About Town with Mark Snyder
ABOUT TOWN: Stoughton's Ahavath Torah Among Local Synagogues Looking to Merge
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TEMPLES LOOKING TO MERGE: A Tri-Congregational Discussion on Regionalization for three local synagogues was held on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Temple Beth Emunah in Brockton. Representatives of Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton and Temple Beth Am in Randolph also attended the meeting, which attracted over 250 interested parties. Alan Teperow, whose father was a former president at Temple Beth Am, was the lead facilitator of the meeting. He is Executive Director of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts. Teperow said “this is sacred territory. But, due to changing demographics and the economy, a viable future requires regionalization.” David Schulze, Chairman of the Steering Committee, and the president of Ahavath Torah, said, “This is a …
DJ
11:13 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
I think this will be a huge loss for Stoughton if they leave the Town altogether. I suspected it would go this way when they passed on the purchase of the available lot across from the Ahavath Torah Congregation that could have met their parking demands. Nothing good about this for the Town. more ›