the Ruth Lester Playhouse was re-dedicated as a Jewish Synagogue today with members of the Messianic Congregation and representatives of most of the Jefferson area churches present. The service, which lasted almost 90 minutes, was a first in many aspects for most of the audience. ”It’s a unique thing,” saidContinue Reading
The ‘Ark’ section of the Ruth Lester Playhouse was opened Friday morning in preparation for cleaning, blessing, and placement of a Torah, as the structure returns to regular use as a Jewish Synagogue. The Bethel Temple Fellowship, a Messianic Jewish Congregation, recently reached an agreement with the Excelsior Foundation andContinue Reading
By V. Hugh Lewis, II, publisher The Ruth Lester Playhouse will once again be a Synagogue after almost a 100 years. The Bethel Temple Fellowship Congregation here in Jefferson, has reached an agreement with the Jessie-Allen-Wise Garden Club, which owns the structure, to begin renting the facility and holding regularContinue Reading