there is a name.” That’s tonight’s message that was recited at the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in Gulfport. Members of the community gathered at Congregation Beth Israel to remember the six million lives lost more than 70 years…
Holocaust Remembrance in Gulfport
A remembrance ceremony for victims of the Holocaust was held this afternoon at Congregation Beth Israel in Gulfport. Members of the Coast’s Jewish community held a name reading, reciting the names of members of the Jewish faith that died during…