Temple Emanu-El in Dothan Alabama is offering $50,000 for Jewish families to relocate to Dothan, Alabama.

Small southern Jewish communites have faced stagnation for decades. The large starting salaries for rabbis make them practically unaffordable for many small communities. This Alabama synagogue has taken a very bold step to stem the attrition.

Hundreds of families have applied and 60 have qualified. For the rest of this story that just has Rebel Yid written all over it go here.

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