Temple Beth Israel ( he, בית ישראל) is a

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synagogue located at 801 West Michigan Avenue in Jackson, Michigan.Synagogue website
Accessed March 29, 2009. Formed in 1862 by Jews of German background, it grew out of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, which had been organized in 1858, and was the second Reform congregation in Michigan.Temple History
Synagogue website. Accessed August 29, 2009. Dr. Jonathan V. Plaut, the son of the late rabbi Dr. W.

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, joined as

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in 2000 and served the congregation until his death in 2012.Rabbi Jonathan V. Plaut, D.H.L., D.D.
Synagogue website. Accessed August 29, 2009. In September 2011 Rabbi S. Robert Morais became Beth Israel's rabbi.

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