Meyerland is a 6,000-acre (9 sq mi) community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop. Meyerland is the center of Houston's Jewish community. Meyerland is the home of Houston's Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several smaller synagogues. The neighborhood is named after the Meyer family, who bought and owned 6,000 acres of land in southwest Houston. You can see all the Jewish and Kosher listings in Meyerland on the Houston, TX Jewish Community Directory here: http://koshertravelinfo.com/listings/kosher-vacation/tx-houston/ The Everlyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several small synagogues are in the area. Mimi Swartz of the Texas Monthly said "the neighborhood was a place where Jews could take care of their own and, they believed, could protect their children from negative influences while teaching them to follow religious tradition and embr…