Temple Mishkan Israel

Temple Mishkan Israel Temple Mishkan Israel was built in 1899 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This two-story, Romanesque Revival building is in the heart of historic Selma, Alabama. The mailing address for the temple is:
PO Box 510
Selma, AL 36702

What a great visit for Hanna and myself with Rabbi Dan, his wife Janet and his niece Wendy. Rabbi Dan was riding his bic...
05/06/2026

What a great visit for Hanna and myself with Rabbi Dan, his wife Janet and his niece Wendy. Rabbi Dan was riding his bicycle through the South learning about Southern Jewish history and civil rights history. They were a delight to visit with!!

So glad that Terry Chestnut brought the students and adults from Bornblum Jewish Community School Memphis, TN. to Temple...
04/19/2026

So glad that Terry Chestnut brought the students and adults from Bornblum Jewish Community School Memphis, TN. to Temple Mishkan Israel for a visit. Great conversations with the students and adults. Hope the school will come back for a visit.

So happy to have Mindy and Michael visit Temple Mishkan Israel on April 14th from Palm Beach, FL. We spent about an hour...
04/19/2026

So happy to have Mindy and Michael visit Temple Mishkan Israel on April 14th from Palm Beach, FL. We spent about an hour and a half with great conversations. Thank you both for taking the time to visit Temple Mishkan Israel.

So happy to have Shari from Los Angeles and Jade from Atlanta visit TMI on April 8th. They were a delight to talk to. Ho...
04/12/2026

So happy to have Shari from Los Angeles and Jade from Atlanta visit TMI on April 8th. They were a delight to talk to. Hoping they will spread the word about visiting Temple Mishkan Israel and Selma!!!

Better late than never but a wonderful Seder service with Hanna, Barbara, Patti and Petey!!! Although Petey was not inte...
04/12/2026

Better late than never but a wonderful Seder service with Hanna, Barbara, Patti and Petey!!! Although Petey was not interested in reading. Barbara, as always, prepared a wonderful Passover feast!!

What an amazing 4 days of the Selma Film Festival this past weekend. It was so much fun having Manuel and his family (pa...
04/01/2026

What an amazing 4 days of the Selma Film Festival this past weekend. It was so much fun having Manuel and his family (parents from France) and others in Selma and at Temple Mishkan Israel!! Manuel ( from Los Angeles & France), one of the founding members of the Selma Film Festival along with Jo Ann Bland ( RIP Jo Ann) and Bernard Gilhodes was a delight getting to know along with his family members and associates. The film festival was sponsored by Arts Revive, Black Belt Community Foundation, Foot Soldiers Park, Reflections Coffee Shop and Alabama Entertainment Office. It was a great event for Selma. (Names of people in the photos are underneath the photos)

An honored visit by Director of Rural Initiatives, Under Secretary of Education, Andy Mink of the Smithsonian Institute ...
04/01/2026

An honored visit by Director of Rural Initiatives, Under Secretary of Education, Andy Mink of the Smithsonian Institute and Megan Beck, also of the Smithsonian Institute on March 23rd! Thank you to Becky Youngblood, Jay Gilmer and Tasha Dangerfield for bringing Andy and Megan to Temple Mishkan Israel on March 23rd. It was a great visit and Selma is extremely fortunate to have their interest.

Thankful to Gina Renee and Rabbi Bonney-Cohen for bringing Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy students back to Temple Mishkan Is...
04/01/2026

Thankful to Gina Renee and Rabbi Bonney-Cohen for bringing Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy students back to Temple Mishkan Israel and Selma!!! As they always do, they grilled their hot dogs on the Temple grounds and listened to Hanna and me talk about Selma's Jewish community. The students are always a pleasure to have visit. We look forward to their return.

We had a surprise but wonderful visit from Rabbi Sarna and his students from New York University on March 16th! They wer...
04/01/2026

We had a surprise but wonderful visit from Rabbi Sarna and his students from New York University on March 16th! They were very inquisitive and Hanna and I were glad to answer their questions. We hope Rabbi Sarna will bring more students to learn about Selma's Jewish history and Selma. Al.

Temple Mishkan Israel had a wonderful visit from 4 Jewish schools on March 16th. N.E. Miles Jewish Day School Birmingham...
04/01/2026

Temple Mishkan Israel had a wonderful visit from 4 Jewish schools on March 16th.

N.E. Miles Jewish Day School Birmingham, AL, The Jewish Day School New Orleans, LA, B'nai Shalom Greensboro, NC, and Ezra Academy West Hartford, CT.

Friedel Jewish Academy Omaha, NE, was unable to make the trip because of flight issues. We missed Beth Cohen and her students.

Thanks to Brian Cain from N.E.Miles for taking the lead for these groups visit to Selma and TMI. Because of a cold and windy day, they had their lunch at TMI. We look forward to the school's return!!

Temple Mishkan Israel was honored to host the Chloris Garden Club for their March meeting. They conducted their business...
03/31/2026

Temple Mishkan Israel was honored to host the Chloris Garden Club for their March meeting. They conducted their business and then heard about our historic building and its rich Jewish history. Thank you President Tamara Hanning and hostesses Barbara Leet, Buffy Donlon and Betty Russell for bringing your club to TMI.

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503 Broad Street
Selma, AL
36701

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+13348752672

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