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The Center of Jewish Life in Northeast Louisiana

 
Congregation B'nai Israel, fondly known as the "the Temple", is located in Monroe, Louisiana which is on the banks of the ​Ouachita River and Bayou DeSiard.

The Temple is truly a congregation of volunteers, who put in countless hours because of their love for Judaism and their desire for a strong Jewish community, committed to the values and conduct of the individual, the family and the society in which we live.

As members of the URJ, we extend a warm welcome to all who are seeking a Jewish community built on the fundamental and ​enduring principles of Reform Judaism.​
​AT THIS TIME, ALL PERSONS, VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED, ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION.

SHABBAT SERVICES

Mike Rhymes will be conducting Shabbat services and celebrate Sukkot on Friday, September 24th at 6 pm.  The service will also be live streamed. Click on the Live Stream button below to join the service. (The button will be posted shortly before the service begins.)  
  Please bear with us as we continue to work on the technical issues that have occurred in earlier services. We apologize for the inconvenience. If we loose the stream in the middle of the service you may need to refresh your page.  In some cases the original stream will still be working and other times you will see a new button that says "Stream2".  If that button appears, click that button for the continuation of the service.

LIVE STREAM SHABBAT SERVICES

The live stream will start at approximately 5:55 pm.  To view the live service, click the "LIVE STREAM" above. If nothing happens when you click the link or is says "live stream is currently offline", that means the live stream has not been turned on yet.  Just try back in a few minutes. You will need to refresh your page.
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The "LIVE STREAM" button will redirect you to our YouTube Channel.  Be sure your microphone on your computer or other device is turned on, as well as the microphone on the YouTube screen.
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If you would like to see the service on full screen - covering your entire computer screen, go to the lower right of the video screen and click the box.  To exit the full screen hit esc on your keyboard. If you have problems entering the service, please call 318-348-4997 for assistance.

Prior services can be viewed at anytime by clicking the button with the date of the service you would like to view.
If we are unable to live stream a service, we will broadcast the service on Zoom.  Please check back frequently for any changes. 

PRIOR SERVICES

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

TORAH STUDY WITH RABBI JUDY 

Rabbi Judy will begin a new course of Torah Study in October. This year, we will be using a new book called The Mussar Torah Commentary which was edited by Rabbi Barry Block. The book (and our Torah Study) will examine a spiritual path to living a meaningful and ethical life.  For those of you who wish to purchase this new book, which was published in 2020, you can order it from the CCAR Press at https://www.ccarpress.org/search.asp?searchString=Mussar or from Amazon.  It is $22.95 at either site.  It is not necessary to purchase the book to be a part of the Torah Study.  Because several of the participants who joined our Torah Study on Zoom last year have asked that we continue to offer it that way, there will continue to be an in-person option when I am in Monroe and a Zoom option online to participate in Torah Study.

TEMPLE IS OPEN FOR SERVICES 

​AT THIS TIME, ALL PERSONS, VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED, ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION. For those unable or uncomfortable coming to the Temple, the service will streamed live through our website (see above). If you have any questions, please call
​318-387-0730 or leave an email at 1868temple@gmail.com.  



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                                                  2400 Orell Place  |  Monroe, LA  71201  |  (318) 387-0730