Mississippi
Beth Israel Congregation hosts Shabbat services at the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on Jan. 16, 2026. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
January 20, 2026, 2:44 pm
Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson
“Jewish life in Jackson is still here, and we are not going anywhere,” said student rabbi Benjamin Russell.
By Grace Gilson
Extensive damage to the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue after an arson attack in Jackson, Mississippi, Jan. 10, 2026 (Beth Israel Congregation)
January 12, 2026, 4:18 pm
Mississippi shul arson suspect confesses, calls congregation ‘synagogue of Satan’
The complaint says that a review of security footage showed the perpetrator lit the fire inside the synagogue in the early morning hours on Saturday.
By Luke Tress
Extensive damage to the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue after an arson attack in Jackson, Mississippi, Jan. 10, 2026 (Beth Israel Congregation)
January 11, 2026, 3:51 pm
Suspect charged in arson that damaged Jackson, Mississippi’s only synagogue
The Jackson synagogue was also bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 after its rabbi spoke out for civil rights.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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