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In rural Pennsylvania, shrinking synagogues find strength in smaller numbers

Sons of Israel synagogue in Dubois, Clearfield County, has only 15 to 20 family units and often only a handful of people for Friday services.

Eight members of the Temple Sons of Israel synagogue in DuBois, Pa., get ready for service on Friday, Nov. 8.
Eight members of the Temple Sons of Israel synagogue in DuBois, Pa., get ready for service on Friday, Nov. 8.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer