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The first synagogue in Texas, Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, was founded in Houston in 1859 as an Orthodox congregation. However, by 1874 the congregation voted to change their affiliation to the fledgling Reform movement. The ensuing years were accompanied by the spread of Judaism throughout Texas.
During the early part of the 20th century there was a great influx of Jews from Russia and eastern Europe under the Galveston Movement program. [6] Therefore, in an effort to unite the growing Orthodox community, on February 15, 1931, the two Orthodox congregations voted to merge and form Congregation Beth Jacob.
Orthodox Judaism is a collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically , it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah , both Written and Oral , as literally revealed by God on Mount Sinai and faithfully transmitted ever since.
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By 2016, Modern Orthodox Jews had a median household income of $158,000, while Open Orthodox Jews had a median household income at $185,000 (compared to the American median household income of $59,000 for 2016). [175] As a whole, American and Canadian Jews donate more than $9 billion a year to charity. This reflects Jewish traditions of ...
The building is one of several religious institutions and community centers occupying the 40-acre Dell Jewish Community Campus in the Northwest Hills neighborhood of Austin. [5] In 2018 Jen Taylor Friedman completed the first full Torah written in Texas by a woman; the congregation had requested her to do it for them. [6] [7]
Many Jews, primarily from various German principalities, arrived in Dallas during a wave of mid-nineteenth century immigration to Texas following the Revolutions of 1848 in Europe. [2] Some of these Jews were "Forty-eighters" who had supported the revolutions. The city's first Jewish cemetery was established in 1854. [3]