Conservative, Reform Jews share in Jericho
Photo credit: James Escher | The torah scroll at Jericho Jewish Center is unrolled during a ceremony celebrating Simchat Torah. (Oct. 5, 2012)
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For years, the Jewish Congregation of Brookville lacked its own synagogue, and had to borrow space from a Protestant church for its services. As the congregation grew, even that space was starting to get too cramped.
The solution: The Reform synagogue is forming an alliance with the Jericho Jewish Center, a traditional Conservative synagogue.
"It is not a merger, it's an alliance," said...
