The merger of Temple B’nai Israel and Congregation B’nai Jacob of East Liverpool, Ohio, in the early 1960s, required the two congregations to combine their customs, rituals and liturgy, in addition to their finances and members. The original constitution shows the congregation using a variety of liturgies and allowing traditional practices such as wearing a yarmulke (skullcap) and tallis (prayer shawl) and maintaining a kosher kitchen.
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