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Waterfall in the garden at Congregation Beth Israel in Metairie on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. The weekend of Friday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 26, Congregation Beth Israel will officially dedicate its new synagogue in Metairie with a special series of grand opening events. The synagogue, which was located for many years on Canal Boulevard in New Orleans, was destroyed in the aftermath of Katrina.

Waterfall in the garden at Congregation Beth Israel in Metairie on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. The weekend of Friday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 26, Congregation Beth Israel will officially dedicate its new synagogue in Metairie with a special series of grand opening events. The synagogue, which was located for many years on Canal Boulevard in New Orleans, was destroyed in the aftermath of Katrina.

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