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A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help
Benyamin Cohen Published on May 8, 2026 Read on www.msn.com STERLING, ILLINOIS — On Wednesday, Nik Jakobs was planting corn. On Thursday, the 41-year-old Illinois cattle farmer stood in a two-acre cornfield preparing to plant something else: a synagogue. Around 75 people gathered on the edge of the field this week in Sterling, Illinois, a…
