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“We have seven deep 
freezers in various places in 
the synagogue, and we make 
matzah ball soup, chicken, 
brisket, stuffed cabbage, noodle 
kugel, all kinds of soups and 
desserts,” Glick said. “And we 
have big community outreach 
for that, and people wait all year 
to get really good Jewish food. 
“We don’t have a deli in 
Jackson. This is really not deli 
food, but this is traditional 
stuff you would have at home. 
And we make large amounts, 
150 quarts of matzah ball soup. 
Everybody kind of knows about 
the election day bake sale at the 
temple in Jackson.”
TBI doesn’t require tickets 
for High Holidays — and the 
overall membership fee is pay-
what-you-can. 
The temple has a book club 
and schmooze group — both 
being held virtually, which 
allow members who have 

moved out of state to stay 
connected to the congregation. 
Services are currently held both 
in-person and virtually for 
similar reasons. 
TBI has about 50 member 
units, including fewer than 10 
families with kids still at home. 
Being such a small congregation 
and Jewish community, Glick 
says it feels like an extended 
family.
“We really care for each 
other,” she said. “Our services 
are sometimes small, maybe 
only 15 or 20 people on 
Shabbat, but we really enjoy 
being together because it’s 
such a non-Jewish area — we 
have members coming from 
three or four counties around 
here because we’re the only 
synagogue. People really enjoy 
having a Jewish community to 
go to because where they live 
and work, they don’t have other 
Jewish people around them.” 

TOP TO BOTTOM: Preparing for the annual latke party for 
Chanukah. A Sukkot celebration. Baking for the Election Day 
bake sale, which has been going on for decades. 

The sanctuary at 
Temple Beth Israel

