Olean Hebrew Congregation News Today

Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the year according to the traditional Jewish calendar, begins at sunset today.

OLEAN — Some congregation members of Temple B’Nai Israel had attended the synagogue all of their lives, others for a few decades and a few were relatively new. Of those who attended Sunday’s deconsecration service at the South Barry Street temple, however, many were sad as this was their last gathering in the synagogue which was recently sold to Olean Community Theatre. Due to the declining number of congregation members, the synagogue’s leadership decided to sell the temple...