Rabbi Barry Weinstein (2023)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-07-24
Duration: 00:32:12
Subjects: Judaism | Religion | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB
Contributors:
- Weinstein, Barry Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Rabbi Barry Weinstein before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 24, 2023. Rabbi Weinstein is rabbi at Temple Sinai in Lake Charles and Temple Shalom in Lafayette and rabbi emeritus of the Unified Jewish Congregation of Baton Rouge. He discusses: the split in the Baton Rouge Jewish community dating back to 1945; the official merger of the two Baton Rouge congregations into the Unified Congregation of Baton Rouge in 2022; and the future of the congregation. He also answers questions from the media.