In a recent visit to Rome, members of Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus congregation in North Miami Beach, Florida, had met Pope Francis who honored the kehilla for opening its heart to immigrants.
Read the full story in Sun Sentinel.
Synagogue in North Miami Beach meets with Pope Francis
January 5, 2018
18 Tevet, 5778
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