Founded in 1972 by a group of 16 families, Temple Beth Torah is a conservative Jewish temple with a congregation of over 200 families from Holliston, Ashland, Milford, Medway, Millis, Hopkinton. TBT also houses the Morris Nirenberg Religious School, which has 130 children in the Beth Torah Tots (preschool), Gan (Kindergarten), Aleph (grade 1), Bet (grade 2), Hebrew school (grades 3-7) and Bar and Bat Mitzvah training programs. Additionally, there are early childhood (Small World Shabbat, Young Family High Holidays Service, Weekly Torah Tots, Torah Explorers), United Synagogue Youth-affiliated youth (Kadima, Junior and Senior USY), Adult Education and adult Brotherhood and Sisterhood programs. Shabbat services are held Friday nights (7:15 p.m. and Saturdays mornings (10 a.m.), while morning Minyan is offered Wednesdays (6:45 a.m.).
Ahavath Torah Congregation Synagogue, located on Central Street, just past the intersection with Pearl Street, serves 250 Jewish families from Stoughton and the surrounding communities of Bridgewater, Canton, Easton, Foxboro, Norton and Randolph. The family-oriented Jewish (Conservative) Congregation was founded in 1919 and has been located at the current building since 1970.
Ahavath Torah houses the Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School. Class times are Tue, from 4pm to 6pm and Sun, from 9am to noon. The number for the religious school is 781-344-8755. The Synagogue also has adult education classes, Jewish youth organizations and a sisterhood and a brotherhood.
The current Rabbi is Jonathan Hausman.
Temple Beth Shalom is a community of individuals and families united by a desire to embrace the values, traditions and teachings of Torah through the lens of Reform Judaism. Temple Beth Shalom works in partnership with its neighbors to foster a stronger greater Boston community, particularly in Needham. Worship is held every Friday evening and Saturday morning. Lay leaders also conduct weekday services on Monday and Thursday mornings. The Temple Beth Shalom offers the Children's Center and has Religious School and youth programming for children in grades K-12, as well as extensive adult education opportunities.
Temple Hillel B'nai Torah is a Reconstructionist temple that has about 164 families from West Roxbury and surrounding communities in its congregation. The temple prides itself on being an open and accepting community with congregants of different races, sexual orientations and backgrounds. The temple has regular Shabbat services, as well as youth services. There are also classes for youth and adult education.
From HBT:
Looking for A Temple that feels like a home?
Find your home at Hillel B’nai Torah
* a welcoming, egalitarian, inclusive diverse community
* individuals, couples and families, children and seniors, multi-racial families, gay and lesbian families, interfaith families, and members of all different Jewish backgrounds
* from West Roxbury, Newton, Roslindale, Brookline, JP, Needham, Dorchester, Dedham
What makes us so special? Our people!
We actively engage our members in the creative process of bringing new perspectives to tradition
and making tradition meaningful to contemporary lives.
Join us for an uplifting High Holy Day experience,
* with joyful music led by our Rabbi
* insightful commentary by our members
* yoga, chanting and meditation on Yom Kippur afternoon
* programs for children of all ages geared just for them.
Experience Judaism of heart and mind.
Call 617-323-0468 or email Benita at [email protected]for information about High Holy Days, Chaverim School Registration or membership.
Open enrollment for Chaverim School Pre-k – 11th grade
Congregation Sons of Israel is a traditional synagogue with more than 300 member families. The synagogue offers a number of services along with social events.
Temple Kol Tikvah is an independent Reform congregation, gathering regularly as a community for worship and learning, meaningful fellowship, energetic social action, and service to the greater community. The congregation is led by Rabbi Randy Kafka, and David Blocker is the Cantorial Soloist and Director of Education.